Ever wish you had one gadget to magically clean all the things? Now you do: the Sonic Soak Ultrasonic Cleaner is a new way to clean everything from jewelry and clothes to fruits and vegetables. This nifty little gadget uses 50W of power and 50,000 ultrasonic vibrations per second to give the ultimate deep clean — we’re talking getting rid […]
Ultrasonic Cleaner Kills Germs
Wristruments
We’ve seen a number of novel ways to learn to play guitar over the years, including LED sleevesthat light up the fretboard, software that picks out chords from MP3s and gets you playing along to favorites, and a Gibson app that puts a guitar teacher in your pocket. The upcoming Wristruments app also puts guitar tuition within reach, but this […]
Robot Vacuum Scans & Maps Home
How many times have you come home to a mess and were too tired to do anything about it? The ECOVACS DEEBOT 901 Robotic Cleaner will work while you are out and about, so coming home will be relaxing and stress-free. This robot vacuum uses Smart Navi Mapping and Navigation Technology for customizable cleaning plans and can be operated from […]
Touch-Sensitive Artificial Leg Improve Amputee’s Gait
We’ve already heard about tactile-sensor-equipped prosthetic arms, that give amputees a sense of touch in the artificial limb. Well, scientists have now done the same thing with a prosthetic leg, allowing users to walk with much less effort. When most of us amble around, we feel the varying pressure on the soles of our feet as they meet the ground, […]
Electricity Free Kitchen Appliance
German eco-social design student Manuel Immler has recently completed an electricity-free kitchen appliance prototype that features a hand-powered crank drive. Dubbed Pino, the simple yet effective kitchen appliance is designed to enable electricity-free, human-powered kitchen tasks, such as whisking, beating, mixing and grinding. The masters project was inspired by Immler’s desire to create a sustainable and responsible design that helps […]
Movable Container Market
Shipping containers aren’t always a good fit for architecture projects, but with stackt, by LGA Architectural Partners, their use actually makes a lot of sense. The Toronto market’s container-based modular design means it can be dismantled and moved with relative ease when needed. The project is located on a 2.4-acre (0.9-hectare) site in Toronto’s Bathurst and Front Streets area that’s […]
Plastic Alternative From Spider Silk & Wood
It can be difficult, combining strength (the ability to withstand force without permanently deforming) and toughness (withstanding force without fracturing) in one material. A new substance is claimed to do so, however, by mixing wood fibers with spider silk. In order to make the experimental new material, scientists at Finland’s Aalto University and VTT Technical Research Centre started with ordinary […]
One Point Five
Bicycles can be awkward to store and to carry on public transit, which is part of the reason that Japanese company Outre developed its bizarre new One Point Five. It features what could be considered one and a half wheels … hence the name. First of all, it seems pretty likely that the designers of the One Point Five have […]
3 Essential Time Management Tips for Law Firms
Managing a law firm can be a challenging process, especially when you’re dealing with a large workload of clients and cases. As any experienced attorney will tell you, the legal profession comes with plenty of deadlines and responsibilities, and for the sake of maximizing profits and productivity, it’s very easy to become overwhelmed with an excessive amount of work. In […]
Polaroid Lab
Though Polaroid still makes instant-print cameras, most people these days capture memories using a smartphone. The Impossible Instant Lab from 2012 was devised to turn phone images into physical prints. The Impossible Project bought Polaroid in 2017 and the company has now announced a more polished official version of the instant printer. Using the Polaroid Lab looks to be very […]