Smart Textiles Company Creates World’s First Musical Tablecloth
If you’ve secretly been perfecting your table drumming skills, now is the time to show off. Thanks to this unique musical tablecloth developed by Swedish company ‘Smart Textiles’, you can entertain your dinner guests with your musical prowess. The one-of-a-kind fabric has a drum kit and piano keys printed on it, which actually produce musical sounds when […]
How India’s “Menstruation Man” Changed the Lives of Millions of Women
Meet Arunachalam Muruganantham, an award-winning social entrepreneur from Coimbatore, India, better known as the nation’s ‘Menstruation Man’. Deeply disturbed by the unhygienic menstruation practices among women in rural India, Muruganantham took it upon himself to find a solution to the problem. After several years of hard work, he invented a machine that women can use […]
IKEA-Style Home Can Be Built in 4 Days Using Only a Screwdriver
French architecture firm Multipod Studio has come up with a revolutionary housing prototype – the PopUp House. This unique dwelling comes in the form of stackable blocks that anyone can put together IKEA style, using only a screwdriver. It’s supposedly as easy as building with Legos. The company unveiled their PopUp House design in 2014, but was […]
Bicycle Washing Machine Will Clean Your Clothes While You Exercise
Laundry workouts might soon be the new fitness trend, thanks to a new invention by a group of students at China’s Dalian National University. They’ve created a washer that’s powered by a stationary bike, and they’re calling in ‘b.w.m’ (short for Bike Washing Machine). “Riding a bike is a popular exercise, washing laundry is something that […]
Scottish Company Launches Made-to-Measure Bulletproof Furniture
In light of the recent terrorist attacks in Paris an other parts of the world, Scottish company Osdin Shield has come up with a new bespoke range of bulletproof sofas and chairs. These made-to-measure pieces will come with armor-plating sewn into the cushions, ensuring ballistic protection during a shooting. “Unexpected gun attacks are becoming more and more […]
These Gravity-Defying Sneakers Simulate the Feeling of Walking on the Moon
Thanks to these new sneakers, you don’t need to wait for space tourism to take off to experience walking on the moon. Aptly named ‘MoonWalker’, these shoes rely on magnets to allegedly simulate walking in a low-gravity environment. On their Indiegogo campaign page, startup Moonshine Crea reveals that the ingenious shoes are made from an “incredibly durable yet […]
Artist Creates Swallowable ‘Audiopill’ That Creates a Rave inside Your Body
Czech artist Jan Poope has created an “experimental art device” that allows you to pretty much ingest music and experience it from within your body. All you need to do is swallow the ‘Audiopill’ and wait for it to take effect. The Audiopill is ingested orally and creates “a feeling like you are standing in the […]
Google Engineer Turns His Bathroom Mirror into Futuristic High-Tech Device
When you’re an engineer at Google, you really don’t need to wait around for someone else to invent the products you want to use. Max Braun, for instance, went ahead and made a smart-mirror for his bathroom, using simple, easily available supplies. The otherwise rudimentary accessory has now become a notification center of sorts, displaying the […]
Innovative Wearable Chair Lets You Sit While You’re Standing
If your job involves standing for several hours at a time, then this innovative Archelis chair is just the productyou’ve been waiting for. The strap-on wearable chair effectively enables you sit while you’re standing. Technically, Archelis isn’t really a chair. It’s more like a leg brace that wraps around your buttocks and legs, helping you choose […]
UK Company Is Growing Furniture by Molding Trees into Chairs, Tables or Lamps
Money might not grow on trees, but it seems that furniture does! Gavin Munro, a UK-based designer, has come up with a brilliant alternative to chopping beautiful trees and converting them into furniture. He simply molds young saplings to take the shape of any piece of furniture he wants. Once matured, the trees are ready to be […]
Indonesian “Iron Man’ Allegedly Builds Brainwave-Controlled Robotic Arm from Scrap
Wayan Sutawan is being hailed as Indonesia’s very own Iron Man after building a robotic device that he claims can read signals from his brain allowing him to control his paralyzed left arm. This literally unbelievable story started six months ago, when Sutawan suffered a stroke that left him with a paralyzed arm. Having studied a bit of […]
Japanese Company Wants to Sell You These Awesome Levitating Bonsai Trees
Bonsai – the art of growing miniature trees in shallow pots – is pretty cool in itself, but a Japanese company is taking it to the next level with ‘Air Bonsai’an invention that has the miniature trees levitate and rotate about half an inch above their pots. Considering how mindblowing the effect is, it’s easy to […]
World’s First Caffeinated Toothpaste Jolts You Awake and Prevents Cavities
If you find that you simply cannot start your day without a caffeine fix, but can’t stand the aftertaste of coffee, this toothpaste is just the thing for you. Invented by American entrepreneur Dan Meropol, Power Energy Toothpaste is the world’s first caffeinated toothpaste, designed to give people that much needed morning boost as well […]
Japanese Researchers Creates Electric Fork That Alters the Taste of Food
Did you know electricity can alter the way we taste food? Proving this fact is a revolutionary electric fork designed by Japanese researchers that can make any dish taste salty, thus acting as a substitute for the popular seasoning. According to Hiromi Nakamura, a Post Doc Research Fellow at Tokyo’s Meiji University, the technology can […]
The World’s Smallest Nightclub Is the Size of a Phone Booth
‘Teledisko’, the world’s smallest disco, is probably the most exclusive party place you can find. Started by German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom, the nightclub – a repurposed phone booth located in the Berlin’s trendy Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district – can only accommodate two people at a time. The coin-operated entry ensures that no one but you and your […]