As the days get shorter and colder and the nights grow long, people tend to want to make their homes feel cozier. One of the quickest ways to do so is with candles, so now is the perfect time to consider making your own. Why would you do this when it’s so easy to buy candles at the store? Store-bought […]
Soy Candles Making
Playstation 5
Sony’s next-generation gaming console, the PlayStation 5, is almost here. New Atlas rounds up everything we know about the PS5’s hardware, games, controllers, features and services. What: Sony’s fifth generation games console Release date: November 12, 2020 (US, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea) November 19, 2020 (rest of the world) Models: Standard – includes Ultra HD Blu-ray […]
Should You Upgrade The IOS 14?
Apple’s iOS 14 is here, bringing with it a series of awesome new features that should make using the iPhone an even better experience than it already is. The new operating system is available to all iPhones from the iPhone 6s, plus its accompanying iPad operating system, iPadOS, is available to a range of iPad models. Of course, now that […]
5 Key Strategies for Marketing to Older Consumers
When you think about marketing to seniors, images of increasing font sizes and using stock photos of older people in your advertising might come to mind. But while many businesses use these strategies and they can be useful, it’s not going to capture the attention of this market on its own. In fact, the older generation is not all that […]
Alphavan Turns Into Gorgeous Camper Van
In the past year, we’ve seen a few new launches capable of vying for the title of world’s most impressive camper van. The Affinity camper van and the Frankia Yucon 7.0 Lounge are two that immediately pop to mind, and we’d be remiss not to throw in the Hymer Vision Venture, even though it’s merely a concept. Joining that select […]
New Garmin Improved Tracking
Garmin is stepping up its smartwatch game. The company is known for its fitness-tracking watches for all different kinds of athletes, and now it’s launching a new model: The Forerunner 745. The Forerunner series in general has long been marketed as a watch specifically designed to meet the needs of runners, and the Forerunner 745 is built for runners and […]
Fingerprint Authenticated Bluetooth Wallet
Whether you’re working a 40-hour week, running errands on the weekend, or jetting off somewhere, it’s become human nature to go through the same routine every time you leave the house: Phone? Check. Keys? Check. Fingerprint-authenticated Bluetooth wallet? Check. You read that right: a biometrics-protected smart wallet — meet Cashew. Funded on Kickstarter by 382 supporters, the Cashew Smart Wallet […]
Robot Shelf Stacker
Robots are an increasingly common sight in stores, helping customers carry their shopping, keeping track of stock and mapping the layout. Now they’re getting a bit more hands-on thanks to Japanese company Telexistence, which has begun trials in convenience stores of a robot shelf-stacker that can be controlled by a human via VR. The Model T (yes, it’s named after […]
Swedish Grocery Store To Price Goods Based On Carbon Footprint
Felix, a Swedish food brand, has opened a climate-conscious store that will guide buyers to make informed decisions when purchasing food items. In the newly opened store, items are priced based on their carbon footprint. To help buyers understand the impact of their choices on the environment, products in The Climate Store will be bought using carbon equivalents currency […]
High Tech Fish Eye Lens
Ultra wide-angle fisheye lenses are typically thick, bulbous contraptions, that can’t easily be incorporated into devices such as smartphones. That could be about to change, though, as engineers have now created one that’s completely flat. Designed via a collaboration between MIT and the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, the prototype device is what’s known as a metalens. This means that […]