Tag Heuer’s “Communication Instrument” Selling Out
Tuesday, den 19. August 2008Back in June we wrote about the upcoming launch of a cell phone by high end watchmaker TAG Heuer. We speculated on the viability of such a product, noting that for $6,100 it doesn’t really do much more than a normal cell phone. Is there really still a market for such expensive phones after all [...]
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O!Burger: All Organic Fast Food In LA
Tuesday, den 19. August 2008Great news for residents of Los Angeles, the first all-organic fast food restaurant has opened in your city. Oburger is as organic as humanly possible. All of the food and condiments are 100% organic (which is quite an accomplishment!). Healthy grass fed beef and turkey burgers are featured, along with a slew of other organic [...]
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Energy Crisis? No Problem. Google To the Rescue
Tuesday, den 19. August 2008Google’s to do list: Organize the world’s information? Check. Cloud based software, free email? Check. Solve the world’s energy problem?
Check.
Google.org, the philanthropic arm of the search giant has invested $10.35 million in a revolutionary new geothermal energy technology. It’s called Enhanced Geothermal Systems, and it’s reported that the system could generate thousands of times the [...]
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Mogwai: A Student Cinema Bar
Tuesday, den 19. August 2008Mogwai is the cornerstone establishment of Manila’s indie art hot spot known as Cubao X. The main draw is the affordable food and beer served at the scruffily chic retro ground floor but it’s the mini cinema upstairs that’s making it a destination.
Student films dominate the screens, and local independent films are often premiered at [...]
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Zen & the Art of Being an Entrepreneur
Tuesday, den 19. August 2008This last weekend we went camping and I was astonished at how much different and peaceful I felt. I found myself longing for more simplicity in my life. There was a time when laying underneath the stars was more important to me than how many visitors my website had last month. While that may sound [...]
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Bruno Taylor: Renegade Playground Designer
Tuesday, den 19. August 2008It’s hard to know what to call Bruno Taylor. Is he a street artist, or a guerilla playground builder? Either way, his work is a fun commentary on the sometimes overly serious society of today.Taylor took it upon himself to inject a dose of play back into the streets by installing swings in London bus [...]
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How To Save the World Through Technology
Tuesday, den 19. August 2008Go digital to save the world. More digital interaction, and less resource hogging physical travel and unnecessary consumption. That’s some of Chris Anderson’s advice, from the pages of the August 11th issue of Newsweek. Anderson lays out his compelling ideas on why technology has not yet saved humanity, and how it possibly can.
Anderson explains:
All this [...]
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Bulletproof Clothing In South Africa
Tuesday, den 19. August 2008Fashion designer Miguel Caballero makes clothes that save lives. The Colombian designer creates bullet and stab proof garments that look just like regular shirts, coats, dresses or pants. Amazingly, these discreet suits of armor can withstand a shot from an AK-47 or 9mm pistol.
Since 1992, Caballero has been making protective gear in Bogota, Columbia, outfitting [...]
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Using QR Codes To Check Food Safety
Tuesday, den 19. August 2008Homegrown Evolution points us to an interesting adaptation of QR bar codes in Japan. Bar codes are being affixed to produce that give a detailed history of the item’s origin. When scanned with a QR enabled cell phone, the code will tell the story of the fruits and veggies - where they came from, and [...]
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“Garden Roof” Architect: The Future of Green Buildings
Tuesday, den 19. August 2008Architect William McDonough, best known for his project that incorporates roof-top vegetation to naturally cool buildings and purify storm run-off, speaks to Newsweek about the future of environmental design and how practical technologies and sustainable building materials can benefit everyday life.
You’ve created some revolutionary green buildings for companies such as Ford. Are these showcase pieces [...]
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