The DeLighTable from Thomas Gardner is a touch sensitive table that creates amazing visual effects when touched or stroked. The table is made from an opaque liquid that is sandwiched between a transparent plastic film and a light source.
Ralph Lauren has unvield 24-hour walk-by shopping at its 888 Madison Ave. store. 24-hours you can literally window shop via a 67 ince touch screen that is projected onto the store’s main display window. You can ever swipe your credit card to make a purchase right there at the window. READ MORE >
Crescent Hydropolis Resorts received sea rights from China to build the world’s first underwater hotel and resort. The resort’s name is Hydropolis Qingdao and the tower will be located on 33,000 sq meters of land that was formerly the Ocean Entertainment Park in Qingdao, while the actual underwater hotel section will be located southwest READ MORE >
Barneys New York has created a black dice set with Swarovski crystals. The set comes in a black leather case. Luck be a lady. www.barneys.com
Mojo Cosmetics’ Titan has produced a sleek crefillable container lipstick tube. It is made out of an aerospace-grade alloy of aluminum, titanium, manganese and magnesium, so it is not only attractive, but heat and crush resistant – highly desirable properties in a lipstick tube once you’ve had one melt at the bottom of READ MORE >
EnVision Marketing Group, which patented the idea, is rolling out ads on the conveyor belts of 52 Cincinnati-based Kroger grocery stores. In a world of “where wil they put an ad next”, I guess we are learning no surface is safe. Michael Kosowicz – Milk
Wenger wants you to do one thing: throw out your old knives. Actually, it wants you to do several things: throw out your bike tools, your toiletries, your laser pointer and so on, because you can find all of these instruments in a huge Swiss Army knife, which includes every tool the company makes. READ MORE >
This mug has a miniature battery-operated propeller at the bottom of the well that spins at 3,000 rpms at the touch of a button on the handle, automatically stirring your beverage and eliminating the need to dispose of stirrers or find a place to leave coffee-dampened spoons. At your command the propeller re-stirs mugs READ MORE >
Eudora is a fiberglasss chair, upholstered in fabric, and encased in resin. Illuminated from within, it’s both enticing and surreal. Each chair is made by hand to ensure serendipity and beauty. Fabrics can be any printed pattern or dyed solids. www.gnr8.biz/product_info.php?products_id=27
2006 release by this offbeat lo-fi Texas quintet, signed to former Cocteau Twins member Simon Raymonde’s label. They’ve been compared with the likes of bands such as Belle and Sebastian, Mercury Rev, Grandaddy and the Flaming Lips. 11 tracks. Bella Union.