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Ce bol de céréales avec un haut-parleur intégré amplifie le bruit des céréales qui crépitent
Au petit-déjeuner, le son des céréales Kellogg’s qui crépitent est bien connu, et la plupart d’entre nous s’en souviennent de leur enfance. Et pour les petits comme les grands, ceux qui aiment toujours autant écouter les céréales faire du bruit, pourquoi ne pas augmenter le volume ? Voici l’idée insolite du jour, qui a forcément…
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Electronic “Sand Timer” Simplifies Board Game Timekeeping
Sand and electronics usually go together only slightly better than if you were using water, but this electronic sand timer seems to be an exception, if only in name. That aside, no sand was used in the construction of the device… unless you count the silicon in the electronics, which would entirely negate the previous…
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Impossible Burgers are hitting their first grocery stores tomorrow

Image: Impossible Foods The Impossible Burger, a meat-free burger that’s previously only been available in restaurants, will be available to buy in grocery stores for the first time this week. Starting tomorrow, September 20th, you’ll be able to buy the plant-based burger in 27 Gelson’s Markets stores in Southern California. Impossible Foods says it will…
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Juno Captures Stunning Images of a Solar Eclipse on Jupiter

Mr. Shadow On September 12, NASA’s Juno spacecraft performed its twenty-second close flyby of Jupiter, careening down until it was just 8,000 kilometers (4,970 miles) above the gas giant’s clouds From that epic vantage point, Juno then snapped a stunning series of photos of the shadow of Jupiter’s moon Io on the planet. In other words,…
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Descript Acquires Lyrebird and Lands $15 Million in Funding From Andreessen Horowitz and Redpoint

TechCrunch reported this morning that Descript has acquired synthetic voice generation company Lyrebird and closed a $15 million funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz and Redpoint. Lyrebird is well known in the voice technology community for its online voice synthesis demo which enabled users to speak a number of phrases and the service would generate…
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MouseAir Launches Fake Mice for Kitty Entertainment
One could argue the relative merits of cats versus dogs as the superior pet, but if you happen to be a cat person whose feline companion is in need of a bit more entertainment, MouseAir presents a very interesting solution. The device uses a camera and artificial intelligence via a Raspberry Pi to determine when…
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Ce capteur vous indique en quelques secondes si un produit se recycle ou non
Ça nous arrivé à tous : après l’utilisation d’un produit, comment savoir s’il peut vraiment être recyclé, et si oui, dans quelle poubelle. Un casse-tête quotidien, duquel un studio de design souhaite nous sauver. Cohda a mis au point un gadget, capable d’analyser nos déchets et de nous indiquer s’ils sont recyclables ou non. RID…
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Google may reveal ‘Nest Wifi’ with beacons that double as smart speakers on October 15th

Google’s mesh Wi-Fi router — Google Wifi — is nearly three years old, but it may be getting a radically different design next month. 9to5Google is reporting that the company is prepping a new “Nest Wifi” that pairs a single new hub router with two new “beacons” that will double as Google Assistant smart speakers,…
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Amazon on the hunt for paw-some UK pets
Amazon has launched a Face of Amazon Pets 2019 competition in the UK. People are invited to enter by sharing their best pet picture or video via social media, stating why their cat, dog etc should win and ncluding the hashtag #AmazonPets2019. The winner will receive the likes of a professional photoshoot, a £1,000 Amazon promo code…
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Cette machine circulaire presse les oranges et transforme les pelures en gobelets grâce à l’impression 3D
La firme italienne de design Carlo Ratti, en partenariat avec la compagnie d’énergie ENI, ont créé ensemble la campagne “Feel the Peel”. Ce projet à l’aspect environnemental comprend un presse-orange géant circulaire, qui peut contenir jusqu’à environ 1500 oranges ! Après en avoir extrait le jus, la machine sèche la pelure restante et la transforme…

