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The French military has designed a unique amphibious craft that uses caterpillar tracks to move into and out of water allowing the versatile boat to be used for a wide variety of different applications. The caterpillar tracks can be easily deployed when required and fold back up into the boats hull … [Read more...] about French military amphibious craft uses caterpillar tracks to move in an out of water

A unique compostable trainer has been created by German designer Emilie Burfeind, taking the form of a sock sneaker with a mushroom mycelium sole with a knitted upper made from dog hair. The Sneature trainer consists of only three bio-based, renewable materials, rather than the 8 to 12 different … [Read more...] about Sneature trainer made from knitted dog hair is fully compostable

The KULADN Smart cycling helmet is equipped with 18 LED white lights on the front and 15 red LEDs on the rear allowing you to be seen when visibility is low. As you turn left or right, the smart motion sensor within the cycling helmet, automatically turns on either the left or right turn signals … [Read more...] about KULADN Smart cycling helmet with lights, signals and body sensors

LastObject has created a new product the tabletop LastTissue Box, offering you the chance to use environmentally friendly reusable tissues rather than single-use disposable tissues. The LastTissue Box is the companies sixth Kickstarter campaign and builds upon the previous environmentally friendly … [Read more...] about LastTissue Box environmentally friendly reusable tissues

Anyone searching for a new writing instrument may be interested in the WYN PEN 1.0 minimalist pen, constructed from machining a single block about the minium into a unique writing stylus. WYN Pen uses the readily available Fisher Space ballpoint refills enabling it to write in almost any orientation … [Read more...] about WYN PEN 1.0 minimalist pen machined from a single block of aluminium

If like me you need a little extra help in the morning to get out of bed, you might be interested in a new minimalist analogue timepiece that has been designed to provide you with an improved wakeup routine. Offering a timepiece designed for a disconnected bedroom that will wake you with music based … [Read more...] about OneClock offers a more disconnected way to be woken gently in the morning

If your daily water bottle could do with a little upgrade, you may be interested in the Auron, A smart self-cleaning water purifying UV-C smart bottle which is launched via Kickstarter this month. The unique water bottle includes a self purifying flask that turns any water into 100% pure drinking … [Read more...] about Auron self-cleaning water purifying smart bottle eliminate 99.9% of bacteria

Efficiently charging all your family's devices while trying to keep cable management to a minimum is almost an impossible task. To help charge anything from laptops to gaming consoles and controllers Delatite Studios has created Lootbox. A smart charger that allows you to hide all the unsightly … [Read more...] about Lootbox secure multi-device smart charger and cable tidy