Wavegarden 2.0

An in-depth look at the revolutionary artificial surfing wave with founder José Manuel Odriozola

The idea of a wave-pool often calls to mind crowded water-parks with little ripples that are hardly worthy of their name. Spain’s Wavegarden, the emerging leader in wave-pool technology is quickly changing that. Wavegarden creates consistently perfect, surf-able waves with minimal environmental impact and energy output. While the company has been around since 2005, it’s only recently that they unveiled version 2.0—with larger, longer, more …

“Design Feeling” and Neo-Transitional Objects

Designer objects fraught with meaning counterbalance uncertainty in the digitally dependent reality

by Stefano Caggiano Everyday objects shape our lives into cognitive patterns. Often, however, these objects are ill-designed. Design thinking is then called in to untangle the not-always-coherent running of our object-related routines. However important, this design thinking—or making user-experience more seamless—cannot solve all problems. The greater meaning of an object experience has at least as much importance as the function in the perceived quality of …

Waterproof Phones and Accessories

A selection of hardware and treatments for keeping your beloved technology dry this summer

There’s no denying it, our smartphones have essentially become an extension of our bodies. Thankfully, in recent years, a handful of companies have broken ground in waterproofing these fragile pieces of technology that we depend on so much. Whether you have a summer full of aquatic activities ahead or if you’re just accident-prone, the following water-resistant phones, waterproof cases and waterproofing technologies will surely make …