An innovative new method of drawing direct electrochemical energy from seawater means submersible robots, vehicles and detectors could go deeper and longer into the unknown. The extreme conditions of the ocean depths present huge challenges for underwater exploratory, repair and monitoring devices, and being tethered via a powered-lifeline to a ship on the surface is not only limiting, it’s often […]
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Shoe Fit System
Buying shoes online is a risky business, as it’s hard to know if they’ll fit once they arrive on your doorstep. Nike is attempting to address that issue, with its app-based and artificial intelligence-enabled Nike Fit system. The footwear company already has an app that allows customers to browse and buy shoes via their smartphone. When it gets to the […]
Mindful Phones?
Smartphone users can easily switch their devices from full functionality to minimal “mindful” modes in these concepts by UK design agency Morrama. The agency created three “smarter phone” concept designs as part of a study into the future of mobile devices. Each design incorporates a wellbeing feature into the hardware or physical interface, going a step further than recent screentime-reducing […]
Food Tasting Electronic Tongue
If you worked as a taste-tester of spicy foods, you’d only be able to try a few samples at a time – after that, your taste buds would become desensitized and need a rest. A newly-developed “electronic tongue,” however, can accurately measure the spiciness of multiple foods for hours at a time. Developed by scientists at Washington State University, the […]
Kymera Personal Watercraft
Jason Woods began his quest to build an inexpensive and easily hauled personal watercraft way back in 2004. He introduced us to the Kymera jetboard in 2011, which went electric the year after and launched on Kickstarter in 2013. In 2016, we spent some time on the water with the body board, and now the Kymera K-X2 has been announced. […]
U-Build System Lets Anyone Have A Hand At Building
U-Build is a simple modular construction system designed by Studio Bark, which encourages individuals and communities to self-build. The system relies solely on a flat-pack kit made from timber parts, and is born from Studio Bark‘s desire to make construction “truly affordable” for the public. Components can be quickly slotted together like puzzle pieces to assemble a building frame, and easily dismantled, recycled […]
Furniture From Cardboard
London studio Fredrikson Stallard has completed the Reformation collection of furniture and art made using cardboard found on the streets of the city. The collection includes a series of low-level coffee tables, a cabinet and a console table made from bronze cast to resemble cardboard, as well as a dining table made from aluminium with a white lacquer finish, and wall-hung […]
Original Porsche Heads To Auction
There are only a handful of places where truly landmark automobiles are auctioned: New York, London, Paris during Retromobile, the Goodwood Festival of Speed and the world’s largest and most important gathering of ultra high net worth automotive enthusiasts, Monterey Car Week. Monterey is traditionally the place where automotive auction records get smashed, and this year the star of the […]
Best Wine Apps
Here are 5 of the best wine apps to get your juices flowing Whether you’re a fine wine connoisseur or your only wine knowledge is the difference between a white and a red, there’s a wine app for you. Our list of the top five best wine apps can help you organize your wine collection, keep a tasting diary, learn […]
Astell & Kern Flagship Digital Audio Player
Astell&Kern has been striking fear into the wallets of mobile music lovers for a few years now, putting out high-spec portable audio gear with a hefty price tag. And so it is with the company’s A&ultima SP2000 flagship, which was launched at High End Munich last week. If you’re wanting to listen to music on the move, there are portable […]