Sleeping apart together-bed
29-11-2010
For bed manufacturer Recor Bedding, the Belgian designer Axel Enthoven designed a special bed for people who suffer from restless sleepers. The beds can be pulled apart. Under the bed there are lights automatically turn on when you leave or go into the bed. It is also possible to fold back the headboard into a kind of cocoon. Besides these practical features, the bed also features a TV or an integrated iPad. Prices start at € 5000, =.
Ski goggles with GPS
28-11-2010
Zeal Optics has developed goggles with built-in GPS. Now it is possible to see your speed an altitude the glasses of the Transcend, as the goggles are called. The goggles are controlled by three buttons on the side and you can exchange information with a computer by a USB port. The goggles are available from € 399, =
The Circut Cake
28-11-2010
The Circut Cake is a printer for decorations of cakes. Where a regular printer prints ink on paper, the Circuit Cake cuts shapes from cookie dough, icing, marzipan, chocolate and other ingredients used for decorating pastries. The Circut Cake is available for $ 270, =.
Secret pop-up restaurant in Italy
23-11-2010
In the streets of the Italian city of Ferrara a special pop-up restaurant concept is offered. The location of the restaurant is sent by text right before the dinner. Persons who have registered in advance receive a message with clues to the right location. Each course of the dinner is offered in a different venue, guests will receive instructions to the next location after each course. The ‘street dinners costs € 60,=.
Slepping at the Wadden Sea
22-11-2010
Staying in a self-sufficient and energy-neutral capsule floating on the mudflats is the new attraction in Friesland, The Netherlands. The construction of the capsule will start within two months and will be in the Waddensea in 2012. The capsule can accommodate up to four people and aboard the floater guests van cook, shower, sleep and eat. With this float technicians want people to feel the of the Wadden.
Spcial Media Sobriety Test
20-11-2010
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For those who may regret a Tweet if they had too mucht too drink there is the Social Media Sobriety Test, to make sure you can do a sobriety test before you send a tweet. All you have to do is install the plugin in your browser and specify the sites you want to block. When you then click on one of these sites you must first pass one out of five sobriety tests. If you’re not drunk, you can login.
Luminous nano-tree
19-11-2010
Scientists in Taiwan created an environmentally friendly alternative to streetlights. They developed a luminous tree. By applying golden nanoparticles to the leaves of a Bacopa plant, the leaves light up. In the future, they think of using this technique on roadsides to save energy costs and to reduce the CO2-emissions.
Printed banana
17-11-2010
Design studio Ludens is specialized in making prints on several materials. This company is using the program Repper, which deforms pictures into a creative pattern. This pattern can be printed on several materials, for example a banana.
Food analyses by iPhone app
16-11-2010
With the new iPhone application Fooducate supermarket visitors can find out the nutritional facts of products. By scanning the barcode the application also shows a healthier alternative to the product. Currently there are more than 160,000 products that can be scanned by Fooducate, this number increases every day.
Hotel rewards eco-friendly guests
12-11-2010
The Charles Hotel in Cambridge offers guests free charging stations for electric cars. The hotel also works with a so-called Nanomax system. This system measures the weight and volume of arriveng cars. The smaller and more environmentally friendly the car is, the less parking fee you pay. The parkingspots for environmentally friendly cars are marked with colorful graphics and feature energy-efficient lighting.