VentureBeat reports tha beverage giant Pepsi announced a new experiment around barcodes in collaboration with a startup called Stickybits. Using a barcode-reader application on a smartphone, users can scan barcodes on Pepsi products like soda cans or bottles and access videos and links hidden in the code. Users can also upload their own videos, photos […]
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Most of us pick up pencils and lose them without giving it a second thought. Pencils are a bit more interesting than you might, think, though. Mental Floss answers a few not-so-frequently asked questions about everyone’s second-favorite writing implements, including when pencil sharpeners were illegal. What makes #2 pencils so special? They’re the absolute middle
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Solving a problem is hard — but truly understanding a problem is even harder, says Josh Makower, founder and chief executive officer of ExploraMed, a medical-device incubator. The real trick, he notes in this Entrepreneur Thought Leader Lecture given at Stanford University, is to resist the urge to latch on to the first solution that
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Dane recently asked “How are you profiting from the World Cup?” Well, I found these cool T-shirts from Willem de Kooning Academie in Rotterdam. Apparently when your team scores a goal and your facial expression isn’t exciting enough, you pull the shirt up over your head exposing a second more excited cheering face.(Perhaps a celebrity
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Drivers in North Carolina will have more than just exhaust fumes to smell says the Charlotte Observer. A local grocery chain has erected what is believed to be the country’s first scented billboard. The business partnered with a company that produces smells for hotels, stores and casinos to create their “eau de beef,” a mix
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According to Trendhunter.com, North Tyneside, England, is taking a novel approach to economic depression by putting up fake business fronts. North Tyneside has been devastated by the down economy, losing 140 businesses, which has led the town to take some drastic measures. And by drastic, I mean genius! The removable fake business fronts are used
Daily Stack is time management tool created by designers Sebastian Rønde Thielke and Anders Højmose. Designboom reports the simple design allows users to help track their work flow by creating physical representations of their tasks. The design consists of a small base and a series of wood blocks that each have a different colour and
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The iPad apparently isn’t just good for browsing the web and watching video in style. It can also bend spoons, and make books, birds and money appear out of thin air. At least that’s what one Japanese street magician wants you to believe. By combining some sleight of hand, camera trickery, rehearsed timing and a
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Scientists have discovered a way of mimicking the stunningly bright and beautiful colors found on the wings of tropical butterflies. The findings could have important applications in the security printing industry, helping to make bank notes and credit cards harder to forge, reports EurekAlert.org. The striking iridescent colors displayed on beetles, butterflies and other insects
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You walk past a group of employees gathered in one of your company’s meeting rooms, laptops and notepads are strewn along a table the size of a small state. There are charts and graphs and PowerPoint presentations and three-quarters of the people in the room have a hand in the air. There’s a lot of
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