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Nintendo DSi LL Supersizes Your Screen, Picks Your Pocket


Nintendo DSi LL Supersizes Your Screen, Picks Your Pocket
Nintendo just can't enough of a good thing and either can buyers of its popular DS-series portable gaming consoles. The answer, in the form of the big-screen DSi LL, arrives in Japan this November 21 but Americans will have to wait until 2010.

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Retweeting In The Wild - Project Retweet Launches


Twitter's Project Retweet
November 5: Twitter rolls out Project Retweet to a limited audience. According to their recent blog post, the Twitter echelon wants to see how it  will "work in the wild," before offering it up in the Twitterverse.

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Eco-Friendly 'Breathing Chair' Puts Your Butt On The Block


Eco-Friendly 'Breathing Chair' Puts Your Butt On The Block
When is a chair not a chair? When you're not sitting in it, it seems. That's the case with the Breathing Chair, an solid effort from Taiwan's Yu-Ying Wu who seems to have been inspired by a block of springy tofu.

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Novelty Fashion For Geeky Mothers To Be: The “Loading...Please Wait” Maternity Shirt


Maternity clothing is slowly improving the more time goes on. No longer do mothers have to suffer through fashion mishaps while wearing shirts and dresses that pay them a resemblance to tents. Maternity clothing is becoming more fashion forward, but that's just not for everyone; what about those geeks out there who want to wear their personalities loud and proud throughout their pregnancies without having to disguise themselves as fashionable women?

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The Recruitment Genome Project: So Long Resumes, Hello DNA!


What would you think if you were hired for a job, not because of your skills, your sunny personality, or even (let's just say it) your appearance; because, instead, the company was focusing upon your genes to determine if you're a good match or not? That's exactly what innovative company Arbita is proposing by taking a closer look at how the Human Genome Project could play a role in job recruitment.

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Pentax K-x DSLR Camera Shows Off Robotic Colors


Pentax K-x DSLR Camera Shows Off Robotic Colors
Your photos are in color, so why not your camera? That's the question Pentax is about to answer with their new K-x DSLR cameras, available in a rainbow of shades including a limited edition version sporting Robotic Colors.

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Multi-Function Biking: The PUYL Bike Light/Pump


An efficient, multi-functional cycling concept, PUYL provides both light and air, two necessary components for any night cyclist.

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Is Leapfish, Search's Missing Link?


Is Leapfish, Search's Missing Link?
Many have tried, but it's been over a decade and none have succeeded in out-Googlin' Google. Yet here we go again, with yet another search engine entering stage right trying to capture our "attention-deficit" attention. Repackaging online search as something new infers the Web has evolved. And while real-time and social search have certainly changed the alchemy of search, what does Leapfish know that has eluded Google et al?

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World's Most Powerful (and Unnecessary) IPod Speaker


Want to drop several thousand dollars to play your collection of pirated MP3 tracks in high-quality, crystal-clear audio. Read on and find out why you don't.

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Pig Lid Pot Cover Gives Home Cooked Meals Great Taste, Good Humor


Pig Lid Pot Cover Gives Home Cooked Meals Great Taste, Good Humor
The Pig Lid pot cover is a steamer's dream, as everybody "nose". Horrible puns aside, this ingenious Otoshibuta is at once a play on words and a handy way to steam food in an oven-top pan.

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How "Mickey Mouse" Is Re-Branding?


Epic Mickey
While branding oneself takes time and effort to spin out a new product, re-branding can take several washes to redefine that same brand. Take for example the work United Airlines had to accomplish after breaking someone's guitar. Let alone the number of Twitter apologies issued forth by Chris Brown and Kanye West. But when others do it in reverse and run their good-guy image through a darkside wash cycle, the task might be a little easier. Such is the case with the re-engineering of one Mickey Mouse.

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Pouch Necklaces: Fashion And Storage In One Accessory!


The best accessories are multi-purpose; think purses, which look fantastic, and allow you to carry everything but the kitchen sink (or, on the other end of the equation, allow you to barely fit your favorite lipstick) when you're kicking around town during the day or indulging in a night out. Okay, the latest trend in accessories, the pouch necklace, might not be quite so epic, but it does hold a place in history.

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Mrs. Brady Turns Entrepreneur With The Flo Club, Teaching Seniors About Technology


Computer and internet use is no longer just for the younger generations; but for those who try to get online later in life, there are greater challenges since they haven't had the lifelong exposure that many that are part of the younger demographic have. An unlikely entrepreneur has stepped forward to provide a service that helps seniors overcome their challenges when using technology, and you know her best as Mrs. Brady.

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Anti-Gravity Treadmill Makes Exercise Easier on the Body


Whether recovering from a sports injury or suffering from a medical condition, exercise can be painful. The Alter G Anti-Gravity Treadmill creates an environment of weightlessness where you can get the required exercise without feeling as much impact.

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Hold On To The Light Bulb While You Climb The Stairs


Minimalist and eco-friendly, these cool hallway and stair lights do double-duty as hand rails, so you can see and walk at the same time!

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Even The Taliban Are Social Networking


Taliban are social networkers too!
Did the "voice of jihad" just get a little louder? Afghan tribalism has origins that date back 1400 years to the early Muslim and Islamic civilizations. With a lifestyle based on jihad and an economy that thrives on opium trade, who would have thought that these warring factions in Afghanistan and Pakistan would ever embrace social media as a means to communicate.

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Animal Character Round Mug & Spoon Sets Add Cuteness To Any Kitchen


Animal Character Round Mug & Spoon Sets Add Cuteness To Any Kitchen
Like cute things but demand convenience and quality? Japan has much more to offer than Hello Kitty, as these Animal Character Round Mug & Spoon Sets by Decole show so well.

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5 Fun Eco-Dining Accessories to Keep Holiday Dinner Guests Tension-Free


It's that time of year again. You can feel the tension weighing everyone down. All you want to do is serve a great meal and keep the peace between the people you love. Help alleviate the tension with the 5 cool eco-dining distractions I have listed below.

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New Wisk-It App Helps Clean Up Your “Dirty Laundry” On Facebook


The Wisk-It application for Facebook, from the makers of Wisk detergent.
Wisk laundry detergent just launched a new facebook app called WISK-IT that extends their powerful cleaning heritiage into the world of social media. Designed to make it easy to find and remove all those photos on facebook that might be embarrasing, and a general "stain" on your reputation, this is one of those apps that isn't just functional but a great marketing idea. Conceived and developed by TracyLocke, an integrated marketing agency, the WISK-IT app reminds you that "Everyone's got a photo that needs to be washed away."

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BMW Lovos Concept to be Green...Not so Simple


Automotive styling has undergone some very extreme changes over the past 20 years, and mostly for the better. Sometimes however, a new concept comes along that breaks that mold and really makes us step back and stare.  The BMW Lovos is a perfect example of this kind of concept.

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