 Coffee Softdrinks - JavaPop Organic Coffee On-The-Go::Who, besides the British who have their tea, is able to start the work day without that much-needed shot of caffeine? That being said, who has time to brew a nice fresh cup of coffee?
In recent years,… [MORE] |
 Saving Lives - Cell Phone With Defibrillator::It may be just a concept right now, but the cell phone defibrillator would feature electrodes in the buttons that would jolt the heart back to a regular beat when pressed to the someone's chest. It would… [MORE] |
 Cell Phone Workouts - PumpOne Exercise Program::Phone fitness is a new workout program to be download and stored on your mobile phone. PumpOne's Pumped for Summer 2008 is a line of simple workouts to cover strength to Pilates to yoga to flexibility.… [MORE] |
 Oxygen Hospitals for Pets - O2 Doghouse::We know the wonders oxygen can do for our health, from sharpening our minds to reviving injured muscles. It only makes sense that it would do the same for all living creatures, including our four legged… [MORE] |
 Earth Hour 2008 – Times Square Shuts off Billboards::On Saturday, March 29th, from 8:00 to 9:00 pm, millions of people world-wide will be celebrating Earth Hour.
Participants will shut off lights and TVs, and go dark for the event, which is in support… [MORE] |
 Guerilla Obesity Awareness Campaign - Every Fifth Child is Overweight::Child obesity is fast becoming a global epidemic.
The Health Promotion Switzerland foundation has come up with a creative guerilla campaign to raise the awareness of this serious issue.
The campaign… [MORE] |
 Powerful PSAs - Sexual Abuse::Sexual abuse is not a light subject, and this powerful appropriately creepy and disturbing public service announcement video ad successfully delivers the message: "If sexually abused children never get… [MORE] |
 Measuring Towel - Comfortable Weight Management::Here's a practical design you can use to keep track of your girlish figure. And guys, don't cheat.
Wrap the towel around your WAIST and not UNDER your belly then declare "Yup, still a 30."
It's actually… [MORE] |
 Bio-Charging - Self-Healing Artificial Muscle Charges an iPhone::What's better than successfully creating an artificial muscle that heals itself? Having that muscle charge your iPhone or other gadgets!
Combining breakthroughs in self-healing materials and artificial… [MORE] |
 Ugly Food Glasses - Blue Shade Glasses Help You Lose Weight?::Scientific research has found blue to be the least appetizing color. This is the basis behind these blue shaded sunglasses. Supposedly, the person who wears these shades sees an ugly hue of blue that brings… [MORE] |
 Vapor Compression Distiller - Dean Kamen Tackles Global Water Availability::Dean Kamen, the inventor of the Segway personal transportation system, is now tackling another, more critical global concern - the availability of clean water. Appearing on the Colbert Report on Comedy… [MORE] |
 Internet Addiction Official Mental Illness - Compulsive-Impulsive Disorder::I may soon be officially classified with a brain illness... According to the editorial of the latest issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry: Internet addiction -- including "excessive gaming, sexual… [MORE] |
 Sliding Design - Jakub Stedina's Slide Open Scale::This has got to be perhaps the most elegant scale I have ever seen. It is sleek, slim and trim and very tastefully decorated. When you're ready to use it, you just need to slide it open and hop on. I'm… [MORE] |
 Pink Speed Bumps - Guerilla Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign::This is a truly unique and creative campaign to raise awareness about breast check-ups. Taiba Hospital in Kuwait commissioned the JWT ad agency to come up with a strategy to increase awareness of self… [MORE] |
 Southern Central Park - Memphis Plans Modern Green Space::Memphis, Tennessee, the home of Elvis, is rockin' and rollin' with plans to make a master plan for Shelby Farms Park. They want the area to be the new Central Park for the 21st Century. If it gets done… [MORE] |
 Diet Gadgets - Nutri-Weigh & Go Dietary Computer Scale::It seems as though we have all become diet maniacs. We've become accustomed to calculating every bite and monitoring every drop of water. Maybe I'm exaggerating, but for those of you who can relate to… [MORE] |
 Portable Oxygen Bar - O2-B::Our chief Trend Hunter Jeremy, who's been all over the place lately, could use this $729 portable Oxygen Bar from O2-B which gives an instant boost for today's jetsetters. The bar comes with a 10, 20,… [MORE] |
 Chocolate for Beauty - Cacao Treatments::Nearing Easter people start imagining the joy of giving and receiving Easter Eggs, most of them produced from chocolate and decorated in the most amazing types of wraps. This year, it's time to get something… [MORE] |
 Regrowing Limbs - Salamander-Like Healing For Humans::Researchers are trying to understand limb regeneration by studying salamanders, as they think the reptiles could hold the key to regeneration for human limbs.
Salamanders can regrow lost body parts where… [MORE] |
 Facebook Blood Donors - Takes All Types::Facebook has become so much more than a social networking tool, it's become a way to reach out to others in need. A new application, Takes All Types, brings together blood donors and could potential save… [MORE] |
 Human-Powered Scooters - Xcelerator Hypersonic Red::This motorless scooter is powered by your sweat (and tears?)
The new human-powered Xcelerator Hypersonic Red which comes with a steel down tube chassis, is outfitted with an ergonomic propulsion T lever… [MORE] |
 Voiceless Chat & Calls via Nerve-Tapping Neckband - Audeo::Finally, a way for that annoying guy next to me at Starbucks to yap on his phone without making noise! The first "voiceless" phone call has been demonstrated at a recent conference held by microchip manufacturer… [MORE] |
 Hip Folding Wheelchair for Kids - Mex'x Wheelchair::Innovation for children's health is fantastic, which is why it's so great to see the Mex'x Wheelchair for Children by Meyra-Ortopedia among six other finalists in the Brit Insurance Designs of the Year.… [MORE] |
 Fashion that Gives Directions - Turn Signal Jacket::Clothes that use LED's for flare are usually intended to create a "look at me" reaction. But Leah Buechley, has designed what appears to be a practical use for clothing that lights up. Shirts for bikers… [MORE] |
 Space Medicine - Kibo Japanese Experiment Module::Japanese astronomers have officially launched Kibo, an experiment that will allow the conduction of medical research in space.
"The Japanese Experiment Module, or JEM, called Kibo -- which means "hope"… [MORE] |
 Robot Creates Clickable World - El-E Robot::This is my kind of robot, not something that will take over our civilization and kill humans, just a robot to serve me and say cool catchphrases (such as "Bob is your uncle!") when it gets the job done.… [MORE] |
 Hacking Human Hearts - Wireless Access to Defibrillators & Pacemakers::This is all kinds of wrong. A team of computer security researchers were able to gain wireless access to a combination heart defibrillator and pacemaker.
"They were able to reprogram it to shut down… [MORE] |
 Bionic Eye - Retina Replacement Prototype::Researchers at the Boston Retinal Implant Program have successfully developed a prototype for a retina replacement device. The bionic device is the size of a pencil eraser. The device, which is implanted… [MORE] |
 5 Wheel Bicycle – StreetSurfer::An Australian manufacturer invented a five-wheel bicycle. The model baptized as the “StreetSurfer”, has one wheel in the back and four front wheels. The designers state that the four contact points… [MORE] |
 Ingestible Perfumes - Fyber Sense Pills::You may soon be able to throw away your deodorants and expensive perfumes. A team of Brazilian researchers has come up with a pill that replaces unpleasant body odor with a much more pleasing scent. They… [MORE] |
 Human Rights HIV Campaign Shows Compassion- Be Like Nobody::When a person has AIDS, he or she not only has to deal with health issues, they also have to face the judgmental and prejudiced response from the society they live in. From being excluded from social gatherings… [MORE] |
 Powering Gadgets by Walking - Kinetic Energy Devise::This Kinetic Energy concept gadget allows you to power your other gadgets such as your iPod or cell phone through your own effort and exertion.
The Kinetic Energy is the brainchild of Wilma van Boxtel… [MORE] |
 Fashion Targets Breast Cancer - Natalie Imbruglia with Sass & Bride::In an increasing trend of fashion and celebrities helping the fight against AIDS and cancer, Sass & Bide has teamed up with Aussie singer Natalie Imbruglia to help Fashion Targets Breast Cancer- a charity… [MORE] |
 Beauty Through Coffee - Caffeine Rubs Rid Cellulite::In Brazil, there's a new strategy for the battle against cellulite: coffee rubs.
The Brazilian anti-cellulites coffee massage is executed with great force in the areas where the fat molecules are concentrated.… [MORE] |
 18 Head Shower - Silver TAG::In wasn't that long ago that people would go days if not weeks without a formal bath. Now, a person can take a super shower in a computer-controlled, 18 head water nirvana. Not just any person, however,… [MORE] |
 Drinkable Sun Protection - LycoRed's Tomato Supplement::Now you can get drinkable sun protection.
LycoRed is an international supplier of natural carotenoids and a wide range of other nutritional ingredients to the dietary supplement and functional food industries.… [MORE] |
 Disco Ear Plugs - Sensible New Fashion Trend::A deaf charity in the UK, the RNID, has asked launched a competition for budding designers aiming to find a fashionable ear plug. Will such thing ever exist I can't help but wonder?
The statistic that… [MORE] |
 Wind To Purify Salt Water - High Tech Windmill Could Supply Millions With Water::It's always great when we get to feature new inventions that could change the world for the better. Take this windmill for example. It's capable of turning salt water into pure, clean drinking water.
There… [MORE] |
 Customized Energy Bar - YouBar Build-A-Bar::Remember the customized cereal, MyMuesli? That's great for eating at home, but for picky eaters wanting to choose what they eat on the go too, there are now energy bars to you create yourself!
The YouBar… [MORE] |
 5 Decadent Hot-Spots of New York - Luscious Desserts::My friends and I have formed our own anything goes club and one of the non-rules is “why not have a banana split for dinner?” Our little cashmere mafia got started one night after a lengthy discussion… [MORE] |
 New Material Could Provide Alternative Heart Disease Treatment - Heart Assist Webbing::Not only does a heart transplant for people with weak, failing hearts involve the obvious risk of the transplant itself, it almost always involves taking anti-rejection drugs for life. Other alternatives… [MORE] |
 Knitted Electromagnetic Shields - Appliance Shields Help EM Sensitive Individuals::Zoe Papadopoulou at the Royal Academy of Art has developed this novel idea to help those who believe they are sensitive to electromagnetic fields. Mr. Papadopoulou is making shields that fit over and around… [MORE] |
 Chicken Feed To Replace Drugs - Nanoparticles Bind With Pathogens::As people become more aware of their food sources, they increasingly demand “organic”, “natural”, “hormone-free”, and “drug-free” food products. In addition to market demand, it is also… [MORE] |
 Scientific Measure of Laughter - Japanese Laughometer Measures in aH::You've heard laughter is good for soul, it's the best medicine, and you've also heard it's been proven to kill diseases, even able to fight off serious illnesses like cancer. A few Japanese researchers… [MORE] |
 Fat Male Cheerleaders - Florida Marlins Cast Manatees::When you think cheerleader, you've probably got an image of some young, toned, big-boobed, prancing girls with way too much pep than a normal human could exert when flailing pom-poms, right? Well, the… [MORE] |
 Touchscreen X-Ray Machine Has Fun Webgames & TV Too - The MEDIVista Medical Equipment::In Dublin, Ireland a company named Lincor Solutions has created a new machine that takes the interaction between hospital patients and their caretakers to new digitalized levels. This concept is named… [MORE] |
 2 in 1 Water Vessels & Toy - Y Water Bottles::While most water bottles are lightweight and disposable, fuseproject and L.A. based Y Water are moving in the opposite direction, by creating a bottle that they hope, will sitck a little longer. The bottle… [MORE] |
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 Disease Detection by Breath - Laser Analysis Finds Cancer, Diabetes, Asthma & More::A breathtaking new medical innovation could see the possibility of testing for diseases to be as simple as doing a breath test thanks to a new laser analyzer. It's called a cavity-enhanced direct optical… [MORE] |
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