High technologies amaze the imagination, demonstrating to us more and more new concepts and devices that radically change the world around us. Today we will pay attention to an amazing bracelet that reduces hand tremors, annoying space advertising, cool smart glasses, as well as flexible TVs and a digital dashboard for comfortable driving.
1. Project Emma – a bracelet to combat Parkinson’s symptoms
In mid-December 2018, Microsoft published a patent for a device designed to ease the suffering of patients with Parkinson's syndrome. The gadget (called Project Emma) is a special bracelet and was originally created for Emma Lawton. The bracelet reduces hand tremors, allowing the patient to perform simple actions again: write something on paper, draw, button up buttons, brush her teeth, and so on. Emma Project technology uses rhythmic vibrations transmitted by the wrist through small motors. The current model of the bracelet is intended exclusively for Lawton, but researchers at Microsoft intend to study all the nuances of the disease so that such an invention becomes publicly available. Parkinson's is a fairly common disease, but let's hope that bright minds will do their best to create thoughtful devices and give people the opportunity to fully enjoy life again.
2. Flexible OLED TVs from LG – a new word in design
Recently, there has been a growing interest in gadgets that can roll up like a manuscript. Soon, new models of stunning LG SIGNATURE OLED TV R TVs will go on sale, striking the imagination with their exquisite design. Lightweight, durable and portable, the device will significantly free up space in the house, changing the appearance of your home. With just one press of a button, you can remove the device into a special panel. By changing the screensavers on the screen, you magically turn an ordinary TV into an ultra-modern work of art - a moving picture that complements the style of your home. This is an ideal option for people who dream of a large monitor for a home theater, but do not want the device to be constantly in sight. Needless to say, the color contrast and sound quality are worthy of the highest praise? The introduction of an AI system, allowing the user to easily adjust the settings according to their own preferences, was also not superfluous. The model has three modes: fully expanded (Full View), partially collapsed (Line View), and also a completely collapsed screen (Zero View). When the Full View function is activated, the monitor only slightly protrudes above the surface of the main panel, turning into original devices for other purposes. For example, a music center or a clock.
3. Futuristic Digital Cockpit 2020
During the international exhibition CES 2020, the craftsmen from Samsung & HARMAN International presented a new generation of digital instrument panels. In this model, personalization functions have been improved, as well as communication and safety. With the help of on-board cameras, Digital Cockpit 2020 recognizes the driver and passengers, changing the parameters of the car in accordance with the necessary requirements. In particular, this concerns the height of the seats, display settings and even the choice of favorite music selections! An important contribution to the development of such concepts was the integration with the Bixby system, thanks to which the driver can control his car with simple orders. Voice commands allow you to adjust the temperature in the cabin, adjust the brightness of the lighting, check the fuel level in the tank, and so on. Since the implementation of 5G technologies is in full swing, cars (equipped with the aforementioned digital panels) will be able to join a single communications system, receiving and processing data about the surrounding world without interruption. And this, in turn, guarantees a more comfortable ride, allowing you to avoid traffic jams.
4. Vuzix Blade – unique augmented reality glasses
Another interesting gadget at CES 2020 was the Vuzix Blade AR Smart Glasses, presented by Vuzix Corporation. The model was awarded the Outstanding Design and Engineering Award. The glasses provide a natural view of the real world, while providing access to AR content. With their help, you can view maps, study weather forecasts, participate in video conferences and more. The "smart" glasses are controlled using a touchpad located on the side arc. There are noise-canceling microphones in the bridge of the nose, and HD (8MP) cameras are installed in the lenses themselves. However, the drawback was the fabulous price (about $ 2,000). The cost of any smart glasses models, unfortunately, remains a significant obstacle to their active implementation.
5. StartRocket to Launch Advertising in Space
Advertising is a word that makes many people frown in irritation. Wherever you look, there are annoying advertising messages: on billboards, on cars, on the walls of houses. And only the sky remained untouched, for the time being... The Russian startup StartRocket has seriously decided to implement an idea from science fiction stories by broadcasting advertising directly into the sky. I can imagine how romantic love stories will sound now: "We kissed all night under the light of the stars and the flickering of space advertising." The inscriptions are planned to be displayed in near-earth orbit, using CubeSat satellite technology, which will become a kind of fragments in the advertising mosaic. A cluster of small satellites will be located at a distance of approximately 400-500 kilometers from the surface of the planet. Sunlight will be reflected from the satellites and each CubeSat will appear as a single bright point. Thus, glowing slogans and company logos will be created. The advertisement will be visible anywhere on the planet at night. However, the idea is still far from being implemented, since it poses a direct threat to the safe movement of air transport. If the very thought of such advertising has caused pain in your soul, do not rush to be sad. To the great joy of lovers of man-made celestial beauties, such "billboards" cost hundreds of millions of dollars and not all corporations are ready to spend money on such advertising. Agree, you can't resist progress, even if some of its aspects are not at all pleasing. Against the background of all the useful functions of new inventions, ubiquitous advertising is a small price to pay for a comfortable modern life.
6.Artificial memories
A close collaboration between the Riken Brain Science Institute and the MIT Picower Institute for Learning and Memory has led to the discovery of a way to create false memories in the brains of mice. This medical breakthrough greatly enhances our understanding of human memory and expands psychiatry’s horizons in treating mental disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.
7. A billboard that produces clean water
The University of Engineering and Technology of Peru, in collaboration with the advertising agency Mayo DraftFCB, has developed a billboard capable of converting atmospheric moisture into drinking water. The lack of clean drinking water is a separate problem for Peru, and this invention will improve the quality of life of the local population.
8. Artificial pancreas
The artificial pancreas uses technology to help people with diabetes control their blood glucose levels using the same mechanisms as a healthy pancreas. The first patient to try the device was four-year-old Australian Xavier Heims, who suffers from type 1 diabetes.
9. Recorder Pen: A pen that turns handwriting into typed text
Korean designers have developed a unique gadget – a pen that can recognize handwritten text and decode it into printed text. When transmitted via Bluetooth to a computer or smartphone, the written text is decoded and saved in a text file. Nowadays, most people have to type text on a keyboard more often than write by hand. As a result, writing literacy is seriously reduced and handwriting deteriorates. This is becoming a serious problem for modern schoolchildren and students.
10. SkyTran: A New Mode of Transport
A new form of public transportation is currently being developed by NASA and SkyTran. It is a completely revolutionary means of transportation, which is a flying cabin suspended on rails. SkyTran is also an environmentally friendly form of transportation, which will appear for the first time in Tel Aviv.
11. Flying skateboard
Fans of the cult film Back to the Future were terribly disappointed when it turned out that the mega-popular advertisement for the HUVrTech hoverboard was nothing more than a clever prank. But Californian inventor Greg Henderson created a real prototype of the fantastic device.
12. Anti-slouching device
Lumo Lift is a smart gadget that looks like a chip and is attached to clothing (it can be hidden under the collar of a shirt or, if desired, used as a stylish accessory), analyzes the position of your neck and spine and vibrates when it’s time for you to straighten your shoulders.
13. "Smart" ring
Even jewelry is now going electronic, like this Ringly ring, designed by a former eBay designer. It connects to your smartphone via Bluetooth and vibrates and lights up when you receive calls and messages. The 100 percent female gadget was met with a bang: the first thousand rings were sold out within the first 24 hours.
