Getting access to clean and safe drinking water is a big problem for millions of people around the world, as well as for adventurers who like to get off the beaten track. Apart from boiling the water for a long time, the most popular way of killing the bacteria in water is to leave it out under the sun for hours. However, a new gadget that is half the size of a stamp promises to make it quicker and easier than ever before to get clean water. The cool little device has been created by Stanford University and SLAC National Laboratory and...
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Among the many exciting and frivolous new gadgets out these days, it is reassuring to see that they are some extremely useful products too. One of these is a transparent smart patch that has been designed by a research team at the Seoul National University in South Korea to help control diabetes. It may not look like the most interesting gadget on the planet but this plaster could be a huge piece of news for diabetes suffered. It is made of graphene, which is an incredibly strong type of carbon that conducts heat and electricity. It is...
If you are in the habit of taking snaps of your food then Im2Calories from Google could be used in the future to tell you how many calories you are scoffing on a daily basis. This is a new project from the internet giant that they have only just filed a patent for. There are no plans to roll it out at the current time but it could be an interesting tool for weight watchers and health fans at some point in the future. It works by seeing what food is on your plate and then working out how many calories are contained in it. You can then correct...
The biggest headache with Wi-Fi is usually around trying to find somewhere to hook up for free on a secure connection. However, some people now suggest that exposure to Wi-Fi could be hazardous to your health, leading to headaches as well as nausea and other types of pain. Someone who has been in the news because of exactly this issue is a lady called Mary Coales, who says that these has been suffering problems since 2012 partly due to Wi-Fi. The 63 year old former civil servant says that she now doesn’t go to places like restaurants,...
We can always count on the CES show to throw up some fascinating new gadgets and this year´s event has proved no exception. Among the array of exciting new devices on show in Las Vegas this time around is the Smart Lamp and Sleep Companion from a company called Holi. This is basically a coloured light that you can control using your smartphone. So why would you want something like? To sleep a whole lot better, of course. The idea is that the Smart Lamp uses warm colours like red and pink to help lull you off to a good night´s sleep....
There are some things in life that are so blooming difficult to do that just giving up sometimes seem like the easiest choice by far. Getting the kids to brush their teeth every day is clearly one of those things that can cause a lot of frustration every day. In that case, it could be good news for hassled parents that the CES 2015 show saw a brand new electric toothbrush for kids introduced to the world. There´s an App That Goes With It It is called Rainbow Kids and the target market consists of kids aged between 8 and 14 years old....
The prestigious James Dyson award for new inventions always gives us a chance to get a glimpse of some gadgets that could go on to change to the world. This year’s winner could help to save the lives of some of the most vulnerable babies in the world. That’s because it is the prototype of an inflatable incubator for premature babies. The man behind it is called James Roberts and he is a graduate from Loughborough University. The incubator is called Mom and it would cost a lot less to produce than traditional incubators. The device’s...
It is always interesting to hear of a new Google project, because the company has come out with some weird and wonderful stuff in the past. Well, after the self drive cars and the weather balloons, Google has decided to help up live longer and more healthily. Which is nice. Details on the new project are pretty thin on the ground but we do know that Google has formed a new company called Calico to deal with it. Calico is being run by Arthur Levinson, who is also the chairman of Apple and Genentech. Looking for Moonshot Thinking According...
Bathroom scales, eh? You’ve just got to hate them. After all, you spend all day trying to shed a few pounds and then the scales just ignore all your hard work and give you the bad news without a second thought. If only they could work a bit harder for us and give us some useful ideas. Well, the good news is that there are now scales which at least try and do more than depress us with cold, hard facts. They have been made by Hammacher Schlemmer and when they tell you your current weight they also suggest some exercises you could do to...
There are many uses for robots these days and many of them are very useful and might even be helpful in the future of humanity. What about some pampering though? Don’t we think that it is time for a robot which Pampers us? Thank you DreamBots. The electronics company has come up with a device called the WheeMe. This is a little robot that will move around your back and give you a well deserved massage. It is said to be the product of development by former Israeli defence engineers and it could be just what your back needs after a stressful...