Lately an amusing trend has popped up in a handful of theaters: Signage letting time-strapped moviegoers know whether they can leave after the final scene without missing anything. These signs are presumably improvised by staff, and their designs—and therefore their efficacy in conveying helpful information--vary...
BrickBox Modular Shelving System Moves With You and Your Life
Life keeps changing your living situation faster than you can keep up. One day, you’re squeezing everything into a cramped studio, and suddenly you’re staring at massive empty walls, wondering why your furniture looks so tiny and lost in all that space. Most shelving systems lock you into one configuration forever,...
SSD the size of SIM card is a game changer for handhelds and eventually smartphones
Given the speeds of MicroSD cards (around 985 MB/s) and their susceptibility to go corrupt just when you need them the most, major smartphone manufacturers have stopped providing dedicated slots on their devices to insert one. On the other end of the spectrum, there are M.2 storage sticks for your PCs, but they can be...
Sharpie Expands Range of Colors, Again
When Sharpie markers first came on the market in 1964, you could have them in whatever color you wanted, as long as that color was black. The marker was aimed at office workers, industrial workers and retailers, as it could write on anything from paper to glass and industrial materials. Interestingly, it became the go-to...
Meet Your New Robotic Golf Caddie
Golf carts are fine if you're driving around a resort course, but for serious golfers who prefer to walk, lugging equipment remains a necessary evil. Push carts help, but you're still tethered to a wheeled contraption that needs constant attention. Enter the iXi golf trolley, which takes the logical next step: making the...
A New, Disruptive Consumer Drone: The Antigravity A1
"The drone industry has hit a ceiling," writes Antigravity, a Chinese startup. "Specs keep improving on paper, yet the experience stays the same. Most drones fly higher or longer without addressing the real pain points for everyday users." To that end, Antigravity has designed a video-capturing drone that can do what...
These ATMs Give Receipts You Can Use as Rolling Papers
Here's an unusual business: A Hawaii-based company called Rolly Receipts offers to stock your business, free of charge, with an ATM that they maintain. The kicker is that the machine gives "smokable receipts" that can be used as rolling papers: Most receipt paper contains BPA. But Rolly Receipts, founded by chemist...
Modern pendant light captures the art of becoming
Bloome is a stunning pendant light designed by Ruchiraa Dabhade, crafted to bring a touch of luxury and calm to residential or hospitality spaces. This unique decorative light fixture is not just about illuminating a room; it’s about capturing a moment with the gentle transformation when something new comes into...
“How I learned to stop worrying about awards and love making real impact”
A few years ago, my co-founder Glenn Taylor and I made a decision that felt pretty radical and risky at the time. We stopped entering design awards. Not because we couldn’t win them – we had our share of hunks of metal gathering dust. We stopped because we finally did the maths. Our annual award submissions were...
Dotary Braille e-book Concept Device Makes Reading Accessible and Beautiful
For millions of visually impaired people, reading is still a challenge. Braille books are rare, heavy, and hard to carry, and most e-readers don’t even try to bridge the gap. The result? A world where knowledge and stories remain out of reach for those who need them most. Dotary wants to change that. Dotary is a...