Rocking chair serves as a charging device for iPhone and iPad The past few years have afforded many new ways to charge mobile devices, and we’ve covered innovations in this area extensively. Recently, however, we came across a quirky approach we hadn’t seen before: iRock, a rocking chair capable of converting motion into energy to power an iPhone or iPad. READ MORE…
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Rocking chair serves as a charging device for iPhone and iPad

The past few years have afforded many new ways to charge mobile devices, and we’ve covered innovations in this area extensively. Recently, however, we came across a quirky approach we hadn’t seen before: iRock, a rocking chair capable of converting motion into energy to power an iPhone or iPad. READ MORE…

Personalized working electronics through Belgian site While consumers may rely on electronics to go about their daily business, not many have a say in how they are created or what features are included. We’ve already seen Bug Labs attempt to give mobile phone users the chance to customize their handset, but now Belgium-based circuits.io is enabling consumers to create and print their own circuit designs. READ MORE…
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Personalized working electronics through Belgian site

While consumers may rely on electronics to go about their daily business, not many have a say in how they are created or what features are included. We’ve already seen Bug Labs attempt to give mobile phone users the chance to customize their handset, but now Belgium-based circuits.io is enabling consumers to create and print their own circuit designs. READ MORE…

Customizable sculpture uses daylight to charge mobile devices We’ve already seen shoes, meeting tables and handbags used to charge mobile devices, but it wasn’t until just recently that we had seen anything like the Electree. Mimicking the appearance of a bonsai tree, the customizable sculpture features photovoltaic panels in place of leaves, allowing it to recharge devices using just the power of light. READ MORE…
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Customizable sculpture uses daylight to charge mobile devices

We’ve already seen shoes, meeting tables and handbags used to charge mobile devices, but it wasn’t until just recently that we had seen anything like the Electree. Mimicking the appearance of a bonsai tree, the customizable sculpture features photovoltaic panels in place of leaves, allowing it to recharge devices using just the power of light. READ MORE…

Equipment-filled workshops let consumers design, prototype and build Innovations such as 3D printing are driving a growing trend towards homemade products. The fact remains, however, that it still takes high-end equipment to create and test many designs, and that’s where TechShop comes in. With a chain of equipment-filled workshops available on a membership basis, the company lets consumers turn their designs from dream into reality. READ MORE…
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Equipment-filled workshops let consumers design, prototype and build

Innovations such as 3D printing are driving a growing trend towards homemade products. The fact remains, however, that it still takes high-end equipment to create and test many designs, and that’s where TechShop comes in. With a chain of equipment-filled workshops available on a membership basis, the company lets consumers turn their designs from dream into reality. READ MORE…