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Monday, March 17, 2008
No More Sticky Icky
Island Abbey Foods, of Prince Edward Island, Canada, has come out with a dried honey drop, equivalent to a teaspoon of the sticky stuff, that you can hold in your hand, drop in your tea or pop in your mouth. Released in January, the drops are made with pure Honibe honey from PEI, with no artificial coloring, flavoring or preservatives. The drops have a shelf life of one year and are available in two flavors: pure honey, or honey and lemon. Pricing is CDN 11.99 for a box of 20, which makes for
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Big Mac phones home...
Working with SK Telecom, McDonald's in Korea is testing food ordering by RFID (radio-frequency identification). A pilot program in Seoul's Shinchon neighborhood lets customers place an order by pointing their cell phone at the items they want. Actually, it's not quite that simple—they first need to download software to their phone and then, seated at their McDonald's table, plug an RFID reader into the phone and aim their handset at a menu with built-in RFID chips. Items are automatically
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Are you gonna keep that?
While it may not be at the forefront of even the most eco-driven minds, chewing gum is littering sidewalks, city centers, schools and other public places—and there are better uses for it than collecting on the bottoms of our favorite shoes, according to two new start-ups that are out to solve the gum littering problem. Canadian Envyrobubble and British Gummy Bins offer tidy collection bins for pedestrians to deposit their chewed out pieces of gum.
Envyrobubble's colorful bins are designed for
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
HOW Design Conference 2007
Greetings, fresh off the heels of the annual designer’s trade and technology conference produced by HOW design magazine. And let me tell you, what a trip it was! This was my first experience attending the HOW design conference and I am so glad that I shelled out the small inheritance to attend. This year’s theme was “refresh” and they certainly delivered on that promise with a schedule brimming with informational seminars, technology info sessions and vendor booths full of resources essential
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Uber: the MySpace for Creatives
Uber.com is the latest amongst a new breed of social networking sites, giving digital artists a platform to showcase their work while shooting the breeze with like minded indivs. Part MySpace, part YouTube with a dash of TiVo, it serves as a place to upload art, music and style-related content. While the load time may be slow, the content and navigation is fantastic, a visual treat for media junkies and novices. The site even recommends good stuff for casual users sans the in-your-face
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