Archive for the ‘Inventions’ Category
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Cute Foldable Electric Scooter
Hungarian-based design team, Antro Group, has been developing a foldable electric scooter since 2008, but only recently have released a fully functional prototype of the Moveo. The Moveo is a lightweight scooter that is quite compact when folded and weighs approximately 25kg and reaches up to 45 km/h. The electric motor makes the scooter eco-friendly and forward-thinking. We think it’s just cute as can be, and ...
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Unique Car Wash Style Shower Design
Italian design company, Idiha Design, has come up with a new shower stall design concept for the lazy bather. The giant looped-shaped shower stall (effectively called the Loop) is actually meant to power wash a bather’s entire body without the bather having to apply much effort. Touted as a “giant-sized bidet”, we prefer to draw the parallels between a car wash and this shower stall – ...
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Ridiculously Cute ‘Little Hearts’ Bicycle Tires
Spreading a little love on your next bike ride is easy with these bicycle tires that feature raised heart stamps. The design was submitted to the Seoul Cycle Design competition by Hamed Kohan from Iran. As the wheel turns, the various heart-shaped knobs leave imprints in the sand, on the sidewalk and on the road. The tires and the competition submission were entitled “Spread Your Love”, ...
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BYD: A Car With Remote Control Driving
Driving without actually having to lift more than a finger to navigate seems like a concept from a sci-fi movie, but IT and technology developer, BYD, has managed to achieve the unthinkable: a key-powered remote control that can move and steer any car without the presence of a driver. Wondering when a remote controlled car may come in handy? It’d be easier to get your car ...
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Trakdot: Never Lose Your Luggage Again
Whenever you fly and check a bag, you always have to wonder whether your bag will arrive when you do, especially if you have a new stops and layovers along the way. Trakdot is designed to help you keep track of your suitcase when you travel. The pint-sized device is placed in your checked luggage, and then reports its location in real time to any mobile ...
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Flask Tie Helps You Drink On The Clock
Add a little spice to your day at the office (or formal event) with the Flask Tie – a necktie with a removable built-in flask pouch inside. The hidden pouch holds 6 fluid ounces of your favourite beverage (but let’s not beat around the bush here…we all know what type of “beverage” will be stored in the Flask Tie!). Available in a range of colours, there ...
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Musical Coffin Serenades The Deceased
Swedish company Pause has developed the CataCoffin – a burial coffin that comes with a CataCombo Sound System that will pump music into the (un)listening ears of the dearly departed. A custom-built 2.1 amplifier, 2-way speakers, tweeters with external cooler and an 8-inch subwoofer specially tunes to the coffin’s acoustic space come standerd with the CataCoffin. The deceased can listen to their favourite tunes well into ...
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T-Shirt Vending Machine Accepts Tweets As Payment
Created by the India branch of advertising agency Ogilvy, the campaign saw a large billboard kitted out with 60 shirts and a mechanism that pushed each one forward a small amount every time someone tweeted with the hashtag ‘#RainingSolly’. According to reports, people around the billboard were then invited to use their phones to interact with it, while a large screen displayed their tweets. The user ...
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Seriously Advanced Prosthetic “Terminator” Arm
Major advances in the prosthetics industry have led to the development of the bebionic3 by RSLSteeper – a carbon-fiber myoelectric hand which is also made from aluminum and alloy knuckles. The bebionic3 moves by responding to muscle twitches in the upper arm, and uses sensors to trigger one of 14 pre-pgroammed grips that mirror common human hand movements. Users can finally engage in delicate movements, like ...
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Luggage With Built-In Scooter
Running from one terminal to another with your carry-on luggage just got a lot easier thanks to the awesome Scooter Luggage by Micro. Developed in tandem with Samsonite, this handy little luggage case of 26L capacity features hard-side construction and has a built-in kickboard that folds out to transform the luggage into a mobile pieces of transportation. Rolling around on a luggage scooter seems kind of ...
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Spring Loaded Tukanni Chopsticks by Kayiwa
If being chopstick-impaired has left you unable to eat your food with a more exciting utensil than a fork, your sad days are finally over. The Tukanni Chopsticks designed by Kayiwa are made of sterling silver and are circle spring-loaded, so you can be sure you’ll be able to pinch that sushi roll successfully. Although, be warned, the ease that comes with using chopsticks does not ...
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Stickygram: Turn Your Instagrams Into Magnets
StickyGram is a personalized printing service from the brains at Mint Digital that turns your Instagram images into lovely little magnets. You create your pack online and they deliver them right to your door. Each StickyGram is 50mm x 50mm. That’s approximately the same size as they appear on your iPhone. They come in packs of 9. Their unique process produces a flexible yet durable magnet ...
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The Decelerator: a Slow Motion Perception Helmet
Artist Lorenz Potthast has figured out a way to slow down time. Ok, not really, but his Decelerator Helmet certainly manages to trick the mind into believing time is slowing. The helmet takes a video signal from the outside mounted camera that is displayed on the screen of the helmet and simultaneously inside the helmet for the user to see. Using a remote that accompanies the ...
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This Hot Dog Toaster Is The Answer To Our Prayers
Nostalgia Electrics has finally answered our prayers – a toaster that toasts a bun and cooks a hot dog at the same time is now available! Ok, fine, we never in a million years would pray for this invention, but now that it’s here, we thought we’d share this wacky item with you in case you’re one of those hot dog fanatics that loves the idea ...
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Secret Bra & Belly Drink Pouches for Public Drinking
BUY BEERBELLY NOW BUY WINE RACK NOW Drinking in public is not widely accepted (or legal) in many cities, and if you happen to live in such a horrid place, you may want to consider investing in these concealed beverage pouches. Depending on your taste (and physique) you can choose the BeerBelly model in which a polyurethane “bladder”-shaped pouch can be worn under a shirt to ...
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Phorce: A Smart Bag The Charges Your Devices On The Go
Phorce is the world’s first smart bag. We live in the mobile age. You can wake up in San Francisco, spend the afternoon in New York, and be back in the West Coast right on time for drinks. Whether you walk or ride around your hometown, drive to another city, or fly to another continent- your trusty bag is always with you. Unfortunately bags haven’t changed ...
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Futuristic 3D Printing Photo Booth
If you’re still waiting until you become a famous celebrity or superhero so you can have your own action figure is no longer necessary. Now, you don’t need the mega bucks nor the celebrity status thanks to the Omote 3D photo booth (that is more like a photo studio with employees) that will print out a 3D figurine of you or a friend (or both!) in ...
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Projecteo: A Mini-Projector For Instagram Pics
We love the idea behind the Projecteo – a mini-projector that will allow instagram-obsessed users to share their photos with others without having to pass around their tablet devices. We stumbled across Projecteo on Kickstarter, and at the time, the company had garnered 2,000+ backers who provided $65,000+ of funding to produce Projecteo. UK-based innovator and designer, Benjamin Redford, requested $18,000 on Kickstarter in order to ...
