Forget Tracking Kids After School, This Cute Device Lets Them Check In
Working parents of school-age children face a particular kind of worry during the hours between the end of the school day and the end of…
Safety
A 3-Part Titanium Rescue Whistle That Combines Into a 120dB Siren
Most emergency gear has a problem that rarely gets discussed: people don’t actually carry it. A multi-tool left in a drawer or a whistle packed…
DJI built a parachute into their drones to protect the hardware… and people’s heads
Drones fall. Sensors fail, signals drop, batteries die at inconvenient moments, and until now the consequences of that failure were left largely to chance. Obstacle…
Sealed in 10 Seconds: LifePods Changes Disaster Survival
The year was 2011. A tsunami slammed into the Japanese coastline, killed more than 20,000 people, and set off the Fukushima nuclear disaster. For most…
Police Officers Spent Three Years Redesigning the Lifesaver To Make It As Small As A Hockey Puck
Rolled up, Ark Hero No.1 looks like a hockey puck with a zipper. Nothing about it announces itself as rescue equipment. Pop the shell open…
This MagSafe iPhone Grip Is Actually a Self-Defense Spray in Disguise
Personal safety products have a design problem few people talk about. Pepper sprays and personal alarms are either too bulky to carry consistently or so…
This Chair Looks Normal Until It Needs to Keep You Afloat in a Flood
Flooding has gone from a rare calamity to a recurring reality for millions of households. As climate patterns grow more unpredictable, the spaces people call…
HMD Terra M Can Do What Flagship Smartphones Can’t Even Handle
Most smartphones weren’t designed with construction sites or hospital wards in mind. They crack under a single bad drop, struggle with wet or gloved fingers,…
This $99 Water Jet Remotely Cleans Your Car’s Backup Camera Without You Leaving Your Seat
Reverse driving accounts for just 1% of all driving time, yet it’s responsible for roughly 25% of all accidents. A dirty backup camera in…
Someone Finally Made a Nail Holder That Won’t Smash Your Fingers
Hammering a nail is one of those tasks that sounds simple until you miss. The strike lands on a knuckle instead of the nail head,…
Formula 1 ‘Closed Cockpit’ Concept shows the future of the Halo as a Safer Enclosed Canopy
Imagine a car weighing nearly 1700 lbs (770kg) landing on your head. Sounds implausible, but it’s something that’s happened a bunch of times in the…
This Walking Cane Also Hooks Bags and Grips Tables With a Hidden Ring
Every day balance moments don’t usually look dramatic. Standing up from a low chair after a long meal, stepping off a curb while carrying bags,…