Isportsmarketing: SeatSign is an inflatable beer tray that flips over as a cushion. It is the ultimate companion for any outdoor event. It holds 4 standard drinks and can with stand 150kgs. It can be branded in any colour and is perfect for beverage sponsors or as a team merchandise item. Isports marketing works directly with organisations, sponsors and advertising […]

fibre2fashion.com: Vaughn Outdoor (VO), makers of the CZiP design that frees winter athletes from the inconvenience of taking gloves off at inopportune times, announces the launch of 15 new VO glove and mitten designs with the hands-free access. To advance the line for the ’07 season, VO teamed up with Wendall Tremblay of WTC Consultants for sales, marketing and counsel […]

The Daily Collegian Online: Hang a shining star upon the lowest bough — the world of Christmas trees is being flipped upside-down. The latest trend in artificial Christmas trees seems to be the “inverted” style, in which the tree is either hung from the ceiling or supported by a weighted base on the floor. Local Christmas vendors are clamoring for […]

Iconoculture: Adjustable-waist pants solve fit issues width-wise, but Mom’s only recourse against growth upspurts and dryer-induced shrinkage used to be cuffs or cut-offs. Ziprips represent yet another practical solution from mompreneurs. Ziprips are a line of stylish adjustable separates that grow up (down, actually) with kids 1 to 6. Pants, skirts, dresses and overalls are designed with inserts that quickly […]

Cool Hunting: Though not quite in production yet, Si Hill Design has been getting a lot of praise for his clever (w)rapping paper that features the instantly recognizable lyrics to popular rap songs. The pun of the gift wrap itself is as funny as it is to read the familiar words in print. The UK-based designer’s prototypes include the old […]

Springwise: EcoForm pots are made from by-products of renewable and sustainable crops, namely grain husks and natural binding agents. Under average use and conditions, they’ll last five years and are freeze and thaw resistant. Once discarded into a landfill, decomposition will take place. Combining sustainability with eco-chic, the pots have a smooth finish and come in a variety of shapes […]

Strange New Product: The STA-ON diaper harness is used to keep diapers on dogs, whether young puppies, untrained adult dogs, or elderly incontinent dogs. The idea is the invention of Dorrie Krenkel, who grew tired of diapers that kept falling off of her dachshund, Bucky. The harness is intended to work with babies’ diapers (you just poke a hole to […]

Iconoculture: Forget pushy sales clerks or waiting for online orders. Instead, opt for robotic arms. Motorola is rolling out Instantmoto vending machines that will sell cellphones and other celly stuff at malls and airports across the country. Like Staples’ vending machine effort, Motorola’s robot retail stores are to be placed in high-traffic areas. Motorola’s hoping their anytime convenience will draw […]

Brand Noise: Cotton Buds Inc. has been granted an exclusive license from P&G to produce, market and distribute Tide Liquid Detergent Travel Sink Packets. The new product offers consumers their favorite laundry detergent in single-use “sink” packets, making laundering a few items by hand simple and convenient when traveling. This is the latest in a growing number of external business […]

Gizmodo: Japanese collectible toys are generally cool to the Nth degree, especially when based on either whippy turds or video games. In the latter category comes a brand new range of build-it-yourself mosaics from TomyTec, all of which depict classic Nintendo characters. The ¥483 (US$4) dot-s packages consist of 250 colored pegs, a perforated board to plug them into and […]