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Tech NewsDesignAs Weed Becomes More ‘Acceptable,’ Weed Gadgets Are Growing Up
However you choose to blaze it today or any day, at this point, there’s a gadget out there to fit just about any style preference or format. And many of them look like small pieces of art in their own right. This was something I noticed as I was working on a recent weed gadget … Continued
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Tech NewsDesignThis Soap Bottle Is Made of Soap and Also Dispenses Soap
I’m always trying to reduce the amount of plastic I throw away, and this new Kickstarter project’s clever solution, which uses soap to create a multi-purpose, zero-waste container, has me intrigued. Project Soapbottle, which was initially conceived by Jonna Breitenhuber as part of a student design contest, is a new line of packaging that uses solid … Continued
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Tech NewsDesignThis Japanese Crowdsourced Map Puts Loud Neighbors on Blast
The hardest part about house hunting in a city is figuring out whether your realtor is telling you the truth about how quiet a prospective neighborhood is. It would be nice if, say, there was a website that could tell you exactly which areas are noisy. Which is exactly what the Japanese website DQN Today … Continued
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Tech NewsDesignThis Goopy Paste Could One Day Power Scooters and Motorcycles
Instead of gasoline and diesel, it might one day be possible to just unload a cartridge of gray, goopy paste into the fuel tank of your e-scooter, motorcycle, or even potentially your car. At least, that’s what researchers at Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials (IFAM) are hoping. The goop is called … Continued
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Tech NewsDesignThis Plate Is Cleverly Designed to Trick Kids Into Eating More Vegetables
Finding a way to get kids to eat their vegetables is the Kobayashi Maru of parenting. Even a victory comes with sacrifices and trade-offs. But instead of forcing parents to become master negotiators, this simple plate instead uses clever psychology tricks to make vegetables look more palatable and portions appear smaller than they really are. … Continued
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Tech NewsDesignScientists Have Finally Made Quieter Velcro
Velcro is great when you need to open stuff fast or with ease, but Velcro is not so great when you’re trying to discreetly open your shoulder bag to grab your headphones. Researchers from Wageningen University in the Netherlands have come up with a new design for Velcro, inspired by mushrooms, that doesn’t shred fabrics and … Continued
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Tech NewsDesignNendo Has Made a Soccer Ball You Never Need to Inflate
Soccer is the world’s most popular sport partly because the only piece of equipment you need is a ball. But to maximize the sport’s accessibility, particularly in impoverished communities where a deflated ball can mean game over, Japanese design studio nendo created a non-inflatable soccer ball alternative that assembles like a jigsaw puzzle. Working with … Continued
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Tech NewsDesignFind Focus With This DIY Distraction-Free Editor
I’ve tried way too many distraction-free writing devices, from the Freewrite to an old Brother typewriter. As a glutton for punishment, however, I may just build the FeatherQuill while I’m trapped at home. The FeatherQuill is a project by Cameron Coward, a writer and hardware hacker who focuses on 3D printing. The project consists of … Continued
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Tech NewsDesignI Thought It Was an Ugly Titty Purse
Apple has made a purse. It wasn’t intentional, nor is it a purse that fashion enthusiasts would necessarily find attractive if it were unattached to the Apple name (though we all found the Apple Watch ugly until it grew on us like a wart and now it’s a genuine icon). This morning Apple announced a … Continued
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Tech NewsDesignThe Zipper Boat Is Art
What’s that zipping across the Sumida River in Tokyo, Japan? Behold, the zipper boat. The zipper boat is technically called the “Zip-fastener ship” and is the brainchild of Japanese artist Yasuhiro Suzuki. You might’ve even seen it sometime before, as Suzuki created a scale model of the zipper boat in 2004 before first taking a … Continued
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Tech NewsDesignThese Hideous, Outrageously Expensive High Heels Are a Crime Against Feet
I don’t claim to be the arbiter of fashion. For Pete’s sake, I currently run in smart sneakers that resemble Flaming Hot Cheetos that took a bath in pink highlighter fluid. But friends, I’ve found a shoe crime that is beyond mere phrases like ‘hideous’ and ‘this is why we can’t have nice things.’ Behold, … Continued
