Good Thinking
Sometimes there are things that defy easy categorization, but that are simply good ideas. Here is where you'll find them.
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Flamboyant Italian clothes defeat facial recognition without masks
January 22, 2023They may be a little brutal on the eye, but Capable says its visually confusing and very pricey cotton knits are designed to throw off AI facial recognition systems, by fooling machine learning systems into thinking you're an animal and not a human. -
OneButtonPIN app buzzes fingers to help blind users unlock their phone
January 18, 2023Entering passcodes on smartphones can be difficult for the blind, as they can't see the screen, nor can they tell if someone else is peeking at it. The OneButtonPIN app is designed to help, by utilizing vibrations instead of visuals. -
Upstairs, downstairs in Scewo's two-wheel, self-balancing wheelchair
January 17, 2023The ultimate in assistive mobility, Scewo’s Bro is the only self-balancing wheelchair able to rise up and climb stairs. This two-wheeled personal electric vehicle is delightfully intuitive to maneuver, as I found out first-hand at this year’s CES. -
Steadicam inventor turns his attention to mobility aids, with the Zeen
January 11, 2023Garrett Brown invented the Steadicam, a tool that revolutionized the field of film production. His latest creation is a device known as the Zeen, which helps mobility-challenged users not only to get around, but also to stand up and sit down. -
Eye-tracking aquarium tells users about the specific fish they're watching
January 11, 2023When you're looking at a tank full of fish at a public aquarium, it can be difficult to figure out which ones are which species. The AI Aquarium is designed to help, by overlaying information that lines up with the individual fish in question. -
Ice Straw fights plastic problem and keeps drinks cool at the same time
December 28, 2022Plastic straws are the poster child of waste, but alternatives also have issues. A start-up called The Ice Guys is crowdfunding an intriguing solution that fights the plastic boogeyman and keeps your drinks cool at the same time – the Ice Straw. -
"Smart ranches" of the future may harness power from animal movement
December 01, 2022If you’re a farmer with a herd of hundreds of cows, keeping tabs on them can be tricky work, but we’ve seen how sensor tags might one day ease the burden. New research has demonstrated how smartwatch-style sensors could be powered by animal movement. -
Uphold puts a reusable set of cutlery in your pocket
December 01, 2022If you grab fast food while out and about, there's a good chance that you use the restaurants' disposable plastic cutlery. Uphold offers a more eco-friendly alternative, as it's a reusable modular cutlery set that packs away into a slim case. -
Airwheel ride-on suitcase lets your luggage lug you around
November 29, 2022When running through an airport, your luggage becomes a liability dragging along behind you. A new ride-on suitcase called the Airwheel, currently seeking funding on Kickstarter, can let your luggage lug you around for a change. -
Wave-powered buoys vastly reduce the ecological cost of desalination
November 21, 2022This remarkable desalination device, made from recycled plastic bottles, floats in the ocean and runs on wave power, creating up to 13,000 gallons (53,000 liters) of fresh water a day – and discharging far less toxic brine than other designs. -
Vita Rescue System keeps medevac litters from spinning and swaying
November 17, 2022We've all seen footage of disaster victims being hoisted into helicopters, in litter-type stretchers. It's not a good thing if those litters start spinning or swaying, though, which is what the thrust-vectoring Vita Rescue System is designed to stop. -
Egg whites used to produce a cheap, effective, water-purifying filter
November 11, 2022As microplastics pollution and potable water scarcity both worsen, it's becoming increasingly important to find efficient ways of filtering and desalinating seawater. A new aerogel definitely holds some promise, and it's made from egg whites. -
Go-anywhere Nomad Desk folds up and travels in a backpack
November 09, 2022Over the past couple of years, a lot of people have discovered the joys of telecommuting from locations other than their official workplace. The Nomad Desk was designed with such folks in mind, as it can be folded up and carried in a backpack. -
Driver smartphones could help predict (and prevent) bridge collapse
November 06, 2022Monitoring the structural integrity of heavily used and aging bridges is complex work that often involves arrays of costly sensors, but new research has demonstrated how smartphones might one day do the heavy lifting. -
Lightweight Unit One gives shipping containers the high-tech treatment
October 21, 2022It's easy to think of shipping containers as simple metal boxes, that can't be improved. The Unit One container, however, is claimed to be lighter, stronger and more energy-efficient than others, plus it uses multiple sensors to monitor its cargo.
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