The innovative team at U.K.-based Inclume has come up with a unique way to take a break from the stresses of life. Its latest design is a reclaimed wood raft that accommodates two people. The Tetra raft even features a peaceful shading canopy made out of delicate, origami paper forms. Inspired by the shape of an abstracted sail, the volume […]

Rugby is a chaotic game at the best of times, so it can be difficult to gauge when illegal actions such as forward passes occur. That’s where a new “smart rugby ball” comes in, which is packed with sensors that record its movements. The hardware end of the regulation-weight device was developed by London-based sports tech company Sportable, and incorporated […]

Engineers at Stanford have developed motorized exoskeletons that can be strapped to a user’s legs to make running easier. In its current form it might not be something you’d wear down to the park for a jog, but it could eventually find use as a form of last-mile transportation. There’s no shortage of exoskeleton designs out there, whether they’re helping […]

The sport of golf is an excellent way to promote fitness and health: it involves a lot of outdoor activity, and can promote fitness even as it exposes you to sunlight and fresh air. However, as with any recreational sport, golf has its own health and fitness risks, as well as areas in which you can work to optimize your […]

If you love playing golf but hate having to dish out an absurd amount of cash for a fancy club membership, look no further than PhiGolf, which lets you play golf year-round in the comfort of your own home or office. This immersive golf simulator package utilizes a state-of-the-art sensor that perfectly replicates the feel and trajectory of a traditional […]

Not all golfers enjoy pushing or pulling a trolley around for hours, which is why there are now powered models that move on their own. A new one, known as the S-Walk, actually keeps pace with its user as they walk across the greens. Designed by Swiss startup Hit the Green, the S-Walk utilizes a rear-facing LiDAR sensor to measure […]

Part snowmobile, part sled and part drift kart, the Bobsla gives non-skiers something much more exhilarating to do on ski trips than sip whiskey by the lodge fireplace. The all-electric Tyrolean motor sleigh treads, slides and spins its way around the snow. It’s an easier, less tiring way of enjoying the snow-sprinkled peaks of the Alps and beyond. The rear-driven […]

Interactive 3D images that appear to float in the air, above a table that a group of people can stand around without needing any special headsets or glasses: that’s what South Australian company Voxon Photonics has built with its US$10,000 VX1 table. Fiction has promised us holograms for decades, with one of the most famous examples appearing in 1977’s Star […]

It seems like a no-brainer to combine the phenomenon that is Pokémon Go with the trendy popularity of true crime, and that’s exactly what Misadventure in Little Lon does. This location-based, augmented reality (AR) mobile game asks players to help solve a century-old crime by walking the real-world streets of Melbourne, Australia, and talking to virtual characters. New Atlas donned […]

Video games are huge business, and as such the industry leaves a huge environmental impact on the planet. As part of the UN Climate Action Summit in New York this week, a group of games companies including Microsoft and Sony has banded together with the UN Environment committee to work towards reducing the industry’s footprint. Known as the Playing for […]