Star Wars Light Saber

Star Wars Light Saber

The lightsaber’s blade cuts through most substances without resistance. It leaves cauterized wounds in flesh, but can be deflected by another lightsaber’s blade, or an energy shield or wall. Some vibroswords and shields made with cortosis are also able to deflect them as seen first in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, and later on in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, and The Force Unleashed. An active lightsaber gives off a distinctive hum, which rises in pitch and volume as the blade is moved rapidly through the air. Bringing the blade into contact with an object or another lightsaber’s blade produces a loud crackle.

Le Whif – New Breathable Chocolate and Coffee

Lewhif - Breathable Chocolate. Photo by Tony Cenicola, NY Times

Since its first introduction in May 2009, LeWhif has sold over more than 40 thousands of these innovative Chocolate Inhalers. The product was featured in NY Times, Oprah Magazine, and Reuters, just to name a few.

YakAboutIt.com – Inventors Compete to Sell Their Stuffs Here

Sippy Straw Cleaner

YakAboutIt.com is a website for inventors to submit their innovative products and invention to sell. This makes sense because it saves the entrepreneurs the trouble of starting up a new site and paying for high advertising fees.

Check out the comments of the hot selling products, it seemed to go on and on without ending. They called it the “Most Yakable”. The challenge among the entrepreneurs and inventors are to compete among themselves for the best product that could create a buzz and get the most attention.

BMW HP Kunst Concept Bike Design by Vincent Montreuil

Vincent and his project team came up with a concept bike called the “BMW HP Kunst”.
According to the designer,
“It is an hydrogen motorbike concept which represents the ecological vision of the future motorbikes. It really acts as a technological showcase with all the apparent hydrogen technologies. This is an exclusive model which [...]

Honda 3R-C Concept Car

This revolutionary three-wheeled, battery-operated, electric vehicle concept shows what a future, minimal urban transport vehicle for one person might look like.

The battery electric drivetrain is mounted low in the three wheeled chassis, therefore keeping the centre of gravity low and thus improving stability.

Great places to generate creative ideas

Apart from brainstorming in a group, most of us may like to be alone when we work on creative ideas. It is necessary to have a clear mind and in a relaxed mode, so meditation is great.

I have learnt meditation from some books and in general I only remembered these…

A short guide to ensure positive cashflow in business

It is important to keep track of a positive cashflow into the business, as its the basic lifeline. Some of the successful businessmen that I have known are very sensitive to “money” issues, and will count to the last cent – regardless of how rich they are. They would not take No for an answer when it comes to money and are meticulous on any issues related to it.

Mobile Battery Chargers and Other Alternatives

Source: YankoDesign - Phone by Mikhail Stawsky

When you are out on the road or stranded in some isolated places without any electrical or battery supplies, a mechanical charger would come in handy as it enables you to charge the device mechanically (in another word, manually).

The Fish, Bone and Halloween Fashion Footwear

Fishbone - Giuseppe Zanotti Sandal

Being skinny and anorexia doesn’t suit our taste, but these bony shoes and sandals are becoming a new fashion. And they aren’t cheap! The Giuseppe Zanotti sandals with Swarovski Crystals are going for $685 USD quoted at one store, but we can’t find a proper link to buy it.

Shoe Bathtub

Shoe-Shaped Bath Tub

If your wife or girlfriend can’t get enough of shoes, get one of these.

Giant shoe-shaped bathtub from Italy, they can bathe in it all day.

Upcoming Business: Fly with Your Personal Aircraft – Martin JetPack

The Martin JetPack

This is an impressive and innovative personal aircraft (one-seater only) from Martin Aircraft Company Limited, a New Zealand company. And just like any normal aircraft, the pilots are required to pass the Martin Aircraft Company approved training program before receiving their aircraft. This is necessary for safety reasons, not just for the pilots but for the public as well.

Upcoming Wearable Mouse for Wearable Computers

Wearable Mouse

With wearable computers and wearable batteries, here comes wearable mouse called DMDeanmark, a product of TheAirMouse.

According to the manufacturer, the DMDeanmark increased the movement speed and accuracy aligning with the ligaments of the hand. It is supposed to help to prevent computer related repetitive stress injury, specifically Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or aka weakness of the wrist.

Upcoming Concept Car: Peugeot Bubble Car?

Peogeot Bubble Concept Car

This is probably a leaked a concept car designed by Yuji Fujimura and is unlikely an upcoming production model.

With some modifications, it might be useful to use this in golf courses or say, within a tradeshow compound – if its electrically powered.

The book lovers ideal study room?

Source: Inhabitat.com

The wall of this “building” was built with books! If you have alot of books but have no idea what to do with try building one of these cool rooms. You just need to becareful when you try to pull out that reference book.

Known as the Book Cell, this interesting infrastructure was originally installed for six months in 2006 before the books are returned to the Modern Art Center. Obviously, that was a tough 6-months to resist the temptation leaning against the wall or pull out that reference books.

Exquisite Japanese Lunch Boxes

ikeshoo Lunch Box

We have not seen these at any of the restaurants that we have visited, but they have the unique look especially with the “folding design”. If you are thinking of running a Japanese restaurant or bar, these products might help to justify a slightly premium price of a Bento set. They may even make perfect [...]

Go Green with Dulux Envirowash

Disposing contaminated water is a common waste problem for companies that deal with water-based painting. That does not include only “painting companies”, but also manufacturers and shops dealing with products such as furnitures and motor cars.
Dulux has a product called the EnviroWash System that helps to remove the “paint” in water. Currently, there are 4 [...]

1000 Dollars and An Idea

1000 dollars and an idea

Starting with the hardships his family faced trying to hold on to their cotton farm during the Depression to the coaching he received on the high school football field, Wyly describes in candid and engrossing detail how his early years in Louisiana prepared him for what lay ahead. Throughout this book, he reveals the decisions and strategies behind his many business successes, and how he leveraged his ability to spot business trends and seize market opportunities.

Upcoming Mini-Fuel Cell might be powering our home in future

Shia Lebeouf holding the AllSpark cube in Transformers

In the Transformers movie, the AllSpark Cube is capable of granting independent life to normal electronic and mechanical objects, and is the source of life for all the Transformers. It was known as The Matrix, but presumably changed to avoid confusion with another movie with the same name.

Now, we are still far [...]

Drop-and-Charge Universal Battery Charger

An innovative idea for a universal battery charger that targets busy people, just drop any battery into the device and the device will separate the battery to the correct charging compartment. After the battery is charged, collect the battery as if you are accessing a vending machine.

Antique Superman Comic Book Sold for 1million

Original Debut Superman Comic Sold for 1million on Feb 20, 2010

Don’t throw away your antiques yet, including comic book. This rare copy of the debut of Superman comic book was sold at $1million, between a private seller and buyer who did not wish to disclose their names.

The transaction was conducted by the auction site ComicConnect.com. Stephen Fishler, co-owner of the site and its sister [...]

Talk to the Press UK: Sell your story to newspapers and magazines

Press and publicity agency Talk to the Press (http://www.talktothepress.co.uk) has been chosen by a judging panel, including Deborah Meaden and other leading entrepreneurs such as Bebo Founder Michael Birch, as a winner of Smarta.com’s inaugural ‘Smarta 100’.
The Smarta 100 is the ultimate business accolade, recognizing the UK’s smartest small businesses. Smarta.com [...]

Taiwan: Eat Japanese Food served by “Ninjas”

You don’t have to invent new food, you just have to serve them differently.
The waitress at this Japanese restaurant in Taipei don’t just serve food, but also perform tricks and stunts with fire.

Ou, who also owns a hospital-theme restaurant in Taipei, and his wife put the three-storey Ninja eatery together on their own [...]

Technology that turns Clothing and Paper into Battery Chargers

This is probably a dream of the ultimate combat soldier system, which were limited to using commercially available lithium polymer batteries to power the loads of modern electronic devices such as the NVD, Laser, wearable computers, communication systems, etc.  Using carbon nanotubes to store electricity,  the engineers at Stanford University found a way for uniforms [...]

UK National Lottery created more than 2,400 millionaires since 1994

Here is a list of the 10 biggest winners:
1. Nigel Page, 43, and his partner, Justine Laycock, 41, who live near Cirencester, in Gloucestershire, became Britain’s biggest-ever winners when they scooped a prize of £56 million today.
The pair shared Friday’s overall EuroMillions jackpot of £113 million with one other ticket which was bought in Spain.
2. [...]

Inventing a New Industry Vs Improving Existing Business

Most of the time people probably came up with a new brilliant idea when it is least expected. In 2005, Malcolm Gladwell wrote the book “Blink” which proposes that “spontaneous decisions are often as good as—or even better than—carefully planned and considered ones.”. He pointed out that when a person has too much information [...]