Every Friday, we’re taking a look at some of the smartest, most innovative projects that have caught our attention on Kickstarter and Indiegogo over the last seven days. Oval This MIDI-compatible instrument lets you learn, play and create music through a series of multi-sensing pads and LEDs. Oval Sound is currently seeking $109,492 on Kickstarter. Here Active Listening This […]
Oval is a new electronic instrument that allows you to play, learn and perform music using any sound you can imagine. The brainchild of one Barcelona startup, Oval is a Bluetooth-enabled and MIDI-compliant USB device with multi-sensing pads and LEDs that helps users learn, play and create music. The electronic device, which doubles as an open source music controller, […]
This Denver-based innovator is bringing art to life with an audible, tactile and visual experience. Step into any gallery and you can expect to find “Do Not Touch” signs plastered everywhere. What this means is that, in most cases, the piece of art stimulates only one of the five human senses. However, a Denver-based originator has set out to change that by providing viewers with […]
Hidrate Me syncs to your phone to track water intake and glows to remind you to stay hydrated. Everyone knows that proper hydration is important. Each cell in the body relies upon water to function properly. When depleted of that good ol’ H2O, humans can experience a wide range of symptoms such as dry mouth, headaches, lethargy […]
Well, this is one WAY to bring the Internet of Things to your face! While a vast majority of our blog posts tend to trend on the masculine side of the spectrum, this recent Indiegogo project is ideal for female engineers. Created by one Seoul, South Korea-based startup, WAY is a pocket-sized, personal skincare companion that […]
This series of mechatronic sound-objects are inspired by Brutalist architecture. Created by electronic musician Mo H. Zareei, Rasper, Mutor and Rippler are a mechatronic sound-sculpture trio inspired by Brutalist architecture — a form of design that had originated from the French word for “raw concrete” and experienced popularity throughout the 1950s to mid-1970s. For this project, the Maker grouped instruments by material and sound production mechanisms into three categories. “As […]
This elegant wearable device wants to help you breathe cleaner air and plan your day accordingly. While a majority of the wearable space has been focused on tracking what’s inside of our bodies, such as activity and stress levels, a new kind of device is emerging, one in which monitors what’s going on outside of us — specifically in our environment. Unlike others on the market today, TZOA is a gadget that […]
This A.I. assistant can make smart decisions based on environmental factors. A Maker by the name of IamTeknik once again has his sights set on the Hackaday Prize crown with the latest iteration of Project Jarvis, an affordable, Arduino-powered home automation system. Inspired by Iron Man’s A.I. assistant, the DIY solution is capable of controlling nearly every aspect of a modern-day house, while helping save on […]
This open-source, Arduino-compatible wearable controller lets you make music and play games from your body. Admit it, you’re the best darn drummer that your morning carpool has ever seen. The only problem is that, as you thump your thigh to the beat of your favorite song, the world can’t enjoy the awesomeness that resonates from your leg. Well, thanks to […]
Save your documents, surf the web and play games with this palm-sized computer. When you think back to the days of the earliest computers, which weighed in at 55-pounds, packed only 64 KB of RAM and a carried a price tag of a whopping $20,000, it’s always astonishing to really see just how far we’ve come. Take […]
