First came the smart speakers, then came the smart speakers with displays – and the Lenovo Smart Clock is one of the most compact smart displays yet, going head to head against devices like the Amazon Echo 5 and the Google Nest Hub. Is this a device worthy of a place in your growing smart home? After testing one for […]
Lenovo Smart Clock
Front & Rear Camera For Your Helmet
Urwerk’s UR-100 SpaceTime wristwatch doesn’t just display the time, it also shows how far the Earth travels. Based on the UR-101 and UR-102 of two decades ago, the UR-100 uses three sets of indicators to show how far in kilometers the Earth rotates and moves in its orbit. The Urwerk company produces many watches that are a bit out there, […]
Kickless Longboard
Although we’ve been seeing a lot of variations on the electric skateboard lately, it seems that there’s also still room for innovation with good ol’ human-powered boards. Such is the case with the Dokido, a three-wheeled longboard that the user moves forward by swishing their hips. Created by North Carolina-based entrepreneur Kenneth Kumada, the Dokido forgoes the usual two rear […]
Future Of Public Transport With eCitaro City Bus
Ahead of the 2018 IAA Commercial Vehicles expo in Hannover, Germany, this September, Daimler Buses has announced the world debut of the eCitaro electric city bus from Mercedes-Benz. The reveal is part of a push to eventually replace combustion engine-powered city buses in a few short years. Aesthetically, the eCitaro doesn’t wander too far from the template of the company’s […]
Earecho
Whether we like it or not, there are now a lot of people walking around with earbuds jammed into their ears. Scientists from the University at Buffalo decided to see if they could put those buds to extra use, so they designed a system that allows the devices to help verify smartphone users’ identities. Known as EarEcho, the technology was […]
Quirky Cat Shelter
HOK, Perkins + Will, and Morphosis feature in this year’s Architects for Animals Giving Shelter event. Created to raise money for a non-profit that reduces stray cat populations by spaying and neutering them before letting them go, it lets architects have some fun with designing novel cat shelters. A total of 11 shelters were created for the event, which took […]
Suitcase Charges Power Bank By Moving
It’s now not uncommon to see carry-on suitcases that have big batteries (aka power banks) which can be used to charge the smaller batteries of smartphones, while on the go. That big battery still has to be periodically recharged itself, though. The new Rollogo Escape S uses the spinning of its own wheels to do the job. Each of the […]
Electric Boda Boda Allows Easy Commute
One of the fastest growing market segments for electric bicycles has always been urban commuters looking for an easy way to get around town while leaving their car at home. By recognizing this, a number of bike manufacturers have been able to carve out a nice niche for themselves simply by appealing to this specific audience. Take for example Yuba, which […]
6 Sensory Projects
Norm Architects and lifestyle magazine Kinfolk have authored The Touch, a book that explores sensory interiors and architecture. Here are six of their favourite projects from the title. The Touch – published by Gestalten – is divided into five elements that Norm Architects and Kinfolk see as the “building blocks” for creating sensory spaces: light, materiality, colour nature and community. […]
AR Headset Helps The Blind On A Collision-Free Course
When someone is afflicted with retinitis pigmentosa, they have poor peripheral vision, plus they have difficulty identifying obstacles in low light. In recently-conducted tests, however, it has been shown that a depth perception-boosting headset could help them to avoid collisions – and to grasp objects. Led by Prof. Anastasios N. Angelopoulos, a team at the University of Southern California started […]