It’s always fun waking up to presents, and on this most Star Wars of holidays, Disney has gifted fans with the first official video of its real-life lightsaber replicas featuring glowing blades that actually extend and retract. But sad news for many of us: it sounds like you won’t be able to buy one for your collection any time soon.First revealed last month during a private press event, only...

Look at the Am Hatsu keyboard and it instantly feels like it was fabricated by highly advanced robotic equipment. Part organic, part futuristic, the split keyboard was inspired by the sci-fi series Westworld. Its unique surface and key placement help relieve wrist pain while allowing you to sort of look like a cyborg as you browse the interwebs.The Am Hatsu’s organically shaped metal surface i...

The coronavirus pandemic has caused widespread revenue loss for lots of different industries, but none more so than the tourism sector. We focused on the highest tourism countries to visualize the negative impact of COVID-19 on a year-over-year basis. The economic losses are staggering.Tourism revenue lossSpain had the single biggest drop in tourism spending due to COVID-19 from 2019 to 2020 wh...

A smart home is incomplete without smart window coverings. There are a variety of smart blinds and shades available in the market that can be controlled easily with the push of a button. Now imagine blinds that automatically adjust to the sunlight – Lutron, a US-based electronics company, is launching wooden automated window blinds that make it possible.These new smart window blinds can be con...

Shopping centres don't have to "bright, white and shiny" according to AIM Architecture, which has transformed the Xintiandi mall in Shanghai by adding natural materials and plants.The previously underused atrium has been reimagined in the spirit of a garden plaza, with wooden surfaces, plants hanging down from the balconies and natural light filtering in from above.Architect Wendy Saunders, co-...

With skyrocketing rates of digital adoption and collapsing traffic in physical stores, retailers face an existential question: Are their in-person locations relevant anymore? Over the past ten years, e-commerce has built overwhelming advantage. But there are four retail functions where physical stores still have a chance at shaping superior experiences: ultraconvenience, product touch and feel,...

An SEC filing for UK startup Rockley Photonics has revealed a significant relationship with Apple, one that could result in the introduction of blood sugar monitoring functions to the Apple Watch as soon as 2022.Rockley Photonics is a UK-based company that designs sensors for monitoring a person's blood using infrared light. The sensors are said to be capable of monitoring elements normally pos...

Foldable smartphones appear to do the impossible. Their seemingly rigid screens can fold over onto themselves with a hinge and gives users both the screen size of a tablet and portability of a phone. In a new YouGov poll, US consumers show a high rate of interest for foldable smartphones. Half of American consumers are very (16%) or somewhat (34%) interested in purchasing a foldable phone as th...

Campfire has raised $8 million in funding for its holographic technology that enables both augmented reality and virtual reality for the purpose of enterprise product design.In stealth until now, Campfire has created a holographic collaboration system for professional 3D designers. The hardware and software headset system is based on patents and technology formerly created by Meta, which ran ou...