Bicycle seats are relatively easy to steal, plus they’re not much fun to sit on when they’re wet. New York-based startup SeatyLock has set out to do something about the situation, with its user-removable SeatyGo. In a nutshell, the SeatyGo consists of a set of stainless steel rails that can be semi-permanently mounted on any standard seat post, along with […]

The original Star Wars launched thousands, if not millions, of dreams for the generation of kids who grew up watching it. For Jeri Ellsworth, today the CEO of augmented reality company Tilt Five, there was one moment that especially stuck out: the Dejarik scene. For non-Star Wars geeks, Dejarik — also known as holochess — is a two-player board game […]

Although we’ve been seeing a lot of variations on the electric skateboard lately, it seems that there’s also still room for innovation with good ol’ human-powered boards. Such is the case with the Dokido, a three-wheeled longboard that the user moves forward by swishing their hips. Created by North Carolina-based entrepreneur Kenneth Kumada, the Dokido forgoes the usual two rear […]

Bicycles can be awkward to store and to carry on public transit, which is part of the reason that Japanese company Outre developed its bizarre new One Point Five. It features what could be considered one and a half wheels … hence the name. First of all, it seems pretty likely that the designers of the One Point Five have […]

Originally launched last year to much hullabaloo – and shock at the huge price-tag – Acer has dramatically reconfigured the Thronos gaming chair, dropped the price substantially, ditched the whizzy motorized components and added “Air” to the name. Oh, and it now has a massage feature. Acer’s gaming sub-brand Predator (which includes laptops, desktops, monitors and a full suite of […]

Recreational rafting and remote locations go hand-in-hand, but getting a watercraft into the wilderness on foot can be tricky business. Inflatable rafts are a good way to lighten the load, and they might not come any lighter than the Rapid Raft from survival-gear specialists Uncharted, which can take plenty of weight on the open water and pack down to the […]

Tech Will Save Us – the London-based tech toys company behind the Dough Universe and Light Racer electronics learning kits – has launched a new flagship product on Kickstarter. The Arcade Coder is a modern take on the traditional board game that’s designed to give kids the power to create custom games they can play. With over 2.5 billion video […]

  Harley-Davidson needs to get its bikes in the hands of younger riders, that’s clear. But this young? The company has announced a pair of electric balance bikes to get American iron into the hands of 3-5- and 5-7-year-olds. The IronE12, for the 3-5-year-olds, has 12-inch (30 cm) wheels, a 13-inch (33 cm) seat height and weighs a svelte 17 […]

Architecture studio Red Deer has completed a virtual reality entertainment space in an east London railway arch with neon interiors that draw on the work of light artist James Turrell. The Otherworld arcade concept is the first of its kind in the UK, and combines 14 virtual-reality immersion rooms, a bar and a poke kitchen serving raw fish dishes. Red Deer […]

Just months after debuting the X1-H with integrated hard-top tent, Australia’s Patriot Campers is breaking its tent options wide open. In place of an integrated tent, the all-new X1-N features a built-in roof rack for use with any roof-top tent (RTT). The X1-N can sleep the whole family in a large fold-out tent or a fast-moving couple in a quick-popping […]