The Innovation Diaries

Make Way For Generation A
“They may earn only about £2,000 a year but they are 400 million-strong, scattered across the globe and have just bought themselves a fridge - meet Generation A, who soon could become the most important economic force on Earth.”

UK Shoppers Can Now Buy Milk In A Bag
“It is claimed that the pouches, produced in partnership with Dairy Crest, will reduce milk packaging waste by 75 per cent. The launch comes after moves by supermarkets to reduce the use of plastic carrier bags significantly, encouraging customers to use “bags for life”"

The Teething Problems Of The One Laptop Per Child Project
“Just getting started in Haiti will be a challenge. The group’s second trip there was delayed by riots over food shortages in April. The first shipment of laptops was held up in customs for weeks. Donors are paying for some laptops, but not all. Asked how Haiti can afford to pay for PCs when its citizens are starving, Guy Serge Pompi, the Haitian educator coordinating the project, answers: “You can’t just focus on the present. The starving is the present. The future is education. We need to train our students for better jobs and a better future.”

The Economist Talks Open Source
“In open-source hardware there is a great deal of flexibility,” says Joe Born, the chief executive of Neuros. “But at the same time, that can be more rope to hang yourself with.”

The Brick That Holds Beer - Sustainable Innovation Way Before It’s Time
“Mr. Heineken’s idea came after a visit to the Caribbean where he saw two problems: beaches littered with bottles and a lack of affordable building materials. The WOBO became his vision to solve both the recycling and housing challenges that he had witnessed on the islands.”

Stream Live News From Around The World
LiveNewsCameras.com gives internet viewers direct web feeds from 150 television stations from America and overseas including ABC, CBS and NBC affiliates. So now you’ll get the breaking news of car crashes, terrorist bombs and homicides at the very same moment as the networks. Borrowing words from Seneca’s version of Oedipus, LiveNewsCameras.com’s motto is “veritas odit moras” which translates as “truth hates delay”.