There’s no better teacher of design and engineering than Mother Nature herself. Within the anatomy of a bird’s wing lie the mechanics to crafting a flying machine. The process of photosynthesis ...

Bloom isn’t ShadeCraft’s only smart outdoor product. In 2017 ShadeCraft launched the Sunflower, a solar-powered smart patio umbrella that tracks the sun’s movement and adjusts its position for maximal ...

You can soak up every minute of the warm summer weather—without getting sunburned—with the help of a patio umbrella. To find the best patio umbrella, I tested seven popular models, and after weeks of ...

There is one thing that always brings us closer together as humans, no matter our politics, biases or sports team affiliations. This broad commonality affects us all, never leaving anything to the ...

The Risetime smart electric umbrella has been launched on the crowdfunding platform Xiaomi Youpin. The smart electric umbrella offers one-touch opening and closing within 2 seconds. The smart electric ...

Over the past few years, we have witnessed a staggering number of IoT devices, some of them scored high on the utilitarian front while some seemed like an overkill. Opus One is a smart umbrella ...

Clef Innovation, a new start-up is looking to disrupt the traditional umbrella market and offer an alternative to the mass produced, poor quality umbrellas currently on the market. By offering a ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. With everything going “smart” these days, umbrellas are ...

Traceable umbrellas are making their way to consumers. If its owner misplaces it, the Blunt + Tile umbrella can be tracked via smartphone. Blunt + Tile — -- Like sunglasses, umbrellas are one ...

The Internet of Things is slowly reinventing our world, turning dumb objects like our fridges and cars into smart, connected devices. And yes, it's even happened to our umbrellas. Haz is a “smart” ...