Ryan Harc, an innovative designer based out of New York, specializes in industrial design and product design and has developed a new generation of eco- friendly coke cans. The can helps reduce air and water pollution, which is a by-product of the cans original coloring process. In addition to this, it eliminates the energy needed to isolate toxic paint from aluminum when recycled.
The new can has a simple and modern guise, which is sure to appeal to an array of Coca-Cola consumers.
Time magazine has announced it’s choices for the best inventions of 2009. See if your favorite invention made the list!
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Japanese furniture designer, Sakura Adachi, has designed a bookshelf which she lovingly calls, “The Cave”. The Cave is a hollowed out bookshelf in which the reader may feel throughly immersed in their reading, as they are surrounded by literature. “I wanted to create a situation like from your childhood”, states Adachi. The Cave is designed accordingly to proportion and contains a built in light which shines onto the readers book.
Current prices range from about $4,830 to $7,045, depending on the size.
“Walleye Technologies”, a leading innovator in developing microwave image-based products, has invented a handheld camera of sorts to assist workers in seeing through walls! This invention allows for maintenance workers and “handymen” alike, to see exactly where they are drilling. This will prevent the unwelcome hitting of wire or pipe when making repairs on a building.
The product uses a microwave camera, which forms images. Walleye CEO, Chris Adams, stated that, “We were able to reduce the cost of the key components from a couple of thousand dollars to a few dollars, which brings it in line with what consumers will be willing to spend.”
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Carl Icahn a billionaire investor is offering 6 billion dollars to CIT to help bail them out of their debt. For those of you who are not familiar with CIT it is a company which has been working with the middle market for 100 years. Carl understand that this company has staying power. Private investors like Carl take a lot of stress of the government, and end up making quite a bit of profit. He would save the company over 150 million dollars in fees right off the bat, and help make loans available for small business owners all across the states. Carl may be offering more people than just CIT an opportunity to opt out of the recession since the money will trickle down to thousands of people. This billionaire may be one of many reasons that we get out of this recession.
Recessions are not solely negative. Sure, they have some very clear negative effects on our day to day life, and there are those who may not be able to afford certain luxuries while in between jobs, but there are lots of positive things about the recession, too.
Housing
This is the perfect time to buy a house. People who normally would not be able to afford a house can now live comfortably knowing that they are investing their money instead of throwing it away. Now the flipside of this is that people who already own the houses are suffering because their home is valued at less. I say wait to sell. We will not be in the recession forever and if you really want to make as much as you can then hold off selling your home.
Travel
Traveling has become much much cheaper. My friend is leaving today to go to California; the trip cost him a grand total of 200 dollars. That is round trip folks! I know that I have paid more than double that for a trip to California before.
Spending Habits
People are starting to realize that living outside of your means has repercussions. There was a time when consumerism seemed to dictate every single action of the American people. Credit cards were easy to get and buying something with nothing was the greatest discovery since sliced bread. Though, we have learned this lesson before, it seems as though we were and perhaps are doomed to repeat these mistakes. I think we will be safe for at least a short while. The more people have to deal with this recession—the more they realize the error of their ways.
Family Time
The less money you have to spend on entertainment and fast food, the more time you have to spend at home. Families are spending much more time together now than they used to. Home cooked meals are a necessity for many which is not only healthier and cheaper than eating fast food, but it also gives families a time to bond.
Movie Sales
Movie sales go up in a recession because they are cheap in comparison to other forms of entertainment. People want that escape from reality for a couple hours, and are willing to pay for it. Mentally stimulating movies also give people something to talk about and mull over. We see more people sitting in parks or at local coffee shops discussing and debating during a recession.
Gamer Grub is the first snack food designed specifically for gamers. The packaging is designed so that you can eat it one handed without getting your fingers greasy. And if you have ever played a video game and eaten chips at the same time, you understand the dilemma that greasy fingers can present. Unlike the average potato chip, GamerGrub is choc full of essential vitamins which are necessary to keep going. I mean, look at the nutritional facts, seems like the ingredients for your morning vitamin right? GamerGrub is specifically targeting gamers, and is succeeding. Currently over 80 websites and locations sell GamerGrub including the world renown ThinkGeek. GamerGrub’s spot on audience targeting even caught the eye of Entrepreneur Magazine. They talked it up quite a bit in their article. Looking at this most people are probably thinking “I could have thought of that”. It takes a specific kind of person to be able to hone in so well to what it is the consumer wants. I dare you to try and do better.
Starting up a business takes a lot of work, and your own work history foundation will play a huge factor in how far you will go, or how much easier it will for you to get far. For the young aspiring entrepreneur, it is best to have work experience. Even if you have studied business in school, it is a lot different to get the hands-on experience to be able to develop the social skills and work ethic that people will be looking for when deciding as to whether they will do business with you or not. Jumping straight to making your business is not the best strategy, because even if your business does get up and running and you have lasted and grown over a couple of years, people still expect work history in order to take you more seriously. “Financial literacy is the language of owning a business,” says Irwin Rudick, the vice president of the San Diego chapter of SCORE, a nonprofit firm that gives advice and training to small business owners. On top of the work, of course taking classes in business, entrepreneurship, finances and other related topics is a must. This prepares you for how to go about your business to keep it running, because there are a million different aspects to worry about in order to keep your business afloat.
Keep up with new business strategies by taking new classes frequently. Remember, before you set fourth on your solo venture, make sure you have experience under your wing. Not only does this show people you can stay committed, but it really opens up your eyes from an employees perspective, and helps you to see many things you may never even realize when completely skipping this part of life.
In other less developed countries, it is especially difficult to do things such as finding sources of heat for cooking and other purposes. However, Norwegian entrepreneur, Jon Bohmer, has invented the ‘Kyoto Box’. The Kyoto Box is a cardboard box fit into another box which is then topped with a plexi-glass lid. The process is very simple. The box absorbs heat energy from the sun during daylight and traps it inside. The intense heat caught in the box allows for cooking and boiling water and the heat insulation is conducive to prolonged heating of foods. In addition to being thoroughly simple, the Kyoto Box also reduces deforestation (by eliminating the use of fuel) and improving health (boiling the water gets rid of certain harmful parasites). The box is priced at around $6.
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