Your home is one of your biggest assets and making it green is a way to help out the Earth from the word go. If where you live is sustainable, then you’re already having far less of an impact on the world around you. The Open Building Institute is an initiative to help provide people with the information they need to build green living structures.
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Warka Water – check out this sustainable water harvesting tower
Humans have a really hard time surviving without water. It’s one of those things, like shelter and food that we REALLY need in order to stay alive but for some reason, we don’t always live in places where there is a lot water. The Warka Water design is a unique water harvesting technique that brings water to places that would be without.
Read MoreMistbox – keep your AC on high but your electric bill on low
It’s summer so you may have seen some higher electric bills because you need your AC to live. You could turn it down or even off if you don’t mind turning into a literal puddle on the floor to save some money. Or you could check out the Mistbox, the AC attachment to save you some cash.
Read MoreGoFar – the backseat driver on your dashboard
If you spend a lot of time in your car, there’s a good chance you are looking for ways to lower cost and get better performance. The GoFar is a sort of personal trainer for your vehicle, that will help you lower fuel costs!
Read MoreFrizz Fighting Straightening Brush – throw out everything else, this brush is the only hair tool you need
Using a flat iron is tough on your own hair. Using a brush is much easier. If you want straight hair but you can’t quite get a handle on flat irons, the Frizz Fighting Straightening Brush is here to help you get the look you want with a tool you can handle.
Read MoreBug-A-Salt 2.0 Fly Shooter – a new way to deal with a common pest
It’s summer out there and that means a lot of really wonderful things. Pools, vacations, fireflies (some restrictions may apply) but it also means some not so nice things like sunburnt skin, early morning construction, and houseflies. You can solve at least one of those problems by shooting at it with the Bug-A-Salt 2.0 Fly Shooter, the salty solution to houseflies.
Read MoreColor Changing LED Drumsticks – turn your music into a lightshow
Guitars get a lot of attention but do you know what else is cool? Drumming. What do you think is back there keeping the beat? So important to a good jam. Even if you don’t have a drum set (or if you do) you can still channel some cool with Color Changing LED Drumsticks, the drumsticks that glow when you connect.
Read MoreSiva Atom – get some cardio and charge your phone
When you move, you create energy. Most of the time this energy is lost but thanks to the wonders of technology, there are new ways to harness that power and let you interact with it in useful ways. The Siva Atom Is a battery bank that you charge by riding your bike.
Read MoreVR for the Elderly – a new way to use virtual reality may help some of society’s oldest people
When we think about virtual reality technology the first things that comes to mind is probably its use as an entertainment medium but it can be used for so much more. This fun time tech may be a major help to the elderly.
Read MoreThinga.Me – capture things not photos
People collect all kinds of things. Toys, stamps, coins, vintage vacuum cleaners, just all sorts of STUFF. But all that stuff takes up space. Thinga.Me is an interesting experimental way to capture our collections and display them digitally.
Read MoreQuestion Block Light – a desk lamp fit for your favorite plumber
Humans aren’t great at seeing in the dark, that’s why we discovered fire and invented electricity (it’s a joke! Don’t leave me comments about the science of electricity. Unless you want to share some cool facts.) If you need to see in the dark and are also into the greatness of Nintendo, check out the Question Block Light.
Read MoreTwitchy Kitty Electronic Tail – one step closer to becoming a cat
Cats have it easy. They just sit there and sleep for most of the day. They don’t have to show up for work. They don’t have clean anything. They just exist in the perfect lazy life. You can’t become a cat but you put part of your inner feline on your outer self with the Twitchy Kitty Electronic Tail.
Read MoreBALMUDA Toaster – take bland bread to bakery fresh
Toaster ovens, even if you never use them, chances are you have one in your kitchen. Most do a fair job at being mini-oven options for toasting food but not like the BALMUDA Toaster. This (very) expensive toaster oven uses the power of steam to turn your store bought bread into a bakery masterpiece.
Read MoreNova Launcher – customize your home screen in new and exciting ways
You are the person that uses your devices most and for that reason you should be able to have them set up however works best for you. If you’re tired of being stuck with the set up options that the system deems best, check out Nova Launcher, the app that lets you set up your mobile screens however you wish.
Read MorePhytl Signs EXPLORER – this device lets you see what your plants think about
Have you ever heard that plants have feelings too? Ever wonder if they’re communicating with other plants? Well it turns out that they sort of are. The Phytl Signs EXPLORER is a wearable for plants that gives you some insight on what your house plants are talking about.
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