Future of Mobile Search: Virtual Shopping #1

Seventh post of this concept design: Looking Glass I’m pretty sure companies like Ikea would quickly start to use this device this way if it became really available.

Oil Price Fallout: Jobs Coming Home?

Outsourcing has been getting more expensive as fuel prices have risen, so manufacturers are toying with the daring concept of domestic production..."The rise in transportation costs are fueling what some economists are calling "reverse globalization." For instance, DESA, a...

Next Fundraiser Scheduled for The Wooden Cow Gallery and Art Space!

"Our next HUGE Yard Sale Fundraiser is taking place on Saturday, June 28th, 2008. Mark your calendars now!   All proceeds benefit The Wooden Cow Gallery and Art Space, a local grassroots creative co-op devoted to promoting arts awareness, while improving the lives and...

British consumer confidence hits record low, BRC finds

UK retailers are in a panic as study after study shows that consumers are going to be hoarding their cash for some time. A drop in consumer spending power, a bad job market and general economic malaise have contributed to a general belt-tightening in the public mood....

Surrey kidnapping accomplice sentenced to four years jail

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThe photos are stock photos, not part of this story, but make a point none the less.Another case of a Judge unclear on the concept that if you kidnap someones children and...

Casulo: A Home in a Small Box

Imagine as a mobile young professional, having all the furniture you need for your apartment in one small portable box that you travel with.  Casulo is an ingenious new concept for those who live a mobile...

Tom Cruise to revisit Oprah's couch

There's a weird intensity lurking beneath the dreamy eyes of one T. Cruise. Honestly, it scares the crap out of me."CHICAGO (AP) -- Oprah might want to nail down her furniture. Tom Cruise is scheduled to return...

Asmindo oprimistic 2008 furniture, handicraft exports to reach US$3 bln

""We are optimistic the target of three billlion US dollars for 2008 will be reached with the support of all relevant parties in the government and business community," Asmindo Chairman Ambar Tjahyono said here on Saturday. Tjahyono who is in Shenzhen to attend the 22nd...

Asmindo eyes US$60 million from furniture exports to China

"The Indonesian Furniture and Handicraft Industry Association (Asmindo) has set a target of furniture exports worth US$60 million to China this year, or an increase by ten percent if compared with those in the previous year, Asmindo chairman Ambar Tjahyono said here on...

Home furnishings for the homeless

Folding benches that convert to beds, inflatable dwellings that run on the air waste of buildings, and carts that transform into shelters are among the innovations showcased here.They're not ideal solutions,...

Dust Explosions and Fires Continue Nationwide

Until the Secretary of Labor enacts a comphrehensive OSHA workplace standard  where combustible dusts are present, dust explosions and fires will continue at an unbridled rate.Blast rattles furniture factory"A...

Creativity needs a home

Trevor Boddy warns against downtown Vancouver's steady conversion to luxury housing:  "With our forestry industry in decline, and our real estate boom losing its steam, B.C.'s economic health will increasingly depend on its creative and cultural industries. Up to now,...

Benazir Bhutto's Son Fears Pakistan May Disintegrate

It would be hard enough to get the privacy to grieve with a mother as famous as his, but when half the country is looking at you to lead it must take an enormous toll on Bhutto."Benazir Bhutto’s 19-year-old son...

Arborism table that imitates trees

Arborism by Nosigner is a table which has tree form arms. The design of the unique arms has been configured by the fractal algorithm called “Tree Curve.” So the design is as same as the branch structure of a...

Bali`s handicraft exports up 8 pct

"Bali`s export of various handicraft goods in the first ten months of 2007 rose 8.6 percent to US$202.8 million from US186.7 million in the same period last year.Wooden handicraft goods and furniture still dominated the export with a value of US$113.7 million compared to...

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