Added 30 September, 2013
Surfers are a naturally eco-minded lot. But, unless your stick is made of wood, it's creation (and eventual disposal) is probably a petrochemical and fiberglass environmental nightmare. A company in California is answering this disconnect with an innovative new board design using Myco Foam technology comprising of mushroom-based materials which...
Added 29 September, 2013
Texting and driving can be more dangerous than drinking and driving. There is something about humans' brains that don't let us do both effectively. Of course, that doesn't stop people from trying, leading to a huge number of accidents and deaths on the roads every year. To combat the texting while driving trend, politicians in New York State have...
Added 27 September, 2013
Crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo are the current darlings of entrepreneurs, innovation gurus and businesspeople everywhere. Have a great idea, collect small sums from lots of people and voila! you're on your way to success. What's kept this model back from funding really big projects is the fact that funders can't actually be...
Added 27 September, 2013
Consumers are demanding transparency and want to see how the products they buy got to them. Who made it? What is it made from? What impact does this product have on communities and the environment? In response to this desire, lots of brands have been incorporating their products' life stories into their labeling. Often this is being done in the...
Added 27 September, 2013
We've written quite a bit on WikiTrend about the mobile phone attachment trend, in which we are seeing all manner of clever gadgets you can connect to your mobile device. And while many of these are practical and innovative, and make carrying stand-alone devices obsolete, few have the power to change culture like the mobile breathalyzer attachment...
Added 26 September, 2013
Now that the NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has let everyone know that everything they upload to cloud-based storage systems is not private and accessible to America's National Security Agency (and, perhaps to anyone else who has cracked the codes or has a key to the "backdoor"), will this effect consumer behavior? Companies that rely on cloud...
Added 26 September, 2013
Taking a page out of the airlines' playbook, American restaurants are replacing customer service personnel with technology. Just as flyers are now herded towards self-check-in counters, Chili's, a large chain, is fitting its restaurant with tabletop tablets meant for digital ordering and self-service payment in more than 800 company-owned eateries...
Added 24 September, 2013
Although Indonesia is home to the largest Muslim population in the world, there are surprisingly few brands combining traditional garments with contemporary designs. Fewer still are being sold on the Internet. Entrepreneur Diajeng Lestari is one filling both voids with a colorful collection of hijabs, the customary covering worn by Muslim women,...
Added 24 September, 2013
In the near future, 3D printers will be as ubiquitous as the 2D kind. At the moment there are two main challenges to putting one in every home: the printers still fairly pricy, and they are not as easy to use as the printers we are already familiar with. As technology forges ahead, the question that people will eventually be continuously asking...
Added 19 September, 2013
Wearable computing and biometrics are huge trends and we are seeing lots of products, like watches and helmets that help wearers track their activity. Several apps already purport to track sleep, but none are as technically advanced as the Zizz sleep mask, a technology-packed eye shade that aims to help wearers sleep less and more effectively....