The book “Worldchanging: A User’s Guide for the 21st Century” is out! Edited by Alex Steffen and with a preface by Al Gore. Worldchanging features the work of CuteCircuit in chapter 1 “Stuff”, in the Art Meets Technology section.

“Worldchanging: A Users Guide for the 21st Century is a groundbreaking compendium of the most innovative solutions, ideas and inventions emerging today for building a sustainable, livable, prosperous future. From consumer consciousness to a new vision for industry; non-toxic homes to refugee shelters; microfinance to effective philanthropy; socially responsible investing to starting a green business; citizen media to human rights; ecological economics to climate change, this is the most comprehensive, cutting-edge overview to date of what’s possible in the near future — if we decide to make it so.”

Read more about the book on the Worldchanging official website.

Order the book from Amazon or find an independent bookstore near you at Booksense.com .

The Hug Shirt has been nominated as one of the Best Inventions of 2006 by Time Magazine!!!

Finally you can see the new Hug Shirt that was presented at Wired NextFest in New York last month. The new design features a very comfortable mix of smart textiles, cotton and micro-fiber that make it very soft and pleasant to wear. And yes! Is completely washable! More images of the new Hug Shirt will be available soon on the Hug Shirt webpage.

Time Best Inventions 2006