OPPO, a leading smart device company, showcased multiple new conceptual designs based on its human-centric design philosophy at the 4th China International Industrial Design Expo (CIIDE). These conceptual designs were created for OPPO by leading Japanese design studio nendo, founded by Oki Sato. These result from the close collaboration between OPPO and nendo, exploring the … Read more
“Alexa” is quickly becoming one of the most common names spoken in households up and down the country, as smart devices continue to invade our homes. With Christmas fast approaching, will you be buying some smart home tech? Will you be upgrading some of the tech you already have? To walk us through some of … Read more
The beauty industry is one of the few that is yet to fully embrace technological developments. The fact remains that lotions and potions still dominate the sector, with many core ingredients untouched for decades. However, technological innovations are at last beginning to redefine the meaning of beauty treatments and the past twelve months have seen … Read more
Technology’s advance is nowhere near as fast as the science fiction universe has you believe. Blade Runner is turning out to have some truths about the use of Artificial Intelligence but replicants have yet to arrive as author Phillip K. Dick prophesised in his original book. You may think that UBI (Universal Basic Income) may have … Read more
Supposing that it wasn’t apparent through wit, it has become disturbingly clear through research that sitting all day long is bad for your well-being. What’s alarming about this confirmation is that additional physical activity doesn’t offset the effects of what scientists call “protracted sedentary time.” Similar to how tomato juice and jogging don’t compensate for … Read more
If you mentioned to someone in the Victorian times, that AI can change professions, they would have looked at you strangely, to say the least. From horse carts to cars, and from cars to autonomous vehicles, the world has changed significantly. Nobody could have predicted human-like capability in speech recognition or phones to take instructions … Read more
I grew up craving and playing games on consoles. Whether it was handheld, or something chunky like Atari with its cartridges. Things have changed. Games on PC, arguably the strongest ‘console’, would take a long time just to load, and even then the playing experience would be average. Well, at least compared to today. … Read more
What does the home of the future look like? If you did a Google search for “futuristic home,” the results would not look like anything that actually exists in 2016, and the ones that do probably cost millions of dollars to own. But the real home of the future retains a classic style while adding … Read more
American families spend about $2,200 a year on home utility bills, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. On top of that, people spend countless hours doing repetitive household tasks like turning the heat up, closing the blinds and turning the lights off. What if all that could change, though? What if—like your old brick … Read more
You’re in the mood for pizza, but waiting for delivery is annoying; your toothbrush is worn out, but you don’t want to go to the store; you’re planning to propose to your girlfriend, but finding something unique takes time. The solution to all of those things: 3-D printing. The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is … Read more