This Concept Smartwatch Detaches Into an AR Monocular, and It Solves a Problem Meta Can’t

This Concept Smartwatch Detaches Into an AR Monocular, and It Solves a Problem Meta Can’t

Sailors used to carry pocket telescopes. Birdwatchers still carry monoculars. Geologists carry hand lenses. What these instruments share, beyond the obvious optical function, is a deliberate relationship to information: you raise the tool when you choose to engage with it, and the world stays unmediated the rest of the time. That’s actually a pretty sophisticated…

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This Kevlar Medical Brace Folds Flat Like Origami and Might Finally Kill the Plaster Cast

This Kevlar Medical Brace Folds Flat Like Origami and Might Finally Kill the Plaster Cast

What do Swiss timepieces and sailing rigging systems have in common with orthopedic braces? More than you might think. The engineers at Osteoid drew inspiration from these precision mechanical systems to create Bracesys, a revolutionary approach to fracture immobilization that challenges everything we thought we knew about medical casts. Traditional plaster casts have remained largely…

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