London's Brutalist Housing Blocks Just Got a Bright Upgrade
Housing estates in London are a little intimidating from the outside; many of the post-war structures are hulking…
Colorful snail poop could be used to manufacture flooring
When garden snails (Helix aspersa) eat colored paper, they poop colored feces, which designer Lieske Schreuder is…
These Colorful Floor Tiles Were Made From Snail Poop
Stepping on snails is nasty—feeling the distinctive crack-and-squelch beneath your foot is all sorts of…
Turning Old TVs and Outdated Computer Screens Into Brand New Tiles
E-waste is an environmental nightmare. What if the overflow of outdated tech junk could be put to better use than…
How The Heck Does This Magical Tile Board Work?
This board of tiles, or Azulejos which is a form of Portugese artwork that involves tilework, is making my brain lose…
This Birdhouse Tile Makes the Most of Your Roof
This charming little roof tile is designed to encourage bird populations in urban areas—but its charm lies in the way…
Crowdfund a space combat PC game, a mind-reading headband, and tiles that will make your bedroom look like the Death Star
Itching to hop in your virtual dogfighter and defend the Earth? You can crowdfund Strike Suit Zero a frantically paced…
Apple's Thinking About Tile View For Contacts and iTunes Store
Even though the iTunes app and the Contacts app are two things the iPhone does fairly well already, Apple's patenting a…
Homemade Scrabble Keyboard: Double Nerd Score
This wood and brushed aluminum keyboard features real Scrabble tiles with the points score slightly modded to show each…
Philips Magnetic Tiles Let You Build Any 3D Display
I've spent the morning at Philips Research Labs in Eindhoven, Netherlands, and I've seen some pretty amazing inventions…
LED Bath Tiles: Either a Very Good Or Very Bad Idea
The idea of LED illuminated tiles is a good one in theory, but I'm afraid it'll end up like fiber optic lighting and…
SRS Roof Tiles Power Your House, Give Your Energy Provider the Pink Slip
Looks like those concept building shingles that double as solar-electric cells are getting a real-life counterpart in…
Zumobi Browser Beta For WM5 and 6 Now Live: Content Partners Announced
The Microsoft backed Zumobi browser is now freely available to download for anyone running Windows Mobile 5 or 6…
Microsoft Backed ZenZui is Now Zumobi, Announces Beta of New Mobile Browser
Our first look at Microsoft backed ZenZui came back in March when we discovered a new mobile browser that promises to…
Bathroom LED Tiles
My bladder isn't exactly huge, but I've been blessed with never having to wake up to go to the bathroom in the middle…
Intelligent Tiles
We're going to give this one a "Wow cool," which we rarely give anything. Apparently these tiles act as switches and…
Living Floor Reacts to Your Steps
b.Lab Italia brings you Living Floor, interactive floor tiles that react to your steps, letting you leave…