Keep your crackers tidy andat-the-ready with Soup & Cracker Mugs. With these 16-ounce soup mugs, you no longer have to settle for soggy crackersor crumb-laden tabletops. The clever ceramic bowl features a built-in pouch forstoring your crackers until you’re ready to dip them into your soup. Each setincludes two dishwa...

These bizarre Buddha-shaped pears were invented by a farmer in China who is planning to export his novel idea to the UK. Hao Xianzhang has created 10,000 of the mini marvels at his orchard this season and said he plans to take the fruits of his labour to Europe. A woman demonstrates a baby-shaped pear in Handan city, in north China’s Hebei province. Hao spent six years p...

As every parent knows, gassy babies are not fun. They cry and fuss a lot, and it can leave parents frustrated. However, would you be frustrated enough to use The Windi? A natural solution for colic, constipation, and other gas-related problems, The Windi works instantly and d...

What: How many times did you return from the market with a lot of fruits and thought to yourself:  I need more fruit bowls? Well, let us tell you this: 1. you’re not alone and 2. you don’t really need a fruit bowl, as you need a fruit hanger. Simon Colabufalo presented at

Entrepreneur: Krystal O'Mara, founder of ReMain Eco Design and Consulting. O'Mara began transforming bikes into living room décor in February 2010. "Aha"moment: O'Mara created a table out of bicycle rims early last year to raise money for the silent auction...

You know you’ve come up with a pretty spectacular invention when the tech pundits are comparing you to Steve Jobs and Jobs himself invites you to give a private demo at his house. [Ren Ng and Steve Jobs] discussed camera and product design and Ng told Jobs he’d send an email with ideas about how Lytro might be incorporated into Apple products. Dr Ren Ng, 32, born in Malaysia, raised ...

Looking to grab a quick cup of coffee on the go? The next time you find it difficult to spot a coffee-shop, look around for the Velopresso.  A coffee-store-on-wheels, this one was designed by Royal College of Art graduates Amos Field Reid and Lasse Oiva. In essence a pedal-powered cart, the Velopresso uses an old tricycle frame while the gears are alternatively used to...

China seems to be a hotbed of independent development of new inventions recently. Inventing’s a tough business though. For example, “China’s Noah’s Ark” has dubious financial prospects. However, in central Chongqing, China, the Wang family has been enjoying their much more promising invention: a floating bed that can be stored in the ceiling! OK, the bed do...

What is Icedea about? Design that you can taste. Design is not always tangible, nor is it restricted to product features. It can be anything, such as a taste or scent as long as it belongs to the realm of aesthetics and pleases one's senses in some way. Prima found a niche market in Thailand and decided to start her own company,

The Coffeebrewer is best described as a disposable French press. Inside the pouch is a filter with 26 g of freshly ground specialty coffee. To brew 3 cups of coffee, all you need is to open it, pour ½ L hot water into it, and let it brew 5-8 min. The unique brewing system is designed to preserve the coffee’s natural oils. This enhances the delicate flavour...

Every well-loved cat deserves their own place to catch a nap.  Problem is, even the best-designed cat beds can still leave your living room looking cluttered and unsightly. If you've been looking for a cat bed that's more out of the way, you might...

Doomsday creations are not a new idea. World Wars I and II saw the emergence of bomb shelters, with some of the more architecturally sound creations developed throughout the Cold War in light of the global nuclear threat. Last year, the re-emergence of the highly secretive ‘luxe doomsday’ bunkers reopened the sector, leading to what is the latest, and per...

According to a new study, experts are saying that Muslim tourists are a big niche market. In fact, this market alone is worth more than $126.1 million a year. This is a figure that is expected to continue growing. The report suggested that the figure was going to grow by 4.8 percent per year until 2020. This is of course being compared to the global avera...

Nestle is sending a floating supermarket up the Amazon river in an attempt to reach customers not normally exposed to normal retail channels: The world’s largest food company will send aboat with 100-square meters (1,076 square feet) of supermarket space on a journey to 18 small cities and 800,000 potential consumers on the Para and Xingu rivers in Bra...

Ah, le divorce. Thedissolution of a marriage is so inconvenient, so uncomfortable, so… lacking incontinental breakfasts. Well, at least it was until one Dutchentrepreneur/genius named Jim Halfens decided to open the Divorce Hotel, aone stop shop (actually, there are six branches conveniently scattered acrossthe Netherl...

The Island of The Dolls (Islade las Muñecas), located in the vast network of canals that lies to the south of Mexico City, near Xochimilco is one of the creepiest tourist attraction in Mexico. Here, among the branches and dead trees hang hundreds of old, mutilated dolls. The story goes that some half a century ago a little girl d...

Do you need something like this? Lingerie Glow in the Dark? LuminoGlow from Australia possible for you. Lingerie is already looking pretty with the bright light conditions, but will become Glow in The Dark at the moment without light. Prices of LuminoGlow lingerie are in range...

Dressed in a pink shirt, pink sweatpants, pink socks and pink glasses, Greta Johnson isn’t the typical worm farmer. Nonetheless, the 12-year-old has found an unusual way to make extra cash. Aluminum wash bins and plastic containers filled with topsoil take up acorner of the basement in her rural Frederic, Wis., home. “This i...

What’s rock and roll without someone smashing their guitar at the end of the performance? If an inventor in New Zealand has his way, future guitars will be indestructible. Oh yes, and they’ll be 3D printed to your exact specifications. “You could throw one against the wall without worrying about it breaking,” said Diegel, who will begin sell...

Have you ever tried to walk on the ocean floor? Seawalker Bali is the only one in Indonesia that was established in January 2001, the sister company of Bali International Rafting Adventure, offers unique activities, walking on the ocean floor located in the Sanur beach. Live the adventure and unforgettable walk to the sea and ...