Solar Power Flower Lounge (with Wi-Fi too)

A Solar Flower Lounge in use

In collaboration with Toyota, two artists from Poetic Kinetics have created the mobile Solar Flower Lounge.

These Flower Lounges are for the fast paced and connected modern world, visitors can enjoy the magical offerings of free solar power and Wi-Fi. Each of these lounges has a seating capacity for about 10 people. The solar panels in the flower petals provide charge to the 110V outlets, and the flower head emits a wireless 3G connection.

Also thanks to internal batteries, the Flower Lounge functions at night, with LEDs illuminating the general Flower Lounge area. Toyota is considering sponsoring permanent versions due to the positive public response.

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The Orbita Mouse: World’s first wireless 3-axis mouse

Looking for an extremely cool mouse? Your search ends here. Cyber E Sport's Orbita is designed for people who are looking for "something different". I bet, once it graces your desk you'll have many people ogling at your latest purchase. The Orbita is the world’s first wireless 3-axis mouse, integrated with intuitive control centre that redefines conventional mouse limitations. A built-in compass calibrates movements in 3 dimensions. The most noticeable change to your conventional mouse is the replacement of the scroll wheel. The wireless cylindrical shape becomes the basis of this incredible enhancement. Now instead of a vertical (up and down) scrolling, you simply rotate the mouse left or right in a natural dialling action. The mouse will be available by January for $100.

Excessive mobile use can cause mental problems like depression and lack of concentration

A new research suggests excessive use of mobile phones can hinder sleep, trigger fatigue and stress and cause mental problems like depression and lack of concentration. At the recent annual meeting of the U.S. Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS), Dr. Gaby Badre from Sahlgren's Academy in Gothenburg, Sweden said teenagers who use their phones excessively are more prone to stress and fatigue. The study focused on 21 healthy people between 14 and 20 years of age with regular work or study hours and without sleep problems. The subjects were divided into two groups. Compared to the control group, who made less than five calls and/or sent five text messages a day, the experimental group made more than 15 calls and/or sent 15 text messages a day. And the latter suffered from increased restlessness, had more careless lifestyles, consumed more stimulating beverages, and reported difficulty falling asleep, disrupted sleep, and more susceptibility to stress and fatigue. Only one-third of them ate breakfast, compared with most in the control group.

Brain wave scan of children with high mobile use showed a similar sleep cycle pattern to that of a depression patient. Conversely, depressive and impulsive children tended to rely more on mobile phones. Experts say those who are at risk to becoming an addict are nervous without a phone, always tinker with it and are at ease only after making a call or texting someone. Doctors also note that texting can be more harmful than phone calls to mental health and sleep levels. Prof. Ha ji-hyun, of the Department of Psychiatry at Konkuk University Medical Center says, "A call is simultaneous communication, but an SMS is not. You can get nervous while waiting for the response."

Wireless Home Intercom System Makes Family Communication Easier

A big house might have seemed like a good idea when you bought it, but now it’s a chore rounding up the family members for dinner, school, work, or just a well-deserved yelling. Sure, an intercom system can make it easy to communicate across the house, but those have to be hardwired and installation is quite the chore, right?

Well, not if you get a wireless intercom system.

“This four-channel home intercom system was selected best by the Hammacher Schlemmer Institute for sound clarity, ease of use, range of use, and features. Unlike lesser models that transmit a signal through a home’s electrical system and cannot reach rooms on different circuits, this unit uses a wireless 900MHz digital spread spectrum signal to transmit clear, uninterrupted sound to every room, up to 1,000′, ensuring that all conversation is private and free from interference from other wireless devices in your house or the surrounding neighborhood.”

Most important, you can now yell at your kids from across the house, knowing that they’ll actually hear you. Via: Luxury Housing Trends.