High-quality wood robot collection designed for action-packed fun, just in time for Christmas. Play, transform and enjoy!They’re new, they’re full of energy and they’re taking over the streets. The WooBots have hit the ground to change the game for everyone.WooBot is a collection of premium wooden robots specially crafted to transform into different states in just a few seconds. Each charact...

Not every age group operates the same way when it comes to digital shopping excursions. While people in the 18 to 34 year old cohort focus on smartphones for retail activity, their parents (ages 35-54) primarily prefer tablets.urns out those younger shoppers are also interested in digital browsing, but often buying in a competitor’s store or hitting an online buy button.These distinctions — r...

Record and quantify pedestrian and vehicle traffic with a Placemeter sensor to know how effective your storefront is in driving in-store visits.The Placemeter sensor is a $90 device that wants to measure human activity outside your retail door. While it might have limited applications for the home, it’s a solution for storeowners and other businesses to measure pedestrian volume outside their...

Our spare time is precious. How we unwind says a lot about what we value. With a wide array of pastimes available, respondents in a recent Nielsen global survey were asked to select their top three spare-time activities. While certain activities skew younger than older and vice versa, if you think technology-driven younger people don’t read anymore, think again.In this third of a five-part ser...

The LifePrint printer and app allows users to create augmented reality photos that can play up to 15 seconds of video with audio. A picture is worth a thousand words, so the saying goes. But how many words is an image that springs to life with sound and moving video when viewed through a mobile device worth? LifePrint has launched a wireless portable printer and companion app, designed to print...

Hotel rooms will boast panoramic views through clear acrylic wall and ceiling panels.The world of underwater hotels seems to be saturated with promises as much as it does promise. One firm hoping to make waves is Planet Ocean Underwater Hotel. It is waiting for a developer to splash out on one of its "world first fully self-contained affordable mini-luxury underwater hotels."We've seen a number...

Loftwork, the agency behind the original awards, has got together with publisher Seigensha to offer Oono’s design as two “360-degree” picture books.One retells the fairy tale of Snow White as a beautiful 360-degree diorama. Open out the book like a fan; half green, half white. Apples, which make such an important appearance in the story, cut through the diorama in striking red.The second boo...

Researchers at ETH Zurich have created a new type of foam made of real gold. It is the lightest form ever produced of the precious metal: a thousand times lighter than its conventional form and yet it is nearly impossible to tell the difference with the naked eye. Even when it seems unbelievable: this is a genuine photograph, in which nothing has been faked. The 20 carats gold foam is lighter t...

‘Grasslamp’ is an elegant hydroponic lamp that lets you grow a miniature garden, and doubles as a desktop lamp, at home or in the office. The modernist design enables you to grow micro-greens like wheatgrass, mirco-salads, and edible flowers, using just LED lights and water, without the need for messy soil. Simply soak the seeds in the water, put on the greenhouse lid, and spray them with wat...