Grillo promises to be the device that will introduce the people of Mexico to an earthquake warning system, at an affordable cost. The city does dwell on some of the major fault lines on the Pacific coast. We all are aware of the devastation, the earthquake of 1985 had caused. …
Big ass servers are all good for your online capacity and interaction, but the predicament faced by most cloud service providers pertains the copious heat generated by these bulky machines. Well, Cloud & Heat, a German company has one of those ‘one stone, two kills’ solutions in the form of …
A smart home-based security device is not necessarily a novelty in 2014, as we discovered a few months back. But the generalized aspect among most of such contraptions is their dependence of the visual scope via cameras that can capture would-be intruders. Interestingly, the stylish-looking Cocoon stands out from its …
Japanese electronic giant Sharp has already commercially unveiled their line of COCOROBO cleaning robots that prominently feature a sprightly anime girl (“cute little sister”) on the cover known as COCOROBO chan. And, now the company is looking forth to take yet another unique step by integrating a special voice feature …
We harped about smart bulbs that activate with voice command, and we we have prattled about smart bulbs with music playing capacity. But what about smart bulbs that can ‘heroically’ deter the potential burglars from your house? Well, the BeON light bulb by BeON Home emerges as such a righteous candidate …
Smoking cigarettes as a habit is not illegal in most parts of the world, but there is always the health-oriented danger of passive smoking for non-smokers. To that end, there are obviously rules based on spatial denominations where smoking is prohibited – like in hotel lobbies, train stations, terminals and …
Simplicity is not only elegance, but also practical – as justified by the Genesis Horizon mobile device concept. Envisaged by San Francisco-based designer Arthur Kenzo as an emergency cell phone for both elderly people and children, the bantam device espouses simplicity with only two buttons that serve a range of …
It is on rare occasions that we come across furniture systems that produce their own energy requirements. Well, the Bromelia Table (designed by Daniel Gestoso) does one better by acting as a planter for your home-kept shrub, and generating usable electricity from the water contained in this plant organism. Better …
A gift item that is made by yourself tends to convey a more intimate force for the recipient. But what if there was a bit of technology added to this friendly ambit? Well, Instructables user ‘TechKiwi’ can gone beyond the scope of those simple ‘art and crafts’ stuff, to design …
Inclusive designs shouldn’t always be determined by highfalutin symbolism – they should also show their side of practicality and innovation. Dutch studio Siem & Pabon certainly believes in such a conscientious dictum, as is evident from their ingeniously designed Fervent Carpet. Shaped like a snugly coiled rope, the advanced rug …
