by nomadone
on October 13, 2009
in Cool Products, Online Tools, Productivity
For the longest time now I’ve been agonising over how to manage my collaborations with partners and clients online. Many of the popular web workers swear by Basecamp, and I believe it is a great product. I’m not big on the monthly payment model for software as a service(Saas) and have instead opted for using [...]
active-collab, basecamp, collaboration, collabtive, drupal, iClockr, Invoice-3, open-atrium, open-goo, open-source, software-as-a-service, the-hit-list
by nomadone
on April 20, 2008
in Cool Products, Sustainability
Human powered energy generators are on the rise and many different designs have been surfacing in the last year or so. This one uses an existing fun activity to produce some much needed energy. Daniel Sheridan, a student in consumer product design, won three separate awards amounting to GBP 5,500 earlier this year for his [...]
by nomadone
on March 31, 2008
in Cool Products, Sustainability
The one is a slick, high tech hydrogen cell powered beauty which I would love to get my hands on and the other, a humble, down-to-earth bamboo construction which I wouldn’t mind trying out either. Both aim to approach 21st Century transportation in an innovative yet clean way, but don’t expect these to meet each [...]
by nomadone
on March 12, 2008
in Cool Products, Creative Thinking, Sustainability, Technology
Dr. Ngalande’s Sugar and Yeast Power Generator Just off chatting with White Africa, A.K.A. Hash, blog master of AfriGadget.com who lives in the US. I thought I’d take another look at AfriGadget and see if I can find anything which sparks my interest. Step onto the scene a Sugar & Yeast Powered Generator This invention(by [...]
by nomadone
on March 3, 2008
in Cool Products, Entrepreneurial
Just met Brett from freedom toaster, a great new initiative coming out of the Shuttleworth foundation which aims at bridging the digital divide by providing a mechanism for people to access high bandwidth content. The freedom toaster is a kiosk/vending machine type technology which comes standard with USB & DVD burning ports. "…preloaded to dispense [...]
by nomadone
on January 27, 2008
in Cool Products, Creative Thinking, Design
Yanko Design is one of my Favourite sources of juicy product design from the drawing boards of some of the most forward thinking product designers out there. Design Sojourn drew my attention to another insanely cool product idea they’re showcasing. Recently I blogged about Sustainable sneakers, e-Write Boards and the MacBook Air but this next [...]
by nomadone
on January 22, 2008
in Cool Products, Creative Thinking, Design
Can someone hire me for a high paying project right now please so I can order one of these beauties. I’ve been waiting for ages for a notebook which is as light and easy to carrying around as this one. There loads of tablet PC’s and other mini-laptop types out there but this one is [...]
by nomadone
on January 16, 2008
in Cool Products, Productivity
I wrote about winning an iPod a little while ago, something I was ecstatic about at the time. I had no idea though just how much this little device would change my life so I feel I have to share the benefits of owning an iPod nano. I say iPod nano because I don’t have [...]
by nomadone
on January 15, 2008
in Cool Products, Technology
This Offer has expired!, There are no more iPods available but the machines are still on sale at great prices! My new partners Synerlogix Consulting are running a cool special on Lenovo ThinkPad R61i Notebooks. As far as I know their pricing is very competitive for these models and to encourage further interest they are [...]
by nomadone
on November 10, 2007
in Cool Products, Creative Thinking, Design, Productivity, Sustainability
I’m always excited when I see new products attempting to make life easier, simpler and more eco-friendly. The more beneficial a product is to the user and to the environment the higher it ranks in my book. Having hunted around for quite a while for the perfect organisational tools, this latest find seems really promising [...]