After successfully funding the PowerPot on Kickstarter the Power Practical team set up a production facility in Salt Lake City, Utah to build PowerPots and went on to create more incredible power products. Today their product line includes the Practical Meter which provides real-time feedback about the rate at which cellphones or USB devices are charging; the Lithium 4400 battery pack which allows you to charge USB devices on the go; and a large version of the original PowerPot – the PowerPot 10 – which generates double the power of the original PowerPot 5.
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Stylish smartwatch made by HP and Michael Bastian
Designed by Michael Bastian and engineered by HP, the MB Chronowing and the MB Chronowing Black are two limited-edition watches that keep wearers connected to text, email, music, weather, calendars and more, with a simple touch of a button.
“The design process really started from a simple place,” says Mr. Bastian, “I wanted to create a wearable device that looked like a cool watch, first and foremost.”
BeBop Sensors released a new smart fabric technology
Using a proprietary Monolithic Fabric Sensor Technology, BeBop integrates all of the sensors, traces and electronics into a single piece of fabric. With greater sensitivity, resolution, range of deployment and robustness BeBop technology senses and displays 3D maps of pressure, bend, location, motion, rotation, angle, and torsion.
Seatylock – a new way to secure your bike
Seatylock is destined to urban cyclists, providing them with a new level of secure bicycle riding. The bicycle saddle transforms into a one meter solid lock that enables you to lock your bike to an external object, so you no longer need to carry heavy locks or get worried about saddle theft. Continue reading
Winter is coming! You should have iceScreen
Ice scraping is so last year. A clean window in the middle of winter no longer has to be considered a luxury, reserved only for those with a garage – now anyone can drive away with a clean windshield in less time than it takes to locate your scraper.
Stay connected with your antiperspirant
We all love our deodorants. It’s a fact! Well, in fact this love is a necessity. Sure, our love for technology becomes a necessity and sometimes the desire to be always connected with the world which surrounds us feeds that love. Maybe all this can be somehow confusing and thinking and stretching your mind about that makes you sweat. Don’t worry, there is a chance to have a deodorant applicator connected to an app to keep yourself fresh.
The kettle is dead! Long live Miito kettle
Did you ever thought that someday you will be using a gadget to make your tea, heat your soup, or even make a cup of instant coffee with less effort?
Well, think again, because that day is almost here. Two young entrepreneurs Nils Chudy and Jasmina Grase, founders of Studio Chudy and Grase based in Copenhagen, designed Miito, an innovative product that heats liquids directly in the vessel to be used, hence eliminating the heating of excess water.