Category Archives: Future

Food Lion billboard disperses the smell of steak during rush hour, from 7 to 10 a.m.

A printer that emits a fragrance linked to what you are watching

Would you pay for a printer that released a smell linked to what you are watching on TV? Sounds intriguing, just imagine a watching a pizza commercial, then suddenly the room fills with the smell of fresh pizza out of the oven. On the flip side, what if you were watching a commercial on a

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eLEGS brings hope of walking again for the paralyzed

The girl in the video, Amanda Boxtel, was in a horrific skiing accident 18 years ago that partially severed her spinal cord, leaving her paralysed from the waist down and confined to a wheelchair for mobility. However, Amanda does have hopes for walking again after trying out an exoskeleton called eLEGS. eLEGS is being readied

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Going to work in a Pod with the Shweeb

I am pretty sure I saw this on Futurama last night, although it was moving at a higher rate of speed. Meet the Shweeb, your own private pod that is attached to a monorail of sorts and powered by pedaling, much like you do on a bike. It’s one of five ideas that have won

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Zap your clothes Clean with the Closet of the Future

With the world seemingly getting smaller and smaller every day, urban living would mean living in progressively tinier spaces. How are you going to fit all the commodities you are so used to having in less than half the space? This was the question presented to young designers entering the Design Lab 2010 challenge. Looking