Added 10 June, 2013
The growing trend in New Zealand to remove fluoride from local water supplies is causing alarm among health officials. Most recently, Hamilton, the country's fourth-largest city, voted 7-1 to remove it from their drinking water. The second-largest, Christchurch, has already done so. Other areas to have voted to reduce or eliminate fluoridation...
Added 9 June, 2013
With around 20% of Americans on a diet, low-calorie wine brands are booming in the US. Brands include Skinnygirl, The Skinny Vine, White Lie and others. Little do most dieters know, however, the calorie savings in these wines aren’t particularly significant, at about 12-17 calories per glass. In Europe, however, wines lower than 5.5% alcohol are...
Added 8 June, 2013
eBay is launching four 24-hour interactive storefronts in Manhattan this weekend, enabling shoppers to browse and order merchandise from Kate Spade’s new weekender line on a touchscreen, appearing on the windows of closed retail locations. Shoppers will be able to schedule free one-hour delivery to anywhere in NYC and pay with PayPal Here upon...
Added 8 June, 2013
BitFash is a new third-party service that lets you spend Bitcoins at Zara, Forever21 and other fashion stores. Here's how it works: Select "Shop Now", choose your retailer, and select the items you would like to purchase. Once you are ready to pay, click "Proceed to Checkout", fill out your details and go to the payment system. An Instant...
Added 8 June, 2013
Apps and platforms that offer more mature audiences sophisticated, secure interpretations of self-destructing communication are multiplying. Wickr is a free app lets users determine who can read a message, when they can read it, and the length of time (up to six days) before it self-destructs. Efemr is an app that “destroys” tweets in an amount of...
Added 7 June, 2013
They say that everything goes better with bacon. Well, the bacon trend shows no sign of abetting. In fact, it's going even more upscale with the Oscar Mayer Bacon Gift Box Collection. These elegant boxed sets come with your choice of bacon-themed cufflinks, a multitool, or a money clip, plus a package of hardwood-smoked bacon.
Added 7 June, 2013
Texting has become so ubiquitous that we're seeing a raft of products that help make it easier to multi-task. The Brolly Texting Umbrella is one such gadget, built with a finger-grip handle that frees up a hand to finger your mobile device.
Added 6 June, 2013
Jane Austen College in England has joined a number of other primary and secondary schools around the country and announced it will be a homework-free zone to give pupils more family time. Instead, pupils will be expected to do all their work during school time, which will be extended until 5pm every day. The move is part of a growing trend to ban...
Added 6 June, 2013
Women-only floors in hotels have become a trend since 2010 in big cities such as New York, London, Berlin, and Toronto, where security is an issue for solo female travelers.Now, Riyadh’s Four Seasons, a luxury hotel in Saudi Arabia, has turned the 50th floor into a women’s-only floor. The “Pearl Floor” is fitted out with 20 premium rooms and two...
Added 6 June, 2013
Ecuador, the world's largest producer of bananas, sees a promotional opportunity in the global distribution of the popular fruit. It is now turning to the banana labels to promote its fledgling tourism industry. Called the Banana Ambassador, the program consists of QR stickers on the peels that point the country's tourism site.