Japanese watchmakers Tokyoflash have invented a new timepiece that utilizes e-ink to display the time. Some thought e-ink could save publishing, nice to see its climactic use as a hyper-modern wristwatch instead. The eclock’s stainless steel wristband incorporates small holes through which the e-ink sheet’s graphic displays can be seen, both numerically and with a […]

Pierre Hardy composed his heels for Balenciaga’s Fall/Winter collection out of almost anything he could find: leather, wood, plastic, metal, and all of the things you’d typically construct your house out of. Hardy wanted the heel designs to match the high-tech clothing Nicolas Ghesquiere designed for the collection; he certainly did it, taking classic styles, […]

Frank M. Rinderknecht — Swiss-born inventor, entrepreneur and founder of Rinspeed Inc. — always seems to debut something wacky and automotively fringe every year in Geneva, and this year was no different. Compared to the Rinspeed sQuba or Splash (or last year’s uber-useless iChange, the first car to be controlled by an iPhone), this year’s […]

The futuristic carbon fiber B1K concept bike from Peugeot shifts the position of the handlebars, moving the rider into a more upright seating position — ideal for longer and more comfortable rides. Like the Hybrid City Bike, the B1K features a chainless drivetrain for a clean and elegant silhouette, and also incorporates a hubless rear […]

Remember in the long-ago past, when you thought about the future, how the only thing more ubiquitous than silver tinfoil onesie uniforms was a jetpack in every garage? Well then, people of Earth, your time for the future may finally be here…well, at the end of the year, anyways. Oh, that and you’ll need about […]