Meet Laer, the sleeve that charges your laptop
The laptop, for the most part, is portable… until you’re out of juice. Then you’re tethered to the nearest plug point for easily another hour…
Product Design
Active Ergonomics for Your Core
From the makers of this core-building chair comes another iteration of the design with a new, sleeker look. Like the original, its symmetrical seat means…
The Soundots Can Connect Like Lego to Build a Hi-fi Audio System
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/165495434/soundotstm-ai-2-the-smarter-speaker-0 Take a look at any image. Zoom as far as you can into it and you see the foundation of the image. The pixel….
The Hubble Phone is the most outrageous phone you can buy
There’s a lot to love about the Hubble Phone by Turing Space Industries. It emulates the strangely beautiful clamshell format first seen in Nokia’s N93…
The mosquito killing machine that works like a venus flytrap
Most mosquito repellent devices rely on airborne fumes to either kill mosquitoes or drive them away, or electric circuitry to zap mosquitoes out of existence……
A Real Game Changer for Motorcyclists!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1626798797/domio-pro-a-game-changer-in-helmet-audio-and-commu? Rocking out to their favorite songs while simultaneously enjoying the open road on two wheels is something a lot of motorcyclists dream of, but…
You Will Never Forget A Meeting Again!
As much as we all try and stay organized, we are bound to forget something sooner or later, and for this reason the Memo Cube…
Top 5 Industrial Design Jobs for July 2018
July has wrapped up and as part of the series of careers-related columns from Yanko Design’s recruitment platform YD Job Board, here are the top 5 jobs for…
An Efficient, Safe and Practical Alternative to Woodburning Stoves
The burning of solid fuels such as wood, charcoal and crop residue for indoor cooking is unfortunately still commonplace in third world countries; the pollutants…
The Futuristic Palm-sized Sensor that can Analyze your Body Fat Percentage
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/686608668/ridm-professional-grade-body-composition-analysis? What is the singular, deciding indication of good health? Is it the heart-monitor that sits under your smartwatch? Is it the sleep tracker on…
YD Design Storm #5
The YD Design Storm takes a look at products, services, and spaces that are storming the internet. The idea? To turn internet-storming material into brainstorming…
The fire-hydrant gets a functional makeover
As designers, we have a habit, or rather a responsibility, of challenging the status quo. Be it something as ubiquitous as the credit card, or…