Modular furniture requires only a coin to assemble
Add / Remove Companies such as Ikea have popularized flatpack furniture to the point that we’ve even seen entire homes come in a box for later assembly. However, the process of following construction...
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In Japan, web search 3D-prints results for visually impaired
Add / Remove The web is largely a visual experience, which can mean that those with blindness or sight impairments can’t make the most of it. To tackle this problem, researchers in Japan have created...
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In the wake of Fukushima, radiation-proof underwear
Add / Remove Since the devastating earthquake and subsequent nuclear meltdown at Fukushima in Japan in 2011, the country has been hard at work developing ideas to help its citizens in case a similar...
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In Japan, airport baggage carousels are populated with fun art
Add / Remove Trips abroad are usually fun enough that consumers put up with the more boring parts — waiting in airports and the long-haul flights — but do they have to? In the past we’ve written about...
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Airline sends cuddly toys on the trip of a lifetime
Add / Remove Some parents can’t afford to take their children abroad, but one Japan-based startup may have found the next best thing. Inspiring a sense of wonder in kids that can’t globetrot...
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In Japan, public libraries embrace digital tech with NFCs
Add / Remove In a world of ebooks and Wikipedia, the role of physical book collections is diminishing, and we’ve even seen the launch of entirely digital public libraries such as the BiblioTech in...
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Screen addicts avoid overworked eyes with blink-inducing glasses
Add / Remove Considering the amount of time the typical office worker now spends staring at a screen, it’s no wonder that complaints such as computer vision syndrome, which apparently causes dry eyes,...
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Business tie features secret subway map
Add / Remove Weird Of The Week: This is part of a series of articles that looks at some of the most bizarre and niche business ideas we see here at Springwise. Nowadays, it’s easy to defer to a...
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In Japan, train station allotments let commuters garden on the move
Add / Remove Rooftop gardens are not only a solution to enabling space-scarce cities to create produce locally, but — when combined with specific venues — can be especially convenient, such as...
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Smart cardboard boxes turn homes into a self-storage unit
Add / Remove Locating items that are somewhere in one of masses of boxes can often be like trying to find a needle in a haystack. Smart technologies are now making this process easier, and self-storage...
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Smartband for kids turns any object into a toy
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Break Up Box cures broken hearts while helping couples in need
Add / Remove Regular readers of Springwise may remember Unbox Love, the subscription service that helps busy couples revive their relationships with date ideas in a box. For those whose relationships...
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Nissan creates the world’s first self-cleaning car
Add / Remove Ruining a prized possession with stains and dirt is never a good thing, and it seems there’s currently considerable effort being placed into creating more durable products. We recently saw...
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Turtle Taxis enable passengers to take it slow
Add / Remove Taxis typically pride themselves on getting their customers from A to B as efficiently as possible, but not all customers require the quickest journey. In the past we’ve seen the UK’s...
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Glasses enable customization through magnetic arms
Add / Remove Glasses are a fashion accessory as much as they are medical necessity, yet most short or long-sighted people put up with wearing the same pair each day. While we’ve previously seen Frameri...
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Smart seat tracks how often and how long it’s used
Add / Remove Sensor-based technology is most often associated with tracking physical activity, but it can also help monitor the opposite. Japanese company KeyValue has created the Smart Cushion to help...
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App translates the foreign press into 11 different languages
Add / Remove With the amount of content now being created globally, there’s even more of a demand for translations of foreign language media. While innovations such as Easy Way Subtitles have provided...
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In Japan, store lets customers wear clothes for a day before paying
Add / Remove Buying new clothes online is always a hit and miss affair when it comes to sizing or fit, but even trying items on in a high street store sometimes isn’t long enough either. To ensure...
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In Japan, store sells secondhand booze
Add / Remove Passing on used goods is a time honored way to ensure that resources don’t get wasted, and Japan has plenty of secondhand stores. There’s even one in Tokyo called Pass The Baton, which...
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Zoo Jeans are ‘designed’ by lions, tigers and bears
Add / Remove Regular readers of Springwise may remember our recent coverage of Gaolhouse Denim, the social scheme that provides prison inmates with tailoring skills by getting them to create premium...
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