Rechargeable Mop

With more time spent at home, chances are there is a lot more cleaning to be done indoors. With pets, kids, and adults all indoors more than ever, there is no doubt messes will be made. Cue in Nellie’s® WOW Mop, now $20 off with code WOWMOP. This mop is not like the others — it actually makes cleaning enjoyable. […]

Smart Pneumatic Knee Brace

In order to minimize the chances of injury, many athletes wear a brace to help support a particularly vulnerable knee joint. Exoskeleton manufacturer C-EXO is taking that idea further, with a “smart” pneumatically activated knee brace. Known as the E-Knee, the device has most of the standard features you would expect. These include flexible support bars running vertically along either […]

Garmin’s Lily Smartwatch

Whereas previous smartwatches in its range have been chunky, outdoorsy affairs, Garmin’s new Lily wearable has a much more stylish and feminine feel. Garmin says it’s been designed by women for women, and that it looks to balance both fashion and fitness. There are two models to talk about. The Lily Classic takes a more fashion-oriented approach, with a two-tone […]

Magnetic Pens

You grind hard in your WFH office crunching numbers and reviewing slides, but sometimes you need to stop and pull out the adult coloring book for some self-care. Not a colorer? Maybe erector sets are your thing? These magnetic pens shake both hands. With two powerful magnets on each pen, The Magnetips™ Gel Pen and Chrome Ball Bundledoubles as an […]

Smart Electrical Outlets

While there are now many home appliances that can be remotely monitored and controlled via the internet, each one of those has to incorporate specialized Internet of Things (IoT) electronics. Engineers have now created a simpler system, that moves those electronics to the home’s wall outlets. Known as the Smart Electrical Outlet/Socket (SEOS) system, the technology is being developed by […]

Hyvibe System

French sound design firm HyVibe hit Indiegogo in late 2017 with an acoustic guitar infused with digital smarts. Now the company has announced a kit that can turn pretty much any acoustic into a hybrid smart guitar. “Acoustic guitar players have high standards for natural sound, but also want the features and flexibility of digital,” said HyVibe’s Dr. Adrien Mamou-Mani […]

Robot To Prune Fruit Trees

According to Germany’s University of Hohenheim, about 80 percent of the fruit trees in that country aren’t regularly pruned – despite the fact that doing so makes them structurally stronger and more resistant to disease. That’s why a team at the university is creating a robot to do the job. Known as Phoenix, the wheeled robot is being developed by […]

World-First Home Hydrogen Battery

To get off the grid with home solar, you need to be able to generate energy when the Sun’s out, and store it for when it’s not. Normally, people do this with lithium battery systems – Tesla’s Powerwall 2 is an example. But Australian company Lavo has built a rather spunky (if chunky) cabinet that can sit on the side […]

Build Your Own Football

Japanese studio Nendo has developed a football that doesn’t need to be inflated and can instead be assembled by hand from 54 interlocking plastic modules. Called My Football Kit, the project was created for sports equipment company Moltenand aims to make the game accessible to children around the world, who might not be able to buy and maintain a traditional […]