Finding new uses of old techniques,methods and gadgets is true innovation. This is a top 10 list that talks about everyday use items which has been improved in one way or another.
10. Wi-Fi Routers
Chinese scientists have tweaked the average Wi-Fi router by introducing a router that relies on light to transmit data rather than radio waves. If you’re thinking that this is just a fantasy then you are mistaken. Office buildings in Minnesota are already users of this tweaked Wi-Fi- router. For those who are wondering how you can use light for transmission, well it uses a form of binary code and works by flickering of light at a speed which the human eye is unable to register. The following video tells more about this new invention!9. Touch Screens
8. Floor Mats
Here’s something for people who love when they don’t have to work at all; a floor mat which cleans your shoes while you step over it. Priced at almost six thousand dollars this floor mat makes use of tiny vacuum valves that suck the dirt from your shoes and dump it into a container which can be cleaned afterwards. Available in different sizes and shapes, here’s a video of how it works!7. Soft Drink Cans
Are you one of those who want their drink to be chilled? Then this will be quite the thirst quencher for you! West Coast Chill, an energy drink, is coming your way this year. When you press a button beneath the can, it instantly cools down your drink by 30 degrees everytime you do it! How? They have CO2 in there and it gets thrown out when you press the button, the gas expansion requires heat which is derived from the drink, resulting in the temperature loss of the drink itself! See it for yourself.6. Trash Can That Catches Garbage
Like throwing trash into the bin without getting up? This particular trash can coming from Japan will make sure that you never miss. Using Xbox Kinect technology this awesome device maps the whole room, detects when the trash is being thrown and moves around to make sure that it catches the trash! Totally automated, it just requires setting up and that’s all. Here’s the video for you who want to watch this machine in action!5. Glasses That Change Life into a FPS
‘I’ll be back’. Reminds you of Terminator, doesn’t it? How would you like to look at things the way terminator did? You know, all that tweaked display and stuff! Well, here are the glasses that can make it happen. Coupled with cameras and LCD screens, this device helps you keep record of everything you look at! Each lens has its own dedicated camera, the two images are coupled together to let you see like your real eyes would!4. Fibers in Clothing That Generate Electricity When
You Move
Out of battery and don’t have a charger? Well, soon enough all you’ll need to do is to plug your charger in your shirt and voila! ZnO fibers generate electricity when they become stressed and human body is a machine that produces energy even when we’re breathing. You can now guess, a few of these fibers go into your clothing and you can generate your own electricity! Check it out here.3. Speed Bumps
Jae-yun Kim and Jong-Su Lee have improved the speed bump design. It’s quite a pain when you slow down but your car still gets damaged by the bump, right? Here’s the solution. This speed bump folds up if you are under the speed limit while it maintains its form if you are over the speed limit. Quite practical and creative, wouldn’t you agree?2. Flyswatters
*zap* *zap* and your area is clear of mosquitos! Bill Gates has financed this device and its primary goal is to fight malaria in tropical areas. It senses the insects by their sound and once it locks down their position, it fries them on the spot by a laser! Using this, a sort of fence can be created around lets say a village which can be declared mosquito free. Here’s a video of a mosquito getting zapped! 1. Laser Keyboards
Forget about cleaning your keyboard, being worried about losing a key or the typing noise. Infact, forget about your typical keyboard! Here’s the new thing that you need; a laser keyboard. This keyboard is a projection of keyboard via a projector attached to your system on any flat surface and works like a charm. Have a look for yourself!
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