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Zappos Pays New Hires $1,000 to Quit
2008-05-20 22:00:00 You just got a spiffy new job as a customer service rep at online shoe retail giant, Zappos. During training you quickly realize that the company is fanatic about exceeding customer expectations. You find out that your word is gold, when you tell a customer their shoes will arrive in four days they’ll get them ... More About: Business , Shoes , Customer Service , Pays , Quit
Send Smells Via SMS
2008-05-06 18:00:00 A German company recently filed patents for scented text messages. Immediately after, mobile media giants began sniffing around. They claim that in less than two years from now you’ll be sending up to 100 different prefabricated scents via an added accessory the size of an SD-card: the scent chip. Imagine sending a pumpkin-SMS on Thanksgiving to ... More About: Technology , Send
Free Market Research on Your Looks
2008-04-22 08:00:00 When you post a picture of yourself on the internet you usually want it to reflect how good looking and awesome you are. Posting an image on a social networking site may not yield a second thought. Yet a bad picture on an online resume or dating site could really blow your chances for a ... More About: Research , Market , Web 2 , Market research , Free
Engineering The Freshest Coffee via Robots
2008-04-16 16:00:00 Ready for the freshest cup of coffee you’ve ever had? Roasting Plant Coffee Company in New York wants to serve it to you, with a tea spoon of ingenuity. They have created a modern robotic system called Javabot with the intention of creating the freshest, most flavorful cup of coffee available. Walking into their store feels ... More About: Robot , Robots , Engineering , Consumer
$30 Paternity Test: 1 in 25 Dads Don?t Pass
2008-04-07 15:00:00 It sits there, that harmless new kit at your corner drugstore, the paternity test will set you back $30. You buy it, swab some samples from yourself, your kid and your significant other. Maybe you bought it because you needed a random health screening or a way to settle a legal dispute? So you follow ... More About: Consumer , Paternity , Test , Pass
Artificial Intelligence Rates Hot Girls
2008-04-01 16:00:00 College students build one of the most advanced forms of artificial intelligence and what do they do with it? Have it rank how hot girls are. Typical, right? An Israeli team of computer scientists have designed a system that can actually make aesthetic judgments. It started with a research group that was formed on campus. Thirty ... More About: Technology , Girls , Intelligence , Artificial Intelligence , Rates
How to Get Paid While Sipping A Latte
2008-03-26 15:00:00 So, you’re so sick of advertising you could puke. You’re sitting in a café, look up and see an ad on the back of someone’s laptop. Two things may be running through your head. “Why didn’t I think of that” and “I wonder if they’ll pay me too.” Well, if you’re a student in Germany you ... More About: Business , Advertising , Paid , Latte
Patenting Life: Companies Seek to Own Biology
2008-03-18 05:00:00 Can you believe that a company filed for a patent on a living species? The J. Craig Venter Institute created the first form of synthetic or “artificial life,” a bacterium named Mycoplasma laboratorium and filed in the US to own all rights to the life-form. The bacteria could be released in the upper atmosphere, absorbing carbon ... More About: Science , Companies , Life , Biology , Patents
Innovative Business Card Sprouts Attention
2008-03-16 04:00:00 From time to time I mention this blog when I’m out among friends. So naturally, I went to make a business card to pass out so they’ll remember what to type into their browser after our drunken conversations. But just how do you get an innovative message across in a business card? After searching far and ... More About: Marketing , Business , Card , Business Card , Innovative
Paper Thin, Foldable Monitors
2008-03-12 15:00:00 Organic light being used to change images and text with paper-thin technology is coming on us fast. Ever dream of changing the wallpaper in your house on a whim to any color or pattern? What about having one piece of paper that constantly updates to any book or newspaper with the convenience of being ... More About: Science , Technology , Production , Paper , Monitors
February 2008?s Most Popular Articles
2008-03-03 18:00:00 Digital Tattoo Interface Turns Flesh Into An LCD: Tattoo interface controlled by blood, looks similar to a full LCD screen, inside your skin. Eco-Friendly Water Cube Opens in Beijing: Four years in the making, the “Water Cube” is the Olympic pool resembling a large rectangle of beautifully blown bubbles. The Nasal Red Bull for Emotions (Not ... More About: Articles , Popular , February 2008 , February , 2008
Innovative Breathalyzer Screens for Disease
2008-02-25 15:00:00 The next time someone tells you to blow into a tube for ten seconds you may be surprised to learn they won’t be wearing a cop uniform. Your doctor will be in his usual all-whites at your annual checkup. That’s because a group of scientists at the NIST and the University of Colorado have developed ... More About: Science , Disease , Innovative , Breathalyzer
Digital Tattoo Interface Turns Flesh Into An LCD
2008-02-22 15:00:00 Imagine this: your phone rings and you lift your sleeve and push a tattooed button on your forearm. Next thing you know there is a digital video of the caller, moving in full video on your arm. After you hang up the tattoo completely fades away to leave nothing but your bare skin. The Digital Tattoo ... More About: Technology , Interface
A Home So Energy Efficient It Pays You
2008-02-21 08:05:00 We all know a thing or two about reducing emissions at home. But why bother turning off the lights and conserving water when you can just buy a home that is completely self-sufficient? That’s the question that architectural firm Sheppard Robson asked when building “The Lighthouse,” a completely carbon neutral home. The two bedroom home features ... More About: Energy , Home , Pays , Efficient
The Nasal Red Bull for Emotions (Not Cocaine)
2008-02-14 08:17:00 Have problems fitting in? Too apathetic? Maybe you need a kick start. Get that compassion flowing and fit into those awkward social situations. First, you’ll need a shot of a new hormone called Oxytocin. It’s your golden ticket into the cool group. A study by Hollander and Bartz suggests that the drugs fist use could be ... More About: Science , Emotions , Bull , Cocaine , Red Bull
Submarine Glider Fueled Only by Oceans Heat
2008-02-09 15:00:00 Unmanned gliders are using only the thermal power of the sea to carry on tasks that last months. Sounds a bit like science fiction, but rest assured, it’s real. A joint team from the University of the Virgin Islands and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution launched an underwater vehicle in December of 2007. Uninterrupted all this ... More About: Science , Technology , Green , Heat , Submarine
Eco-Friendly Water Cube Opens in Beijing
2008-02-07 03:00:00 If you feel as if past Olympic aquatic parks haven’t exactly quenched your thirst, you should take a closer look at the Beijing National Aquatic Center. Four years in the making, the “Water Cube ” resembles a large rectangle of beautifully blown bubbles. Its stunning design is matched with green features that prove to innovate architecture ... More About: Friendly
January 2008?s Most Popular Articles
2008-02-02 19:25:00 Grow Your Skin Back, Ch-ch-ch-chia!: Skin grafts are things of the past. Grow skin in the lab and replace it anywhere on your body without scarring. Minority Report’s Computer of the Future, Today: Intuitive interface uses an infrared camera to capture your movements and gestures to the screen in real time, just like Tom Cruise in ... More About: Articles , January , Popular , January 2008 , 2008
Cargo Ship Propelled by? A Kite?
2008-01-30 15:00:00 Last week the MS Beluga Skysails launched from Bremerhaven, Germany on a trip across the Atlantic Ocean. Upon its arrival, the locals in Venezuela noticed that something was amiss. The 140 meter long cargo ship was being pulled across the water by a giant kite. But then again, a new free/green secondary propulsion system ... More About: Technology , Green , Kite , Cargo , Ship
Minority Report?s Computer of the Future, Today
2008-01-28 15:00:00 Do you remember the scene in Minority Report when Tom Cruise was moving pictures and movies around on a floating screen with simple hand gestures? If it seemed amazingly natural it’s because it was meant to be. I mean, it’s not a big secret that we’re not born with the inclination to click a mouse ... More About: Technology , Future , Computer , Today
Music 2.0, SellaBand Innovates the Industry
2008-01-27 04:52:00 Feel like your band is too good for the street corner, but not quite ready to hit the studio on your own? Well, the world wide web combines reality and fantasy once more. SellaBand is bridging the gap between starving artist and up-and-coming star by facilitating piecemeal purchases of bands by the internet community. Not so ... More About: Music , Industry , Web 2 , The Industry
Disney Magic Has Gone Wireless
2008-01-17 09:07:00 If you take a trip to Disney World you might be lucky enough to test a new device that promises to streamline your experience. The “Disney Magic Connection” is a wireless device that plans on radically changing the way you experience the magic. It runs on a Nintendo DS and has the ability to: Give current ... More About: Technology , Wireless , Travel
Screw the Pump: The 150 MPG Extreme Hybrid
2008-01-14 15:00:00 Who likes paying $3 a gallon? Answer: no one. Least of all the producers of the new Extreme Hybrid SUV, AFS Trinity. They’ve set out to create a hybrid that will go up to 150 miles per gallon. Surprisingly the road hasn’t had too many bumps. Hybrids today use the electric portion of the car at ... More About: Technology , Screw , Pump
Power-Jacket Charges Laptops With Body Heat
2008-01-12 22:55:00 It takes a lot of energy to keep the human body warm. So why not harness that power? The Berkeley Lab at UC Berkeley plans to lace silicon nanowires into a power-jacket. The excess heat from the human body would be used to recharge portable electronic devices, such as cell-phones, PSP’s and laptops. The process being ... More About: Science , Power , Laptops , Body , Jacket
Fantasy Football Just Got Real
2008-01-08 15:00:00 I know what you’re thinking, all this online Web 2 .0 malarkey was great when it was connecting you with old girlfriends on MySpace, but what has it done for you lately? Just remember, Internet or no Internet, strength is in numbers. A fan base with an interest in a minor-league soccer team, Ebbsfleet United of Northfleet ... More About: Football , Fantasy , Real , Fantasy Football
Grow Your Skin Back, Ch-ch-ch-chia!
2008-01-05 15:00:00 Wouldn’t it be great if we could regrow skin as fast as a Chia Pet? If you’ve ever had a serious wound you know that the only way to replace the skin you’ve lost is to take it from another part of your body. Most of the time grafts are taken from the thigh and ... More About: Science , Skin , Stem Cell Research , Back , Grow
The Year 2007?s Most Popular Articles
2008-01-02 15:00:00 Hoverboards, Get ‘Em While They’re Hot: Hoverboards coming soon. Scientists figured out a way to finally make it happen. Soon frictionless nanomachines will having moving parts below your feet to propel you as far away from Biff as your heart desires. Robots Get So Small They Can Fit in Arteries: This little crab-like device was ... More About: Articles , Popular , Year , Pula
Sleep Replacement Drug: Snort the Night Away
2007-12-31 19:00:00 Ever wish that you didn’t have to sleep some nights? Well, I’m one of those “lucky” people who don’t need as much sleep as the average person. That’s because I’ve had insomnia since the age of 13. Falling asleep has always been a problem. Anyone that has experienced long bouts of sleep deprivation knows that it’s ... More About: Science , Night , Sleep , Drug
Oz?s Emerald City to Become a Reality
2007-12-26 15:00:00 Move over Emerald City . It looks like the yellow brick road now leads to Moscow and ends at Crystal Island. It will be the world’s largest building, so big it will house a massive, sprawling city. Don’t get me wrong, just like any good American I know that bigger is better - but this building ... More About: Reality , Architecture
Predict the Future Without Grays Sports Almanac
More articles from this author:2007-12-24 15:00:00 Ever wish you could get your hands on Grays Sports Almanac from Back to the Future , rise to stardom and create your own version of Biff’s casino? There is no doubt about it, predicting the future has always had big bucks riding on it. If you think your crystal ball is working well - in politics, ... More About: Web 2 , The Future , Back to the Future 1, 2, 3 |
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