Vinyl is on the rise, so you may be tempted to dust off your once-retired living room hi-fi setup and spin up a party. But what if you also want to stream digital music from your smartphone and your amplifier lacks a receiver? Provided you have spare analog or digital input ports, you can add one into the mix – […]
Zen-Blue Wireless Streaming
Shipping Containers Hotel
Shipping containers have been used for a wide range of projects, from tiny houses to apartment buildings, and, despite their limitations, continue to spark the imaginations of architects. The latest example of this comes from UK design studio Doone Silver Kerr, which used the metal boxes to create a hotel in London. Located in Waterloo, the Stow-Away Hotel consists of […]
California’s New Quake Alert App
A couple of powerful earthquakes in Southern California in July came just a few months before this week’s 30th anniversary of the catastrophic San Francisco Bay tremor that killed more than 60 people. The two quakes were a sobering reminder of scientists’ predictions of another major tremor hitting the region within the next 30 years. With that in mind, a […]
Recycled Plastic To Pave Los Angeles Roads
To better manage plastic waste, Los Angeles is in talks with Technisoil, an innovative manufacturing company, to viably incorporate plastic into the city’s roads. Typically viewed as an ecological scourge, plastic waste can also be seen as a valuable resource when repurposed. Substituting asphalt road materials with upcycled plastic waste could spell cost savings for both road construction and waste […]
The Ultimate Guide to Buying a Lift Table
Lift tables are among the commonly used material handling units you can get in an industrial or warehouse setting. Using a scissor lift table can enhance your company’s productivity. Further, they play a major role in cutting down the risk of workplace-related injuries to your employees. These two reasons are enough to convince entrepreneurs to buy a lift table to […]
Mobile Greenhouse
Sometimes, a little hands-on education goes a very long way when it comes to instilling sustainable and healthy eating habits in children. Parents in New Jersey are rejoicing thanks to a refurbished bus that is on a mission to educate young students on a variety of food education issues, from better eating habits to urban gardening. Designed by Tessellate Studio, […]
Wearable Chair
A group of engineers has created this exoskeleton that allows elderly users to enjoy activities like fishing, commuting and golfing for extended periods. Created by Astride Bionix, the Lex is a wearable chair comprising a black seat fixed onto the body with straps that tighten around the hip and just under the buttock. Two metallic legs swing underneath to rest […]
Repurposing Leather
Award-winning design studio OPENUU has joined forces with RIL CREED, a sustainable handbag fashion brand, to create two collections for home and lifestyle using upcycled genuine Italian leather. Using scraps of leather that would otherwise be thrown away, these two special collections are combating the wasteful ways of the modern fashion industry and giving new life to forgotten fabrics. The […]
Experiential Gastronomy
Metal mittens, plates made from spoons and foraged clay bowls are among more than 500 pieces of cutlery and crockery created for the latest in a series of Experimental Gastronomy banquets. Created by Dutch duo Martin Kullik and Jouw Wijnsma, the dining concept hopes to decelerate the eating process and help us engage with food in a new way. To do […]
Portal-ble Tech Helps Smartphones
While users of full-scale augmented reality (AR) setups can already “reach in” and manipulate virtual objects with their hands, users of smartphone-based AR systems are limited to utilizing the phone’s touchscreen. That could soon change, though, thanks to new technology that puts their hands in the picture. Known as Portal-ble, the system is being developed by a team at Rhode […]