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Brown to Green: Ashtray Doubles as an Urban Planner

Smoking is prohibited in plenty of public places these days, but for folks who just can't quit, why not do something positive for the environment with the product of that habit? The Cindy ashtray ...

Knitting in Reverse: Un-Knitting Machine Unravels Sweaters

For any knitter who has ever looked at an ugly sweater and thought wistfully of all of the projects they could complete with that wasted yarn, the Un-Knitting Machine is a gift from the crafting ...

Impossible Gadget Turns Digital Photos Into Analog Prints

People around the world shed a little tear when Polaroid announced that it would stop producing the instant film that had become synonymous with the company's name. The folks at The Impossible ...

Boat to Go: Portable Flat-Pack Vessel Folds Up Like a Tent

This folding boat from design student Thibault Penven is a surprisingly effective way to keep a water conveyance with you at all times. It is surprising, of course, because one would not expect ...

Grey Gold: Shower + Clothes Washer = Wise Water Recycling

Conserving water is something we should all be concerned with - but it isn't always easy to do when we've got clothes and skin to wash. The WashIt is a concept that makes use of grey water, or ...

Wear It’s At: 7 Futuristic Developments in Fashion + Clothes

Don't think technology has an effect on what you wear? It turns out that our outfits, the way we shop for clothes, and even the way we wear our clothes have all been altered by the constant ...

Fantastic Failures: 10 Wacky Failed Inventions From the Past

There are some inventions that will forever be remembered fondly even after they are made obsolete by other technology. And then there are the other ones...the failures that never quite took off, ...

Oh, Snap! 10 Camera Concepts Focused on Innovation

Despite having been around for a very long time, photography seems to be constantly evolving. Along with digital photography came a whole new generation of incredibly inventive gadgets and ...

Material World: 8 Substances That Will Shape the Future

Advancements in science and technology have opened up a whole new world of possibilities in material science. Our future world won't be made up of the same materials we are used to seeing today - ...

Powerhouse Ideas: 10 Futuristic Clean Power Concepts

Producing power used to be so simple when it seemed like fossil fuel would last forever. But since we've wised up and realized that finding and developing viable alternatives is a rather urgent ...

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