For cyclists in many parts of the world, the arrival of winter signals the end of proper outdoor bike riding. Well, they might want to check out the Arosno E-trace, as it’s designed specifically for cycling in the snow. Created by French entrepreneurs Romain Faure and Agathe Lebaron, the E-Trace is sort of a recumbent electric-assist tricycle. Instead of wheels, […]
Electric Cycling In The Snow
Fenix Apartments Docks On Rotterdam
Fenix I is a steel and concrete apartment block built on top of a warehouse in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, by Dutch practice Mei Architects. The warehouse, which dates from 1922, was built in the Rijnhaven port district by the architect CN van Groor for the Holland America Line shipping company. Mei Architects has converted the warehouse to house a group of […]
Performance- Tracking Earbuds
It was just this year that we heard about the Sonr radio system, which lets coaches talk to swimmers via a waterproof speaker worn by the latter. It’s a neat idea, but what happens when the coach isn’t around? Well, that’s where Athlos Live is designed to come in. Presently on Indiegogo, Athlos Live takes the form of a connected […]
Cardboard Based High Performance Lighting
As part of interior design, lighting serves a greater purpose than illumination alone. Fixtures set the tone of a room and work as a central element in the theme. Graypants Studio, with offices in Seattle and Amsterdam, takes the look of its lighting products seriously while placing a focus on producing them sustainably. The studio’s newest release, Dash Linear, is a […]
Facebook Collabs With Ray Ban
Facebook is hoping that it can succeed where others have failed, and use its massive global presence to make smart glasses a worldwide hit, partnering with Ray-Ban to launch a pair of photo/video-capturing glasses called Ray-Ban Stories. We’ve seen a number of attempts to make smart sunglasses the latest must-have accessory – most notably from Google and its goofy Glass […]
Roomba With A Camera
Ever since the first iRobot Roomba robotic vacuum cleaner was introduced, successive modelshave offered additional features. The new Roomba j7 is particularly interesting, however, in that it uses a visible light camera to identify and avoid obstacles … such as dog and cat poop. Announced this Thursday (Sept. 9), the j7 incorporates what iRobot calls PrecisionVision Navigation technology. This is […]
Smart Water Bottle
Pure, clean, filtered, UVC-sterilized water everywhere you go, without resorting to disposable plastic bottles. That’s the promise of WAATR, a personal water bottle that takes your health and safety to the next level. Disposable bottles are an environmental nightmare – and a difficult expense to justify given that taps and drinking fountains are generally easy to find. With WAATR, you […]
Auto Deploying Airbag
While most bicycle commuting backpacks simply allow cyclists to carry their stuff, EVOC Sports’ newest model offers a little something extra. In the event of an accident, an airbag pops out of it to protect the rider’s upper body. Known as the Commute Air Pro 18, the recycled-polyester pack looks pretty normal in its “non-deployed” state. Along with a main […]
Green Ammonia
You’ll be hearing a lot more about ammonia as a clean fuel option as the race to zero carbon by 2050 progresses. In particular, it looks like a strong option for long-haul shipping and trucking. So what is it, how is it made, and how does it shape up as a green fuel? Chemically, ammonia is a molecule comprising three […]
Samsung Aims For Ultra High Definition Smartphone
We’re already seeing smartphone cameras that break the 100-megapixel barrier, but now Samsung is aiming to double that with the launch of the ISOCELL HP1 – a 200-MP image sensor destined for the flagship handsets of tomorrow. The HP1 image sensors makes use of 0.64-µm-sized pixels, and in brightly lit environments can take full advantage of that headline-grabbing megapixel count. […]