Chair Savvy

 Who wouldn't want a chair that can tell your mood or even help you multi-task!?

Rizki Tarisa's Go invented a new high tech chair that takes chairs to a whole new level. This piece of furniture is a lounge chair, exercise bike, a workstation, and a desktop all in one. Would you like to lose some weight while getting some work done? Well this is the chair for you then! This chair can also access the internet and plays music. It has harness human power to "juice" up electronic devices as well.

Another awesome high tech chair that many tech savvy people would love is the Empower rocking chair. Not only is it a cool looking rocking chair but Ryan Klinger made it so that it harnesses energy from its swing and transfers that energy via USB to "juice" up different electronic devices.

Lastly, the Mood chair! It's the most interesting piece of interactive furniture. It can read your mood by just sitting on it. This chair uses embedded micro-chips, LEDs and certain sensors that translate your feelings. This chair also uses different color patterns to indicate what mood you're in!

http://www.gizmowatch.com/entry/rizki-tarisas-go-joins-the-league-of-unique-high-tech-chairs/

Eco Friendly Sun and Mood Lamps

How cool are these? Make your own solar lamps! Or purchase them!

Interested in saving up the sun? With these lamps you can light up your house, and carry the sun around in your purse. 

The lamps are made by a rechargeable battery and a low energy LED light. When the mason jar is put in direct sunlight during the day, the battery is charged by the solar cell electrical current. They can then be used at night from the power of the LED lamp. They use a AA battery so they can be reused forever! Also because they are in a airtight mason jar they can be used inside or outside on a summer night. These lamps can be purchased for around $20, but they can also be made as a DIY craft with the right LED light, and battery! 

http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/994a/

Ask Not What You Can Do For Your Curtains; Ask What Your Curtains Can Do For You!

        

Today is all about becoming sustainable. The human race has caused a lot of damage to this earth and now that we are faced with the repercussions, the time has come for thoughts to run wild and innovation come to light. 

            No...I mean literally, innovation has come to light. Solar energy has been one of the biggest endeavors in regards to the idea of a fully sustainable lifestyle. Research and development has led to solar panels on houses, chargers for phones, technology for cars, and many, many more. Now, it looks like will be taken even further. 

Sheila Kennedy, an architect and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is convinced that solar textiles will revolutionize the way we collect and consume power. By using flexible materials to convert sunlight to energy, “soft power” can be harnessed. Her firm has been working with a thin-film photovoltaic material; a fabric that looks and moves like cloth but does the job of a solar panel. The photovoltaic material is paired with a semi-conductor material that takes sun energy and does two things; some of transformed into electricity and some turns into light. There are rechargeable batteries into the hem that can be inserted into a larger home battery for use.

            Although still in the prototype stages, this material can be the starting force of an era where even our curtains can be used for clean energy.

For More Information, Read the Original Article at http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/01/solar.textiles/index.html

Hug Me Jacket: Coat for the Cold and Lonely

Check this out- It seems like a product our Pillow Talk fans would want!

Hug Me Jacket