whether you have treated yourself to a cold Cola in the heat of a foosball game or in your adulthood, a cold brew, you can be sure that there’s a mysterious relation between foosball and popping open a bottle. no? anyway, that’s our perception and we shouldn’t be pushing our ideas into you. regardless, we still find that this foosball player-converted
fancy starting a home automation for your home, but not sure where to start? well, the Belkin WeMo Light Switch looks like a good place to start. it will not make coffee for you in the morning, but it will, however, let you control the connected light (or lights, depending on how many of the lights you hook it up to) over WiFi, 3G or 4G network using your smartphone
if you think home security system couldn’t be simpler. think again, or at least that’s what the Canary Smart Home Security Device wants you to think. before we proceed, it is important that you get rid of the notion of cumbersome CCTV and video recording rigs, cos’ the Canary is anything but. it is just a lone, cylindrical device (beautiful, no less) that packs in a HD camera, a microphone, night vision capability, and sensors including temperature, motion detection. humidity and air quality sensors. the idea is to provide a one-stop security solution, so to speak, that’s quite a no-brainer to use. in another word, a device that just works. no fumbling with cabling, complicated setup or whatsoever. it is an all-in-one home security solution that provides you with video feeds and sensor readouts to your Android or iOS device in real time. the device detects abnormality in your home and alert you when say, there’s an sudden surge in temperature which could indicate potential fire, or motion or sound detected when apparently there isn’t anyone home.
a titanium spork is the last thing you’d expect to be doing anything else other than feeding yourself, much less one that is totally open source so that you could further improved on it without being slapped with some legal suit. but here it is, the Semi-Horned Oblong Versatile Eating Ladle aka S.H.O.V.E.L., a multifunctional
when it comes to lawn mower, a little brute horsepower won’t hurt, but speed is almost never on the agenda. but the Honda Mean Mower you see here, defies the convention. developed in collaboration with Team Dynamics, Honda UK’s British Touring Car Championship partner, this lean mean lawn trimmer puts out 109 horses and 96 Nm of torque from its 1,000cc
Charles Eames, the iconic and legendary American furniture designer, was responsible for some truly mesmerizing pieces of furniture but few pieces won him as many accolades nor was quite as revered as the devilishly simple yet undeniably stylish DSW chair. Eames originally designed and released the DSW chair way back in 1948 as part of
there’s something particularly attractive about repurposed item. though the 1920s German Light Bulb Voltage Tester Wine Bar you see here may not be the real-deal century old light bulb testing machine used in Germany, it is nevertheless still as alluring. based on the 20th-century light bulb voltage tester as discovered in a
behold. the future of seamlessly integrated wireless charging is going to start from your kitchen countertop. thanks to the collaboration between DuPont and Power Matters Alliance (PMA), in future we can expect Powermat’s place and charge technology to be implemented within DuPont Corian solid surface, a synthetic
solar charging for times where you have to be off the grid is totally awesome. however, there’s just one little problem: the sun don’t always stay where it is which means the solar panel won’t be getting the most out of what the sun has to offer. with the SunSocket Sun-Tracking Solar Generator, you don’t have worry
if you are a loner with occasional burst of visitors, then we supposed the Quartz Armchair will make a good companion furniture for your sometime not-so-lonely lifestyle – especially if you appreciate a non-clutter living space. designed by CTRK ZAK and Davide Barzaghi, the Quartz Armchair is said to be the “result of a
the official name for the Victorinox Knife Block with Tablet Stand is actually Cutlery Block 360° Rotating, which we thought don’t quite do the product justice. not that it can do a lot apart from keeping those sharp cutlery safe and tidy, but it does incorporate a nifty ledge on the otherwise unused side of the block for placing your tablet, or your favorite cookbook