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Ever wished you had one of those pedal-assist bikes to help you up a hill or to whittle away some of the miles on your commute? Now your hybrid smart bike is only a few simple steps away, thanks to the Copenhagen Wheel by Superpedestrian. Developed by MIT in conjunction with the city of Copenhagen,...

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We might be biased, but we think our friends at Knockaround truly are class acts. If you follow the brand, you might recall their incredible Shark Attack sunglasses, which were designed by a 6th grader, and generated funds for art education in schools last year. This year, Knockaround aim to raise $30K for the same...

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Here at Imprint Culture Lab, we've dabbled in our share of event production. It's a tough game - requiring the perfect storm of ingredients, centered around the right venue. Finding the right venue can make or break an entire event, and so with that in mind, Japanese architect Arata Isozaki and British sculptor Anish Kapoor...

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Hey, happy Friday! Here's an interesting video featuring productivity consultant, and creator of the Getting Things Done method of time-management, David Allen speaking about "appropriate engagement" and "productive engagement." The focus is on making the "psychic bandwidth" or mental space you need (not the time) to be creative. The message here is don't spend two...

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Two of the biggest innovators and brilliant minds of our generation, Elon Musk (my idol) and Richard Branson, sat down for an hour this morning with the public via Google Hangout to share some insight into entrepreneurship and their journey into the limelight. We are in the most creative and innovative period EVER. Startups and...

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Erica and Stephen were just trying to brew their own beer when they quickly realized how difficult it was for the average New Yorker to do so. They recognized a need, created a solution, and launched a full fledged business to share that solution with the public. This is an amazing, simple idea and it's...

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In the coming months Disney is going to begin introducing a new technological system called MyMagic+ that will completely change the way visitors interact w/ the many parks they own. The idea is to track every step, purchase, and interaction a visitor makes through a very simple bracelet worn on the wrist. Did you buy...

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Apparently, staying up late staring at a brightly lit computer screen may take you up to an hour longer to fall asleep once you actually get into bed, according to several research studies f.lux references on their site. So THAT explains why I never go to bed until 3am...

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A group of us were casually chatting about an idea similar to these bluetooth stickers and how helpful they would be to finding every day items that we seem to lose every hour. What came of that discussion? Absolutely nothing outside of a simple idea. Fast forward several months later, and what do you know?...

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Rising sealevels has been a concern for several years now and its interesting to see the types of solutions that have been rolling out from researchers, architects, and inventors. Britian's Evironment Agency just released a potential design for a floating house, or in their terms, an amphibious house. The concept is pretty simple actually: the...