Fabric Recycling Now Available at Moss, Inc.

The squeky wheel gets the oil....and Moss is now taking back their polyester printed products for recycling!  If you can remove the extra hardware on your fabric and get it back to their warehouse in Elk Grove Village , then you can keep it out of a landfill.

Here is a picture of their new baler, insn't it pretty?  Moss's old printed products that get collected for recycling cannot be melted and turned into new print quality fabric, that is impossible as of January 27, 2012.  Anyone else who tells you otherwise is not being completely honest with you.  What does happen is that the collected printed polyester products are shredded and used to make  agregate, horse bedding, insulation.....and hot dogs.  

Moss Inc.'s new baler

Czar Trend ALert v.10

Attached is the latest TREND ALERT.
This issue is all about illusions. Click on the blue PLAY buttons for video links (iPad friendly).
I hope you find some inspiration in these findings.

I Went to CES and All I Got Was This Stupid Picture With Snooki

Just kidding, just kidding...this years Consumer Electronics Show seemed like a huge success for everyone involved.  A record 1.86 million square feet of exhibit space was on display. (http://www.cesweb.org/)  Obviously OLED TV's and internet content for our living rooms is all the rage, but I'd like to share 6 products from lesser known comapnies that struck me as innovative.

1)  http://www.snapithd.com/  They sell 360º HD live camera technolgy.  This means security cameras won't have to rotate anymore. Less moving parts and a better picture.

2)www.getcocoon.com  This is an app that encrypts your internet activity while you are using public wifi at your favorite hotel or coffee shop.  This might prove a useful security application for your internet browsing.

3)http://ardrone.parrot.com/parrot-ar-drone/usa/  I bet you have seen all those remote control helicopters at the Sharper Image or similar stores? This is the professional toy for grown ups.

4)www.ecoalkalines.com  Landfill safe batteries made with 0% cadmium, lead and mercury.  

5)http://bitcoin.org/ Bitcoin has been around for about a decade, but it's still a baby. Basically, its a digital currency.  The guys at the booth gave me this analogy "email is to postal mail, as bitcoin is to current banking transactions".  On January 18th, 2012 one Bitcoin trades at USD $ 5.92. 

6)http://spnkix.com/What are spnKiX? spnKiX are battery powered, motorized skates that strap right on to your shoes.  Currently being tested at Venice Beach. I saw enough non-handicapped people in Vegas renting motorized carts to get around....why not these? 

Me and Snooki at CES 2012

Q-Light Board by Naporo

Robert Schwimmer from Naporo in Austira was kind enough to send me a prototype of their Q-Light board.  Made from Typha (we call it cattail in the USA),  it's a  lightweight and strong panel board.  I thought the picture of the X5 on their product looked impressive , please download the attached product brochure for more info.

Q Light Board Brochure

Czar Trend ALert v.9

Attached is the latest TREND ALERT.
Looking through this issue might seem as if you stepped back into your junior high science class. This is the "Biomorphic Issue".
Please note the links at the bottom of page 8, which include videos of the "Cloud City" project.
I hope you find some inspiration in these findings. Pass this PDF along to your team members as you see fit.

Czar Trend ALert v.9