IKEA has revealed its innovative Rognan robotic furniture, designed to minimize the compromises of small space living. Developed in collaboration with Ori, a Boston-based furniture start-up that grew out of a collaboration between MIT Media Lab students and designer Yves Behar and first caught our attention in 2016, the robotic furniture is set to first roll-out in Hong Kong and […]
Robotic Furniture Expands Possibilities Of Small Homes
Ikea Creates Easily Packable Furniture For Urban Nomads
Following the release of its Rognan robotic furniture, IKEA has kept true to its word in exploring flexible solutions for modern urban living. The Swedish furniture company has revealed a new line of furniture dubbed Råvaror that will include a collection of everyday furniture pieces that are specifically designed for small spaces, with the added bonus of being easily dismantled, […]
Cooking Oil Powered Camping Lamp
There’s no shortage of portable lighting options out there for campers or people living in developing countries, but they all have their own pros and cons. The Lumir K lamp is aiming to be the right mix of inexpensive, safe, bright, portable and efficient, using any old cooking oil as a fuel source to light up an array of LEDs. […]
Stick On Device Let The Speechless Speak
Fans of the Mission Impossible movies may recall the agents’ use of a slim, throat-mounted device that changes the user’s voice. Well, Chinese scientists have now developed something similar, that could one day allow the mute to speak … in a manner of speaking. A team of scientists from Beijing’s Tsinghua University started by developing a device that had to […]
Honda Help Automobile Turn Into Mobile Mailboxes
Honda teamed up with Amazon to bring the convenience of in-car delivery to a small handful of models in its lineup. Owners of compatible cars who are Amazon Prime members will be able to get their orders delivered straight to their car’s trunk in mere hours starting in July 2019. The service is not available across the entire Honda range, […]
Trollaby Lets You Sleep In Comfort On Airport Floors
If you’re much of a world traveller, then you’ve probably experienced it – a several-hour airport layover during which you’d like to get some sleep, but without going off to a hotel. That’s where the Trollaby is intended to come in, as it serves as a sort of bag-connected airport-floor tent. Invented by Austrian entrepreneur Marc Brugger, the Trollaby […]
Third Gen Of Google Glass
It looks like Google hasn’t given up on Google Glass just yet. According to a new report from DigiTimes suggests that the third generation of Glass has finished the development stage and is now in pilot production. The report notes that the 3rd-gen Glass is as light as ever, weighing as little as a pair of regular glasses. There’s a […]
Galaxy Note 10’s New Flagship
Samsung has launched this year’s supercharged Galaxy Note, and this time there’s a standard and a Plus model to choose from. The new phones come with yet more features for the S Pen stylus, improved performance and upgraded cameras, making them Samsung’s most powerful flagships yet. The first difference between the Note 10 and the Note 10 Plus is the […]
Integrating Live Bacteria To Create A Second Skin
Central Saint Martins graduate Rosie Broadhead has integrated live bacteria into the fibres of clothing that reduces body odour, encourages cell renewal and improves the immune system, when activated by sweat. By encapsulating live bacteria into the fibres of a leotard-like garment, the designer hopes to create a new interaction between fabric and skin through the use of probiotic technology. […]
Sleepbox Pod At Dulles Airport Now
Intimate sleeping pods designed by Sleepbox have been installed at Dulles International Airport in Washington DC by architecture studio 3877. Sleepbox has 16 bookable nap rooms that are available for hire for a minimum of one hour, to offers travellers a place to rest in privacy. The 1,200-square-foot (111-square-metre) space in Washington Dulles International Airport, located post-security in the international concourse A, is filled with two […]