LED Packed Guitar

Startup Sensy has launched a guitar-shaped electronic instrument featuring a fretboard crammed with follow-me lights designed to get noobs playing tunes quickly, but can also be used by seasoned pros as a MIDI interface or eye-catching melody maker. Learning to play a musical instrument can be tough going, with many would-be rock stars abandoning efforts as their finger ends cry […]

E Turntable System

Back in 2019, Andover Audio launched the Spinbase speaker system for turntables featuring vibration control tech from its flagship music system. Now a cheaper version of that Model One all-in-one unit called the One E has been announced. As we’ve noted many times before, sales of vinyl records have been enjoying a healthy rise in recent years, prompting many music lovers to dust off […]

Keyring Flashlight

While there are now quite a few mini keyring flashlights on the market, most of them have to be held along with the keys when in use. YSMART London’s MQ3 is different, in that it magnetically – and quickly – pops on and off of a keyring-mounted base. Currently the subject of a Kickstarter campaign, the MQ3 measures 64 mm in length (2.5 inches) […]

Biodegradable Sneakers

They’re known as the first fully biodegradable shoe in the world. BLUEVIEW sneakers are made entirely with plant-based materials, proving that anything and everything can be sustainable if companies are bold enough to make it happen. When exposed to air, every single part of these shoes will completely break down. It took scientists more than six years to work out a formula using plants […]

Electric Hydrofoil Board

With new consumer technologies, it’s often the case that big corporations will join the party once smaller startups have tested the waters. Such is the case with major Canadian manufacturer Sea-Doo, which has just announced its upcoming Rise electric hydrofoil board. Regular readers of New Atlas will know that electric hydrofoil boards (or eFoils) have been around for a few […]

Rugged Range of Smartphone

The rugged smartphones from China’s Doogee generally have a few things in common. They can survive pretty much anything you can throw at them. They have generous batteries. And they often sit at the budget end of the mobile marketplace. The company’s S89 Pro is no exception, rocking military-grade protection, an enormous battery and a wallet-friendly ticket price. Where smartphone […]

Sensor Laden Vest Monitors Lung

Ordinarily, the lung function of patients with respiratory problems is monitored via a stethoscope, during a visit to a clinic. An experimental new vest, however, can do the same job throughout the day, wherever its wearer goes. Known as the Pneumo.Vest, the wearable is being developed as part of the M³ Infekt project, which involves 10 branches of Germany’s Fraunhofer […]

Smart Cradle

  Getting a good night’s sleep is not normally listed among the joys of parenting, and anything that could help your baby and yourself catch some extra rest is worth a look. The Cradlewise cradle is designed to do just that, by automatically bouncing waking babies back to sleep. Utilizing a built-in night-vision camera and microphone, Cradlewise monitors baby and, […]

E-One Multi Tool

The multi-tools continue to come thick and fast on Kickstarter, which means that if one is going to stand out, it has to be different in some way. Made by Hong Kong-based AntDesign, the E-one distinguishes itself with a bit-carrying “autodoor.” Like a lot of screwdriver-capable multi-tools, the E-one doesn’t come with its own bits. That said, it does have a […]

Refillable Cleaning Product

You might refill water bottles, keep a reusable straw handy and avoid plastic shopping bags, but what about those plastic bottles of cleaning fluid you buy and throw away all the time? Cleaning products are a huge contributor to the world’s plastic pollution. Now, JAWS is helping fight that problem. This is the Just Add Water system and it just might […]