Wooden Pinhole Cameras Make Old-School Techniques Cool Again

Wooden Pinhole Cameras Make Old-School Techniques Cool Again

Digital cameras are great, but like most electronics, they likely won’t withstand the test of time in, say, a century from now. So Slovenian industrial designer and self-taught carpenter Elvis Halilović developed pinhole cameras that he and his brother make out of locally-harvested chestnut and maple wood. The ONDU Pinhole [...]

Pocket Casts updated with improvements and fixes galore

Pocket Casts updated with improvements and fixes galore

Continuous playback over notifications and more bug fixes than you can shake a stick at Since making the move to a completely new design with Pocket Casts 4, a few lingering bugs have been piling up. Those are getting squashed today, along with a few new feature adds, with a [...]

Vodafone Smart III is new own-branded budget offering

Vodafone Smart III is new own-branded budget offering

£95 up-front gets you Jelly Bean on a 4-inch screen If you were wondering just how much smartphone you can get for under £100, Vodafone UK has your answer. The Vodafone Smart III is the latest entrant in the operator’s Smart line, coming with mostly vanilla Android 4.1 Jelly Bean [...]

This Is What Google Glass Used to Look Like

This Is What Google Glass Used to Look Like

If you think Google Glass looks a little weird now, take a look at how it got its start. During a Fireside chat at Google I/O Thursday Senior Industrial Designer at Google on the Glass team Isabelle Olsson showed off how Glass looked originally: a scuba mask with a computer [...]

Solar Scooter is World’s Most Guilt-Free Vehicle

Electric cars are great for the environment, right? Well, yes, but their carbon footprint isn’t exactly zero. You’re still drawing that electricity from somewhere, mostly coal-fired power stations. How about a solar-powered vehicle, then? There aren’t a lot of those around — for cars, the physics don’t quite make sense [...]

Prototype Your Own Google Glass App With This Tool

Prototype Your Own Google Glass App With This Tool

Think you have the perfect idea of a Google Glass app, but don’t have the high-tech specs (or perhaps the technical expertise) to make it happen? Now you can create your own Glass apps without having Glass or any coding experience. Well, sort of. Glass Sim is a prototyping tool [...]

Latest t-shirt in Android Vs. Apple series: Android Kicks Apple’s Ass

Latest t-shirt in Android Vs. Apple series: Android Kicks Apple’s Ass

Latest t-shirt in Android Vs. Apple series: Android Kicks Apple’s Ass Posted May 16 2013 by Scott Webster in News with 0 Comments The newest t-shirt design from Dion Briggs in the Android Vs. Apple series is out and it’s about as blunt as it gets. Called [...]

Google Glass Gets a Competitor for Extreme Sports Fanatics

Google Glass Gets a Competitor for Extreme Sports Fanatics

Like Google Glass, but concerned that your activities might be too extreme for it to handle? Take a look at the Recon Jet, a Glass-like device aimed at the sports crowd. Not only is it made to be more durable, but the information shown in the head-mounted display is sports-related. [...]

New Google Maps Looks Spectacular

New Google Maps Looks Spectacular

Following weeks of rumors that a new Google Maps design was imminent, the search engine giant announced a new look on Wednesday, and to sum it up: it looks spectacular. Google has rebuilt Google Maps from “the ground up,” with a focus on the design and interactions directly within the [...]

Bang & Olufsen Makes Surround Sound Pretty

Bang & Olufsen Makes Surround Sound Pretty

Round Sound Bang & Olufsen designed its BeoLab 14 system to be both beautiful and great-sounding in order to appeal to both men and women. The surround sound system starts at $3,995. On Stand Floor stands are optional. Driver The driver is a 2.5-inch design. Surround sound systems were all [...]