Residents of the town of Varallo in northwestern Italy are turning kilos into euros through a communal diet project initiated by the mayor.
Men who lose 4 kg (9 lbs.) in a month will receive €50 ($70). Women will get the same amount for losing 3 kg (7 lbs.). If they keep the weight off for […]

 
Chances are that Louis Michaud is one of very few people who spend their days trying to make tornadoes. A year ago, the retired petrochemical engineer put together what looked a bit like a high-tech kiddie swimming pool. Only rather than splashes, this pool tends to generate twisters about as high as the garage.
Michaud is […]

France is famous for its relaxed attitude to affairs of the heart (and loins). Unlike in the Anglo-Saxon world, the existence of extra-marital affairs — from the fictional Madame Bovary to former President Francois Mitterrand — is taken for granted there. French men even have a term for their mistresses: Le cinq á sept (the […]

 
Trying to appeal to a younger, web-savvy audience, Playboy announced plans to launch Playboy U, a new social networking website along the lines of immensely popular MySpace and Facebook. Playboy U includes the basic features of its competitors, such as the ability to write comments on other users’ profiles and to post photos. But unique […]

E-commerce has always been hailed as 24/7. But how many consumers actually click “buy” at 3 a.m.? Apparently enough to get a handful of merchants to test the midnight madness waters with e-specials from midnight till dawn.
Sears, Kohl’s and Dick’s Sporting Goods all offer the early-morning specials to bleary-eyed insomniacs and busy consumers like Mom […]

 
It might sound daft and very dangerous but last month scientists came a step closer to developing this!
The ability to direct and transmit electrical power through the air, without wires, took a further step from the theoretical to the practical in June when a group of MIT researchers demonstrated their “WiTricity” concept.
The technology works by […]

 
I did read this story in a few of the UK newspapers lat month but i finally had a chance to give it a go at a tech exhibition this weekend. Basically people invent or design solutions to problems or solutions to make life easier, such as the remote for the TV.
The first remote intended […]

 
If you want a good marketing campaign, then try and learn from esure (”calm down dear” - another annoying advert with Michael Winner being an idiot!) with their very successful Sheilas Wheels brand and campaign.
Sheilas’ Wheels designed a policy for women, with features such as additional coverage for handbags and their contents up to GBP […]

 
A FAMILY, a good career and a flexible working life. Can you have it all? Some women seem to think so, and growing numbers are finding a way of making it a reality by working as interim managers.
Filling a temporary gap, or working on a specific project, used to be dismissed as something for semi-retired […]

I like to keep up with technological advancements, and this is amazing! Hitachi have announced the development of a biometric cardless credit payment system, called “finger vein money,” which allows shoppers to pay for purchases using only their fingertips. The company plans to begin field testing the finger vein money in September.
Finger vein money relies […]