Cool stories

Fontmaker creates font to help those with dyslexia

Travis Andrews
Saturday, September 29, 2012 - 11:47am
 
Individuals with dyslexia, which is one in ten people according to the International Dyslexia Association, have an understandably difficult time with most web pages. Since most pages are text-based, those with dyslexia have a harder time processing them. So Aberlardo Gonzalez decided to create a free font to change this.

Some cool tech news: A refrigerator without a door

Travis Andrews
Saturday, September 22, 2012 - 10:59am
 
Though it might mean the end of refrigerator magnets as we know them, a student at Massey University has created a concept for a refrigerator that doesn't have a door. In addition, it doesn't refrigerate when it's empty (or in the places where it's empty, which will make more sense in a moment). It's cleverly energy efficient and up for the International Electrolux Design Lab 2012 Award.

Video: amazing touchscreen DJ mixing board

Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 11:17am
This massive touchscreen fulfills all our Star Trek-inspired fantasies of how control panels should work. Called the Töken, the panel is a high-tech DJ mixing board whose purpose is to take live performances to the "next level."