Vor mir an der Kasse im Supermarkt stehen zwei Teenager. Das Skateboard unter dem Arm, Iron Maiden T-Shirt und zwei Flaschen Coca-Cola in der Hand. Die Kassiererin ist gar nicht erfreut und schnauzt die beiden an. Jetzt wird hitzig diskutiert. Plötzlich schmeissen die Beiden die Cola rotzig aufs Laufband und ziehen davon.
Was war das denn? „No ID (keinen Ausweis)“ sagt der Mann hinter mir, der mein Staunen bemerkt hatte. Einen Ausweis um eine Cola zu kaufen? Kein Scherz. Seit vergangenem Jahr wurde in Moskau und Umgebung der Verkauf von Coca-Cola an Minderjährige verboten. Kassierer sind dazu angehalten, einen Ausweis zu verlangen.
Dabei soll es weniger um den Zucker als um Koffein und Pflanzenextrakte gehen. Oder geht es doch um ganz was anderes. Coca-Cola ist ja schliesslich das Symbol schlechthin wenn es um das „Land of the Free“ geht, mit dem die Russen noch immer eine – na sagen wir mal – komplizierte Beziehung führen.
Ach ja, wenn wir schon beim Thema Coca-Cola sind. Selbstverständlich gibt es hier auch Cola Zero. Doch erst seit einem Jahr und und das Logo ist mehrheitlich rot statt schwarz. Die Produktion von Cola Light in Russland wurde gleichzeitig eingestellt. Sachen gibts…
Kyrillische Schriftzeichen lernen, bevor die Reise nach Russland los geht? Wer braucht das schon. Russisch? Nee. Das geht auch ohne. Den Beweis dafür wollte ich auf meinem ersten Trip zum Supermarkt gleich mal antreten. Ein Kinderspiel. Schliesslich ist man ja Street Smart.
Auf jeden Fall brauchen wir Milch. Denn ohne schmeckt der Kaffee am Morgen nur halb so gut. Und da war sie schon, die gute Milch. 1% Fettgehalt. Ja klar, man will ja auch auf die Linie achten. Bezahlt, raus aus dem Supermarkt und rauf in die Wohnung. Die kleine Bialetti auf den Gasherd gestellt, das liebenswerte Gurgelgeräusch ist schon bald gut zu hören und der Espresso ist so gut wie fertig. Dazu ein Tröpfchen Milch. Ja nicht zu viel, denn der Espresso soll ja stark und heiss bleiben. Doch WTF. Der Kaffee gerinnt . Hab ich das Verfallsdatum der Milch nicht genau angeschaut? Doch, haltbar bis Ende September. Ein Blick auf den Schriftzug. Was steht da genau drauf? Kefir. Mann – Wie dumm bin ich denn? Kefir, die Sauermilch, die aus Russlands Nordkaukasus-Region stammt. Toll. Wird wohl nicht das letzte Lehrgeld gewesen sein.
This is a really impressive. Thanks to Kickstarter the Ticwatch 2 is almost ready. October it is they say. Fingers crossed as this watch is really really cool. Instead of telling you a lot about it why not watch the video? Oh wait, the coolest thing is what they call the signature patented side touch strip. Scroll, select, and zoom without ever covering your screen. Hot hot hot!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRPvcO18r0I
The classic Swedish “Kånken” backpack hasn’t changed very much since it was first designed for schoolchildren in 1978, with one new exception: Now it comes in a version made from recycled plastic water bottles.
They decided to make the entire bag—including the lining and shoulder straps—from recycled plastic. One of the backpacks, called the Re-Kånken, uses 11 former plastic bottles; a mini version uses nine bottles. When the bag wears out, because all of the parts are made from the same material, it can be returned to a retail store and recycled into new fabric. Fjällräven is also hoping that cities will also start recycling synthetic fabrics, so people can eventually just drop an old bag in a local recycling bin.
Sour tasting candy is a science. And nothing tastes better than Sour Patch Kids. But now there is a challenger. The new tastes of sour Patch Kids. Soda and extreme are our 2 favorites. Just amazing. But now there is an even weirder trend: The Sour Patch Kids Vodka Shot.
This is of course an american “tradition”. Here is how to do it
Ingredients: 2 cups Sour Patch Kids, divided
20 ounces flavored vodka (we like Smirnoff Sourced pineapple)
1/2 cup sugar
1 lemon, zested
1 lime, zested
Directions:
To a shallow bowl, add the sugar, lemon and lime zest. Mix until combined.
To a shallow plate, add about 1/4 cup of water (or vodka), and dip the shot glasses into the water. (This will help the sugar stick to the rims of the shot glasses.)
Once you dip the shot glasses into the water, immediately dip them into the sugar mixture.
Add 2 – 3 Sour Patch Kids to each shot glass.
Add 1/2 cup of Sour Patch Kids and the vodka to a cocktail shaker, working in batches. (You can use your favorite flavored vodka or regular vodka — the vodka will begin to taste like Sour Patch Kids the more they sit.)
Shake vigorously for 30 seconds.
Fill each shot glass with 2 ounces of the candy-infused vodka.
In the near future, you may not need to touch your phone, tablet, or keyboard when you want to type. That’s the concept behind the Tap Strap, an amazing wearable Bluetooth keyboard that converts finger movements into key presses, so you can tap out messages using any surface as a virtual keyboard.
Its use goes beyond virtual keyboard control, and Tap Systems founder Ran Poliakine envisages it being used for playing music on digital devices, and being incorporated into mixed reality hardware such as Microsoft’s HoloLens headset.
The Tap Strap has a series of embedded sensors which monitor mechanical information of the hand and fingers. This information is processed by an MCU in the Strap, which decodes the raw data into finger tap combinations and transmits the resulting characters or commands via a Bluetooth radio.
The bad news? Tap Strap is not available yet and TrendEngel wasn’t able to test it for you. However if the video is an indication for the usability of the strap: Pretty pretty promising.
Here’s the pitch: Everyone has a different ability to hear different musical frequencies. So there are whole sections of music on your favourite song that you just cannot hear well.
Melbourne inventors Dr Luke Campbell, 30, and Kyle Slater, 29, claim to have invented a pair of headphones that can detect your personal hearing signature and adapt the sound of the music you’re playing so you hear every element of the song. They collected about 500000 Euros on Kickstarter and call the wonderful device Nura.
Our ears are constantly making a tiny sound in response to the sound they receive, too faint to be heard by humans. Let that sink in for a moment (it’s called an otoacoustic emission).
The Nura comes with a tiny microphone in the cup. When you first put the cans on it runs a quick frequency-detection test, like something you might do at an audiologist’s clinic. The Nura listens to the ears’ own sound as it plays the test, calculating the ability of the ear to hear each frequency.
The headphones are slated to ship April 2017. The proof, as always, will be in the pudding.
For years, wine drinkers have faced deciding between a crisp white, warm red or, if they fancy a change, a rosé.
But this summer there is a new tipple on the market – orange wine, made using a technique favoured by the Romans.
The drink, which is made from leaving grape skins in juice for a few days or weeks rather than removing them immediately, is fast becoming a favourite among wine buffs and foodies after flooding supermarket shelves and top restaurants. Basically it’s a white wine made by using the technique to produce a red wine.
Ask your local wine merchant or your favorite bar keeper to give you some. Orange wine is the way to go.
Created in time for the US Open of Surfing, which the skateboard and surf-inspired retail giant appropriately sponsors, the collection has five new shoe designs. There is one slip-on shoe, one ‘Old Skool’ style, a ‘Sk8-Hi’ model and two ‘Authentics.’ Each of these shoes are adorned with either the classic black and white checkers that are one of Vans’ signature designs, or images of California palm trees against a multi-hued backdrop that is presumably a sunset. Er like the new collection of the legendary brand Vans.
Vor mir an der Kasse im Supermarkt stehen zwei Teenager. Das Skateboard unter dem Arm, Iron Maiden T-Shirt und zwei Flaschen Coca-Cola in der Hand. Die Kassiererin ist gar nicht erfreut und schnauzt die beiden an. Jetzt wird hitzig diskutiert. Plötzlich schmeissen die Beiden die Cola rotzig aufs Laufband und ziehen davon.
Ach ja, wenn wir schon beim Thema Coca-Cola sind. Selbstverständlich gibt es hier auch Cola Zero. Doch erst seit einem Jahr und und das Logo ist mehrheitlich rot statt schwarz. Die Produktion von Cola Light in Russland wurde gleichzeitig eingestellt. Sachen gibts…
This is a really impressive. Thanks to 
The classic Swedish “Kånken” backpack hasn’t changed very much since it was first designed for schoolchildren in 1978, with one new exception: Now it comes in a version made from recycled plastic water bottles.
When the bag wears out, because all of the parts are made from the same material, it can be returned to a retail store and recycled into new fabric. 
Sour tasting candy is a science. And nothing tastes better than 
2 cups Sour Patch Kids, divided
In the near future, you may not need to touch your phone, tablet, or keyboard when you want to type. That’s the concept behind the Tap Strap, an amazing wearable Bluetooth keyboard that converts finger movements into key presses, so you can tap out messages using any surface as a 
Here’s the pitch: Everyone has a different ability to hear different musical frequencies. So there are whole sections of music on your favourite song that you just cannot hear well.
For years, wine drinkers have faced deciding between a crisp white, warm red or, if they fancy a change, a rosé.
