The technological research offers every week new inventions that can make our lives easier, including engineers who work for large companies and young people looking for funding on the platforms of crowdfunding . Here is the news announced in recent days.
1) The first wearable for dogs and cats
The objects wearable are all those smart accessories that can be worn and that have the most varied functions, from the best-known Apple Watch a real technological clothing. Vodafone has thought that even our four-legged friends deserve a latest generation gadgets, so he created Kippy, a kind of smart tag to be applied to the collar of dogs and cats. It is equipped with a GPS can show you at all times where you will find our pet and can draw a sort of virtual fence which, if exceeded, triggers an alarm on your smartphone of the owner.
Through a ‘app also carries out constant monitoring of vital functions, including whether the animal is playing or sleeping, and providing information about his health. The collected data is processed to provide tips on nutrition or the most appropriate daily habits to improve their health.
The price it is € 99.99, but there is also a monthly subscription of 5 euro charged to your smartphone sim take full advantage of the functionality.
2) The fabric that changes color
The choice of a garment part almost always the search for a particular color or in a specific hue, especially when you want to be flawless with the combinations. Within a short time, this problem may disappear, thanks to the extraordinary invention of the University of Berkeley (California) that created a fabric that can change color. Its composition is very similar to that of cotton, but thanks to the electrical pulses can switch between the two tones in a few minutes. This technology was called EBB and is still far from being ready to be sold, but the research team is working to improve it, in particular trying to speed up the transition from one color to another. It works as a sort of display and in fact is already thinking about its possible uses for wearable devices.
3) Lazertouch turns any surface into a tablet
One the most ambitious goals of the manufacturers touch in recent years has been to try to create a system to transform any flat surface into a possible touch . To date the results were not at all satisfactory, but on Indiegogo started the fundraising campaign for Lazertouch, a small projector that promises to transform the walls and tables a perfect touch .
it works by placing a laser parallel to the surface you want to use and is easily portable. It features a battery 13600MAH and installed the Android operating system, the most versatile to communicate with other devices via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. The company behind the project, Shanghai Easi, said working on this technology for five years and that the projector will also support the latest resolution to 4K.
The retail price starts at $ 650 even if the target of 30 thousand dollars required to start the production has not yet been reached.
4) the mirror that helps to put on makeup
the make up it is something that many women simply can not give up, can hide small defects or cover dark circles after a difficult night, but it is not always easy to get the desired effect. One major problem is often that of light, that within a room can be very different from the existing one such as outdoors, making vain efforts in front of the mirror. Simplehuman has thus launched their own intelligent mirror to prevent these drawbacks, it is called Sensor Mirror Pro Wide-View and will be connected via wifi to check the temperature of the lights via the smartphone.
Create a sort of database types of lights that characterize the places that are frequented more often, such as home, work or the bus stop and re-creates the same lighting conditions as you put make-up to show the effect that you will have in the various environments. Cost is not the most affordable, it is in fact part of $ 400, but for those with an obsession for makeup or for those who perform this work for the profession could really be a very useful accessory.
5) the soles of measurement with 3D printing
According to research conducted in the United States about 77 percent of Americans suffer from the foot pain that can consequently cause back pain due to poor posture. There orthotics can correct bad habits when walking and running, or to balance the weight on the feet, but they are often very expensive items, or not effective enough. For those who have not yet found a solution, SOLS ExoSOLS System has created a system that allows you to print fully customized orthotics based on the feet of every person. Their function is precisely to align the body and make it more comfortable walking or sports activities, adapting perfectly to each foot.
An ordered once the base of the arch you will have access to a ‘ dedicated app that will propose a questionnaire about our bodies and our living habits, to establish our profile. The next step will be to take three photographs for each foot that will be sent to the staff of ExoSOLS for the realization of the plantar. In about a week, at least for the US, so you will receive directly at home their own custom orthotics at a much lower price than the classic ones.
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