Street Smart: Intelligent Motion-Activated Outdoor Lighting
While we are all familiar with motion-detection technology in controlled indoor environments, the technology problem is much more complex when you add stray animals, wind-blown trees, ...
Category: Technology
Technology is a core content area not only for WebUrbanist but in our daily lives whether we like it or not. These innovations, creations and aberrations are meant to incite conversations about the past, present and future relationships of humans and the technologies that we deal with all the time and that envelop, support and grow our urban environments in ways we can often not predict.
Choir of Retro Computers Sing a Special Christmas Carol
"Hail the machines, sweet old machines, blow off the dust, wipe off the rust. Christmas has come, joy is foretold, for those of us you never sold. Still we are here, still full of cheer, just ...
Lego Blocks + iPad = Classic 1984 Macintosh Computer
Technology comes full circle thanks to an iPad and a creative usage of Lego blocks. Oslo-based designers Jason Kinsella and Charlotte Bakken recreated a classic 1984 Macintosh computer with a ...
Pet Tech: 13 Goofy Gadgets For The Dogs (& Cats)
We've all wondered what our pets are thinking, but would you believe a gadget that claimed it could translate their thoughts into human language? Some gadgets for pets are fairly practical, ...
LEGO Hot Rod: 500,000-Piece Working Replica Runs on Air
This hot rod might not be much faster than a bicycle, but the fact that it runs at all is extraordinary given that it's made of 500,000 Lego bricks and is powered by air. Australian Steve ...
Top Choppers: 15 High-Flying Helicopter Designs & Drones
Everybody's buzzing about Amazon Prime Air, which will bring the products you order from the mega-retailer to your doorstep in just 30 minutes via helicopter drone. So how else is helicopter tech ...
Climbing Wall Treadmill: Exercise Machine Rocks Your House
Far more exciting than a walking treadmill or elliptical machine, this infinite rock wall brings the challenges (and hard exercise) of scaling sheer cliffs right into your local gym or living ...
It’s Electric: 14 Fun and Interactive Conductive Designs
Electronic functions aren't just limited to gadgets anymore - they can be extended to everyday objects, architectural surfaces, paper, clothing and even our own bodies. Conductive paint, thread ...
Dial it Down: Noise-Cancelling Device for City Street Sounds
The background sounds of urban environments can be invigorating when you are out and about, but enervating when you are at home and want to tune them out. Now imagine a simple gadget you can ...
14 Apps for Architects, Interior Designers & Homeowners
Need to quickly calculate square footage, design a building digitally using its real-world setting, match an exact shade or sketch out an idea? There are apps for all of those things, whether ...
