At the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the recently renamed Virgin Hyperloop One unveiled two products that show just how far the concept has come since its inception. The most notable reveal was a detailed look at the first generation design of the pod that will be used to ferry people and cargo. Officially called the Virgin Hyperloop One XP-1 pod, it reached […]
Supersonic Travel
No More Mosquitoes!
You don’t need us to tell you that mosquitos are no good. At best, they are a nuisance and, at worst, a vector for deadly diseases. When it comes to stopping mosquitos in their tracks, there are a number of high-tech solutions we’ve covered, but a new one on Kickstarter promises a no-fuss way to stay bite-free without having to slap on chemical-based mosquito […]
Zero-Electricity “Washing Machine”
We’ve all been there – you need to wash just a few clothing items but you don’t have nearly enough for a full load of laundry. The gentlewasher offers a solution, washing clothes in five minutes with less water than washing machines and zero electricity. The hand-powered device can wash up to 12 T-shirts or eight dresses at a time, and it uses around 4.7 gallons of water – compare […]
Life Saver In The Wild
Due to the hyper-connected world we live in, there are very few times that we’re not contactable. One of the occasions we may not be, though, is when we potentially need it the most: If we’re ever in a life-threatening scenario, such as being lost in the wilderness where there is no cellular coverage. That’s where researchers from Spain’s Universidad […]
Tinted Clocks
The 12-hour clock is possibly the most common wall clock in the world. It finds itself in every household, on a wall in the living room or bedroom, above your television or on your bedside/study table. It breaks your 24 hours into two halves, better known as day and night. However, the 12-hour clock doesn’t tell you when it’s day […]
Iron Smartly
The Laurastar Smart Ironing System is the thing to get if you aim to improve your ironing skills to professional level. This sleek combo includes a super dooper smart iron with extreme steaming power and an active board to assist you in some other chores such as guiding you with active lines to get the creases out of your clothes, tune up […]
The Go-To Travel Bag
The slight downside to carry-on bags is that with limited space you have to be fairly selective in what you pack. But the GoBag has a neat solution to help you pack everything you need, with space left over so you don’t need to forgo that souvenir you’ve been eyeing. The bag includes the Max Pack vacuum compression system, which allows […]
Future Air Taxi
The massive migration of people to cities over the past half a century has made issues like worsening traffic and pollution ones that we can’t really afford to ignore. How people move around urban centers in the future will have a huge part to play in that, and long-promised flying taxis are shaping as an increasingly feasible solution. Bell Helicopter says a […]
Bitcoin Mining Powers Aquaponics Garden
This indoor garden is heated by something totally unexpected: bitcoin mining. When software company owner Bruce Hardy saw how much heat his computers were generating, he decided to put that extra energy to good use. Now, instead of using air conditioning to cool his computers, he channels the heat they generate to power and heat a thriving aquaponics system and greenhouse. The system works […]
Sun Shower Air Purifier
Air pollution in across East Asia is a truly frightening problem. The concentration of ultrafine dust in Korea particularly is getting worse over the years, while 1.6 million people were killed by air pollution in Northeast Asia in 2014. Hyungjun Koo has designed a gorgeously elegant concept of an air purifier using a water curtain called Sun Shower. Contrary to […]