Intellifit has developed a body scanning booth, which measures 200 body measurements in 10 seconds. The Intellifit website, in partnership with several retailers, including Nordstrom, Gap and Levi’s, will compare your measurements with clothing dimensions for a guaranteed fit. Intellifit body scanning is free. There are only a handful of booth locations, but the Company is expanding. Click here for some videos.

Check out this video of Magic Display advertising technology that switches from an advertising display to a functional mirror.

Sweden-based Oceanic Creations is developing new construction methods and materials for floating buildings. The floating buildings offer the potential for low-impact environmental construction, with non-aging composite materials that are 6 x lighter and 10 x stronger than steel, and require virtually no maintenance. The company’s first project will be a Mayan inspired hotel to be located near Cancun, Mexico, with a construction cost of $209 million. [via CNN]

PAL-V, a hybrid tricycle and gyrocopter, will allegedly be available for an undisclosed price by 2009. The vehicle, which has been in development for six years by Netherlands-based PAL-V Europe BV, will fly below 4,000 feet and have a fuel efficient engine for both driving and flying. [via oh gizmo]

Tree Nation, a non-profit based in Barcelona, Spain, is developing a cool web application to plant 8 million trees in Niger. The project is based on the premise that desertification is one of the most threatening ecosystem changes impacting the livelihood of the poor. You can purchase a tree, and select its planting location on a virtual map, and memorialize the tree through tagging and comments. The project will soon assign GPS code to each tree, so your tree can be found and viewed.

definitely reinforces what Fraser says is the importance for an educational shift from learning to remember to learning to use and understand.

[thanks, Michael]

Microsoft produced the following video to promote careers in computer science at Microsoft, but it’s an interesting conceptual video prototyping example: a fully functioning computer that can independently travel with you!

Emotiv Systems, based in San Francisco, has secured over $6 million in venture funding to develop technology that allows humans to interact with computer applications via thoughts. Based on the latest developments in neuro-technology, the Company claims to have developed a helmet device that can detect thoughts, feeling and expression. The Company envisions a future where machines can detect non-conscious communication, including perception, intuition and expression. Emotiv is initially focusing on the electronic gaming industry.

The Adidas flagship store in Paris offers a very innovative computerized and interactive retail experience, where consumers can create perfect fitting, and fully customized shoes. Watch the video! [thanks, CH]