Cool Hunting
| 13 June 2008view entries from: this week | this month | view previous day | view next day |
The Intelligent First Aid Kit
by Max Gold
Making first aid guidance easier than ever, The Intelligent First Aid Kit improves on the standard box of mystery tubes and ointments. The award-winning new product comes not only equipped with individually wrapped packs of medical supplies but with step-by-step audio instructions on how to treat a range of injuries.The idea is simple: combine the necessary supplies with audio technology. The result is comprehensive yet extremely accessible.
Designed by medical and educational experts to help people with little to no first aid training, every feature and functions seems as if the makers thought it through. In addition to the audio aid, color-coding and illustrations help differentiate packages and outline responses to more common ailments likefrost bite, asthma and choking, among others—especially handy when response time is important. The kit also comes with a book light/flashlight in case of injury at night.
Check out the audio sample of instructions on how to treat severe bleeding for an example.
A good idea for home, work or travel, purchase the Intelligent First Aid kit for $130 from the online shop.
Radiohead at The Daydream Festival
by Leonora Oppenheim
The pressure was on last night in Barcelona as one of the world's biggest bands took to the stage for their only gig in Spain on their European summer tour. Radiohead and festival organizers Sinnamon Productions had to deliver something extra special to a crowd that had traveled from far and wide to hear them perform tracks from In Rainbows. And deliver they did, not only aurally, which can almost be guaranteed from this group, but also visually with innovative lighting design set that lit up the stage spectacularly. The combined walls of sound and color wowed the crowd in equal measure.
Hanging strips of lights (which were drawn across the stage like a curtain at the beginning of the set) and the banks of seven cell lighting modules, worked in unison to create a dazzling show of pattern and color to chameleon-like effect. The set was designed by the U.K. stage lighting company i-Pix using Titan series LED lighting from Lamina. The same two companies collaborated on the Live Earth concert in London last year, which used a sixth of the energy consumption usually produced by concert lighting.
If last night was a taster of eco-friendly lighting, the future looks amazingly bright and colorful for the entertainment industry. Radiohead are pushing ahead on the sustainability of all aspects of touring, from traveling less to persuading the crowd drink from reusable cups. Take a look at Petz Scholtus' article over at TreeHugger to find out more about the band's "Carbon Neutral World Tour."
All images by Sergio Carratala.
Baxter "Flammable" Candles
by Max Gold
Baxter of California, a premium men's grooming line, are heating things up just in time for Father's Day. "Flammable" is a new series of scented candles and Baxter's first foray into the realm of home fragrance. For Baxter's president, Jean-Pierre Mastey, this was a perfectly logical step. He explains, "our sophisticated consumers perceive Baxter as a lifestyle brand that already goes beyond basic grooming".
We love "Flammable" because it represents a striking olfactory take on how men should represent themselves in their environment. "Flammable" appeals to Baxter's targeted male consumer but its scents are anything but limited to their olfactory palette. The first three scents in the series are described as "dark and mysterious floral scents paired with bright citrus".
My personal favorite is "Jasmin Noir." With notes of grapefruit and white jasmine blossom it is the lightest and cleanest smelling candle of the series.
Each nine-ounce luxury candle (burn time roughly 70 hours) will be sold individually with a custom designed matchbox for $45 at Baxter starting this weekend.
Also on Cool Hunting: Baxter of California.
Cube Alarm Clock
by Max Gold
Get a mental kick start from the moment you open your eyes in the morning with this alarm clock inspired by the classic puzzler. After it wakes you up, the cube clock becomes a treasure trove of knowledge—a bodhisattva of data, if you will.
By twisting the cube you will gain access to boundless jewels of wisdom including the time, the date or even the current temperature.
The '80s cube clock is three x three inches, so it's small enough to throw into your drawer while cold lampin' with your homies so they don't call you McFly for having a Rubik's cube. But then again, it's big enough to be conveniently displayed on your bedside table to impress the betties with a subtle yet bodacious sign of your trippendicular intellect.
Twist it the right way and it might just show you the meaning of life. It's $22 from Fled Flare.
