10 Cool Gadgets – Turning Sci-Fi into Reality
10 Cool Gadgets – Turning Sci-Fi into Reality
We live in a time when technology is taking over the world, one gadget at a time. The things that our parents would never have dreamt about are possible now. Our tech-savvy world has a gadget for anything you can think of – from solar chargers to 3-D printers. And if it doesn’t, be rest assured, it won’t be long before your ideas are brought to life.
Listed below are 10 amazing gadgets that you probably hadn’t heard of till now, some already available, some set for release soon.
1. Self-stirring Mug
For all you inherently lazy humans who don’t want to make an effort to stir sugar into your drink, you can now get a self-stirring mug! Now what will you do that 1 minute you save?
You can buy the mug from Amazon.
2. Wireless Key Finder
If you are a scatter-brain and never remember where you kept your keys, this gadget is your lifesaver. It consists of 2 parts, a receiver which you have to attach to your keys, and a transmitter. Whenever you need to find your keys, press the corresponding button on the transmitter and it will find your keys up to a distance of 60-80 feet! Talk about good range.
You can buy this from Amazon.
3. Pocket Sun – Power Bank
We all appreciate solar chargers. But what if we run out of charge while jogging back home at night? Can’t be eco-friendly then can we? Now, we can. The pocket sun is a compact device which not only extracts energy from sunlight, but also from movement and ambient heat. Imagine that! You can charge your phone while walking, running, cycling, or even while binge watching a web series.
It holds a 2,500 mAh battery which you do need to charge, but it switches to the above mentioned sources of energy to minimize battery drainage throughout the day.
The product will be released soon on their website.
4. Nikola Phone Case
Nikola Labs came up with an intelligent solution to the problem of battery drainage. They launched a device which converts RF energy (wifi, Bluetooth) produced by the phone into battery charge. A lot of energy is wasted by the phone in trying to ‘pump out’ a cellphone signal. They harvest the same energy and extend battery life up to 30%.
Although their Kickstarter campaign didn’t meet intended goals, they will soon be rolling out their phone case for the iPhone 6, to the market.
5. Sandisk Connect Wireless Stick
Phones have made travelling a lot easier. But what do we do when we have to carry humungous amount of data and there just isn’t enough space? OTG? Get on with the newest gadgets. If you don’t want a pen drive sticking out of your phone, you can use the SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick which can be connected through Wi-Fi and offers a whopping 128 GB of space!
You can buy the product on Amazon.
6. Cone – Smart Speaker
Cone is a speaker that learns your music preferences from your prior selections. It also notes the time at which you played a certain genre of music, learns from it and offers the same genre around that time till it learns that your preference has changed. So, it automatically plays songs according your mood without you having to make a playlist.
You can the speaker on Amazon.
7. Cinnibird
There are days when you want to treat yourself to pretty looking cappuccino. Now, you can draw on your coffee at home! You can load up the CinniBird with Cocoa, Cinnamon or any other ground spice of your choice, press a button, and start drawing on your coffee froth like a pen on paper.
You can buy the pen on Amazon.
8. Wondercube
How many accessories do you need to carry with your phone? Well, maybe you can unburden a little. Wondercube is a compact little cube which has 8 different utilities. You can use it as an emergency charger, draw power from a USB port nd an adapter, and even from a standard 9 – Volt battery. It can also be used as extra storage space and as an LED torch. You know what they say – ‘Great things come in small packages’.
It is currently taking pre-orders on Indiegogo.
9. Foodini – 3D Food Printer
Do you generally feel hungry after midnight and have nothing to eat? Now you can just print your food if have the raw material. You heard me. PRINT your food. Foodini, like any other 3D printer, extrudes raw material and prints your food layer by layer. Using its display, you can print food like noodles, pasta, pies, processed meat etc. To promote a healthier lifestyle, the pre-packaged capsules have no added preservatives, and hence have a limited shelf-life. The food produced will not be directly edible. You will still have to grill the burger and put the pizza in the oven, etc. However, talks are being held about integrating cooking facility in future versions of Foodini.
The product will be released soon. You can visit the website here.
10. Lily – The Camera That Follows You
Yes you’ve heard of point-and-shoot cameras and DSLRs. Lily, however, is the world’s first throw-and-shoot camera. With GoPro, you can record the path in front of you. But with Lily, you can record your entire activity. Just throw it and it will start flying. You can wear a tracker on your wrist which will tell Lily your position. A mobile app also lets you set a different flight plan for when you can’t use the tracker for shooting the subject. Lily has 12-MP camera, is light-weight and can easily be carried around in a bag.
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