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 …

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Packaging made from soap, a seesaw at the border, the women who invented popular music and more

Bright Pink Seesaw Unites People at US-Mexico Border A set of neon pink seesaws along the US-Mexico border (in Sunland Park and Ciudad Juárez, respectively) have been installed by Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello—who work together as Rael San Fratello. The installation—called “Teetertotter Wall”—is playful and powerfully defiant. Rael calls it the “literal fulcrum for the US-Mexico relations” where it’s blindingly clear that “the …

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 …