Popgadget: A new ‘social x-ray’ glasses concept dreamed up by Rosalind Picard from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology can identify human expressions, including whether someone is thinking, agreeing, disagreeing or confused. A tiny camera inside the glasses works by tracking certain points on a person’s face which it then runs through special software. This software compares what’s going on at […]
Picking Up Social Cues
Versatile Furniture
Shoebox Dwelling: This versatile piece of furniture, called Tokotoko, can perform several roles in your home. It can serve as a side (or bedside) table, as a stool, or it can even be stacked to create a modular shelving unit. Made from natural walnut, the item comes in two colors, which can be alternated for a visual impact. It’s a […]
Modular Wall Plants
Inhabitat: Spotted over at Pot-ted, we completely fell in love with this awesome DIY idea that turns cinder blocks into a spectacular wall for succulents (we admit the puppy did us in too). To make the wall, Pot-ted designer, Annette, took a set of 12? cinder blocks, arranged them to her liking and then set them using Liquid nails as […]
Facebook Grocery Shopping
Springwise: What makes AaramShop particularly interesting, in fact, is its Facebook application, which lets consumers shop through its service on Facebook as well. Now in beta, AaramShop offers neighborhood retailers a free online storefront on its multivendor site. Consumers use the service by shopping online for groceries and then selecting the participating retailer they prefer in their area; currently, New […]
Scribble on Your Clock
Popgadget: Whiteboards are useful for remembering to complete certain tasks and clocks remind us when we need to do them, so why not merge them together in a big whiteboard clock! It seems a bit strange that there’s so much more space for whiteboard scribbling down the left-hand side of the clock, but I’m sure that won’t stop it being […]
Three Extra Minutes
Popgadget: If you just can’t help being late, then this wall clock from Italian clock maker Diamantini & Domeniconi may just be for you, as it grants you an extra three minutes every day. Well, kind of. The OnTime Wall Clock is specially designed so that the end of the hand points to three minutes in the future. However, we […]
Spicy Candy Watermelon
Bhut Jolokia is hot! It happens to be the hottest pepper in the world and the company Bhut Pepper, based in Brooklyn, New York has introduced its sweeter side with their Bhut Jolokia Spicy Watermelon Candy. Here’s what you need to know. The Bhut Jolokia, aka “the ghost pepper,” scores over a million on the Scoville spiciness rating scale—the highest […]
CitySoil Complementary to Green Roof
CitySoil™ was born as a result of years of research by leading soil scientists and green roof professionals in collaboration with universities, research institutes and partner companies. The majority of CitySoil™ is inorganic component – extremely light weight, but wind resistant, that will not degrade or decompose over time with high porosity and permeability and ultimate balance of nutrition, water […]
Functional Bathtub
Shoebox Dwelling: When it comes to bathroom storage we, small space inhabitants, are not spoiled with the abundance of choice. Which is why this collection from Royo Group is so exciting. The Keops Evolution series feature functional drawers and shelves around the bathtub itself. This elegant solution allows for much needed product/towel storage while taking virtually no extra space. It […]
Transparent Marketing: The Brand Factory
The Brand Factory is a start-up marketing agency based in Sydney, Australia. What is unique about it is that all the marketing services are priced at a fixed-rate on the website. Typically, agencies in the communications don’t like to talk about price. They do everything in their power to convince potential clients that they are worth the investment, before laying […]