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Classy Cufflinks With A Naughty Sexual Secret By Milus
2009-09-24 03:34:00
Sometimes even the classiest fashions come with a dirty little secret that's not available to the naked eye from afar. These items help wearers feel like they're doing their job by wearing clothing and accessories better accepted by society, but also allow them to rebel in their conformation through the little touches. A more recent example of feisty fashion is a pair of naughty cufflinks.
More About: Secret , Sexual , Cufflinks

Gizmodo Gallery Gives Geeks Gadget Goosebumps
2009-09-24 03:28:00
Gizmodo, the Internet's premiere gadget guide is hosting the second annual Gizmodo Gallery. The gallery, which opened today in New York City and closes September 27, is totally interactive, but it's not online. It's live! And its collection of one-of-a-kind original gadgets are every geek's wet dream.
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Ed Hardy Clothing Brand Expands Market To The Health Conscious
2009-09-24 03:00:00
Sometimes the most industrious businesses don't just stick to what they know - they expand to capture additional markets and ensure that their appeal reaches a greater scope of clientele. The most recent example of creative branding has occurred with the popular fashion brand Ed Hardy. Keep on reading to find out what they've done to re-invent themselves!
More About: Business , Health , Clothing , Market , Entrepreneur

7 Modern Animal Figurines Have Fans, If Not Collectors!
2009-09-23 23:59:00
These animal figurines are metal-crafted sculptures that are real breeze-making fans, the kind that won't stick out of your decor like you took them home from the office.
More About: Shopping , Lifestyle , Products , Fans , Pets

Swift.fm Offers Swifter Music Sharing On Twitter
2009-09-23 23:01:00
Do you share music via Twitter? Want more flexibility and functionality in how you share your music with your Twitter followers? Swift.fm can turn your MP3s into a custom radio station for your tweeps, and swiftlisting is reciprocal.
More About: Marketing , Business , Media , Fun , Music

Romanian Medical Center Has Unique Ad Campaign That May Put Them Out of Bus
2009-09-23 22:16:00
Sick and tired of the current health care situation?  Check out this clever ad campaign for Rosana Medical .  If successful we'll see an example of "If there were more companies like you, there would be less companies like you."
More About: Campaign , Unique , Center , Romanian

Stray Cat Blues? Housewife's Invention Frustrates Freeloading Felines
2009-09-23 18:42:00
Stray cats struttin' all over your garden, messing up your garage? Banish the beasties with Black Cat Scat, a homegrown anti-cat solution developed by a Japanese housewife tired of saying Hello Kitty.
More About: Environment , Products , International , Blues , Pets

Ashton Kutcher, King Of All Social Media!
2009-09-23 18:12:00
A battle with CNN proved he was 'King of the Hill' on Twitter (with now over 3.6 million followers), and an updated version of 'Candid Camera' called 'Punk'd," were some of the initiatives Ashton Kutcher accomplished after starting his own social media company called "Katalyst Media."
More About: Videos , Marketing , News , Business , Social

Next Fisker Model to Get Plug In Capability...Priced in Chevy Volt Territor
2009-09-23 17:34:00
With as much attention as the Fiskar Karma go, it only makes sense that the up and coming automaker would start planning something new. The rumors now are that this next Fiskar model will be a Plug In Hybrid with a starting price somewhere in the $39,000 range.
More About: Technology , Environment , Travel , Innovation , Model

Hey Wilson Meet Joules and His Electric Tandem Bike
2009-09-23 05:40:00
Finally! Finally! There may be a way to escape my husbands desire to ride a tandem bike together. At least I think there may be. Why? An inventor, who needs to be thanked over and over again, has invented a tandem companion. No, she isn't sexy or alive!
More About: Bike , Meet , Electric , Wilson

The Coolest Geeky Gadget Prototype: iPhone Compatible GPS Glasses
2009-09-23 04:07:00
With some of today's gadgets, it seems like what we though this millennium would look like is finally coming true with the technologies available. The latest innovation is a prototype only right now, but it proves just how far we've come, and will help some wayward commuters as they go as well!
More About: Technology , Electronics , Clothing , Gadgets , Iphone

Delicious Dairy Delivery: Milk Made Ice Cream Subscription Service
2009-09-23 03:34:00
Daily milk delivery is a thing of the past in many communities, but there's one business that's bringing it back to New Yorkers, but rather than simply offering bottled milk, they've got a milk product delivery service that sends something a little bit more delicious to your door.
More About: Business , Ice Cream , Entrepreneur , Service , Work

Introducing The iBum, World's First Photocopier Chair
2009-09-23 02:06:00
Japanese avant-garde designer Tomomi Sayuda thought it would be a good idea to build a photocopier into a chair. So did I, in Junior High, but Sayuda actually went and did it.
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Healthy Or Not? Independent Group Tests Pet Products!
2009-09-23 01:43:00
When you buy a bed or food bowls or toys for your pets, you believe that they are safe.  Or maybe you just hope they are not harmful, depending on how skeptical you are.  Perhaps you assume that the government would have recalled a product if it were not healthy for your pet.  Maybe it would, if the government tested all products, but it doesn't.  Who will?  Who does?
More About: News , Education , Health , Environment , Products

Foursquare & Crowd-Sourced Evangelists Tweak Loyalty Marketing
2009-09-22 20:02:00
Many brands are trying to harness the power of social media for monetization purposes. Traditional marketing, by itself can no longer achieve the levels of success it reached in the past. However when combining both old and new school, one could benefit from the synergies that are created, and Foursquare is positioning itself to do just that.
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Precision Urban Hopper Adds To Military's Squadron Of Ground Robots
2009-09-22 04:44:00
This Precision Urban Hopper  "leaps tall buildings in a single bound"  and will indeed be Superman to thousands of real live ground troops in combat in Afghanistan and Iraq.  It is lightweight and small and can easily be carried with the soldiers and deployed when needed to scout out the situations that lie ahead in urban jungles, be they surface obstacles or combat ones.
More About: News , Technology , Electronics , Robots , Gadgets

HP Takes Picture Frames to the Next Level with Dreamscreen
2009-09-22 00:00:00
Part picture frame, part home theater system, the new Dreamscreens from HP are one of the coolest accessories ever to grace your fireplace mantel.
More About: Videos , Electronics , Lifestyle , Products , Gadgets

'Twitter Wit' Is The New Algonquin Roundtable
2009-09-21 17:57:00
Endorsed with a foreword by Biz Stone, Twitter Wit is the new Harper Collins collection of "the funniest tweets of all time."  Satiric humor in 140 characters or less includes one-liners from some of the Twitterati's most famous wordsmiths including Stephen Colbert, Sarah Silverman, Stephen Fry in addition to many more unknown would-be humorists.
More About: Marketing , Media , Funny , Fun , Entertainment

Spot the Hoo-Hoo: Vagina Imagery In Advertising
2009-09-21 17:50:00
It's interesting how marketing firms utilize what some consider taboo to such profound effect in advertising.  Phallic symbols abound in ad campaigns.  What what about the female equivalent?
More About: Advertising , Spot , Vagina

YO2 - Delta: A New Kind of Yo-Yo
2009-09-21 15:05:00
The Yo-yo has been around since roughly 500BC.  In all that time I have yet to figure out how to get the stupid thing to glide back up the string.  But... the Yo-yo enters a new era with the advent of the YO2-Delta - a new take on an old toy.

Clone Wars Ultimate Lightsaber Brings Out the Jedi in You!
2009-09-21 15:03:00
If you happen to see a crazy, naked guy running around in public swinging one of these things, it'll probably be me...
More About: Fun , Reviews , Products , Toys , Wars

Green Nail Polish Alternative: Trendy Biodegradable Polish In Fall?s Hottes
2009-09-21 12:00:00
Nail polish is often a girl's best friend, but the chemicals don't do our bodies any favorite, and let's not forget the potential impact on the environment. Green alternatives in nail polish are available, but one line is suitable even for the biggest fashionista looking for the trendiest colors for their manicures.
More About: Women , Shopping , Environment , Clothing , Alternative

Sleepless In Toothpaste Land? Try Pearly Dreams
2009-09-21 05:43:00
"Sleepless in toothpaste land?" may sound like a weird title for a column about a toothpaste. But Pearly Dreams is a weird toothpaste. It's supposed to make you... sleep. There are all kinds of solutions for sleeplessness... tapes, meditation, sleeping pills, sex, supplements, drinking till you pass out.... why not one more?
More About: Land , Toothpaste

Sleepless In Toothpaste Land? Try Pearly Dreams
2009-09-21 05:43:00
"Sleepless in toothpaste land?" may sound like a weird title for a column about a toothpaste. But Pearly Dreams is a weird toothpaste. It's supposed to make you... sleep. There are all kinds of solutions for sleeplessness... tapes, meditation, sleeping pills, sex, supplements, drinking till you pass out.... why not one more?
More About: Land , Toothpaste

Portion Pacer? Helps Avoid Second Leading Cause Of Canine Death: Bloat
2009-09-20 23:14:00
I learned something new and important today that I bet most dog owners don't know: Canine Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus (GDV) or bloat in dogs is the second largest canine killer after cancer.  Death from bloat can be painful and truly horrible for dog and owner, so it's good to learn what you can do to prevent it from ever happening.
More About: Health , Shopping , Products , Pets , Gadgets

Could The Fiefdom Of Foursquare Become The New Twittersphere?
2009-09-20 22:21:00
Many people have been talking about the next Google (including myself) for the last ten years. Yet they still remain king of the hill. Similarly isn't it daunting to think that in a little over 3 years the microblogging darling of the investment world recently valued at one billion dollars could possibly be supplanted by a location-based game, the likes of Foursquare? Yet, there are those that have jumped on that band wagon.
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Google's Desktop Search To Synch With Mobiles, But When?
2009-09-20 15:45:00
Mobile Search is growing faster than Desktop Search and in some countries its the primary means for people to search today. However when originating a search at home or in office wouldn't it be great if you could transfer that search query to your mobile to obtain updates when you're on the go?
More About: Marketing , News , Business , Media , Technology

Innovative Fashion Design: Convertible High Heels
2009-09-20 12:00:00
Women like heels, but there's a common problem that accessory loves face - their heels just don't like them by the end of the day. Changing shoes for the walk home after a day at the office or a night at the club means remembering and managing to tote a more practical pair around which just isn't always reasonable. Now, an Australian design student has a more functional alternative.
More About: Women , Design , International , Clothing , Fashion

Story Something: iPhone Customized Bedtime Stories for Children
2009-09-20 12:00:00
As much as working parents would like to enhance their child's minds and imaginations by reading to them daily, few can find the time to read to their kids as much as they'd like. That's where Story Something, a TechCrunch50 finalist comes into play.
More About: Business , Fun , Technology , Entertainment , Children

"Underwater Baited Hook" Is World Wildlife Federation's Smart Gear Winner
2009-09-20 03:08:00
At the moment an albatross swoops down to the sea for a bit of fish bait, it can go from being one of the most graceful soaring and swooping birds to being "bycatch," the term for an unintended victim of a fishery net that few birds escape.  The winner of this year's World Wildlife Federation's (WWF) Smart Gear competition has tackled the problem of bird bycatch with its invention, for now called quite simply the "underwater baited hook."
More About: News , Technology , Environment , Nature , Outdoors