Portable Pong Game

Atari’s latest attempt at reclaiming relevance is by rehashing its original success story – Pong. Once a mainstay of arcades everywhere, the legendary game has now been shrunk down into a portable “table” as the Mini Pong Jr. The Atari Mini Pong Jr looks kind of like a large tablet or a Nintendo Switch, measuring 30 cm (11.8 in) long […]

An Apple Watch Without A Strap

I can buy a strap without an Apple Watch, so why can’t I buy an Apple Watchwithout a strap? Surely, selling an Apple Watch without a strap is a perfect continuation of Apple’s recent environmentally tinged push to rid the world of unnecessary charging bricks. It has taken them out of the Apple Watch’s box, and reportedly will do the […]

How To Can Your Own Vegetables Safely 

Like baking sourdough bread or starting an at-home compost, canning produce has become increasingly popular during the pandemic lockdowns. And although that may be because people are finding they have more time on their hands, doing it safely and effectively makes way for healthier and cheaper food options while cutting down on food waste, especially if you have a vegetable […]

Predicting Childhood Weight Gain 

A new imaging study, led by a team from Yale University, has found a high density of cells in a certain brain region can effectively predict future weight gain in children. The research suggests an inflammatory response in the brain, triggered by poor diet, can subsequently influence future overeating. “Inflammation is known to be associated with obesity, but exactly how […]

Proximity-Sensing Bike Light Warns Encroaching Drivers 

A large percentage of automobile-bicycle collisions occur when a car hits a bike from behind. The UK-designed SureLight bicycle tail light was made with this in mind, as it actually warns motorists when they’re getting too close. Featuring a water-resistant body that’s milled from a single block of aircraft-grade sandblasted/anodized aluminum, the SureLight automatically powers up when attached to an […]

Wrist-Camera Tracks Hand Pose

When it comes to tracking the positions of a person’s moving hand, sensor-equipped gloves are often used. An experimental new system, however, utilizes a wrist-mounted camera … which doesn’t even “see” the user’s fingers. The prototype setup was designed by scientists at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, working with colleagues from Carnegie Mellon University (US), the University of St. Andrews […]

Airbus Eyes Hydrogen Powered Future

According to a recent international study, aviation is responsible for 3.5 percent of all human activities that drive climate change. Airbus is looking to a cleaner future for the commercial aircraft industries, where hydrogen powers the (local) zero-emissions aircraft of tomorrow. With today’s reveal of three designs collectively known as the ZEROe concepts, the company is looking to be at […]

Rotterdam’s New Art Depot 

The Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen, the first publicly accessible art depot in the world, has just completed construction in Rotterdam’s Museumpark. Designed by MVRDV, the bowl-shaped building draws the eye with its 6,609 square meters of exterior glass subdivided into 1,664 mirrored panels that reflect the surroundings and help blend the 15,000-square-meter building into the leafy park. In addition to […]