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Grand Theft Coke - Grand Theft Gets Coked Up (VIDEO)
There have been a lot of posts on here about marketing for Grand Theft Auto - it was interesting to discover how Coke have been using them to market their own product. I love the idea behind this video (but don't know why I have only just found it).
It kind of rocks and is a great example of think of anything - you never know what will work :-)
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Researchers at Kassel University are exploring a new type of building material that involves inflating a flexible skin and then, filling embedded cavities with concrete. Voila - inflatable concrete! A pop-up building! Blow it up. Squirt some stuff inside. Move in the furniture.
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Inflatable Architecutre - Blow-Up Concrete Building
This keyboard was inspired by a snail and is based around a one-handed design (kind of strange considering snails don't have hands at all). The concept utilizes a rotating keywheel that spins at a 5:1 ratio (this means the keywheel moves 5 times the distance of the sideways movement of the mouse). H…
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Snail-Inspired Keyboard - Caracol
To give electric cars a jolt, Project Better Place proposes a plan like the cell phone launch.
Their idea is to heavily subsidize the cost of the equipment, and charge only for the service. In this case, the car might be free, if you agree to buy the battery and recharge at specified vendor locati…
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Free Electric Cars (With Subscription) - Project Better Place
Until now, men have been the dominant gender in all things geek. But a new published report called Women and Digital Lifestyles from Solutions Research Group claims that women are now ahead of men in activities like streaming network TV, DVR use, and casual gaming.
The report divulges that 15% of …
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Geek Girl Power - Study Shows Girls Ahead of Guys (VIDEO)
Trend Hunter has featured professional and home-built laser harp installations before, but here we bring you a personal laser music system that connects to your PC via USB and allows you to play hundreds of musical instruments: strings, keyboards, winds, percussion...
The $600 beamz Music Performa…
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Personal Lazer Music - Beamz Music Performance System
INFO Live is a bracelet PC concept that merges smartphone, a mobile device and a PC into a pretty, fashionable accessory. INFO Live is one of the concepts that emerged from the 2008 Next-Gen PC Design Competition that ended in February. Right now this is just a pretty bracelet. Gearfuse says, "Use …
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PC on your Wrist - The INFO Live Bracelet Concept (GALLERY)
Hands-free flushing in public restrooms is a must. If you find yourself in a bathroom that's not high-tech with motion-sensors to the flushing for you, I suggest getting yourself a Foot Flush for work; everyone at the office will appreciate it.
It hooks up to a regular toilet and sits on the groun…
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Hands-Free Flushing - Foot Flush
What happens to the smashed windshields after a drinking and driving incident render a car in shambles? Well, one company recycles them into beer glasses!
Ok, ok, so it's not that ironic. The Recycled Windshield Glasses don't only use glass from DUI cases, but I'm sure some of the recycled windshie…
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DUI Awareness Products - Recycled Windshield Beer Glasses
Vinyl records, when not being sought by afficianados or crafters are very cheap. Parents tend to have them hidden away afraid they might throw out that classic Abba LP. Ideia and Companhia saw something different. They saw art, and put their laser cutter to work making some very unusual but great de…
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Laser Cut Records As Wall Fashion - Ideia Revives Vinyl (GALLERY)
Not everyone is lucky enough to get to telecommute; most of the world has to endure the 9-5 work week which includes dealing with rush hour.
All around the world, piled up traffic is a reality, but in each city, it looks different. A really neat gallery called Commuter's Rhapsody was featured in a…
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Rush Hour Photography - Commuter's Rhapsody (GALLERY)
Remember those super cheesy murals of tropical beaches or forests? The retro decor could become hip again thanks to Myfotowall, a site that lets you customize wallpaper with your own photographs.
It's as easy as sending in your favourite image, whether it's a shot of the most amazing sunset you sa…
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Your Photos as Wallpaper - Myfotowall (GALLERY)
In the future, everything could become a touch-sensitive interface, but it wouldn't be the object itself that was picking up the movement, it would be a system integrated into each finger, specifically under the nail. It wouldn't cost much either, all you need s a basic web cam and computer.
This w…
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Fingernail Cameras - Make Everything Your Touch Pad (VIDEO)
Who, besides the British who have their tea, is able to start the work day without that much-needed shot of caffeine? That being said, who has time to brew a nice fresh cup of coffee?
In recent years, the US consumer market for on-the-go coffee exploded. Most beverage manufacturers hastily introdu…
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Coffee Softdrinks - JavaPop Organic Coffee On-The-Go (GALLERY)
This is perfect for coffee lovers who are not expecting company. This coffee maker called the WMF 1 from German appliance giant WMF, brews coffee in a pod-like container with enough coffee and water for one person. The WMF 1 comes in green, yellow, red and grey and even though I dislike coffee, my …
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