We’re pretty obsessed with imagining the future, even though we might get it wrong. So were people back in 1900, First designed for the 1900 World Exhibition in Paris, the postcards, designed by artist Jean-Marc Côté and others, are full of zany illustrations of how the French thought the year 2000 would look. Some of them were eerily accurate,…
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This tiny attachment turns any helmet into a speaker
I like cycling while listening to music, but I also enjoy not being run over by cars. This is exactly the kind of problem that the technology industry is primed to “disrupt,” and thankfully, the internet’s legion of startups hasn’t disappointed. Domio is a small device about the size of a hockey puck, which uses…
11 ridiculous ‘smart’ gadgets that totally exist
Quirky Egg Minder The Quirky Egg Minder solves a question as old as time itself: “Why can’t I connect my egg tray to the internet?” Made in partnership with GE, this thing syncs with your smartphone and sends you push notifications when you’re on the verge of being eggless. LED lights on the tray itself…