Dreamer Technologies is taken to Kickstarter to launch their new smartphone controlled blinds aptly named AutoShades. The smart shades not only controllable from your smartphone but also include smart technology that is capable of detecting sunlight and adjusting accordingly. It’s night mode ensures all shades are closed automatically and a full scheduling program enables you to tweak opening and closing […]
AutoShades More Energy Efficient
Apple + TV To Be Launched By November
Apple is spending big on its upcoming Apple TV+ streaming video service, and now we have an idea how much you’ll have to spend to subscribe to it. Apple is expected to launch the service with a $10 monthly subscription cost, according to Bloomberg, putting it on the high side of competing streaming services. Netflix and Amazon Prime Video subscriptions […]
Can This Really Reduce Snoring?
he Snore Circle Smart Anti-Snoring Muscle Stimulator adheres just beneath the chin to tighten the throat muscles and reduce snoring. The Snore Circle Muscle Stimulator is equipped with sensors able to listen for the sound of snoring and trigger the emission of a mixture of 10-60Hz micro impulses. These safe but effective impulses will cause the throat muscles to tighten, […]
QLED Vs OLED. What’s The Difference?
If you’re shopping for a 4K TV at the higher end of the market, you’ve likely stumbled upon two similar-sounding terms: QLED and OLED. Though they share three of the same letters, make no mistake: These are very different technologies, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. We’ll quickly cover what each term means, and then dig into how TVs that […]
Can Expiration Label Save Food Wastage?
Have you ever thrown away food that looked perfectly fine, just because the package said it was expired? As it turns out, a lot of people get confused by date labels on food packaging — and a big reason why is because expiration dates are not uniformly regulated in the U.S. To combat that, legislators introduced the Food Date Labeling Act. […]
Flexible Pump
A tiny, flexible lightweight pump could help usher in the next generation of soft robotics, exoskeletons and even smart clothing. The pump was created by a team at EPFL in collaboration with the Shibaura Institute of Technology to offer an alternative to the hard and bulky pumps currently used in soft robotics. In contrast, the newly designed pump is entirely […]
“Metallic Wood”
A new technique has been used to turn ordinary metals into “metallic wood” with a greatly improved strength-to-weight ratio. By manipulating materials at the atomic scale, scientists from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering and Applied Science, Middle East Technical University in Turkey, the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, and the University of Cambridge claim to have created a […]
Prosthetic Sock Made From Waste
We have a huge plastic waste problem at the moment, but there are efforts to make use of this throw-away resource – including using trash collected from canals to make office furniture, creating portable speakers out of plastic that can’t be recycled and forming temporary shelters for use at music festivals. The latest addition to the list uses waste plastic […]
German Flood Defences With Zaha Hadid Architects Style
Following severe flooding in 1960s Hamburg, Germany, that killed over 300 people, the city upgraded its flood defenses. However, recent simulations revealed that even higher flood barriers were required to protect against extreme high tides and storm surges. An architecture competition was launched to redevelop the site and high-profile firm Zaha Hadid Architects got the nod. Though it doesn’t boast […]
Phillips Seeks Help From Crowd
Though crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo have been used by startups and small businesses to bring their ideas to life, established companies have also been using these platforms more and more. The latest to do so is Philips, which has listed its PicoPix Max compact projector on Indiegogo. Philips Projection says that it’s chosen to launch on Indiegogo to […]