Condomunity

As Zurich (my hometown) tops the quality of living survey for the seventh time in a row, I’d like to share my “Condomunity Quality of Living 2008″ list.

There are 10 cities that have made the list this year because of various (and not always very important) reasons:

• Buenos Aires
  This city covered its Obelisk of Buenos Aires in a huge condom as part of an awareness campaign for the 2005 World Aids Day. Buenos Aires probably also has one of the most beautiful streetart examples for condom use “usa preservativo“.

Last week we’ve exclusively reported about the spray-on condom. The interview had me wondering what else might be out there worth having a look at. The result is 60 innovative patents you shouldn’t miss.

If you missed the spray-on condom discussion you can have a look at these previous articles:

• Spray-On Condom Not Coming (Anytime Soon) is our exclusive interview with the inventor of the spray-on condom Jan Vinzenz Krause
• Discvover the Future: CSI New York and Spray-on Condoms explains the functionality of the spray-on condom

We’re very pleased to feature our first news and this interview about the spray-on condom. It was in the end of 2006 that the idea of a spray-on condom was first presented to the press.

Now, almost 18 months later and shortly before the scheduled release date we could speak with Jan Vinzenz Krause, the inventor of the spray-on condom (original interview in German) and learned that:

In a nutshell: with the current technical possibilities available, the spray-on condom sadly cannot be realised. Such a product is yet to be put into practice.

Apart from the problems about the spray-on condom technique, we talked about a new technology, about embarking on a journey as an inventor and the future of the condom industry.

You can also have a look at our previous article about the spray-on condom:

• Discvover the Future: CSI New York and Spray-on Condoms

Hello out there!

As of today condomunity finally works on wordpress and I’d like to call this the official start and say: We’re out of beta! From now on there will be regular content and information about condoms and blogging. There are a few things I would like to bring to your attention:

• 1. Sister site
  We now have a german sister site blogging about “Kondome“.

Today we’re publishing our second condom brand review for you. We call this series of articles “condoms design showcase” and we’re concentrating on the condom brand personality and what they have to offer you. We’re not only reviewing brands, but offering the possibilty to give you a voice too. You can add your own experiences, ask questions and help others out.

So today it’s ONE Condoms‘ turn. I’m especially happy to present ONE this early in the lifespan of this blog because it is a very interesting and innovative brand. So far ONE are home in the US, Canada, Iceland and Norway. ONE has come up with a slogan that says: “Next Generation Condoms”. Read on to find out why and if it’s true.

You can also take a look at our previous article

• Design Showcase: The Hot Rubber reviews a swiss brand with a refreshing fair trade plus asian philosophy concept.

When you search for the term “buy condoms online” in google you get about 184.000 results. We’ve filtered these results for you by taking their site traffic, their offering and overall impression into account. The list is intentionally limited to specialized condom retailers, because they are able to help you out best with your needs and questions. Often you’ll also find guidelines and condom size charts.

We’re not affiliated with any of these stores, but keep in mind that this could change over time and when it does you can check here which stores we trust. This will make sure you can get a product we review!

As we’ve reported earlier on twitter the Brazilian government has begun making condoms using rubber from trees in the Amazon. According to BBC News Online and the Brazilian health ministry this will help to preserve the largest rainforest in the world.

The move doesn’t come as a surprise. Brazil has been importing condoms largely in recent years to give away free as a part of the country’s national campaign to combat Aids. The health ministry has just handed out 10 million free condoms for the Carnival festivities.

The new state-run factory will initially produce 100 million condoms a year. Although this policy has been often criticised by the Catholic Church, Brazilian bishops may recognize the necessity of it soon.