Charged: Smart LEDs for the Home

From apps for mood lighting to bulbs that help you sleep, five bright ideas that are as innovative as they are illuminating

Bright ideas are coming from every design sector, as engineers, artists and scientists join industrial designers in creating the technologies and products that will define the future of light. Today, it’s inherently progressive industries like LEDs where one can already begin to observe the next generation. From innovative lighting systems that leverage natural light in the daytime to smart bulbs that help soothe you to …

Lessons in Innovation from Raspberry Pi’s Jack Lang

The serial entrepreneur speaks about open source, data privacy and the power of technological transformations at Paris' Connected Conference

At this year’s Connected Conference—a Parisian event dedicated to connected hardware and the internet of things—we had the chance to hear Jack Lang, the co-founder of Raspberry Pi, speak. The conference focused on the complexities of open-sourcing and sharing freely within communities (with one of the biggest issues being the need for a standard language), and Lang’s distinct vision and strong support of an open …

Monitor World Cup Scores With HotBlack Smartwatch

Track your team's match vitals with the Bluetooth-enabled, soccer-minded timepiece

Created by physicist—and avid soccer enthusiast—Richard Hoptroff after 15 years of tinkering with intricately complicated timepieces, the HotBlack smartwatch aims to keep wearers connected to their favorite soccer team, whether live at the match or stuck behind a desk during game time like many of us during this year’s World Cup. Set which team you support using the native iPhone- and Android-compatible app, and the …