Added 7 September, 2013
Gay weddings aside, more and more men are opting to wear "man-gagement" rings. U.S.-based jewelry stores Blue Nile, James Allen, and Gemvara are among many retail outlets reporting a recent increase in engagement rings for men. Why now? In relationships, gender roles are more balanced than ever. And an increasing number of women are opting to...
Added 6 September, 2013
While companies like Samsung, Sony an Apple are falling all over themselves to create the most multi-functional wrist pieces, Kapture is offering a single simple feature that will undoubtedly be copied by the others: An always-on voice recorder that captures everything, then lets you decide later what you want to hang on to. Not sure what you just...
Added 6 September, 2013
Apple recently hired Paul Deneve, the former CEO of Yves Saint Laurent Group, to help them make tech fashionable. And Google is experimenting with hiding Glass in real, fashionable glasses frames. At the same time, clothing companies are incorporating technology into their products. The ear muff brand called 180s has just introduced ear warmers...
Added 27 August, 2013
Marketers have been collecting digital data on their customers for a while now. But when a young couple learns they are pregnant, and a retailer sends them coupons for diapers a couple of months later, well, some people are finding that more than a bit creepy. In response, more and more retailers are now asking permission to collect data, in the...
Added 22 August, 2013
Finish artist and designer Janne Kyttanen is has created some terrific shoe designs, the 3D files of which he is giving away free on his website, to anyone who want to print themselves a pair. Kyttanen graduated from The Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam 2000, where he also currently lives. During his studies he envisioned a future where...
Added 22 August, 2013
Students at the University of Florida are reporting a new fashion trend sweeping campuses in that state. Female students are baring the crescent-shaped bottoms of their butts, popping out beneath shorts that are tailored with hems that arch upwards like so many indignant eyebrows. According to the paper, "This trend is not the result of an...
Added 22 August, 2013
Michelle Phan, a 26-year-old self-styled makeup expert who started her own YouTube channel, developed a following so big that she just inked a deal with the Luxe division of L'Oreal and launched her own makeup brand, called EM, which will be sold online. Phan first started putting her tutorials on YouTube at 20 when she was in college, and as she...
Added 16 August, 2013
It seems like any object can benefit from a design makeover these days. People like to surround themselves with designy things that are nicer than average. And it doesn't hurt if it is somewhat unique and that no one else has it. This modern aesthetic has even trickled down to toilet tissue, which the Spanish company Renova is creating in numerous...
Added 16 August, 2013
It seems like we will all soon be wearing our computers on our wrists, what with the plethora of wearable computers coming down the pike. If the Hyetis Crossbow, a forthcoming Swiss-made smart watch, is a harbinger of the future, then we will be wearing our cameras on our wrists too. This tiny, 41 megapixel camera also has an LED flash, as well as...
Added 9 August, 2013
For the same reason that some people in the west are wearing blingy grillz on their teeth, some Asian teens are sporting fake braces as a status symbol. This orthodontia has flourished in Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Kids are forking over $100 for the black-market fashion braces to fool observers into thinking they can afford the authentic...