Your Growing Baby Can Still Rock The Tree Tops With A Treehouse Bed

by Laurie Kay Olson

Every kid needs his or her own special space to let their imaginations run wild. The dream of having their own playhouse, clubhouse, or treehouse. You may not have the right outdoor space to provide any of these for your child, but you can turn a portion of their bedroom into the house of their dreams with a Treehouse Bed from Pottery Barn.

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What Microsoft Is Doing Right With The Xbox One

by Nicholas.Greene

Ever since the Xbox One reveal last week, Microsoft has been one of the most popular whipping boys in gaming. Thing is...with everyone focusing on all the stuff the organization's doing wrong, we're losing sight of what they're doing right. Which, believe it or not...is quite a bit.

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US Warns Against Self Driving Cars

by dendory

The Google self driving car is a project many have great hopes for, but the US government is not satisfied by the technology quite yet, and recommends that states do not let the general public drive them quite yet.

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For Your Big Blow-Out You May Need A Big Blow-Up

by Laurie Kay Olson

Having a large amount of furniture around for that occasional big bash is not all that feasible. It takes up a lot of room and requires a lot of moving back and forth. And if you want to change venues and have your party or reception at the beach or in a park it can become almost unmanageable -- that is unless you have an AirLounge XL inflatable lounger by Bench 7.

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Cicadas, Going Nowhere At The Speed Of Light

by Ron Callari

In A Tale of Two Cities, when Charles Dickens penned his famous quote, "it was the best of times, it was the worst of times," while he was relating how opposing factions viewed the French Revolution, one might make a similar observation regarding the return of the cicadas.

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Simply Clearer: The Lucid 2 Keeps It Transparent

by Cornelius Fortune

An advanced smartphone simply isn't for every user. That's where LG's Lucid 2 comes in. You get all the features of a modern smartphone, but with a simpler interface that should be very attractive for new smartphone users.

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Get Your Balcony To Meet The Grill Of Its Dreams

by Laurie Kay Olson

When you live in a condo or apartment your balcony is rarely an expansive space for an outdoor living area. Placing a barbecue grill in that area can make it a whole lot smaller, making summer entertaining nearly impossible. One of the least used areas on your balcony is most likely the railing -- hence the invention of the Bruce Handrail Grill.

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Kyoto Aquarium Serving “Frog's Egg Soup” By The Tad-Bowl

by Steve Levenstein

Here's some news that'll have exotic food fans hopping: The Kyoto Aquarium will be serving three types of “Frog's Egg Soup” in their on-site restaurant cafe from June 1st through July 12th of 2013. The soup might look and taste a little weird but at least it won't make you croak.

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I Can Has Cheeseburger To Wrap My Gifts

by Laurie Kay Olson

Other than different pretty patterns, reversible paper, and coordinating gift tags, little has changed when it comes to wrapping paper over the years. There is something new out there that is clever and whimsical with a dash of American food obsession. The five different papers make up the ingredients of a classic cheeseburger.

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Xbox Tech Used to Make Bots

by Katie Gatto

A look at the way that video game technology can be used to help in the creation of robots. A new robot that is being worked out by a research team at Cornell Universit that is using the set of cameras and the ability to recorgize the movement of human beings of the Microsoft Kinect to make a new robot.

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One Man's Trash...The Shadow Sculptures of Diet Wiegman

by Art Outside The...

Is that Michael Jackson standing in front of a mangled pile of trash? No, that's just the brilliant balance of darkness and light in Diet Wiegman's playful and profound shadow sculptures.

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Become A Musician: Learn To Play The Ruler

by Laurie Kay Olson

You may have always liked the idea of becoming a musician but mom didn't force you through those endless piano or clarinet lessons like that geeky kid up the street. Now that you are all grown up the idea of fitting all those lessons into your busy schedule is more than a little daunting. What you need is an instrument that you can learn to play while you are on the telephone on hold or during those lengthy commercial breaks on TV. You need the Musical Ruler with Songbook.

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The Naughtiest Necklaces In Fashion By Nicole Locher

by Fashion Finds

Nicole Locher makes pretty, dainty necklaces in womanly styles...at least that's how they look from afar. From up close, these necklace designs are the naughtiest necklaces in fashion today.

What Are The Keys To Success In Crowd Funding

by ModernMarketing

Crowdfunding is a new method to raise funds for your business start-up. How it works is that many people contribute small amounts of money to your business either as an investment or as a donation. The donation option is obviously a lot more attractive, because a small business owner does not have to pay the money back.

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Durian Pizza Picks Up Where Anchovies Leave Off

by China.new

Shanghai's Blue & Brown restaurant doesn't just sell pizza, they smell it as well! The Shanghai eatery's signature dish, Durian Pizza, is an offbeat treat that aims to please every sense starting with the sense of smell.

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Time To Hang Out? Do It In Your Own Cocoon

by Laurie Kay Olson

There are times when you just want to get away and find a little privacy and calm in the midst of the chaos you call a life. With a Hanging Cocoon you can have that spot just outside your home. It is sort of a swing and tent hybrid. It is a hammock that you don't have to have special skills to get into so that you don't get thrown to the ground. It is your own little hanging oasis.

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Bots Buy More Tickets Than Humans for Big Shows

by Katie Gatto

According to new information, released by the folks over at Ticketmaster, the majority of tickets for the big shows are sold not to human beings, but to robots. These bots without a body seek out hot shows and buy the tickets, possible for the resale of the tickets to other concert goers.

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Rainshader: Umbrellas, The Next Generation

by Laurie Kay Olson

We've had a love-hate relationship with umbrellas for a long time. The contraptions have been around in one form or another in different parts of the world for thousands of years. They have long kept us protected from rain and sun. Other than making them collapsible and retractable, the basic design has changed little. That is changing as the Rainshader comes on the market.

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Get Your Own Poly-Bot Kit on Kickstarter

by Katie Gatto

When it comes to robots you can spend hundreds of thousands of dollars in research labs. Or you could just get over to kick starter. If you make a sufficent donation to the Linkbot project you could just find yourself the proud owner of a set of blocks that can be linked together, or added to, in order to make a variety of robots.

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Double Duty: Is It A Picnic Table Or A Bench?

Merry Garden Interchangeable Picnic Table And Garden Bench

by Laurie Kay Olson

A garden bench is a wonderful accent for any garden or yard to set off that shady spot where you love to sit and enjoy a summer day. Then again, a picnic table is great for those weekend gatherings of family and friends. The problem is that you either don't have the money or the space to accommodate both. With the Merry Garden Interchangeable Picnic Table and Garden Bench you can have both in the same piece of furniture.

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