Fremont:
Nothing in the world can stop few people from keep on inventing the
best and the coolest products in different segments.
These products become a landmark in the specific segments and even
provide scope for social and economic growth of the nation. We present
to you ten such best and cool inventions of 2010.
Square
A piece of technology that provides an instant cash register, Square is a
San Francisco-based company launched in 2009 by Twitter co-founder Jack
Dorsey. Square provides small businesses the ability to accept credit
and debit card purchases anywhere, anytime
via iPhone, iPad or Android smartphone. With the aid of a tiny magnetic
card reader that attaches to a smartphone, it lets anyone process
credit cards. One does not need to wait for a receipt; he just has to
sign on the screen and Square sends a copy straight
to e-mail.
With four simple steps you can easily access the app by downloading the
free Square app, sign up, link Square to your bank account and then
start accepting cards
Martin Jetpack
The world's first practical jetpack, Martin Jetpack consists of a
purpose-built gasoline engine driving twin ducted fans which produce sufficient
thrust to lift the aircraft and a pilot in vertical takeoff and landing
enabling sustained flight. The Martin Jetpack could take its operator up
8,000
ft. It is creating a new segment in the aviation and recreational
vehicle markets. Initially, the jetpack was designed keeping in mind the
leisure market. The five feet high, Martin Jetpack has a width of 5.5
ft and length of five feet. The structure is Carbon
fibre composite and has fuel capacity of five US gallons.
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Combining sound physics with innovative design, the Very Light Car uses
lightweight and low aerodynamic drag to usher in a new era of automobile
efficiency. The car weighs less than 800 lbs that helps it get 102.5
m.p.g.The components of the car has been evaluated for function and
re-designed to be light yet strong. The car has simple features that
mean fewer components, less weight, greater efficiency and lower cost.
The Very Light Car is a low-mass vehicle that uses mostly
recyclable aluminum and steel - requires little energy in production
and avoids scarce and hazardous materials.
The Malaria-Proof Mosquito and The Mosquito Laser
Mosquito is one of the world's most deadliest insect that causes more than one million deaths worldwide.
But for the first time, University of Arizona entomologists have
succeeded in genetically altering mosquitoes in a way that renders
them completely immune to the parasite called Plasmodium, the agent
that causes malaria. Former Microsoft executive Nathan Myhrvold is
developing a laser that can zap mosquitoes without harming other insects
or humans. The laser targets the mosquito's size
and signature wing beat and sends the bugs down in a burst of flame,
making their deaths good for public health.
Orange Power Wellies
Everything in the world generates power - about one watt per breath, 70
watts per step. Orange, a telecommunication provider, recognized
this potential and introduced a prototype of Orange Power Wellies -
rubber boots that convert heat into current. Orange Power Wellies is a
groundbreaking
and innovative eco mobile phone charging prototype. It is created in
collaboration with renewable energy experts GotWind, use a unique power
generating sole that converts heat from your feet into an electrical
current, which can be used to re-charge your mobile
phone.
Spray-on Fabric
Have you ever thought that textiles can be sprayed out of a can or spray
gun straight onto a body or dress form? The British company Fabrican has
captured the imagination of designers, industry and the public around
the world by developing such a spray to bond and liquefy fibers. Once
sprayed
out of a can, the solvent then evaporates and the fibers bond, forming a
snug-fitting garment. The technology has been developed for use in
household, industrial, personal and healthcare decorative and fashion
applications using aerosol cans or spray-guns.
Flipboard
The iPad app, Flipboard is a wonderful app to end the chaos by grabbing
updates, photos and links from your friends and other interesting
people, then reformatting everything in a wonderfully browsable,
magazine-like format.Flipboard turns the users Facebook and Twitter account into something
that looks like a magazine. It allows the user to build a custom
magazine, either by choosing from Flipboard's pre-built curated boards
or by importing Twitter lists.
Antro Electric Car
The car of the future, Antro Electric Car is the product of the
Hungarian designer Antro. The car can hold up to three people - a driver
and two passengers, one on either side - who pedal to help drive the
ultra light car. It is a crazy invention wherein the
car splits into two smaller versions and joins to make a big one. When
the car is separated, its seating capacity for three and becomes a big
vehicle, Antro Duo with a seating for six when joined.
The car has a hybrid drive and has solar cells on its roof that generate
electricity to empower the vehicle to run up to 20 km a day on solar
energy alone with the help of solar panels attached on the roof.
Zoggles: Anti-Fog Device
Zoggles is an anti-fog device invented by Skomsky and Valerie Pafly to keep fog from forming on lenses and windows. The device is
created with a humidity sensor and a temperature sensor that would stay
colder than a windshield, so they would sense when fog
was coming and would turn on an automobile's defroster. The device
could also calculate when fog would form, rather than test for fog that
is actually about to form, they could get rid of the bulky controls that
cooled the sensors in their original prototype
and fit all the electronics on a chip.
KOR-fx: Ultra Sensation Gaming Device
Shahriar S. Afshar, the visiting physics professor at Rowan University, invented KOR-fx. KOR-fx is a device that connects
to gaming consoles, PCs or music players. It sits around the shoulders
and the two transducers that lie on one's chest translate
stereo sound into stereo vibrations. This makes the gamers feel
complete immersed in their games without involving others who are not
playing. The sensation of rain, wind, weight shift, even G-forces can be
induced.
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