If you’ve ever wanted to get creative as a means of getting trash out of our oceans, you’re not alone. After all, the amount of pollution that impacts our planet can feel overwhelming. While grassroots efforts to collect trash from our waters are certainly inspiring, one new approach has a lot of people talking. Known as the “Ocean Saviour,” this […]
Time To Own Your Eco-Yatch
Aussies Going With Less Meat Now
No matter where you live, it’s likely you’ve heard terms like “vegan” and “vegetarian” with growing consistency. More people are making an effort to reduce their meat consumption or center meals around vegetables. And it’s not just word of mouth or marketing that suggests this transition, either. As a study released by Roy Morgan, a leading market research company based […]
Head Up Display Helmet
We’ve seen helmets with built-in HUD (head up display) tech before, but what if you already have a perfectly good helmet that you don’t want to get rid of? Well, that’s where the Hudway Sight system may come in handy. The battery-powered setup consists of a mounting bracket that can be attached to an existing motorcycle, bicycle or auto racing […]
Can This Bouncy Backpack Really Help To Lighten The Load?
It seems like bouncy backpacks are on their way to becoming the next big thing, with suspension-packing packs claimed to make big loads easier to carry. Hot on the heels of the HoverGlide, here’s the Moonr, which lets the backpack “float” in four directions. Like the HoverGlide, the Moonr backpack slides up and down your back on rails. Unlike the […]
Self Massage Backpack
Eume’s co-founder Naina Parekh told us that lugging a heavy gadget-filled backpack around the halls at CES prompted her to follow through on an idea that had been running through her mind in the months prior to the tech expo. That idea is the Eume backpack with built-in massager, designed to make your journey a little less of a strain. […]
Different Music Tastes In The Car? No Problem!
Listening to some tunes while driving is great if you’re on your own, but if you have passengers with varied tastes then pleasing everyone can be a problem. We’ve seen the likes of Harman and Hyundai-Kia envelop individuals in their own audio bubbles, but the dynamic focused sound system being tested by car maker Seat at the moment promises to […]
Volvo’s New Car Targets To Take Over Short Haul Flights
Volvo introduced the 360c concept on Wednesday, opening up a new exploration of the autonomous driving future. More than just a vehicle, Volvo is exploring a new travel paradigm, in which fully autonomous vehicles replace short-distance flights, providing a quicker, more relaxing means of jumping from Point A to B. Volvo’s concept helps passengers pass the time with sleep, work, […]
Panperfect Helps You Estimate The Temperature
When it comes to cooking in your oven, things are pretty straightforward – you simply set the temperature to the exact number required. For stove-top cooking, though, you have to estimate if the saucepan is at more or less the right temperature. PanPerfect offers a way of knowing exactly how hot it is. Developed by Silicon Valley-based entrepreneur Keh Ho, […]
Modular Patient Room
When cruise ships are being built, the cabins are just slotted in as prefabricated modules – it’s faster and easier than building each one from scratch, within the ship. Well, Philadelphia-based EIR Healthcare is taking the same approach to hospital-building, with its MedModular prefab patient rooms. Being manufactured by real estate development company Admares, each MedModular room is delivered to […]
Auto Detect & Control Your TV
As well as being a pretty capable games machine, the PS3 was a popular media player, in large part thanks to its Media/Blu-Ray Remote Control. Sony may have chosen to focus primarily on games with the PS4 and PS4 Pro, leaving those utilizing the console’s impressive media capabilities to do so using the less-than-ideal standard controller, but the new Cloud […]