With the traditional bedtime story facing decline due to increasingly high-pressured, high-tech lives, this married couple-run startup hopes to reboot the timeless beauty of bedtime with the world’s first smartphone-powered, light-projecting pop-up book. With Torchlight Tales, relaxing rhymes, calming language and dreamy themes combine to help steer little minds towards their special sleepy place.
Torchlight Tales
World’s First Semi-Submerged Art Gallery
Artist and environmental sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor has just completed his most remarkable work to date, a semi-submerged tidal gallery exhibiting a number of artworks designed to evolve over time as they are colonized by algae and weathered by the environment. The installation is situated in a large coral lagoon on the island resort of Fairmont Sirru Fen Fushi, in […]
Now Your Google Assistant Can Help You Make A Duo Video Call
Making a video call from your phone is getting a little easier thanks to some help from your favorite assistant — that is to say, Google Assistant. At long last, Google’s A.I.-powered helper will allow you to start a video call on Duo, its video calling service. Once you’ve activated Google Assistant, you should now be able to say, “video […]
Goodbye Snapcash
Snapchat’s woes show no sign of ending, and the latest casualty in the company is Snapcash, the peer-to-peer payment service. It’s likely that you’ve never heard of — much less used — the service, which makes its shuttering less of a surprise. Part of Snapcash’s problem is that it wasn’t always used for the most innocent of purposes. Rather than […]
Detecting Stress Through Your Sweat
A team from Stanford University has developed the first wearable skin sensor that can measure a person’s cortisol levels from their sweat. Cortisol, a hormone that spikes in response to stress levels, is an important biomarker for scientists that can help measure everything from emotional stress to metabolism and immune function. Our perspiration contains a goldmine of valuable information on […]
Fruit Trackers Helps You Keep Track Of Your Belongings
Keeping tabs on your keys, your wallet, or your other important possessions has never been quite this cute. Chipolo has introduced a new accessory for the summer, and it’s not a handbag or a bathing suit — it’s a Bluetooth tracker. And while these little devices are certainly aesthetically pleasing with their fruit-themed designs, they’re more than just something to […]
Heart Replica?
It goes without saying that the heart is an important organ, but it’s difficult to study how it reacts to diseases and medications. Researchers at Harvard have now grown a model of a human left ventricle that spontaneously beats, marking a substantial step towards engineering entire hearts for more accurate testing of new treatments. Traditionally, testing new drugs and treatments, […]
Rype Daily Language Learning
Rype has launched the world’s first all-access membership where you can learn 7 of the most popular languages (via 1-on-1 lessons) with just one membership. Gain full access to all of the languages Rype offers. Book Spanish, French, German, Mandarin, English, Russian, Arabic, and Italian lessons with just one membership. Book private lessons everyday with any of our teachers without needing […]
Graphene Jacket?
High-tech outdoor clothing company Vollebak likes going mad with gadgetry and advanced materials, and its latest jacket takes highly desirable geek unobtanium to dangerous levels. It’s called the Graphene Jacket, and it’s a jacket … with graphene. “Part coat, part science experiment,” the Graphene Jacket features a coating of everyone’s favourite nanomaterial. It’s unclear exactly what benefit there is to […]
Urban Spaces Boost Mental Health As Proven By Research
You might’ve noticed that you feel calmer, even happier, when you’re walking through a lush park or forest. This is no coincidence — spending time in nature has been linked to multiple mental health benefits, including stress relief and a better sense of well-being. Stanford scientists even believe a 90 minute walk in the woods can lead to a lower […]