Added 22 April, 2013
It is so obvious it is surprising it has take so long. Drinks holders have become ubiquitous in automobiles, so why not holders dedicated to other car food like french fries, fast-food burgers and other snacks? McDonalds Japan is currently offering a special holder for their drive-thru customers as a promotion for a limited time.
Added 21 April, 2013
MyRideBuddy carpooling service invites friends, neighbors, and colleagues match up and ride together. The site matches people with cars who are going in the same direction as those who need rides. It also matches ride partners for taxipooling so that they can take a taxi ride together. The goal is to build a community of like-minded people, in a...
Added 20 April, 2013
Smartphones are looking to make use of Braille to assist the visually impaired. The phone screens are embedded with pins that rise to the surface using Shape Memory Alloy technology, in which metals revert to their original shape after being pressed.
Added 20 April, 2013
The airplane is an unmanned drone completely created in a 3D printer, including wings, integral control surfaces and access hatches. It was printed on an EOS EOSINT P730 nylon laser sintering machine, which fabricates plastic or metal objects, building up the item layer by layer. No fasteners were used and all equipment was attached using 'snap...
Added 19 April, 2013
Food Finish edible spray paint is capturing the imaginations of chefs worldwide. Now foodies can eat golden geese and silver tomatoes. It's available in gold, silver, blue, and red.
Added 19 April, 2013
Tenants are now moving into Seattle's Bullitt Center, said to be the largest structure in the world yet to qualify for the Living Building Challenge, a particularly rigorous standard in sustainable building.
Greenness means that the building can not contribute any waste to the environment. The structure can only use as much water as it can collect...
Added 18 April, 2013
Amazon just launched its 50+ Active and Healthy Living Store featuring hundreds of thousands of nutrition, wellness, exercise and fitness, medical, personal care, beauty, and entertainment items for customers in the 50+ age range.
Added 18 April, 2013
A huge number of people suffer from difficult-to-diagnose medical problems. The problem is that no single individual, even a doctor, can keep track of thousands of unique medical disorders, with hundreds of new ones discovered each year. CrowdMed just might be revolutionizing healthcare by harnessing the wisdom of crowds to help solve some of the...
Added 17 April, 2013
Because it both engages guests in the celebration, and is cheaper than hiring professional photographers, brides and grooms are increasingly asking their guests to provide the shots and several companies are providing the software to make the sharing easier. WedPics is one that is specifically made for weddings. Guests are provided with a unique...
Added 17 April, 2013
Beginning today, LAX will unveil its "Pets Unstressing Passengers" program, or PUP, to use the acronym preferred by airport officials. The goal: To keep waiting passengers calm.
So far, about 30 handlers have signed up. They're all volunteers, and for two-hour shifts they'll walk from gate to gate, introducing passengers to their dogs. For now,...