Audi’s Skateboard-like e-tron Electric Scooter

With a range of 12.5 miles and a max speed of 12.5mph, Audi’s concept electric scooter, the e-tron, rides like a skateboard—with users controlling the 26-pound vehicle by shifting their weight. That said, a handlebar grants one-handed use and also solves a problem with scooters: user inability to deliver hand signals. It will be priced at €2,000 upon release in 2020 and comes with several …

AlterEgo Listens to the Voices in Your Head

24-year-old inventor Arnav Kapur’s wearable device AlterEgo, which we previewed during this year’s Ted Fellows announcement, aims to assist people with communication problems by reading the voices in their head. According to Smithsonian Magazine, the technology does so through “a system of sensors that detects the minuscule neuromuscular signals sent by the brain to the vocal cords and muscles of the throat and tongue.” These …

Studio-Quality Event Photos + Video From Hypno Air

The latest innovation from the team behind camera app PHHHOTO

Not just a product or technological advancement but also a service, Hypno Air allows everyone to capture cinematic, instantly edited footage on the fly. Developed by the team behind dynamic GIF-making camera app PHHHOTO, Hypno rigs mobile technology into high-end cameras. It’s more than the ordinary system for snagging behind-the-scenes footage or event photography. Hypno Air eliminates lengthy post-production and allows for immediate application of …