Every smart business has a web presence. A website and accounts on a couple of social platforms are no longer a luxury but a necessity. Unfortunately, too many businesses don’t keep them up to date or engage with their target market and are losing more than they could possibly know. Today we are diving into the world of content and […]
Making the Most of Your Content
Jetto To Help You Monitor For The Cheapest Deals
Extra Pack of Peanuts podcast host and Co-Founder Travis Sherry launches the Jetto app to monitor and find the cheapest flights available for the spontaneous traveler. Depending on the demand, airlines can issue lucrative cheap flight deals at a moment’s notice, but these deals can expire very quickly. Every day prices for flights change and sometimes, for a short time, they […]
Your Body As A Remote Control?
In 2015, scientists from Germany’s Saarland University presented us with their iSkin stickers, which could be placed on the body to touch-control mobile devices. Now, led by Prof. Jürgen Steimle, they’ve built upon that technology to develop what’s known as Multi-Touch Skin. Inkjet-printed onto a thin substrate of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic in less than a minute, and then adhered […]
Handheld Skin Printer
Four years ago, we heard how researchers had created a microwave-oven-sized 3D printer that could produce sheets of skin for treating burns. Now, some of the same scientists have developed a handheld device that prints skin directly onto deep wounds. The shoebox-sized gadget was built by a team from the University of Toronto, led by PhD student Navid Hakimi under […]
This Cafe Lets You Pay With Rubbish
Belgian-based Ecover is officially setting up The Rubbish Cafe, a temporary shop that lets customers “pay” for food and drinks with recyclable plastic waste. The unique shop is open for two days, May 3rd and 4th, at the Covent Garden in London. The pop-up cafe features an upcycled interior created by designer Max McMurdo and a zero-waste, vegetarian menu created […]
Smart Training Bikes Brings Outdoor Inside
Bkool, a company that has already established itself in cycling circles thanks to its training software and smart indoor trainers, has introduced a new high-tech exercise bike. Dubbed the Bkool Smart Bike, this product combines all of the years of experience and technology the company has acquired in developing in its previous models to create a fitness experience that promises to […]
Artist Turns Discarded Plastics Into Beautiful Flowers
Artist William Amor had a very specific skill. He makes incredible fake flowers from thin layers of plastic, forming surprisingly convincing petals from the translucent bags he collects for his art. Amor is based in France, and has a pretty big following. He offers workshop options, where he shows people how to design their own flowers based on his techniques. […]
Augmented Reality Menus To Come On Snapchat
The smells wafting from the kitchen, a crinkled and torn paper menu, and the fleeting glimpses of orders the waiter is deftly balancing on his way to another table may no longer be the only ways to preview what you eat at a restaurant. Start-up Kabaq is aiming to bring the next big technology-influenced change for restaurants and foodies since […]
Prosthetic Limbs Given Sense Of Touch
There’s no doubt that modern prostheses are pretty darn amazing. But one thing that most don’t provide users with is a restored sense of touch. That could change, however, thanks to work coming out of the University of Illinois, where engineers have found a way to use electric current to provide consistent sensory feedback to the wearers of prosthetic arms. […]
Floating Pyramid City
As the world’s first floating city draws closer to completion, designers like Pierpaolo Lazzarini have begun drawing up their own utopian sea-based societies as well. The Italian designer recently unveiled plans for Wayaland, a floating self-sustaining community comprising solar- and wind- powered pyramidal buildings. Lazzarini hopes to turn the futuristic scheme into reality with a crowdfunding campaign that offers people […]