About us
Supermechanical is humans making augmented tools for humans. We believe in a future for electronics that let you worry less and do more, with the privacy, ownership, and authorship that Web 1.0 granted us. We love the empowerment of technology and do work we care about.
Founded in 2011, Supermechanical grew out of designer/software developer John Kestner's graduate work at the MIT Media Lab, where he explored ways to incorporate connectivity into the physical interfaces of everyday objects. We're designer-engineers who have appeared in all your favorite media, from the Wall Street Journal and Metropolis to Wired and Better Homes & Gardens.
Consulting
We've got extensive experience designing, developing and manufacturing physical/digital products. We can help with proof-of-concept prototypes to product strategy to production code, and anything in between—contact us.
Media inquiries
Press
- Wall Street Journal
- Holiday Gift Guide: Merry, Meet Modern
- Alert: Your Plant Needs Water - New Wireless Sensors Are Connecting Everyday Objects With People
- GigaOM
- Cooking with my iPhone: A reivew of Supermechanical's Range thermometers
- The Unofficial Apple Weblog
- Grillin' iOS-style with Supermechanical's Range thermometers
- Fast Company
- Range: An iPhone Thermometer From The Maker Of Twine
- Wired
- Profile on John Kestner. Wired: Design Life Issue. Feb. 2014: 61. Print.
- Range featured on "Wish List: Guiltless gift guide." Wired. Dec. 2013: 168. Print.
- Kickstarter: An iPhone Kitchen Thermometer, From the Inventors of Twine
- Beautiful Table Future-Proofed With Digital DNA
- The Verge
- Twine review: the little blue box that hacks the world around you
- Cool Hunting
- John profiled in Audi Icons series
- One of MIT Media Lab's brightest minds bringing the physical back into digital worlds
- Metropolis
- Beautiful Table Future-Proofed With Digital DNA
- NPR Marketplace Money
- John interviewed by Tess Vigeland
- New York Times
- Why a Budget Is Like a Diet — Ineffective
- Domus
- Tableau by John Kestner
- Gizmodo
- This Ingenious Nightstand Prints Photos and Scans Handwritten Notes
- CNN
- Wallet keeps you from shelling out cash
- ABC News
- Electronic Wallets Shrink With Your Spending
- Engadget
- Proverbial Wallets make your metaphysical money a little more tangible
Jobs
Contact
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Customer support:
Range smartphone thermometer
Twine home WiFi sensor
Order status email
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Mailing address
P.O. Box 150001
Austin, TX 78715
(512) 814-7186