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Rafael Morgan 'Light Drops' Drip From A Faucet

by Toby

In his metaphoric design, Light Drop, Rafael Morgan reminds us that light, like water, must be conserved. Though energy-saving LED lights are embedded in the custom-made polycarbonate bulbs, their brightness is controlled just like precious water, from the spigots.

8 Money Saving Do-It-Yourself Pet Fur Grooming Products

by Lady Bee

DIY grooming saves money, but can also enhance your relationship with your pet. Do it daily, gently (always working in the direction of the hair growth!), reward your pet, and make grooming fun for your pet. There will still be times you want to take your pet to the groomer for nail trimming and ear cleaning... and a good haircut. But you can reduce those visits by half, if you can manage their fur 'issues.'

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'Retina Display' & 'Reception' Complaints Launch On iPhone 4 Launch Day

by Ron Callari

With the iPhone 4 launch firmly under way, early Apple and gadget-focused Web sites are reporting problems with Apple's latest smartphone iteration. Did the device leave the station too soon - or are these cases an anomaly?

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The MiniPak, An Innovative Eco-Friendly Money Saving Small Electronics Recharger

by Gloria Campos

Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies has developed an innovative eco-friendly recharging device that uses hydrogen sticks to charge a variety of small electrical gadgets. It's called the MiniPak, is easily portable and fits in the palm of your hand. It also designed to help consumer save money.

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Biggest Threat To Apple iTunes Is 'Google Music' Hitting A High Note

by Ron Callari

While Google has been battling it out with Apple for quite some time on the hardware front - Droids vs iPhones - and on the mobile advertising side - AdMob vs Quattro Wireless - it now appears to want its own music download service to go mano-a-mano with Apple's iTunes, as well.

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'Gourmet Live' To Serve Up Location-Based Social Networking With A Side Of Gaming?

by Ron Callari

Condé Nast's Gourmet Magazine closed shop almost a year ago. Like other legacy newspapers and magazines, print content is slowly becoming a dinosaur right before our very eyes. However, apparently the publishing conglomerate couldn't just let it die - so like a phoenix they are thinking about resurrecting its remains into a flashy social and location-based application- called - what else - "Gourmet Live."

BP Blaster App Allows You To Be Master Of Your Domain

by Ron Callari

Remember the Seinfeld episode "The Contest" aka "Master of Your Domain," when Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer were tasked with controlling sudden urges? As an analogy to that condition, all of our pent-up anger over the Gulf Oil disaster has no easy or satisfactory means for release. That is, until now. With the introduction of a new game - Zippi Networks has developed an app to help us vent.

iPad Dummy Is A Decoy For Apple Fans Who Can't Afford The Real McCoy!

by Ron Callari

Can't afford the real thing, but want to impress your friends and family? The iPad Dummy looks authentic, but instead of aluminum and glass and an operating system, you get a plastic decoy.

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Virgin America Offers Social Media Perks To Most Influential

by Ron Callari

Do you have to be Ashton Kutcher to have influence on Twitter? If not, what does it take to be an influencer on social networks? And Is there a return on investment on the time you spend on social media tasks? Virgin America airlines is examining what influencers can do for their brand and is depending on a social media analytics company to surface the results so they reward those that do the best job.

BeautifulPeople's Social Network Wants To Build A New Master Race

by Ron Callari

Back in the last century, leading up to and during World War II there was a movement afoot to build a Master Race. It was led by a maniacal leader that convinced an entire Aryan society that they were genetically superior to other races. Today, almost 80 years later a similar mentality exists where a social network's goal is to create more genetically-conceived "beautiful" people.

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New Balance 'Sunshine & Pink' Shoes Are Some Stealthy Sneakers... NOT!

by Steve Levenstein

The limited edition New Balance MTG580 SP running shoes are just about sold out but that doesn't mean you'll never see them again; you will... from miles away.

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I Am A Stuffed Animal: Go Ahead And Get Stuffed!

by Beth Graddon-Hodgson

At some point in time you've probably thought about telling your dad to get stuffed. Well, that has never exactly been a cool thing to do on Father's Day, at least until now that you can make it a gift!

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Pay With A Tweet: New Test Business Concept Accepts Kudos Rather Than Currency

by Beth Graddon-Hodgson

There's no doubt that social media plays a major role in the growth of a business today, but there's one new experimental concept that will either take off, or crash, because it doesn't leave a whole lot of room for business profit.

Hold The Pickle, Hold The Lettuce, 4Food Offers Social Media Burgers!

by Ron Callari

Most of us are now familiar with user-generated content, and how the 'wisdom of crowds' to a large extent determines our 'likes' and 'dislikes' of brand initiatives, products and services. A unique restaurant chain is building on that premise to actually allow customers to assist in the marketing of their fast-food eateries.

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7 Trendy Pet Fountains Keep Cats And Dogs From Dehydration

by Lady Bee

Fresh running water does have great appeal, even to pets. Take cats, for example: it's the rare one who will even drink from a bowl of "stagnant" water. And when you think about it, cats have it right... who wants to drink out of a bowl or a glass of water that's been sitting there for half a day or so? Perhaps that's why the latest trend in pet drinking is not the 'pet bowl,' it's the 'pet fountain,' where water flows constantly, or on demand.

Social Media's 'Magnetic Marketing' Engages Customers At Time Of Purchase

by Ron Callari

The traditional tenets of brand advertising relied initially on "push marketing," where TV, billboards and newspapers were the major distribution channels. With the entré of social media and "pull marketing," the control of brand messaging shifted to the consumer. Today, "magnetic marketing" allows both the brand and customer to engage at the exact same time - at the time of purchase.

Droid Squeaks To Market 24 Hours Earlier Than iPhone 4

by Ron Callari

Seven months ago, the original Droid reported selling over 100,000 devices during its launch weekend. However, since that was considerably less than the 1.6 million iPhone 3GS phones sold by Apple during its June, 2009 debut - this go-around Google is initiating a preemptive marketing strike to hopefully beat Apple at its own game.

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The Hottest Christmas Gift For Kids In 2010: KINECTIMALS Virtual Pets Video Game

by Lady Bee

Last Christmas, the Zhu Zhu Pet Hamster was the blockbuster gift for kids. This year, I predict the box office hit for kids will be the video game Kinectimals, one of fifteen new Microsoft fully-interactive "sensoring" video games for its new Kinect Xbox 360. Kinectimals are 20 wild virtual video pets, like tigers, lions and cheetahs, that kids can play with and even train. Parents will get a kick out of this game too!

Twitter Places,Location-Based Social Network Integrates Foursquare,Gowalla & TomTom

by Ron Callari

Back at Chirp, Twitter set its coordinates to up the ante on becoming a major player in the location-based social network space. By acquiring Mixer Lab's GeoAPI just before the developer conference, the microblogging platform was prime to start launching local-based services. Twitter Places is one of the first.

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While Zynga's FrontierVille Urges Men "To Go West" It Also Appeals To Gays & Ladies

by Ron Callari

Never content to let grass grow beneath its Farmville feet, Zynga keeps broadening the playing field, gaining more and more of an edge over competitors such as Playfish and Playdom.

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