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Babies Live the High Life with Unique Nursery Designs
2008-05-06 20:30:00
Typical retailers just not cutting it when it comes to your baby items search? Check out Bratt Décor, home to all things flashy and obnoxious, for a perfectly pampered start to childhood. Technorati Tags: Children Home Life style Parenting
More About: Lifestyle , Babies

Handsfree Bluetooth Flying Saucer Device
2008-05-06 16:39:00
Why settle for the typical bluetooth handsfree device for your cell phone? Instead, make a statement with the Handsfree Bluetooth Flying Saucer! Technorati Tags: Computers Fun Gadgets Miscellaneous Technology

Solar Powered Plane Lands Once Every Five Years?
2008-05-06 05:41:00
U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), part of the U.S. Department of Defense will see to the development of an aircraft that will need to land but once every five years. Yes, only once every 5 years! The project is called Project Vulture! Technorati Tags: Announcements Art and Design Cars and Motors Environment Gadgets Outdoors Science Technology

Driving for Pregnant Women Becomes Safer
2008-05-06 03:43:00
Becoming a first time mother is full of new experiences and worries, starting from the moment you discover you?ve conceived. Everyday activities such as driving can become worrisome, especially when you find that everything from your favorite jeans to your seatbelt no longer fit the way they used to! Technorati Tags: Cars and Motors Innovation International News Parenting Travel
More About: Women

Bizarre Breast Puddings From Japan
2008-05-06 02:00:00
From the "Only In Japan " file comes Sweet Breast Pudding - twin rounded mounds of jiggling, milk-flavored pudding topped with a cherry or vanilla "nipple". Even stranger (if that's possible), this sensual, sexual snack features girls from various Japanese cities like Tokyo, Osaka and Yokohama. Collect the whole set! Technorati Tags: Art and Design Food and Drink Fun International Marketing Men Products Sex Weird or Wacky Women
More About: Bizarre

Hold Me, Hug Me, Touch Me... The HeartBeans Coffee Grinder
2008-05-05 22:59:00
You are not, by far, the only one who can't survive without your morning coffee. But is your love of that bring-me-into-the-world-of- the-living cup of coffee strong enough to power a coffee grinder with your heart? Technorati Tags: Art and Design Entertainment Food and Drink Fun Funny Gadgets Home Innovation Lifestyle Products Weird or Wacky
More About: Coffee

6 Revolving Door Ads to Get Your Head Spinning
2008-05-05 18:12:00
These days when you hear the term "revolving door" linked with advertising, you're apt to think of the recent trend where bright young ad execs join a firm only to leave within the year for greener pastures (translated "more money"). However, in the past year, revolving doors and advertising means...ads on revolving doors. Here's some interesting ads from recent campaigns: Technorati Tags: Marketing

Coffin Couches Take Resting to New Levels
2008-05-05 17:19:00
Next time you want to take a load off, how about stretching out on a casket that has been converted into a couch? Technorati Tags: Art and Design Entrepreneur Fun Funny Innovation Invention Weird or Wacky

Brilliant Invention! Vanguard System For Better Breast Cancer Detection
2008-05-05 02:01:00
This new MRI table and accompanying breast detection software not only take better pictures, but they allow immediate medical intervention, if needed. That's why the Vanguard System inventor, Cameron Piron, President of Sentinelle Medical Inc. just received a Best Innovator 2008 Award from the Ontario Premier. Technorati Tags: Boomers For Inventors Health Innovation International Invention Inventor News News Science Technology Women
More About: Cancer , Breast Cancer , Breast

Will the Private Jet be Everday Tranportation in the Future?
2008-05-05 02:00:00
Automobiles are the backbone of America and many other countries. We rely on them to get us to work, buy our groceries and provide us with some fun every now and then. But as our technology increases, will out beloved autos be nudged out by private airframes? Technorati Tags: Cars and Motors Gadgets International Miscellaneous Technology Travel
More About: Future

Hello Kitty Laptop, the Cuter Computer
2008-05-05 00:11:00
With the new 'Hello Kitty EPSON wide note' laptop computer, Sanrio's queen of cute continues her relentless conquest of the computing world. The feature-packed model offers two color schemes to appeal to Hello Kitty fans of all ages. Technorati Tags: Art and Design Children Computers Gadgets Home Marketing News Products Women

Hey, Where'd You Go? Art You Can Disappear Into
2008-05-05 00:05:00
Desiree Palmen is an artist that can really get lost in her work - literally. She creates bizarre artwork of invisible people. Technorati Tags: Art and Design Entertainment Fun Funny Miscellaneous Weird or Wacky
More About: Disappear

Humerous Stop Signs are A "No Go"
2008-05-04 05:30:00
Stop signs are a part of everyday life. You can't go more than a few blocks in any direction without seeing a handful. So it's no surprise that sometimes we begin to ignore them. Which is why residents of Oak Lawn, Illinois had no issue when some additional "stopping power" was put into place. Technorati Tags: Cars and Motors Funny Miscellaneous Outdoors Weird or Wacky
More About: Signs

Japanese Face Cream Made From Nightingale Droppings
2008-05-04 02:02:00
A traditional Japanese beauty treatment made from nightingale droppings - yes, bird poo - is helping Japan's women look as clean and fresh as can be. Just don't tell their husbands... Technorati Tags: History Home International Lifestyle Nature Products Weird or Wacky Women
More About: Face , Cream

"I'll Take the Stealth Spray Paint Please"
2008-05-03 20:00:00
Stealth technology is easily in the top 3 most important technological breakthroughs of the century. Without it, countless more lives would have been lost over the years. Recently, Werner Nickel, a German Inventor and scientist, took the design a step farther by making the same technology available in paint form. Technorati Tags: Cars and Motors Gadgets Innovation Invention Technology
More About: Paint

Taxidermy Camel + Oversized Suitcase = Controversial Art
2008-04-23 22:38:00
Pakistani artist, Huma Mulji, has created a work of art that caused some concerns at a recent art fair in Dubai - a taxidermy camel stuffed into an oversized suitcase. Technorati Tags: Art and Design Entertainment Fun Funny International Miscellaneous Weird or Wacky Array
More About: Controversial , Camel

Leaving The U.S. Behind: Cutting-Edge MySpace found in Korea
2008-04-23 22:28:00
MySpace moves east, opening versions in South Korea and India. They're more advanced than the U.S. version, to attract computer experts and tech fans. Technorati Tags: Computers Entertainment International Lifestyle Websites

California Baby Promises Happy Bottoms
2008-04-23 21:41:00
Thanks to inventor Jessica Iclisoy, parents can rest a little bit easier, at least when it comes to their baby?s skincare. Technorati Tags: Children Innovation Lifestyle News Parenting Products
More About: Baby

No One Wants To Be An Entrepreneur
2008-04-21 20:24:00
Statistic: 90% percent of new businesses fail after 5 years. Technorati Tags: Entrepreneur
More About: An Entrepreneur

A New Town in the Sky for London
2008-04-21 20:14:00
London is booming- so much in fact that estimates show the city will need to provide enough housing for almost 100,000 people every year up to 2016. Rather than grow out, architects have come up with a radical idea- grow up. Technorati Tags: Architecture Innovation International
More About: London , Town

Company Offers Voices from Beyond the Grave
2008-04-21 20:12:00
Graveyards are not what they used to be. The Japanese company Ishinokoe, or "voice of stone," recently announced that it would begin offering tombstones that have a Design QR code, which basically looks like a barcode. When a graveside visitor take a photo of the image with their cell phone, he or she is granted access to a mobile site on the Internet that includes photos, a family history and more. Technorati Tags: Entrepreneur Gadgets Innovation International Miscellaneous Products Technology Weird or Wacky
More About: Company , Offers , Grave

Thai Food Stand Owner Roasts Chicken Using Solar Powered Oven
2008-04-21 18:44:00
A roadside food stand owner from Thailand has come up with a bright idea: roasting chicken using only the free power of natural sunlight. If mass-produced, his invention could save energy and reduce costs for millions of food preparers in the third world. Technorati Tags: Business Environment Food and Drink Gadgets Innovation International Miscellaneous News

Hey Kids! I'm Having a Mommy Makeover!
2008-04-21 18:19:00
Now this is something I've never thought about, but it's good, I guess, that someone has.... A way to tell your kids that you're going to the doctor and coming home with new boobs, a flat tummy, and (why not?) a new nose. These three cosmetic surgery procedures are so common in post-childbirth women, they have their own marketing package -- mommy makeovers. Technorati Tags: Boomers Children Funny Health Lifestyle Miscellaneous News Products Weird or Wacky Women
More About: Kids , Mommy , Makeover

Geisha Makeup Makes a Comeback with Natural Kyobeni Rouge
2008-04-20 21:30:00
Traditional Japanese makeup as used by high ranking Geisha girls over the centuries is making a comeback, albeit at a steep price. The cost may be worth it though, for nothing quite matches the natural beauty and vivid intensity of classic Kyobeni Rouge. Technorati Tags: Art and Design International Marketing Miscellaneous Nature Products Women

Scientists Find Mixing is Key to Turning Manure into Biogas
2008-04-20 20:00:00
Researchers have taken another step toward turning animal waste into biogas on a large scale. Farmers have long called the odor of farm waste "the smell of money" in hopes of converting it into a practical energy supply. Animal waste can produce methane, which can be used directly for energy or converted to either methanol or a mix of hydrogen and carbon monoxide. This synthetic mix can then be converted to clean fuels. Technorati Tags: Environment Nature News Science
More About: Find

OnStar Adds More Features...Again
2008-04-20 15:00:00
Ever since its introduction, OnStar has been one of the top reasons car buyers opted for General Motors. With so many useful features and day saving abilities, it makes perfect sense. Now, new buyers will be getting even more from OnStar thanks to the addition of 3 new capabilities. Technorati Tags: Cars and Motors Computers Gadgets Innovation Products Technology
More About: Features

The Ultimate Dry - 10 Great Tampon Ads From Around the World
2008-04-20 14:09:00
Tampons have been one of those "hard to talk about" products. But tampon producers have recently used some very creative ways to promote their products. Below are 10 of the best tampon ads from recent ad campaigns: Technorati Tags: Fun Lifestyle Marketing Miscellaneous Products Women

Draw a Crowd by Changing Up Baby's Grill
2008-04-20 05:00:00
Some parents have a great sense of humor when it comes to their babies?.others have people in their life willing to jab them. This has never been truer than with prank pacifiers ? fully functioning binkies with an exceptionally silly look. Technorati Tags: Children Invention Parenting Products Array
More About: Changing

The Art of Seeing Yourself Differently - As a Carpet, a Boulder and More
2008-04-19 23:41:00
Levi van Veluw is an emerging young talent in the Netherlands. His photos are self portraits which are drawn and photographed all by himself. Technorati Tags: Art and Design Entertainment Fun Funny Miscellaneous Nature Weird or Wacky
More About: Carpet

Sharp Reveals Cell Phone Based on Windows Vista
2008-04-19 23:05:00
Intel's Atom processor line isn't due out until later this year. That didn't stop Sharp from revealing a new device, called the D4, based on the new ultra-mobile chipset. The phone is also the first of its kind based on Windows Vista. Technorati Tags: Computers Gadgets Miscellaneous Products Technology
More About: Phone