Amazon kindle is a trend of ebook. However, because of lacking flipping pages which is a frequently used movement of reading books, you won’t be comfortable. What about an dual-screen ebook reader?
Its two screens can display the book at the same time just like a real one and you can flip pages by opening and closing the whole book. In addition, the two screen can be separated.
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Having many different gadgets seems to be something to be proud of. Sure, you can get more convenience than others lacking of these gadgets. But you may also have other troubles. For example, in order to use these gadgets anywhere, you have to take several big adaptors except for the gadgets themselves. If there is a general adaptor which can adapt every gadget, it gotta be a perfect solution.
Westinghouse is engage in an adaptor like this. It can automatically detect the electronic requirement as soon as it is plugged into the device. However, it also needs the support of the device manufacturers. A unique firmware should be installed to send the requirement to the general adaptor. Although this might be a little bit complex for the manufacturers, customer will gain benefit.
Via PCWorld
How can a robotic hand see the object before touching it? May be built-in camera is an acceptable explanation. But scientists provide a better way to do this.
Using electrolocation, the fingertips of the robot hand sent out a weak electrical impulse, and approaching objects interfere with than impulse, which allows the hand to form the object before touching it.
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You may want to save energy and need some devices to help you to do so. But the problem is that you have to add some ugly electrical wirings onto your beautiful wall. Even though you can choose the wireless equipments, they still need power which seems to act against your original energy-saving intention.
Therefore, you said, just forget about it. What a pity！ So, I bet you need a series of sensors and switches like these ones from Enocean, a Germany based company. You wanna know why? Just check out the video by yourself.
Computer is absolutely one of the most important things for us. If you have a computer connecting to internet, you can get almost every knowledge and information you want. But knowledge sometimes comes with such negative aspects as improper positions. This design is said to be the world’s first anti-slouch shirt. It can remind you when you sit hunched for a long time with the help of the built-in sensors. It’s as if there is someone who would constantly remind you to correct your position.
NO! I’m serious, not kidding. This is a new nanotechnology developed by researchers from University of Glasgow. The scientists worked to created the molecule-sized switch and hence to increasing the storage density.
It is said that this technology can increase storage capacity by 150,000 times. That is something like 500,000 GB on a single chip and inch square.
Apparently, you can get a common universal remote in Walmart. For those intend to control the portable multi-media players, however, the conventional one cannot meet their requirement because of lacking portability.
This new design is so tiny, and for its unique structure, that it can be directly attached on normal buttons. And then you can control almost all the devices in your house.
Designer:Tobi Kim
This is a brilliant idea, not only for its unique wireless headphone shape which provides patients more autonomy, but also the battery-free structure. As a matter of fact, it is driven by our body heat and plus, with the help of solar panels, to get some extra juice from ambient light.
Incredible? It is hard for us to realize how difficult it is to make a screen as thin as a sharp knife. But it is true. If you have a chance to own a screen like this, please take care of your fingers to avoid being cut.
This is really a fantastic robot. Wanna get more information. Video after the jump
Often monitors and air conditioners do not need running when no one is in the room. It is not the case, however, in reality. And a good solution is needed to cut off power when necessary.
This new product with a built-in sensor can detect whether there is anybody in the room, if not, it will automatically cutoff six of the eight sockets in 30 seconds to a half-hour. The other two sockets are normal ones to fit for chargers which need longer plugging.
Price: $90
With the development of digital technology, such digital music as MP3 is fairly popular in nowadays. Believe it or not, however, this kind of hi-tech music is not as smooth as analogue mediums like tape and even be harmful for your ear.
Yet you do not have to worry about it. Just plug a device like this from Intunition, you will better music. Moreover, unlike other similar but much bigger devices, this one do not require any extra power source. It uses power from the audio signal itself to do its magic
Dogs express happiness by wagging tails. But you can’t read their expression exactly. By attaching a unique LED communicator on your puppy’s tail, it will tell you its meaning with different wigging speed.
Chinese is not simply combined by alphabets, so you can not get the translating service merely by looking up a dictionary. Recently, Nokia launched a new technology called shoot-to-translate allows you to get the translation only by shooting a picture.
You want go to China but still afraid of complex Chinese? You will like this gadget.
It is said that this is the first OLED lamp in the world. It comes with 10 OLED panels; each has a light-emitting surface of 132* 33 millimeters and luminance of 1000 cd/m2
With a knee mounted power generator, you can charge your MP3 player by translating the kinetic energy into electric power.
Theoretically, your MP3 Player won’t stop playing music until you stop running. Just kidding.
This LED display consisting 16 x 16 x 16 - totally 4096 diodes, can reveal a fantastic 3D display.
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To get really happy pictures, photographers have to shot when one do not pay attention to them. What if there is not any photographer at all?
Take a look at this Tospom camera. When TosPom is thrown from one to another, the another’s face will be taken automatically as he/she catches it, and the picture will be shown on the display.
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Designer: Izumi Yagi & Mitsuyoshi Kimura
This is an innovative MDS (Mobile/Dexterous/Social) robot from MIT media lab.
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This concept named Parasolar can convert sunlight into electric power and so your gadgets could be charged via its socket and USB ports.
Although back pain may not be fatal, it is still uncomfortable. In order to have an appropriate treatment, surgeons should first identify whether back pain originates within the bone or muscle tissue. However, it is not so easy until SPOC launched their new device.
This new device can tell you the accurate location where the pains came from. By following the exact indicator, you will sure recover in a shorter time.
Powered by wind, this spiral LED allows you to see the wind in the dark.
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This conceptual LCD can be divided into two back-to-back monitors if others need another picture different from the one you’re looking at. And when you flip the other half screen back, the picture will immediately spread out to the added half.
This W-shaped gadget which has two section features six laser beams. Because of the unique built-in sensor, it allows you to play 30 pre-loaded songs like a musician.
It can connect with PC or laptop via the USB port.
By combining OLEDs with transparent photovoltaic cells, another developing field, this new window can give you extra sunshine at night. Because of the high efficiency OLEDs, it can give you six hours of 60-watt shine after four hours of quite good sunshine.
With a unique stand featuring projected keyboard and a sensor, this stand can transform your iPhone into a desktop computer.
You don’t have to have a real piano to play music. Just wear a glove like this and knock your fingers on any rigid surface, piano music is coming.
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In order to attract travelers and give them a surprising experience, this light, located in Osaka allows you to control the color via a small-scale model.
When someone touched the 1/100th scale model, the hand motion was reproduced in colorful hues.
It is not hard to get a perfect game mouse, however, getting a comfortable keyboard is a little harder because you cannot change the position of the keys. So, I’m sure this will be a perfect alternative for the gamers.
It comes with a main board and 25 removable and movable keys, so that you can arrange the useful keys totally depending on your demand.
Price: $140
