CLASSIC WALLET FOR THE MODERN AGE The Voyager Smart Wallet has been integrated with Chipolo Technology to bring the average wallet into the 21st century. Chipolo is a Bluetooth item finder that can be found inside the wallet and is used to track the wallet itself and your smartphone. It works by knowing your location based on where your phone […]
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Lush Platters The New Gastronomy Trend
Grazing. No, it’s not just a term restricted to livestock and grassy fields. Nor does it refer exclusively to the green stuff we line our salad bowls with. Grazing has been increasingly used in the domain of gastronomy to refer to eating small portions of food from a platter or table-full of different foods. Think of it as being able […]
Detecting The Risk Of Falling For Elderly
Nobody likes falling down. For the elderly, however, doing so can cause serious injuries from which they never fully recover. What’s preferable is for them to avoid getting hurt in the first place – and that’s why the FallSkip system was created. Designed by a team at Spain’s Universitat Politècnica de València, FallSkip consists of an Android-based mobile device, a […]
Sky’s The Limit For Shipping Container Uses
Architects never seem to tire of experimenting with shipping containers and some of the many uses conceived for the metal boxes include houses, offices and swimming pools. We can now add water sports center to the list, courtesy of engineering firm Sweco. The project, named Water Sports Center Halsskov, is located in a former ferry port in Korsør, Denmark. Its most defining feature is […]
Spider Silk Jacket
Sports apparel manufacturer Goldwin and biomaterial research company Spiber are teaming up to deliver a new prototype ski jacket. This garment features Qmonos construction, a protein material that takes inspiration from spider silk, and it is the first of its kind. Produced without the need for petrochemicals, this material could revolutionize the production industry. Qmonos is still in the testing phase and not […]
Can Stackable Soccer Pitch Become A Reality?
Building soccer pitches isn’t typically a priority in London’s limited space, so architect AL_A has devised a way to make the most of the spaces that are available. Its Pitch/Pitch concept can fit multiple five-a-side soccer pitches on small disused plots by stacking them on top of each other. Like Pavegen’s footstep-powered pitches in Brazil and Nigeria, the aim is to help foster […]
AI Powered Stethoscope
M3DICINE, a Brisbane, Australia firm, just launched an “AI enabled” electronic stethoscope called Stethee. The device, which we originally profiled a few years ago while it was still a Kickstarter project, can be used like a traditional stethoscope to auscultate patients, but to also amplify, filter, and record sounds, as well as to analyze the sounds with an accompanying smartphone app. It […]
Recycle Your Toner Cartridges
According to the European Toner and Inkjet Remanufacturers Association, approximately 500 million printer cartridges end up in landfills each year, worldwide. And those cartridges, although supposedly empty, can still contain up to 8 percent residual toner by weight. Not only is this wasteful, but the toner can also leach into the soil. Now, however, scientists have devised a method of […]
Protecting Your PIN
That person who’s waiting behind you while you’re using an ATM, or who’s nearby when you’re conducting online banking on your smartphone … are they peeking at the keypad as you enter your PIN? Well, even if they are, a new technology developed at New York University could thwart them – it displays the number keys in a different arrangement, depending […]
Walk In This Ski Boots With Ease
Although downhill skiing itself is a lot of fun, trying to walk around in the boots can be … challenging. It was with this limitation in mind that British skier and entrepreneur Rony Shirion designed Zuke, a permanent attachment that brings a curved sole to ski boots. The problem with walking in traditional downhill ski boots is the fact that […]