-
Electric Chopsticks Make Food Taste More Savoury Without Added Salt
It’s unfortunate that the fundamental ingredients that make food taste better — salt and sugar — can have less than desired effects on the human body if over-consumed. But just as VR goggles can trick the eyes into seeing 3D worlds that don’t exist, these chopsticks can trick the user’s tongue into tasting salty flavours,…
-
This Controller Lets You Feel VR Objects Slip Between Your Fingers, and the Possibilities Are Endless
The last big hurdle to making virtual worlds (nope, not going to call it the other thing) a truly realistic experience is providing tangible feedback to other senses too, like touch. There’s been considerable research into creating VR controllers that let users touch and feel virtual objects as if they were real, but the SpinOcchio…
-
CheekyKeys Is a Face-Activated Keyboard That Lets You Type in Total Silence
Juggling a new baby and working from home is incredibly challenging for many reasons, including the fact that even the smallest of noises can wake a napping infant — bringing an end to productivity. One coder’s solution was to take their keyboard out of the work equation entirely and replace it with a custom camera-based…
-
This Backboard With a Giant Screen Wants to Be a Peloton for Basketball
Although Shane Wighton might have something to say about the creators of the Huupe claiming it’s “the world’s first smart basketball hoop,” the device looks like it could be an interesting (and equally expensive) alternative to Peloton’s offerings for those who prefer to shoot hoops to exercise instead of cycling without going anywhere.