Forget Everything You Know About Food: Philips Has Redesigned It

Yesterday, I wrote about the Electrolux Design Lab concept for 2050, Heart of the Home .  To give you an idea of how out there Heart of the Home is (and I mean that lovingly), the kitchen’s pots and pans are traced into existence with an index finger, and they don’t need to be washed or stored, just erased!  Now, wait until you see what Philips Design has cooked up for 2050! 

TED-Heads vs TED-Feds

The Annual TED Conference taking place February 9-13 in Long Beach, California has an elitism about it.  If you have $6000 to spend on an event – If you are an expert in the field of technology, entertainment or design – if you know how to deliver information in a new and innovative fashion – and of course there is that little matter about being invited – you might be worthy of  being considered a TED-Head with TED-Cred. If not, join the rest of us -  the club of TED-Fed D-Listers who can only witness the affair from afar, like a kid with no funds peering into the window of a candy store.

#WhoDat vs #MyColts At #SB44: Who Wins The Super Bowl Social Media Match-up?

Dependent on what team you are rooting for in this year’s Super Bowl (#SB44), you might be surprised to learn who is winning on the Social Media field of play.

Geo Spam Heads Into Location-Based Territory

Well, it was bound to happen. As popular as location-based services are becoming, it didn’t take long for the Spamalot Brigade to step in for a little menace and mayhem.

Cost Per Check-in: Has Foursquare Initiated A New Ad Model?

We know about ad deals based on impressions and  we are familiar with banner ads and pop-ups. Google Adsense opened us up to cost per clicks. But as social networking moves from the desktop to mobile devices are we ready to engage in a brand new business model ☞ Cost Per Check-in

Magnetic Nanoparticles Update: Human Cancer Cells Tested

Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Ovarian Cancer Institute have been experimenting with magnetic nanoparticles focused on attracting cancer cells so that they could be separated from healthy cells and removed from the site.

Twitter’s First Resignation By Tweet – Jonathan Schwartz Exits Sun

The first tweet from outer space was recorded on January 22. The first doctor to tweet during surgery happened at the Children’s Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. A landmark tweet against impostors was issued in a tweet by the British High Court in October, 2009

Butt Covers For Pets Give New Meaning To "Rear Gear"

Rear Gear …. ” no more mr. brown eye ” reads the header card.  A butt cover for my dog or cat.  Wild!  I love it!

Neuroimaging Can Spot Schizophrenia Before It Manifests

“Pharmacological treatments for schizophrenia remain unsatisfactory, so clinicians and researchers like myself have started to dig in another direction,” says Professor Ina Weiner, lead researcher. “The big question asked in recent years is if schizophrenia can be prevented.”

AT&T Wireless Data Profits At Record High, iPad Traffic On The Way

AT&T now stands to make even more money than they’re making now, which they said in a press release yesterday was a record high.