Category: Technology

Technology

The Nomad Key is an incredibly-designed minimalist charging cable

Nomad Goods has got a very impressive portfolio of top-notch smartphone accessories featuring everything from leather wallets to iPhone cases. And their philosophy of "owning fewer things, being resourceful and working...

By Umar Ansari · Jan. 10, 2021

Video

Innovative tech produces strong origami structures that fold flat

Origami is complicated. And that’s the beauty of it. Add a few bends to a thin, flimsy piece of paper, and you form a beautifully-crafted showpiece. Now, researchers Evgueni Filipov from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Georgia...

By Umar Ansari · Jan. 04, 2021

Technology

Awe-inspiring video of a rainstorm recreated from individual drops

Japanese digital artist Yugo Nakamura enlisted the help of technology to recreate the natural phenomenon of a rainstorm in his experimental short film 'Amaoto no Yurai' (The Origin of the Sound of Rain). First, he recorded the...

By Nhan Tran · Dec. 28, 2020

Technology

New laser technology makes mid-air projection a reality

Burton Inc. has released footage of a new technology that looks to explore the reality and potential of projecting 3D objects into mid-air, like a hologram. A team of researchers in Japan lead by Akira Asanohave developed the...

By Justin Crowe · Dec. 26, 2020

Technology

Vein-inserted jewelry uses your blood flow to create energy

How badly do you need to recharge your phone? This Israeli graduate student wonders if people would use their own biology to produce power by attaching a device directly into their veins. The flow of your own blood will spin a little...

By Justin Crowe · Dec. 20, 2020

Digital

Xiaomi's Intel-powered smart shoes look great and hella cheap!

While it's too bad that they will only be available in China starting April, we're pretty sure they'll be launched worldwide...eventually! For about $44 a pair, this seemingly normal looking line of running shoes are actually...

By Umar Ansari · Dec. 20, 2020

Art

This galactic keyboard design looks good, but can you type well with it?

Massdrop is now selling the "GalaxC Keycap" keyboard set, now at $58. The purchase will only include the keycaps, without an actual keyboard, so you'll probably have to use the one you have. It is technically a set of mechanical...

By Sharee Ann Narciso-Tolentino · Dec. 11, 2020

Creativity

The smart stroller

When you want to run with your pet or little one, what better way than to strap them into the stroller? But what? You don’t like running with a stroller? Fear not. Now, a team of eight designers have created a stroller that is completely...

By Johnna Gurgel · Nov. 15, 2020

Industrial design

Brilliant new Camera Restricta prohibits taking unoriginal photographs

For avid photographers looking to avoid taking unoriginal shots, the "Camera Restricta" is perfect. Designed by Philipp Schmitt, a multi-disciplinary artist and Interaction Design major from Germany, the 3D printed...

By Umar Ansari · Nov. 03, 2020

Art

French artist uses projections to shed light on Amazon deforestation

Philippe Echaroux has been using his skills in transmedia art to shed light on the rapid deforestation of the Amazon forest. The French photographer and street artist projected the faces of Brazilians indigenous to the...

By Umar Ansari · Nov. 01, 2020

Sculpture

Robots punch holes though a gallery wall, are they violent or just curious?

Audience members must have found it jarring when small-automated robots started hammering their way through a gallery wall at the UK Foundation for Art and Creative Technology. ‘Accomplice’ co-created by Petra Gemeinboeck...

By Laura Smith · Oct. 15, 2020

Industrial design

Learn how NudeAudio is revolutionizing the portable speaker

When creating their new speaker NudeAudio had a specific mission: Make an affordable, durable, and quality speaker for active lifestyles. The minimally designed "Move" is a successful manifestation of the mission that protects...

By Justin Crowe · Oct. 07, 2020

News

Paper Recycling In-Office

Thanks to Epson, recycling paper and paper related products can now be reformed into newly recycled paper in an office. Epson developed the prototype of the printer, called PaperLab, and announced the product in December...

By Johnna Gurgel · Sep. 23, 2020

Fashion

Future of fashion: solar-powered coat made by COMME des GARÇONS alumnus can charge all your electronic devices

Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to have access to a charging station all the time even if you’re in the middle of literally nowhere? Junya Watanabe just made that possible. And he’s even nice enough to let you wear it. The futuristic,...

By Mariza Monta · Sep. 18, 2020

Art

Breathtaking projection of the universe adorns ceiling of Paris cathedral

Saint-Eustache Church in Paris is the setting for a fantastic light show by Miguel Chevalier. Created as part of Nuit Blanche 2016, the projection-based installation is housed inside the church in Paris and is called,...

By Umar Ansari · Aug. 29, 2020