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Dreams On The Wind: The Incredible Sand Art of Kseniya Simonova

by Art Outside The...
Some artists use paint, while others choose charcoal. Some paintings take years, and others take hours. Some hang on gallery walls, while others simply lie forgotten on easels. Kseniya Simonova's art is different... it's made entirely of sand, she can create some of them in mere minutes, and when they are finished, she simply blows them away to start something new. 

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Thanko's USB Neck Cooler Clamps Down On Summer Heat

Thanko's USB Neck Cooler Clamps Down On Summer Heat by Steve Levenstein
The bad news is, Thanko's new USB Neck Cooler makes you look like a sci-fi mecha robot's grabbed you by the throat. The good news is, you'll feel a lot less hot under the collar this summer if you're wearing one.

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$16,000 Up For Grabs Via The 2013 Mobile Dev Challenge For Best Mobile App!

Develop mobile app, win cash prizes! by Arnold Carreiro
Are you a stellar mobile app innovator who needs a good excuse to show off your work? Any sort of mobile app can be thrown into the running, as long as it’s excellent!

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Propose Efficient Energy Solutions From Latin America, Win Up To $100,000 Via 2013 IDEAS Energy Innovation Contest!

invent sustainable, renewable energy for latin america and win big bucks! by Arnold Carreiro
The government of South Korea, Inter-American Development Bank, Nordic Development Fund and GDF SUEZ, have pulled together to seek out energy solutions from Caribbean, South and Central American nations, and there are huge cash prizes for the best ideas!

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Star Ball Soccer Ball From Perrocaliente Gives Futsal Some Star Power

Star Ball Soccer Ball From Perrocaliente Gives Futsal Some Star Power by Steve Levenstein
The Star Ball, a futsal-sized soccer ball from Tokyo, Japan-based Perrocaliente, features a striking pattern of five-pointed stars and irregular nonagons designed for, er, universal appeal.

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Give A Solution That Is A Cut Above The Competition To Win €4.000 From The Pöttinger Engineering Contest!

Innovate harvesting equipment to win big cash prizes! by Arnold Carreiro
European farm equipment producer Pöttinger is looking for help, and if you can revamp one of their existing harvesting tools to slice plants in a neat and orderly manner, you’ll walk away with a nice cash prize for thinking outside of the box!

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Propose A C02-Reducing Product Or Invention, Win € 500,000 In The Postcode Lottery Green Challenge!

win 500,000 Euros for your C02 reducing invention by Arnold Carreiro
If you’ve got an invention that reduces greenhouse gas emissions, pitch your idea to the judges at The Postcode Lottery Green Challenge for a chance to receive € 500,000 to develop your business plans.

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Sit On One Of These Feral Futons By Máximo Riera, IF YOU DARE!

Get inspired by reinvented animal chairs! by Arnold Carreiro
When people tell you that the wheel doesn’t need to be redesigned, lean back in your biologically accurate rhinoceros throne and scold them for thinking inside the box.

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Build A Fantastic Product To Create The Future For A $20,000 Prize

Win $20,000 in Create the Future Contest! by Arnold Carreiro
The Create the Future Design Contest has been pushing talented inventors to dream up incredible and innovative products since 2002, and there’s still time for you to get your idea in this heated competition!

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Design A New Way To Deliver Insulin & Win $5,000 Via Ignite Contest!

Redesign insulin device, win $5,000 by Arnold Carreiro
Sure, I came across this one very close to its deadline, but if you have a brilliant new way for diabetics to consume the insulin they need, send it to the Ignite: Diabetes Challenge for a chance to win $5,000.

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Promising Gray Hair Cure On The Horizon

Gray Hair by Kim Patterson
In a recent report published in the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, a group of European researchers believes they’ve found a cure to the graying process.

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Show Off Your Invention At The Invention & New Product Exposition, This June!

Visit INPEX 2013 this June by Arnold Carreiro
There’s still plenty of time to register a booth to showcase your latest invention at the 2013 INPEX, as you’ll definitely want to impress the various product manufacturing giants who will be combing the event for superstar innovations…

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The Neon Lovechild of Modern Art

by Art Outside The...
Paint splatters and graffiti might look like accidents or vandalism to some people, but the eye-catching, genre-bending artwork of Rowena Martinich is redefining ideas of art and beauty, while answering one very important question; what would it look like if Warhol, Pollock, and Picasso got together and went wild on a wall?

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Emergency Rice “Can” Be Stored Up To Five Years

Emergency Rice “Can” Be Stored Up To Five Years by Steve Levenstein
Whether preparing for the apocalypse (zombie or otherwise) or merely stocking your post-Cold war bomb shelter, you'll be bowled over by soft drink can sized Emergency Rice rations from Japan. The manufacturer, CTC, designed the good-looking, no-nonsense packaging because hey – in an emergency no one has time for nonsense, amiright?

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Marissa Mayer's Intuitive Search Meets Work Ethic At The Corner Of Bing & Yahoo

Marissa Mayer's Intuitive Search Meets Work Ethic At The Corner Of Bing & Yahoo by Ron Callari
What's a $36 Million-Dollar lady to do after bailing from the world's largest search engine only to join the ranks of a bit player the likes of Yahoo? A player that was losing so much market share, it needed to enter a 10-year partnership agreement with Microsoft's Bing to stop the bleeding.

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Black Cat Stockings Are Really Cute And That's No Stretch

Black Cat Stockings Are Really Cute And That's No Stretch by Steve Levenstein
Hello kitten-knees! OK, that was bad and we feel bad, but these Black Cat Stockings from Japan are the purr-fect way to put some feline on your femurs.

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The Web Is 20

World Wide Web by dendory
20 years ago CERN created the World Wide Web. Now to celebrate, they are bringing back the original web pages at their original URLs for all to see, proof that no one knows how popular their inventions might become.

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Are Brits Sleeping Better - And Cheaper?

by John J. Staughton
Whether you spend your nights in 1500 Thread Count luxury or the scratchy tatters of motel room sheets, the quality of the mattress is always key. Getting the best mattress isn't easy or cheap, but somehow, the brilliant Brits at WeDo Mattresses have unlocked the mystery behind inexpensive, high-quality beds so they can grab some cheeky sleep.

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Chinese Poultry Feather Removal Machines May Be Spreading H7N9 Bird Flu

Chinese Poultry Feather Removal Machines May Be Spreading H7N9 Bird Flu by China.new
Poultry feather removal machines are commonly used to pluck freshly slaughtered chickens, ducks and geese at China's urban live poultry markets. Trouble is, hot water steam and spray emanating from the machines could be a transmission vector of the virulent H7N9 bird flu virus.

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Nissin's Hamburger Instant Ramen Is Two Fave Fast Foods In One Cup

Nissin's Hamburger Instant Ramen Is Two Fave Fast Foods In One Cup by Steve Levenstein
Product planners at Japan's Nissin Food Products Co., Ltd. thought they'd beef up boring old instant ramen by floating a hamburger on top. The result is GooTa “Demi-hamburg-men”, a clever combo sure to satisfy fast-foodies who want it all and want it now... or, like, in 5 minutes.

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