Chances are, you don’t give a lot of thought to changing the air filter on your furnace or air conditioner. You might go check on it occasionally, or just put a reminder on the calendar. FloSmart, however, is designed to notify you when it detects that the filter needs replacing. Powered by three AA batteries that should reportedly last for […]
Get Informed When Your Aircon Gets Dirty
Respa, The World’s First Breathing Sensor
Breathing is one of the most integral elements of working out, whether you’re executing your morning yoga routine, training for a marathon, or just getting back into shape. Trending smart wearables feature high-tech heart rate sensors, accelerometers, and altimeters. However, many of them lack the important element of breathing analysis. In response, the team at Zansors has developed an innovative, patent-pending […]
How Much Should You Save for Down Payment?
It’s no secret that nobody likes debt. But with car loans, credit card debt and student loans making it harder to get the cash needed to invest and even save, it requires smart planning to achieve major financial goals like buying a home. Perhaps one of the biggest initial costs of purchasing a home is paying for the down payment. […]
Hide Your Secret Messages Behind This
While it’s already possible to relay information via barcodes or QR codes, those codes are entirely visible when included in a document. Using Columbia University’s FontCode system, however, users can hide messages within unrelated text via virtually-invisible changes to the displayed letters. Developed by a team led by associate professor of computer science Changxi Zheng, FontCode works with commonly-used fonts […]
How to Know If Entrepreneurship Is Right for You
From an outsider’s perspective, being an entrepreneur seems glamorous and exciting—millions of people dream of working for themselves or having their own business. However, being an entrepreneur is a serious commitment, and it’s not for everyone. Entrepreneurship means something different for every person, and it demands a lot from people. If you’re interested in becoming an entrepreneur, you should consider several […]
Bulbshare Bringing Brands and Audiences Together To Collaborate
UK startup scales co-creation between brands and customers British startup Bulbshare has developed a co-creation app that brings brands and audiences together to collaborate on new products, services and campaigns. Upon licensing its software, companies receive their own channel within the app and can submit briefs to a specifically defined audience. Bulbshare helps identify the most relevant co-creators for the […]
Freely Movi For Smartphone Filmmakers
When it comes to gimbals, the Freefly Movi is basically the name of the game — at least, for professional users. The original Movi paved the way for handheld, powered stabilizers — but the $15,000 device was aimed squarely at professional studios. While Freefly continued to innovate at the high end of the market, other manufacturers quickly realized there was […]
Can This Simplify Shoe Shopping?
As we all know, finding a pair of shoes that fits isn’t as simple as knowing your shoe size. Depending on the footwear, you might go half a size either way, or the shoes may simply not fit no matter what. A new 3D scanning system, however, is designed to take the guesswork out of the situation. Designed by Japanese […]
No Fear That The Soap Will Slip Out Of Your Hands Again
Bar-shaped soap is great for sliding into your palm and all over your body, but as we all know it can be hard to keep a good handle on. Tetra Soap is a clever new solution to this little dilemma, taking the form of a tetrapod to more easily remain in your grasp. The oils and fats that give soap […]
WeWalk To Help The Visually Impaired Even Better
A white cane that gets tapped along the ground is certainly a great help to the visually-impaired, but is there room for improvement? The youthful entrepreneurs at Turkey’s Young Guru Academy (YGA) seem to think so, which is why they partnered with electronics company Vestel to create the high-tech WeWALK Smart Cane. The WeWALK consists mainly of an electronic handle, […]