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The Stitch Chair – A Cool Folding Chair

November 26th, 2008 at 5:39 pm » Comments (0)

 
The Stitch Chair 
It’s just so darn cool, I have to show it to you. The brand new folding chair by Australian designer Adam Goodrum is being produced by Cappellini! Colorful and compact, the chair gives new life and new practicality to the folding chair.



Honda’s Ecological Drive Assist System

November 26th, 2008 at 5:29 pm » Comments (1)

 
Honda is turning its 2009 Insight hybrid cars into acceleration nannies. This new Ecological Drive Assist System (EDAS) features a chameleon-like speedometer, turning blue if you’re driving too rambunctiously. It’s all in the name of saving the planet, encouraging drivers to ease off the throttle with an easily-seen color code.



Treat Male Impotence With Your Nose

November 26th, 2008 at 12:32 pm » Comments (0)

I Don’t Know What’s More Creepy The Patent Or This Picture? I Know It’s The Picture.
US Patent # 5,885,614 provides an olfactory experience known as Odors to Treat Male Impotence. The patent is based on the principle that smelling certain combinations of odors will effectively increase blood flow in certain parts of the male anatomy. [...]



Tailgating Car For The Super Fan

November 26th, 2008 at 12:20 pm » Comments (0)

 
Pretty Cool Idea Until A Spark Hits The Gas Tank (Notice The Charcoal And Lighter Underneath The Car)
I’m always impressed with the level of dedication some people bring to tailgating. I mean, essentially tailgating is just cooking burgers and getting drunk in a parking lot. You wouldn’t think you’d need too much to get that [...]



Sink Plate

November 26th, 2008 at 11:53 am » Comments (0)

 
For All Of Those Closet Slobs Out There
Everyone knows that food eaten over the sink has less calories. Now you can bring that slimming phenomenon to the table with this Sink Plate. Its depth and shape is just like a plate, but what’s that? There’s a sink drain right in the middle, giving you that [...]



Bunker Bank

November 26th, 2008 at 11:44 am » Comments (0)

 
The Perfect Bank For All The Geologist Out There Who Are Trying To Manage Money During The Christmas Season
Putting your money in a bank isn’t looking like the best idea these days, at least not a real one. What other kinds are there? Well, there’s the pig-shaped variety, though that’s probably a little too obvious. [...]



NuWave Oven The Procrastinator’s Friend

November 26th, 2008 at 11:32 am » Comments (0)

Making At Least One Part Of Cooking Thanksgiving Dinner Easy
Have you ever had a crowd coming over for Thanksgiving, but you forgot to start cooking the turkey? Then NuWave Oven Pro is for you. Its makers claim it can roast up a 10-pound turkey in two hours, just enough time to make your guests think [...]



PainShield MD: Pocket Sized Pain Control Device

November 26th, 2008 at 9:40 am » Comments (0)

 
 Pain Shield MD
PainShieldTM MD is a pocket-sized device that is used to stop pain and speed the healing process.



IBM Unveils Innovations That Will Change Our Lives In The Next Five Years

November 26th, 2008 at 9:31 am » Comments (0)

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Unveiled today, the third annual “IBM Next Five in Five” is a list of innovations that have the potential to change the way people work, live and play over the next five years.



Internal External Defibrillator Offers Safer Way To Jump Start Ailing Heart

November 26th, 2008 at 9:17 am » Comments (3)

 
 A new implantable defibrillator uses electrodes that don’t have to be inserted into the heart.
Six people in New Zealand have become the first to be implanted with a novel form of cardiac defibrillator that could radically change the way that people with life-threatening heart conditions are treated.



Ford’s Most Advanced Assembly Plant Operates in Runal Brazil

November 26th, 2008 at 12:46 am » Comments (0)

Ford’s most advanced assembly plant operates in rural Brazil
Ford Motor Company’s use of virtual manufacturing technologies is a big factor of what’s behind the company’s soaring quality performance.

 



Introducing the Paper Bottle

November 26th, 2008 at 12:18 am » Comments (0)

 
Extremely innovative new packaging from Brandimage, who was responsible for everything including concept development, branding, prototyping, engineering, and product design. The 360 Paper Bottle is the first of its kind in the world, and a true environmentally-friendly solution to the problem of plastic water bottles: (Pics)