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Consumers, trendwatchers roast tweeting refrigerator
This begs the question: Just because you can, does it mean you should? Samsung’s new over-the-top refrigerator can play Pandora radio music, send tweets, check your Google calendar and more, but attendees at the Consumer Electronics Show 2011 think it may be overkill. Check out this video from Mashable.com on the Wi-Fi-enabled appliance: The International…
Running on rubbish: Supermarket comes off grid, powered by food waste
Imagine a grocery store sending zero waste to the landfill. That’s what is happening in the UK with Sainsbury’s stories. “Last summer Sainsbury’s achieved its 20×20 sustainability target of putting all its store waste to positive use – and diverting it from landfill. All general waste from stores is recycled or turned into fuel. Surplus…
Innovation helps the (color) blind to see!
If you are one of the 300 million people who are colorblind, these videos will inspire you! The video captures the reactions of several people able to see color for the first time, thanks to a new innovation: https://www.facebook.com/cnbc/videos/10154417860219369/ Up to 300 million people worldwide are affected by red-green color vision deficiency, also called color…
Scientists record the first video of thoughts forming in the brain
What do thoughts look like? Here is a fascinating video of how Japanese researchers recorded a real-time video of thoughts forming in the brain. This brain is of a live animal called a zebrafish — a species with a translucent head — as it was stalking its prey. The scientists used a fluorescent protein that…
The future of a digital cashless society?
After seeing this bracelet, you may look at your checkbook or even your online billpay system as archaic and inconvenient. Right now this bracelet appears to be in the imagination stage, but it’s sure to get the attention of a financial or tech corporation. Check out the design blog here. “Triia” is shown as a secure…
Top ten consumer trends for 2011
I am an avid follower of consumer trends, and I advise my clients to be as well. Here is a terrific video I found on YouTube from JWT. It has several interesting elements I found particularly comforting, like the fact that human downtime and relationships still matter even as we become more and more attached…