When JBL met Google
The one thing that makes Apple so desirable is the one thing that will kill it. Exclusivity. While it tries hard to make everybody adopt…
How someone designed the perfect router
I use the term ‘perfect’ sparingly, reserving it for the rare occasions when something wows me and makes me realise that there’s nothing that I’d…
LG’s TV lets the good times “roll”
“Bigger is better” seems to be the common consensus with televisions, with Samsung literally making a television the size of a wall… but the ‘bigger’…
YD Spotlight: The Delightful Designs of BKID
BKID Co is the brainchild of BongKyu Song, an award-winning Korean Designer. It’s also one of the only design studios that boasts of having a…
Strictly for the Adventurer
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/vinta/type-ii-camera-bag-and-travel-kit Kickstarter has spawned a refreshing generation of companies/startups whose prime goal is to be able to design for demand. The products they make are…
Eindhoven’s forests defy gravity!
With the Liuzhou Forest City just a few years from completion, Stefano Boeri continues to make this world more habitable not just for humans, but…
This wardrobe will fold your clothes
https://youtu.be/mvwYd03ssB8 You look at the pictures below and your eye scans past the wardrobe. Like most wardrobes, it’s designed to store clothes, and to complement…
The Dreamer’s Fidget Spinner
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1041136239/infinity-levitating-top Cobb walks past the dining table, to the backyard where his children, obscured from view, are playing with each other. Just as he enters…
The Maker of Musical Maestros
What if, you could create music by just making gestures the way a conductor would? What if you could bend notes on a keyboard the…
The World’s Tiniest Multitool Packs a Punch!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/762512577/3coil-worlds-smallest-folding-scalpel-blade-multi Let not its adorable size fool you. These folding knives and multi-tools are powerful and proficient and are sure to get you out of…
Putting your watch where it matters
The Apple Watch puts a lot of things on your wrist. A timepiece, a phone, a music playback device, a fitness tracker, etc. While it’s…
The elegant dance of time
Time’s usually perceived as ruthless. The saying goes “The clock STRIKES midnight”… not “The clock casually saunters to midnight”. There’s something very mechanical and rhythmic…
UV-exposure-meter that’s literally a thumbnail
You can tell when you’ve got an allergy. You can tell when you’re feeling faint. You can tell when you’re down with the flu, but…
Lenovo’s VR kit opens your eyes to new worlds
Lenovo is betting on the future being in VR with its Mirage Solo headset. The headset sits on your head, secured with a strap and…
Razer made a super-suit for your smartphone
The one thing I love about Razer is that it’s never afraid to push innovation. Designed completely around the customer and their needs, Razer’s products…
Telling Time Through Tints!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/389140893/dusk-a-clock-that-frames-the-sky? The 12-hour clock is possibly the most common wall clock in the world. It finds itself in every household, on a wall in the…