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Yes, the New York City is no more that safe as it may used to be, and thus the NYPD is looking for newer and better methods to make the city much safer, and one of their solutions is this Mobile Scanner that allows the police to spot armed passerby on the street without ever having to get out of a police van. The device is something like the full body scans used in airports, while it is much compacter and portable, also with a wide range of three to four feet. And in the future, the device may be produced with a range of up to 80 feet, which means that it can reach people on the other side of the street easily. So will this make New York safer? Let the time to tell us the answer.

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To most people, it’s really a very hard work to learn and understand sign languages, unless they can get some aid from the AcceleGlove. Made by the Institute for Disabilities Research and Training (IDRT) and funded by the National Science Foundation, the AcceleGlove is built with some sensors inside, which can help to turn your finger movements and other gestures into either text or speech. That means, as somebody wears the AcceleGlove and makes some gestures, the text displayed on the computer screen can then allow you to understand them without difficulty.

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Tool Tank, just as its name implies, is a portable gadget that offers three different kinds of tools, including large and small Phillips head and flat head. Any of those heads can be magnetically attached into the turret so that people can use them conveniently and effortlessly.

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Basically an outstanding paper-cut artwork is always related to the masterly craftsmanship, while sometimes it is actually all completed by an electronic machine, such as the Silhouette CAMEO. When connected to your PC via a simple USB cable, the electronic cutting tool will then automatically cut out the pattern you’ve chosen on paper, cardboard, vinyl, fabric or other materials.

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Who can tell me where the end of human’s laziness is? After years of benefitting from dish-washers, clothes washing machines and other devices, this time we want to own an Extendable Sock Aid that allows us to put on socks without bending… So you like this?

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Time again it proves not everything useful should be high-tech, because quite often we see practical gadgets of low-fi tech, just like the Macro Lens Rubber Band made for cellphones. It’s a stretchable band capable of expanding to a diameter of up to 16-inches, thus to convert any mobile phones into a macro lens.

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Honestly I don’t know who invented brushes, but I know clearly it is Valencia-based designers CuldeSac that will push brushed onto a new level, one that may feature evolutionary value. In this creative collection, each brush and roller comes with a unique function, allowing the users and artists to do something that used to be difficult or impossible to them, such as painting on the ceiling or stamping out distinctive patterns with a brush.

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We love everything coming with a nice shape. The iSlice Slice Box Cutter features a U – shaped handle, allowing the users to work with fewer efforts but more convenience. Apart from that, it also comes with a ceramic blade, which is 10 times sharper than metal blades and lasts 20 times longer. To meet your different needs, the cutter can be adjusted into three lengths.

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Shoveling is tiring, until this Xovel Shovel makes the task easy. It comes with a double-grip handle at the neck, which promises to let your force distributed in a balanced way so that the users can feel more labor-saving. Besides, there’s also an integrated torchlight in the arm that allows you to work in the night.

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Native Union’s Electronic Post-it Note is something that allows you to leave a message personally and politely. With its built-in 256MB memory and a camera, the device can record a video message up to 3 minutes in length. It is built with a magnet too, thus the gadget would be easily adhered to fridges, cabinets or other places. Available in green, pink, blue, purple, red, white and black, the device will be on market within a month’s time for £49.99. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Japanese designer Hiroyuki Miyake has put forward this Measure Calendar that features one centimeter for each day of the year. Moreover, the calendar can serve as a retractable tape measure as well so that you can make a really full use of it. [Read the rest of this entry...]

‘KE-Chair’ is an assistive device especially designed for people who have difficulties in evacuating from disaster. It is foldable and smart, making the device compact enough for storage. It is also adjustable, and therefore the KE-Chair is compatible with various shapes of stairs. When needing evacuation, a protector should firstly unfold the KE-Chair and then move the vulnerable people downstairs conveniently and effectively. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Good news for people with hearing disability is that Sony UK is developing a pair of glasses to display subtitles though they’re actually on the screen. Fortunately with advanced technology, the subtitles on glasses won’t seem too pressing but feels like they’re together. The glasses are expected to be launched in UK next year, and we bet many people are looking forward to that just as we do.

Shaped like a stapler, the device is in fact a bag re-sealer that helps you seal the package again if you don’t want your opened bags to sit in the air for too long a time. It also works on bags with liquid in, except for bags that contain solid materials. The gadget is easy to use, simply slide it across the bag and then done. [Read the rest of this entry...]

A metal for measuring, leveling, or straightening is something well-developed that no more needs any improvements. But a newly launched gadget takes the whole thing to a new level. [Read the rest of this entry...]