Featured on Wired Magazine the Avurt IM-5 is unlike any typical personal protection device. This pepper spray gun is equipped with a laser sight and five vomit rounds of nitrogen propelled pepper pellets. With a range of 40 feet, the perpetrator will be stunned in their tracks.
Source: Wired Magazine Oct 2007
Musicians are currently battling the digitalization of music and its ease to be pirated. These issues are motivating artist to find new ways to sell their music. Whether it is U2 selling their music on a limited edition iPod or the option to pay your own price for the Radiohead's latest album each band is coming with creative strategies to get their fans to support their compositions. Matchbox 20 is taking it a step further charging $35 for a USB wristband loaded with their "Exile on Mainstream" album and other media.
Source: Billboard Magazine October 13, 2007
Functional clothing is finally becoming trendier. Recently, Olivia Ong, a fashion design student at Cornell, created two outfits out of antibacterial fibers. One outfit is a dress that is composed of antibacterial nanotechnology. This outfit increases the wearer's defense against the common cold and flu. Her other design serves as a filter that clears out smog other harmful gasses.
Image taken from Anne Ju/Cornell Chronicle
