The waiting game is finally over.

Apple Inc, after much hassles finally delivered its newest baby: iTunes 11, the latest version of its most popular music software.

Ahhhhh!! no need to hum “Wake me up when September ends” any more.

According to a company spokesman, the apparent launch delays (October deadline) were a conscious move to “take a little extra time to get it right”. Well with Steve Jobs out of the picture now, Apple’s tentative steps to get it act right seems fair.

Very recently we'd shared an innovative keyboard created by Logitech: K310; a keyboard that can be washed and dried.

Today we would like to share another interesting keyboard design which is quite opposite of Logitech's K310. Although this is an age and time of tiny tablets and touch screens, but looking at this wooden keyboard certainly makes you wanna have one.

French design company Orée has recently launched a wooden keyboard which is made entirely from a single piece of maple or walnut; each and every piece is handcrafted.

We've already come across quite a few innovative ideas and designs for charging devices; Everpurse being a recent example. It's quite a nifty little purse that wirelessly charges your phone by simply placing it in the purse pocket. After Everpurse, we realized that it will take one hell of an innovation to impress us again. So, here we are featuring another incredible concept and design that uses solar energy for charging your device.

Electree, by French designer Vivien Muller is an eye-catching design of a bonsai that uses solar power to charge your device. Electree's 27 solar panels (the branches) charges its 13,500mAH battery and needs 36 hours of sunshine to fully charge its battery.

There are two types of start-up entrepreneurs: impulsive and calculative.

Both kinds have equal chances of becoming a success, perhaps that is the reason why many aspiring entrepreneurs get skeptical about making their idea a reality. There is no way of knowing if the idea will work or not; it's all about a leap of faith.

While compiling these inspiring quotations by successful entrepreneurs talking about start-ups, I realized that everyone has different opinions and ideas, but they have one common denominator: innovation.

If you are someone who is in a position where these guys were couple of years ago, then check out these inspiring words that come from experience.

This product has the potential of becoming one of the most important accessories in a woman's purse.

Everpurse is an innovative purse that lets you charge your iPhone by simply placing it in Everpurse pocket.

You do not need any kind of modifications in your phone, you do not need any apps installed and you definitely do not need any kind of cases or wires. Just slip it in the purse and you are good to go.

I know it sounds too good to be true, but then technology never ceases to amaze you, does it?

Kouichi Okamoto is the Chief Executive Officer and the sole designer at Kyouei design, where he creates original, interesting products that have a blend of artistic and utilitarian traits.

Born in 1970 in Shizuoka City, Okamoto dabbled in music initially and released the sound source work "hi light" from Dutch techno label X-trax in 1997 and has done music work for Dutch "re-run" and British labels since. He started product design work in 2004 and in 2006 began Kyouei Design.

The gravity stool is a very ingenious product which is formed out of the interaction of gravity and magnetism, and is the brainchild of designer Jólan van der Wiel, who is based in the Netherlands.

The concept is very simple - a mixture of a quick drying liquid plastic is mixed with magnetic particles and placed in a bowl. Strong set of opposing magnets are suspended around this mixture and slowly the bowl is lowered or the magnets are lifted. This causes the magnetic particles in the liquid  to be drawn towards the magnets thus forming the legs of the stool. This process continues till the required length of the legs is reached. The mixture is then allowed to dry for about half an hour. The liquid in the bowl becomes the top surface of the stool on hardening.

Jólan was awarded the 1st Prize Interior Innovation Award for Young Talent for creating these stools. He terms this process of creation as "having a dialogue with natural phenomenon". He likes the fact that in this series of stools, each and every piece is unique and that it spurs an urge to fantasize, as to what other forms can be created using such tools.

This is a guest post by Jemima Lopez. She is a is a freelance blogger and writer who writes for Zen College Life, the directory of higher education, distance learning, and best online schools. She welcomes your comments at her email: lopezjemima562 @ gmail.com.


I realize that the title of this post is somewhat ambiguous, but I feel that titles like "How to Utilize Good Content" (with maybe "content strategy" or "marketing" thrown in for good measure) scare off more people than it brings in. Hopefully you haven't all stopped reading now. Fact of the matter is, content strategy and marketing is important, and you have more control over it now on the internet than anyone would have ever though possible 20 years ago. I just hope to deliver you some useful information that you can apply in a more practical setting to your own websites or online reputation.

Kickstarter.com is one of that largest and most successful platforms for turning creative ideas into reality. A place where creators can find much-needed funds for their ideas, a place where thousands of backers pledge millions of dollars for promising and innovative projects. In the year 2011, not only did Kickstarter celebrate its 2nd birthday, but reached a milestone of $100 million in pledges and made 11,836 projects a huge success.

Other than some of the most imaginative products, you will come across some of the most outrageous civic/community projects that are bound to amaze you. It's creativity unlimited!

Kickstarter recently released its 'Year in review' and we've picked 5 most innovative products that were just a figment of imagination, once upon a time, but thanks to Kickstarter, these products earned the funding required to make them a reality. And today, you can buy them in just a couple of clicks, have a look at them below:

Have a close look at the model on the left, can you see a helmet on her?

She's not wearing just a helmet, she is wearing 'the' helmet that comes with an airbag, a helmet that inflates on collision to protect a cyclist from severe injuries. An airbag that inflates in 0.1 seconds and gets triggered when its sensors register an abnormal action while a bike is being ridden. An airbag with a small helium gas cylinder that comes with an on and off functionality, a helmet that even has a USB connection built into it. And get this...its has a 'black box' in it that records 10 seconds of data just before an accident...and guess what?

You still can't figure out where the freaking helmet is?

That's the beauty of it! Notice a collar around her neck? It's not a fashion accessory, it is an incredibly innovative safety gear for bikers that can protect them from possibilities of suffering fatal injuries.

It is called Hövding (Chieftain), a clever innovation by two industrial design students from Sweden.