Regular WikiTrends readers have seen a progression in the way wine is being sold and marketed around the world, trending downwards to appeal to a less-snobbish clientele. Even in France, the spiritual home of fine wine, we have seen wine sold in cans and even...
Several years ago the country of Bhutan garnered worldwide attention with their novel decision to measure their country's wealth not by Gross National Product, but by Gross National Happiness, an index that looks beyond money to things that are more closely related to a sense of wellbeing. After all, the best things in life are free. Now a new...
One of the biggest impediments to the widespread adoption of smartwatches and other wearable computers is that they need to be externally recharged. Consumers need to worry about the battery life of yet another gadget like they need another hole in their collective head. That's why the holy grail for smartwatch makers are devices that can...
Beer aficianatos around the world know that we are living in a golden age of brewing that is spoiling us for choice with great beers coming from lesser-known breweries. Now the breweries themselves are becoming more artisian and specialized. What is smaller than a microbrewery, or even the majority of brewpubs? That’s right. A nano-brewery. It'...
The latest in an ever lengthening list of inventions coming out of 3D printers is a kolidescopic Kayak from Jim Smith at Grass Roots Engineering that has to be paddled to be believed. Catching the imaginatiions of Makers everywhere, the Kayak is a shave under 17-feet long and comprised of ABS plastic, brass threaded inserts, and machine screws...
Regular readers of WikiTrends know that 2014 is the tipping point for smartwatches, and now a host of handy new apps are showing their stuff. Finally, a compelling reason for frequent flyers to arm themselves with a smartwatch: the ability to carry both their boarding pass and flight information on their wrist. Designed with Sony's Smartwatch 2...