Author: James Mowery

No, we are not talking about some fake, artificial wave generated at a water park. We are talking about the real deal, just as mother nature intended. But we also know how much of a pain it can be to attempt to catch some tubular waves at the ocean or lake: it requires patience or powered assistance. Well we don’t have time for that, and if you don’t either, the PowerSki Jetboard is going to be the perfect solution. With the ability to jet across the water at an amazing 40 miles-per-hour, the PowerSki Jetboard will take you on a ride you never thought possible. So I guess what we are saying is, well, Surf’s…

What is the number one crisis the world faces? It’s not global warming. It’s not AIDS/HIV. It’s not even December 21, 2012. It’s something quite simpler. It is water, or lack thereof. The world is currently suffering from a water shortage crisis. But this one little faucet could immediately change everything. It’s called the Smart Faucet. It doesn’t do anything mind blowing, but what it does do is truly smart: in order to operate the water faucet, you must depress a lever that opens the water flow. The interesting part is that the user must hold this lever down to have the water flow, meaning that a…

Microsoft is in big trouble. The company hasn’t been a force of innovation for what seems to be a decade now. In that timespan, Microsoft has produced only two or three great product that has been deemed innovative: Windows 7, Xbox, and Auto (aka Windows Sync). Apart from that, I can’t think of anything else from Microsoft that is worthy of being mentioned. Compare that with Apple (Microsoft’s largest competitor). The company has produced iTunes, iPod, iPod Touch, iPhone, Apple TV, Macbook, Macbook Air, iPad, and, essentially, a whole bunch of other products and services that have put Microsoft…

There are some things in architecture that really just have to make you think wow. Most of these things are over-the-top one-time designs that are extremely unique and are unlikely to be seen elsewhere. But this architectural beauty is one that could be applied elsewhere in the future. It’s a multi-level car park, but one that we have never seen the likes of before. The 1111 Lincoln Rd. building is a 300-car parking with many levels that offer 11 shops, 3 restaurants, a shop on the 5th floor and a restaurant on the roof. Wait a minute… I thought this thing was a car park? Well, it is! It just…

Nope. While it does have the Apple branding on it, we are certain that this thing is nothing more than a Chinese knock-off that has a cute design. It is supposedly called the “Leady Apple” (maybe Google Translate is having a very bad day), and it looks like a blend between a mirror and phone. But don’t be fooled by the Apple logo and iPhone branding on the back side of this phone. Again, we are sure Apple wouldn’t venture so far out there with a design like this. (We are also sure that every news publication on Earth would have caught wind of this.) What is admirable, however, is the round design and the round…

Transforming home decor has been a hot topic here on Techi. But when you are not busy transforming your carpet or your furniture, what is to be done about the typical workspace? Well, now it is time for the workplace to experience its own metamorphosis. These concept designs by Natalia Boublik were crafted with one goal: improve the workplace. They also manage to look pretty freaking cool too. The idea is that a workplace should be easily modified to suit the current needs of its employees. If, for example, you are working, you should be able to have your workspace situated that you can get information…

The latest and greatest from HTC and Android is now available for pre-order from Verizon Wireless. It is the HTC Incredible (we love the name), and it is set to put all other Android devices to shame. While most Android phones run the same software, Verizon and Motorola previously set themselves apart from all the rest by offering the Motorola Droid. Droid did offer more in terms of hardware and features than the rest of the Android players. However, with Sprint aiming to catch up with the competition with the HTC Evo 4G (a truly stunning device), HTC and Verizon partnered up to offer something even…

The game console has been part of people’s lives for quite awhile now — to walk into someone’s house and see a PlayStation, Xbox, Wii, or some other system is nothing of a shocker. After all, these devices offer a one-stop solution to gaming without the hardware incompatibilities. They just work. And this system has worked — it has worked quite well for several decades. However, someone worth listening to is speaking up against this system of gaming. This person believes that the game console’s days are numbered: that the console is dying. This person also managed to stun Sony, the company…

Water is an amazing thing that is taken for granted. So it is quite awesome when some creative minds make art out of water. Something that many of us have never seen, and, as is clear from the video, something you can’t help but watch in amazement. Aquascript is the technology that powered this billboard in Paris. It is a system that utilizes water streams to create images, messages, and other forms of visual information. And while this technology is hardly new (it hit the media spotlight in 2008), it is still quite amazing to see it in action. But as amazing it is to look at, it is even more impressive to…

What happens when you take your ordinary floor and turn it into a jumbo-sized multi-touch trackpad? Awesome happens. A few students at Hasso Plattner Institute have come up something that could have significant impacts in the future with regards to how we interact with applications and games. And they call it Multitoe. It works by tracking a user’s shoes in relation to the floor. It also detects the location and pressure applied from these shoes to allow a great amount of control over the interactions with the floor displays. Interactions like tapping your toe or leaning on your heel can be detected….