There are plenty of well designed backpacks out there, with excellent padding and wide shoulder straps—but many don't have sternum straps. Luckily, you can add one cheaply and get better support ...

A curious feature found on backpacks are the loops on its straps. These loops, while looking unremarkable, actually serve an important purpose by serving as an attachment point for other items.

The evolution of backpacks from a simple strap to back-to-school basic—and, possibly, to obsolete remnant of the pre-digital age—reveals that backpacks can carry a lot more than books: they ...

The strap also lights up with an LED to show notifications, and could be used as a selfie remote. The Jacquard Tag module that snaps in has a battery life of between 10 days and two weeks on a charge.