The Most Innovative Smart Home Devices for 2018

In recent months, smart home devices have made huge strides in the tech industry, with tech behemoths such as Google and Amazon paving the way for this futuristic technology. Here we’ve come up with a list of the hottest smart home devices that are a must have for any homeowner for 2018. But with the growing connectivity to the internet […]

Top 3 Tips for Businesses on Social Media to Make Sure You Got Everything Covered

Everyone knows by now that everyone is on social media; be it snappy tweets, mesmerising Insta moments or happy birthday wishes on their Facebook wall, your customers are most likely getting connected online. So it only follows that brands also had to take to social networks to reach out to their client base. Besides the usual tips about advertising techniques […]

Electric Vehicle Vending Machines

Alibaba is one of the giants of retail in the market. The company has made a deal with Ford in China to manufacture electric vehicles to facilitate sales. Customers will scan a car that they are interested in using the Taobao shopping app. The app is also developed by Alibaba. They can then pick a color, enter some basic information […]

Algae to Replace Plastic?

Plastic is pretty much the bane of green existence, but its low cost and high versatility have kept it in production for decades—and into the foreseeable future, too. But as more and more people work to find alternatives to the polluting material, a viable solution may have been found at the intersection of technology and algae. Dutch designers Eric Klarenbeek […]

Local Roots Shipping Container Farms

4,000 heads of lettuce every 10 days: Local Roots‘ shipping container farms achieve that while using 99 percent less water. Today the LA-based company announced that it has reached cost parity with traditional farming – and they plan to deploy over 100 farms in 2018. Inhabitat checked out their mobile TerraFarm in New York City and met with CEO Eric Ellestad and COO Matt Vail to learn more. […]

Mongee Banana With Edible Skin

The banana, of course! It’s no wonder since it’s easy to eat, cheap, and tasty. Japan imports 99 percent of their bananas from overseas, but part of the one percent that is produced in Japan is the Mongee Banana (pronounced “mon-gay”). The Mongee Banana is a very special banana. It’s only grown in Okayama Prefecture, and they only sell 10 bananas […]

Fancy Staying In a Sugar Mills?

An abandoned sugar mill in China has transformed into a new resort hotel. Vector Architects was able to use much of the refinery’s old structure and repurposed them into the new Alila Yangshuo hotel. The end result is a structure that features natural light and ventilation with beautiful mountain scenery. Old buildings were able to be repurposed into a massive luxury […]