Plastic Recycling Machine

Hakken’s Precious Plastic recycling system consists of a plastic shredder, extruder, injection moulder and rotation moulder, which have been adapted from industrial models to be more user-friendly. Hakkens intends to make the design available online so that people can set up their own workshops, recycling and producing plastic products locally, while improving upon the design in a crowdsourced way.

Underwater Room

Experience a unique view of the underwater world in the Underwater Room at The Manta Resort. A private floating island with your bedroom four meters below the surface. It is yours to enjoy while sunbathing and stargazing on the top deck, lounging and dining on the water deck and sleeping surrounded by a tropical marine environment.

More Mobile Apartments

As rents continue to climb in New York City, many residents are hitting the road – but not in the way you might think. A few pioneering spirits, like Steven Cintron, who was recently profiled by the LA Times, have decided to declare their independence by trading their apartments and roomshares in for mobile homes. By taking up RV living, these adventurous New Yorkers […]

BYOD vs Company Phones

Article Contributed by Amy Bennett Many companies have changed recently from dishing out BlackBerrys and iPhones to their employees to opting for the ‘bring your own device’ policy. There are clearly a number of advantages to this policy, with the main one being that you will no longer have to fork out for mobile phones, laptops and tablets. However, is […]

Smart Camera Board

Now in the closing few days of its Kickstarter campaign the Pixy camera board from Carnegie Mellon is an interesting departure from cameras intended to be connected to micro-controllers like the Arduino. It isn’t just another camera, it’s a “smart” vision sensor. Pixy has its own processor and connects to your micro-controller board through one of several interfaces: UART serial, […]

Daily Bread: Food for Thought

If you’re a paper lover (like me!) or in the market for a new notebook, you should check out these mouthwatering (I had to) ones from Daycraft called bRead. The 296-page notebooks come in three flavors – White, Whole Wheat, and Wheat – and resemble slices of freshly cut bread. bRead: Freshly Baked Notebooks Straight from the Oven [Design Milk]

Restaurant Discount for Turning Off Phones

Look your lover in the face. Tell him or her why they’re the best, most gorgeous, most intelligent, inspiring person you’ve ever met. Then dig into your mackerel or your malloreddus. That’s how a romantic meal should go. Instead, these days, the obligatory phones lie on the table like needy puppies. Within moments, the lovers’ eyes are buried in them, […]