Developed by Japan-based Neurowear, the Mico headset looks like a regular pair of headphones, with the addition of an EEG reader that rests on the forehead and senses neural activity. Analyzing the signals enables the device to detect the mood of the wearer, which it exhibits using an LED display on the earpieces. When connected to the Mico app, this […]

The Silent History is a groundbreaking novel, written and designed specially for iPad and iPhone, that uses serialization, exploration, and collaboration to tell the story of a generation of unusual children. The story is told through daily updates, about 1500 words each, delivered through the app each weekday. For readers who wish to explore the world of the novel in […]

Guide is a platform that enables blog readers to turn the content into a personalized television news-style video channel. Users signing up to Guide can load feeds ranging from social networks to blogs onto their personal account. They are also prompted to select a presenter – a digital ‘news anchor’ that uses text-to-speech software to read aloud content from the feeds […]

This AirBnB hotel is Germany encourage guests to imbibe choice libations from their regional brewery – and you can even spend the night in a beer barrel bed! The hotel room for the ultimate beer baron invites guests to snooze in a giant 19th Century beer barrel that has been converted into cozy sleeping quarters. The vintage wood barrel comfortable […]

The street artist conceived a brilliant idea to hang square sheets of bubble wrap for transit patrons to enjoy as they wait. The sheets are positioned under a cardboard placard reading “Antistress For Free!”. People can choose from three differentiating plastic sheets that take from three to ten minutes to pop. Bursting the bubbles on plastic shipping wrap is globally […]

Birds&Eggs creative toy set allow children to create various birds with gathering different stylized body pieces. Designed for children above the age of 5, it is a universal toy that children from different cultural backgrounds learn and discover living animals while also designing their own birds. Set consists of head, neck, body, wing, tail and feet pieces. There are 24 […]

Create your own recycled guitar picks quickly and easily with the Pick Punch. Turn expired credit cards, old gift cards, hotel key cards, and other thin plastic into perfectly-shaped guitar picks. The heavy-duty Pick Punch features a steel head that can cut through materials up to 1mm thick. An open bottom makes it easy to see your pick punching material […]

Imagine generating sound using colors instead of any conventional instrument! The Audible Colors project does just that! It is an audio-visual instrument where sound is generated based on the color detected by a web cam connected to a computer. Musical notes correspond to certain colors (red, green and blue). And just like the color wheel, when you mix the primary […]

The Listening Chair is a physical chair, traveling about, asking people the question ‘What is the song that still needs to be written?’. This concept, by singer Imogen Heap, guides you through the experience on screen, there are speakers either side of you with volume control, integrated camera, microphone and even LED strips that come on when you hit record. […]

Though not the first tech tool for making music on the go, the Mixtape Alpha may be the most endearing. This pocket-sized 8-bit synth resembles the iconic mixtape, right down to its label-maker-inspired logo. The Alpha boasts an impressive range of capabilities for its size: four voices, four effects, and five notes allow a decent breadth of experimentation. Intrepid music-makers […]