Monthly Archives: February 2007

Footloose

What a heel. And we don’t mean cad. Here’s an idea that can only be dreamed up by a woman who’s suffered at the tyrannical heels of vanity. Take a pair of shoes and give them the versatility to transform into either low or high heels with an easy switch for the Cinderellas out there [...]

Time Travelers: Lay Off Grandpas

The trouble with time travelers is that so many go back in time to issue death threats to grandparents of future malefactors. Commentary by Lore Sjöberg. Original post by juniper.foo@cnet.com (Juniper Foo)

Uber Shades

Great shades of Elvis! Not that the King was spotted sipping a Singapore Sling at Raffles Hotel, but that somebody with a penchant for knives has gone Swiss Army on a pair of sunglasses. Artist-designer Rodd Miller’s idea of eyewear could probably send Q into transports of delight, with ear stems that pack enough hardware [...]

Aroma USB

Either the world’s gotten smellier. Or we’ve gotten less tolerant to the ripe aromas of our surroundings. Because, suddenly, there’s been an onslaught of devices to lessen the bouquet, from DoCoMo/Sony Ericsson’s “aroma” phone to a USB drive that dispenses calming scents. This dropped into our inbox from distributor Debreu…. Original post by juniper.foo@cnet.com (Juniper [...]

S.T.A.M.P.S. watch

These watches tick to an almost Swatch-like beat, being both funky and disposable. As far as versatility goes, you can wear it on your wrist (there are endless mix-and-match options), around your neck, or torn off like a postage stamp and stuck on any surface. There’s no dearth of choices since you have some 200 [...]