No longer do you have to memorise hundreds of shortcuts. Work faster and smarter with the Sonder keyboard. For work or play, it adapts to you to display app-specific layouts on the keys for all your applications. With Sonder you can establish game specific hotkeys, macros and specific in-game commands for more control at your fingertips. Customise each key to […]
Customizable Keys on Sonder Keyboard
Invest and Charge For Free Forever
Amsterdam-based Fastned is looking to gin up some extra startup cash to expand its fast-charging station network beyond its current count of 31 stations throughout Europe. The company is launching Fastned Founders Club, which is reserved for those who buy more than 2,500 shares of the company. At 10 euros a pop, that’s at least a $27,500 investment. The prize? […]
Cleans Road; Cleans Air
Empa, ETH Zürich and Bucher Municipal have developed a hybrid-electric powertrain for road sweepers that’s said to consume half the energy of diesel-hydraulic vehicles and reduce emissions by more than 60 percent. The design replaces conventional hydraulic power distribution with a more efficient electric drive system. A small natural gas engine with a power generator acts as the drive source. […]
The Shoe That Grows
It was then that the idea for ‘The Shoe That Grows’ began to form. “I thought, wouldn’t it be nice for them to have shoes that could adjust and expand?” Lee told Christian Today. “That was the spark.” A few years later, in 2006, Lee and a team of friends founded Because International, a non-profit organisation dedicated to “working with and […]
BIZNESS! Newsletter Issue 210
Compact Prototype Hotel Room This clever micro loft is a prototype for a hotel room, created by Amsterdam based studio Concrete for the hotel brand Zocu, who will unveil it to their customers this fall. Zoku, which is Japanese for family, tribe, or clan, will disrupt and create a new category in the hotel industry. The place will have the […]
Mö, The First Urban Solar Vehicle
Evovelo, inspired by racing technology “eco-marathon” and “solar race”, has designed the first fully enclosed solar vehicle. It is able to operate as a vehicle for transporting people and freight, all with minimal environmental impact thanks to its hybrid propulsion system (solar/electric/human) and the materials and processes used to manufacture its first model: mö, the first urban solar vehicle. One […]
TOFU Chair
Vegetarians of the world rejoice — the world’s first TOFU chair is here! Designed by Leonardo Talarico, the Tofu Chair lives up to its name and is made entirely from tasty soy bean curd. Using portion-sized chunks of bean curd, Talarico made a sturdy seat by dehydrating the tofu blocks, then submitting them to a dose of thermal shock to […]
Move Around In Traffic Jams
This quirky little car is constructed of lightweight materials, like carbon fiber and titanium to make it incredibly light. The LINDO Smart is powered by two in-wheel electric motors and six lithium-ion battery cells that are charged through a capacitor which works 75 percent faster than similar systems. An onboard computer continuously analyzes driving conditions and has the ability to turn […]
SleepHero Apps for Awakened Babies
Can’t get your child to sleep through the night? There’s an app for that: SleepHero uses a parent’s voice to lull babies into slumber. SleepHero is an app that helps settle babies and toddlers to sleep and keep them asleep throughout the night. The app is noise activated to detect when your baby is waking up. It can play a recording of a parent speaking […]
Augmented Reality: The Future of Real Estate Marketing
Back in the day, before this time of high tech gadgetry with sophisticated cameras and mobile horsepower which can take advantage of constant interconnectivity, real estate agents had to rely solely showing off an attractive site in person, with perhaps a catalogue or four thrown in for good measure that displayed a multitude of potential properties with something for everyone. […]