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Kamo’s ‘Valeto’ is a High Chair, Diaper Bag and Carry-On Suitcase
USA – Between strollers, luggage and diaper bags, it can be a challenge for parents to travel with young ones-but ‘Valeto‘ is...Read More
Unconventional Hotel Offers Unique Rooms In Different Destinations
Denmark – Danish company Vipp has started offering a curated selection of hotel rooms. Rather than a traditional hotel, Vipp has unique...Read More
Experimental Perfume Club helps companies develop sensory marketing
UK – Experimental Perfume Club (EPC) is a London-based creative studio and micro lab specializing in bespoke perfumes for brands and...Read More
Nissan EVs Can Now Turn Engine Noises Into Song
Japan– Auto manufacturer Nissan has introduced the future sound of its electric vehicles. Canto (which is derived from the Latin for ‘I...Read More
This Notebook Uses The Power Of Illustration To Inspire Creativity
USA – Digital print and design company MOO collaborated with designer Timothy Goodman on a limited edition notebook. The book cover features...Read More
Beck’s New Album Artwork Can Be Customized
UK – Jimmy Turrell and Steve Stacey, two British graphic designers, made a customizable record cover for the deluxe version of American...Read More
CVS Is Looking To Redesign The Pill Bottle
CVS Pharmacy is aiming to adopt a more graphical approach to naming pill bottles. The design, which is a part of the pharmacy’s new...Read More
Walgreens Teams Up With Customers To Develop A Skin Care Line
USA – Retail pharmacy Walgreens has partnered with a community of customers to create YourGoodSkin, a new skin care line made up of products...Read More
Traditional Japanese Handcrafts Adorn Lexus Interior
Traditional Japanese Handcrafts Adorn Lexus Interior Japan – The 2018 Lexus LS500 sedan interior isn’t a literal Japanese teahouse, but...Read More
The New Rolls-Royce Phantom Has A Built-In Art Gallery
UK – For handmade car maker Rolls-Royce (now owned by BMW), putting rare pieces of artwork on its dashboard is a warranted excess. For the...Read More
Designer Creates Clothing That Grows With The Child
UK – Anyone with young children knows that they grow out of the clothing you buy them in a matter of weeks. All that could change though...Read More
Jacket Automatically Changes Shape Based On The Wearer’s Needs
Ukraine – City life can throw a lot at you, which means you often don’t know what you need to bring when you head out the door....Read More
Minivan Lets You Keep An Eye On Your Kids In The Back
Japan – Driving and monitoring the kids (at the back of the car) at the same time can prove to be a challenging task. Honda understands that...Read More
Semi-Autonomous Audi Will Let Drivers Watch TV At The Wheel
Germany – Luxury car company Audi released the 2018 Audi A8 with a new feature for bored drivers stuck in traffic or driving at slow speeds:...Read More
Disney Is Using Facial Recognition To Better Understand Their Audience
USA – Entertainment companies are investing in facial recognition technology to help understand audiences reactions to what they see on...Read More
Walmart Wants To Use Facial Recognition To Identify Unhappy Shoppers
USA – The company recently filed a patent for a technology it is developing that would be able to scan and identify the faces of unhappy or...Read More
Giant Color Gradient Puzzle Has Over 1,000 Individual Tiles
Artist Clemens Habicht has created a 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle that forms a massive color gradient, in which each tile is a distinct color. To...Read More
Pantone Honors Prince With His Own Shade Of Purple
USA – Pantone has released a brand new color to recognize pop icon Prince’s contributions to music, art, fashion and culture. The color,...Read More
Wireless Road Technology Charges Electric Vehicles as They Travel
Israel – E-mobility company ElectRoad has created wireless road technology that powers electric vehicles while they drive, eliminating the...Read More
Street Lamps Could Soon Also Charge Electric Cars
London – Ubitricity, a German company focused on providing clean energy, converted street lamps in Hounslow, London, to have LEDs in them...Read More
Unique Music And Images Are Tailor-Made For E-Book Readers
Sweden – Wanting to enhance the experience of reading an electronic book, Swedish developers created Bubo. Bubo synchronizes with select...Read More
Scannable Coloring Book Makes Drawings Digital
USA – While there are numerous coloring apps on the market, it just doesn’t live up to the thrill of actually coloring in the different...Read More
This Isolation Helmet Is Meant To Help Office Workers Be More Productive
Ukraine – For many, the enemy to productivity is distractions from other people. While many offices are tearing down cubicle walls for a...Read More
New And Improved Google Glass Returns As A Tool For Businesses
USA – Google Glass, first released in 2013 to much fanfare but discontinued less than two years later, was a fascinating experiment by Google...Read More
Back to the Future . . changing the way we get around !
Slovakia – Commuters of the world, rejoice. The long-promised age of the flying car is almost here. Big-name companies around the world are...Read More
Cars Of The Future May Be Purpose-Built For Your Lifestyle
South Korea – As the auto industry grapples with change, carmakers are looking for fresh new ways to impress an increasingly selective target...Read More
Emoji Style Advertisements Come to iOS Messaging
Belgium – Working with the Brussels-based communication agency Happiness, the Belgium eBay equivalent, 2deHands, has enabled promotion of...Read More
Samsung’s Emoji Translation Is Helping People With Speech Disorders
Italy – Samsung’s Italy-based group makes it easier for those who have aphasia to communicate in text messages by creating an...Read More
A Dance Party Lamp Empowers Girls To Like Science and Mathematics
USA – There definitely has been an increase in toys aimed at getting children interested in STEM early on. However, most of the toys are...Read More
Programmable Bricks Teach Children the Basics of Robotics
Austria – Robo Wunderkind is a new kind of toy that lets its users build a robot using module bricks. It’s designed to get children from...Read More
Teaching Teens How To Drive Using Virtual Reality
USA – Learning how to drive is a rite of passage and sometimes, it begins with a few bumps. One program is trying to minimize real-world...Read More
Robots Will Park Your Car At Charles De Gaulle Airport
France – When running late for a flight, the last thing you need is to get stuck in the airport parking lot trying to find a space. Enter...Read More
This Wine Bottle Was Cut Into Pieces To Make A Slick 2-In-1 Product
USA – There’s a certain luxury in pouring wine from the bottle into a decanter and watching the liquid flow between the two vessels, but...Read More
Origami-Like Utensils Morph Into Multiple Kitchen Tools
USA – Ori-Kit’s futuristic eating instruments take inspiration from origami to transform into different utensils. The space-saving...Read More
Sensors Alert Drivers to Oncoming Traffic on Hairpin Turns
India – National Geographic lists India’s Jammu-Srinagar Highway as one of the world’s most dangerous. Numerous hairpin turns with...Read More
Mercedes Is Using Noise To Improve Pre-Crash Safety
USA– The technology blasts drivers with a “pink noise” bubble to protect hearing during an accident. While automated cars can work...Read More
Wheelchairs Become A Fashion Statement With These Designer Covers
Ireland – For those who use wheelchairs daily, it can be hard when all people see is the chair. Enter Izzy Wheels, a company that brings...Read More
Design Students Give Their Interpretation Of The Future Of Hotel Furniture
Switzerland – Homes encompass a variety of different rooms, each with a distinct personality depending on the room’s purpose. In hotels,...Read More
Connected Walker is a Medical Tool and Personal Trainer in One
Germany – FriWalk is a four wheeled walker, equipped with depth sensors and cameras, that can function as a mobility aid, analysis system and...Read More
Connected Dancing Shoes made to Improve Your Moves
USA – If you are cursed by the “two left feet” syndrome, a new pair of smart shoes come to the rescue. The rhythm smart dancing...Read More