This year seemingly everybody is Kickstarting something, but there’s one project that’s caught the eye of tech bigshots around the word, including Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and Kickstarter co-founder Yancey Strickler. Kano is a DIY kit for assembling your own small computer, and its creators were looking for $100,000 in crowdfunding but walked away with $1.35 million this past week. Kano’s appealing package promises to …
Not a jingle bells ringtone or light-up snowflake case, this tongue-in-cheek holiday product conceived by esteemed brand consultancy Wolff Olins is a set of accessories aimed at keeping iPhone addicts (read: everyone) from using their device while home for the holidays. Higby “gently reminds us what matters” through a smiling face blocking the headphone jack and a heart covering the camera. For once, you’re in …
Supercar manufacturer McLaren is currently devising a new wiper-less system to remove water drops and debris from the windscreen. Using a system similar to those used by jet planes, a high-frequency ultrasonic transducer does the trick, all the while making the car even more lightweight and aerodynamic. And you thought Rain-X was groundbreaking.
