SEE HOW BERÖRA WORKS
With the release of the lastest iPad and the necessity of touchscreen technology in freezing temps — IKEA with the support of agency SMFB developed a new product BERÖRA (Swedish for “touch”). The BERÖRA is a “sewing kit with a special conductive thread to sew into a glove or mitten, along with a needle and IKEA-style instructions.” This simple kit helps you to transform your favorite gloves and mittens into techie mits — this clip shows a simple “X” sewed into the index finger allows for you to stay connected on the slopes without freezing your digits or having to wear silly tech gloves. The campaign by IKEA and SMFB […]
YOUR WIRELESS ANTENNA IS JUST A SPRITZ AWAY
In the near future, nanocapacitors spewed from a spray can on to a wall, tree, clothing and even underwater may replace ugly cell towers. During the Solve for X event, Google’s answer to TED, a Utah based start-up ChamTech Operations Enterprises, Inc. unveiled their spray-on wireless antenna technology. Wacth it. It holds the promise of no longer asking “can you hear me now?” or dancing around to pick up a signal. Physorg noted that studies revealed the ability “to send a VHF signal up to 14 miles away using only the treated tree. Rhett Spencer, chief technology officer of Chamtech, said the company’s spray-on technology could make cell phones work […]