Alphabet could be looking to seriously step up its fitness tracking game — no pun intended. According to a report from CNBC, Verily, Alphabet’s “life sciences” organization, is looking for partners to develop shoes that can track fitness by including things like the wearer’s movement and their weight. According to the report, Verily has been showing off prototypes of the design […]
Shoes That Can Record Your Weight?
Turning Waste Heat Into Cooling Air
Beginning with the principles of the Stirling engine, SoundEnergy’s THEAC thermal acoustic engine takes heat – either industrial waste heat or solar heat – and turns it into powerful cooling without requiring any other power source. This completely renewable technology could prove highly disruptive. The THEAC system uses no mechanical moving parts, no refrigerants, no CO2, no precious metals or […]
Autonomous Robot Valet Parking
Airport parking sucks, but a little French robot parking valet wants to make it better for everyone. After successful trials in Paris and Lyon, the Stan autonomous parking system is on its way to Gatwick, London – and it looks like a terrific idea. There are very few places in modern life where people regularly need to park a car […]
Overcoming The “On-The-Go”Waste In Airports
Airports are complex arenas with thousands of people filtering through them each day. Not only are they a space for efficient transportation of passengers and cargo, but they also employ thousands of local people and are the landlord to retailers and restaurants that serve millions of consumers each year. However, with the majority of people frequenting airports for only a short […]
Puma’s Self Laces Trainers
Back in 2016, Nike first announced its HyperAdapt 1.0 training shoes, which automatically tighten their laces around the wearer’s foot. Now Puma is getting in on the self-lacing game, with its Fit Intelligence (Fi) line of footwear. Unveiled this Thursday in Hong Kong, Fi builds upon the company’s earlier AutoDisc system, which never reached the market. It incorporates cables that […]
What to Expect When You’re Renting Out Your First Apartment
So you’re entering the real estate business, huh? Nice! Real estate is lucrative, and, let’s be honest, it feels good to be able to wield full control over an entire building. But there’s also a sentimental quality to being a landlord. You’re able to positively affect the lives of the people you’re renting to by providing them with a place […]
Aircraft Inspecting Robot
Around five years after its founding, the pieces appear to be falling into place for HyperloopTT, one of the ambitious startups vying to get a futuristic hyperloop transport system up and running. The company has just welcomed its first full-scale passenger capsule to its dedicated test facility in France, with the CEO indicating that the first commercial customers could hop […]
Regrowing Plants From Kitchen Scraps
When cooking in the kitchen, where do your food scraps go? Hopefully, in the compost bin rather than the trash. Since organic matter naturally breaks down, composting vegetable and fruit scraps, egg shells, and more is a more sustainable option than willingly sending that matter to the landfill. But did you know that for some fruits and vegetables, there’s an […]
Gomiball
If you’re like most dog- or cat-owners, you don’t like leaving your critter at home alone all day with nothing to do. As a result, we’ve seen several robotic pet-entertaining devices recently hit the crowdfunding platforms. While some feature cameras or treat-dispensers, GomiBall keeps things simple. Not unlike the existing Sphero (which isn’t a pet toy), GomiBall takes the form […]
Retractable Sail Bike
Although there’s nothing like cycling with a good tailwind, your bike and your body are only capable of catching a limited amount of that wind. The CycleWing was designed to help, acting as – you guessed it – a sail for your bike. Developed by software engineer Jorge Pando and mechanical engineer Nathan Rose, the CycleWing isn’t intended for use […]