Samsung offered anyone with an interest in efficient data transfers a very enticing option with its T5 SSD in 2017. The electronics giant has now stepped up its game in a big way, rolling into this year’s CES with its successor, the portable T7 Touch SSD that offers double the read and write speeds and a fingerprint scanner for extra […]
Samsung’s New SSD
Plant Based Pork
Having made a splash with its plant-based burger over the past couple of years, Impossible Foods is now leveraging its technology to take on another form of protein. The newly introduced Impossible Pork is just the second product from the Californian startup, and will be a pivotal one as it expands its mission to reduce the environmental impact of the […]
Fiji’s Eco Cousteau Resort
For travelers who want to learn more about the environment they are visiting, the Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort, a leading eco-luxe property in Fiji, is helping guests do just that with a recently expanded program for botanical education. Guests to the resort can take new tours, where they learn about medicinal and edible plants as well as rare palms. The initiative […]
Plastic-Layer Thickness To Form Unique IDs For 3D Printed
As is the case with items that are manufactured in more traditional manners, it’s certainly possible for 3D-printed products to be counterfeited. A new system could help identify such bogus goods, by printing a unique code right into objects. Known as Fused Deposition Modelling, the most common form of 3D printing involves using a nozzle to lay down successive thin […]
Biodegradable Coffee Pods For Composting
In the United Kingdom alone, approximately 95 million cups of coffee are consumed daily, with more than one-third of British coffee-drinkers admitting that they dispose of their coffee capsules into trash bins. Roughly 20 billion non-biodegradable, one-cup coffee pods end up in landfills. But Italian espresso giant Lavazza is offering a more eco-friendly alternative — a compostable coffee pod. Non-biodegradable […]
Taking The Waste Out of Delivery
Ordering restaurant delivery in New York City with zero packaging waste is virtually impossible — but three young Brooklyn parents are working to change that with DeliverZero, their new zero-waste restaurant delivery service that just launched in NYC. DeliverZero is basically a greener version of Seamless, allowing customers to order food from their favorite restaurants as per usual, but packaging the […]
Making Smart Devices Talk To Each Other
Apple, Google, Amazon and the Zigbee Alliance have joined forces to develop a smart-home standard that will mean new devices are likely to be compatible with any of their hubs and voice assistants. Overseen by the Zigbee Alliance, whose board members include representatives of IKEA, Legrand, NXP Semiconductors, Resideo, Samsung SmartThings, Schneider Electric, Signify (formerly Philips Lighting), Silicon Labs, Somfy […]
Proto Chairs
Scottish designer Nick Ross has created a range of curvy seats for Danish brand +Halle, to offer respite from an overstimulating world. Proto is a series of chairs, a sofa, a bench and a stool, designed to make a sitter feel safe and secluded. Designed for busy environments, from the workplace to public buildings like hospitals and airports, they offer […]
Lifetime Access To Booknotes Digital Library
Today’s most influential entrepreneurs reached their level of success because they constantly exposed themselves to fresh new ideas, and the easiest way to do this is by reading. However, the average person doesn’t have time to read a book, let alone many, which is why BookNotes can save you time while still introducing you to new perspectives for $29. BookNotes […]
3D Printed Prosthetic Arm
Design student Lorenzo Spreafico has invented a prosthetic arm that could bring tactile feedback to people who can’t currently afford it. Spreafico designed the T1 prosthesis as his final year project in the Product Design bachelors at the University of Leeds in the UK. The 3D-printed plastic arm incorporates vibro-tactile feedback, relaying information about how firmly a person is gripping […]