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Designer Keyboard Brush from Japan is Really the Pits
by Steve Levenstein
Finally, a use for armpit hair! Well, sort of. This cute anthropomorphic
brush is designed to clean your keyboard's hard to reach nooks and
crannies while putting a smile on your face. The unabashedly hirsute
“Okite” underarm hair brush comes from Japanese design house and specialty retailer
DECOLE, and is one of the popular Humania series of home, office,
kitchen and school cool tools.
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Add new comment Achieving Social Media ROI For The Hospitality Industry
by Ron Callari
The buzz surrounding social media marketing hasn’t gone unnoticed by the
hotel industry and hoteliers are seeking to make inroads by engaging
with the leading social networks in new and innovative ways. Choice Hotels however has indicated that "hotels have been slow or very conservative in the adaptation of social media."
1 comment Nubot Video Chat Doll Attends Meetings as Your Remote Avatar
by Steve Levenstein
Who says you can't be in two places at once? Introducing Nubot, a smartphone faced robotic avatar doll controlled by Skype and webcam that allows you to interact with others remotely.
Avoid Co-Worker Cooties With The Vioguard™ Self-Sanitizing Computer Keyboard
by Must Love Gadgets
I doubt the word 'cooties' was in Vioguard's application to the FDA for approval of the very first Self-Sanitizing Keyboard (The UVKB50), but when you consider all of the types of germs that congregate on and between the keys of communal computer keyboards, you'll definitely want to avoid them like the cooties. Hopefully, your company is willing to wait on line to order the hygienic keyboard....
Good Lighting Is Key To Staying Active In Your Hobbies
by Boomer Babe
Many persons give up their hobbies or even aspects of their work or chores as they age. While arthritis in their fingers and hands may be one reason they don't build model cars or quilt any more, for most boomers and seniors, it's because of vision changes. As we age, we tend to need more light and more magnification to see clearly and sometimes even our prescription lenses don't quite measure up to what we need for hobby work.
USB Foot Warmer Hedgehog Slippers Keep Office Workers' Tootsies Toasty
by Steve Levenstein
Offices can be downright chilly in winter, especially for women. Thank goodness Japan's JTT Online Shop is offering these “Hedge Hot USB” powered foot warmers in the shape of cute boy & girl hedgehogs!
USB Christmas Tree Brings Holiday Cheer to Your Desktop
by Steve Levenstein
Celebrate digital Xmas 2011.0 with the USB Christmas Tree from Japan's Thanko! The tiny tinsel-trimmed tannenbaum merrily glows with fiber optic lighting powered by your PC or laptop computer.
Chinese Compensation Scheme Saves Wild Predators, Reimburses Herdsmen
by China.new
Cry wolf, prey tell? China's innovative compensation program has proven to be a roaring success, protecting endangered wildlife as well as the pocketbooks of farmers and herders.
Chinese Demonstrators Support 'Occupy Wall Street' Protesters
by China.new
Call it “Occupy Great Wall Street”: Hundreds of Chinese citizens recently held a rally in the city of Zhengzhou, ostensibly to support the ongoing and growing Occupy Wall Street movement in the United States.
American Farmers Eager to Fill China's Rice Bowls
by China.new
Rice rice baby! China could take a big bite out of the U.S. trade deficit if they open their markets to American rice exports. It's taken years of patient and persistent negotiating but rice farmers in the United States are so close to victory they can taste it.
iPhones Go Sleek At The Office And Go Ballistic Outdoors
by Must Love Gadgets
Those iPhone accessories, they never stop to amaze, and the gadget
market never appears to have its fill. But here are two I am drawn to,
both for their functionality and for their style: the iPhone 4 Ballistic Life Style Case and the iClooly iPhone Desktop Handset. No, they're not mutually exclusive.
Reusable Eco-friendly E-Paper Could Make the Office Truly Paperless
by China.new
Today's computerized and LAN-equipped “paperless offices” are far from being paper-free but thanks to rewritable and reusable electronic paper technology developed by Taiwanese think tank ITRI, trashed paper could finally become a thing of the past.
Animalia Tape Cutters Cut Through Red Tape, Green Up Your Desktop
by Steve Levenstein
Animalia Tape Cutters from Japan give some bite to tired old stationery styling and add a touch of the wild side to any concrete jungle.
Elecom Introduces Bluetooth Folding Keyboard for iPhone, iPad and iTouch
by Steve Levenstein
Elecom's Bluetooth wireless folding keyboard for the iPhone, iPad and iTouch expands your mobile computing options while keeping components compact, lightweight and portable.
Transparent Face Masks Shut Out Germs, Show Off Smiles
by Steve Levenstein
Masclear is a transparent face mask that retains the germ-blocking power of traditional cloth masks while showing society something they've never seen before: the mask-wearer's face.
Fashion White Lab Coats Smarten Up Your Style, Get Admirers to Say 'Ahh'
by Steve Levenstein
What's up, doc? Japan's newest clothing trend, white 'Fashion Lab Coats', follows up the international popularity of casual surgical scrubs by adding a dash of upscale professional appeal.
Chinese Taxi Drivers Strike for Higher Fares, 'Gonna Get Organezized'
by China.new
“You talkin' to me?” Thousands of taxi drivers in the Chinese city of Hangzhou are about ready to go all Travis Bickle on someone after deciding 10 years without a fare increase was a fair reason to go out on strike.
Foxconn to Phase Out Human Workers, Replace Them With Robots
by China.new
Foxconn is everyone's favorite iPhone and iPad maker... unless you work there. Faced with a million-strong workforce clamoring for more pay and better working conditions, Foxconn has hit on an ideal solution: phase out whiny, fallible humans and “employ” silent, tireless, obedient robots instead.
Too Hot to Trot, or Work? Beat the Heat - Take Your Pants Off!
by Norm Cassian
A Salt Lake City-based ad agency has figured out a way to make work
more exciting, and cool: Make it illegal for employees to wear pants to
work. The conversation in the photo, "What d'ya say we head to that meeting, Boss?"
What I learned from the Inventors at the Minnesota Inventors Congress
by productforprofit
I just came back from speaking at the Minnesota's Inventor's Congress
(MIC). For those of you who don't know, the Minnesota Inventors Congress
is one of the oldest and most established inventor trade shows in the
country. And I have to say, I learned more from the inventors who
attended MIC then I ever thought possible. It was so inspiring that I
felt compelled to write this article and share.