C’mon everyone, that joke sold itself! But seriously, Google started selling branded watches in its company store in Mountain View, CA for those who wanted to show their love for Chrome, Android and “Google” on their wrists, and now these timepieces are available online.

The Basic House is a temporary housing solution so portable it can be folded up to fit in your pocket. Created from a metalized polyester material, when unfolded it self inflates with body heat or from the heat of the sun to provide an instant shelter.

Safer buildings, bridges and structures are a concept we can all get behind. A new paint being developed could go along way in providing a cheap and easy way to detect microscopic faults in structures.

Pinterest is a new(er) social media site that has been getting a lot of attention lately. It allows you to share anything from recipes to decorating ideas and is generating more traffic than Google+. Check out the infographic below to see if Pinterest if of interest to you.