Mar 20
Tequila is the answer to many of life’s problems—and now, a sweetener made from the stuff might just be the answer to our diabetes and obesity pandemics, too.
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Feb 27
A quick online search of Aspartame will provide you with numerous opinions about this artificial sweetener. Some claim it causes things like cancer, seizures, multiple sclerosis, lupus, memory problems and brain tumors. Just about every governmental organization in the world, regulating food products, have deemed it safe for human consumption. (But, you know, just about every governing body in the world still gets the"sodium raises blood pressure" myth wrong, despite overwhelming scientific evidence to the contrary, so let’s not take their word on the whole Aspartame thing!)
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Feb 25
The industrial silhouette of a former sugar refinery in Montréal has gotten a pretty sweet makeover, being transformed into a fully-equipped climbing gym. Now, Allez-Up‘s sky-high ceilings house faceted white walls studded with colorful holds, like bits of candy in a saccharine mine.
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Jan 08
Sugar printing has always been difficult. Cooks were able to create sugar-based sculptures by hacking standard plastic printers but, in the end, the results have been, shall we say, less than sweet. Thankfully 3D Systems just launched the ChefJet line of 3D printers that can squirt out monochrome and full-color sugar sculptures.
The monochrome new printer will be in the sub-$5,000 range and be available later in 2014. There will be two models, the ChefJet 3D and the ChefJet Pro 3D. The Pro model is a full-color printer with a build volume 10x14x8 inches.
The standard model has a build volume of 8x8x6 inches.
The printers include a digital cookbook for so chefs can print crazy sugar objects without a degree in CAD/CAM modeling. 3D Systems recently purchased 3D sugar printing company Sugar Labs in August.
Aug 14
There was a time when if you wanted your food to make noise, you had to buy Rice Krispies or Pop Rocks. But now all your food can make those crackling sounds thanks to Molecule-R’s Popping Sugar.
This stuff is basically the same carbon-dioxide infused sweet stuff found in the classic 1970s candy, but without the flavorings. This lets you add the same mouth-happy sounds and sensations to anything you can put sugar on. Try it on tangy fruits like berries, lemons or limes, or spinkled on the top of your morning oatmeal.
Molecule-R’s Popping Sugar is available over on Amazon in a variety of different sizes, with prices ranging from about $9 to $30(USD).
[via The Green Head]
Jul 18
Forget medical applications
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Jul 16
Many ostensibly female-oriented phones tend to be compromised, with flashiness on the outside sadly unmatched by power on the inside. Not so Sugar’s inaugural, namesake smartphone: while the Android 4.2-based device is lined with 5.16 carats’ worth of Swarovski Pure Brilliance gems, the underlying hardware is worth attention all on its own. The 5-inch, 1080p Sharp LCD is backed up by a quad-core MediaTek chip, 2GB of RAM, an 8MP rear camera, a 1.3MP front shooter and either 16GB or 32GB of storage. Sugar plans to launch the phone in China and Europe, although you’ll have to wait until August for full details. In the meantime, you can catch the full Engadget Chinese hands-on at the link below, and our colleagues’ English hands-on video is available after the break.
Stone Ip contributed to this report.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile
Via: Engadget Chinese (translated)
Source: Sugar
Jun 24
Ah, what better way to start off the week than by deciphering a cryptic message. Earlier today we received the above image from a mysterious company called Sugar, and that’s all there really is: some crystals in a candy wrapper, the tag line “The sweetest thing that you’ve never tasted before” (the Chinese counterpart implies “irresistible sweetness”), plus the words “July. Austria. Wattens. Unlock.” along the bottom.
As it turns out, Wattens is where the famed Swarovski is based, so we’re going to assume this has something to do with the Austrian crystal maker. As for the “unlock” part, perhaps Swarovski is going to launch its very own bejeweled smartphones or even tablets under the Sugar brand next month? Whatever they are, hopefully they won’t be as tacky as what we’ve seen in the past. The sweetness would be a bonus, too.
Filed under: Cellphones, Tablets, Mobile
May 30
If you’re a regular follower of Technabob, you know I’m a big fan of 3D printing tech. As prices come down, and speed and accuracy come up, 3D printers will become ubiquitous. While most 3D printing is done by melting plastic, did you know that you sugar can be used to make 3D prints too?
Kyle and Liz von Hasseln of The Sugar Lab have developed a method for printing complex geometric forms using sugar. They intend on using their technology to create sugar sculptures for topping cakes, but many of their current examples stand on their own as works of art.
The duo previously developed a 3D printing method which used the light produced by an off-the-shelf printer, and moved by a robotic arm, to create large sculptures out of resin.
It’s unclear what method is used to print their sugar sculptures, though it involves alternating sugar layers with water and alcohol to harden the sculptures as they’re printed.
If you’re interested in incorporating 3D printed sugar sculptures into your event, you can contact them over on their website for more information.
May 30
A whole host of food has been treated with the caffeinated effect, from popcorn and bacon to candy and gum. The newest one is baking sugar, which allows you to literally jack up the foodstuff that leaves your oven.
From pancakes and cookies to cakes and muffins, amping up any dessert is possible. If you need an extra kick, then pair these baked goods with coffee and you’re guaranteed to stay awake all through the night (and even into the morning.)
Each teaspoon of Jacked Up Sugar contains 137 mg of caffeine. For your reference, a 16 oz. coffee from Dunkin Donuts has between 143-206 mg of caffeine, so I don’t think you’ll need to much of this stuff to perk up your day.
A 40 oz. bag of Jacked Up Sugar is priced at $15(USD).
[via Oh Gizmo!]
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