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  • Going public

    Internet-connected scale shares your shame with the world “The BodyTrace eScale is a bathroom scale that wirelessly uploads and displays the user’s weight at the BodyTrace Website. Since it’s using wireless connection it does not require any software...
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  • Personal frequency

    WorldVoice Radio Offers Tweet-like Experience for Audio “Users set up their own in-app station, which is categorized geographically and assigned a personal “frequency” identification, which can be supplemented with personal information and a unique...
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  • Making music

    Visual Intonation “Different geometric shapes placed on a magnetic board are interpreted as sound. Each of 12 shapes activates its particular environmental or ambient sound. By placing figures on to the wall visitor built his own soundscape...
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  • Concentrated sound

    Sound laser could be the key to manipulating nanoparticles “A team of researchers has managed to build the first “saser” or sound laser, a device capable of generating a highly concentrated beam of sound waves at terahertz frequency...
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  • Big 3D prints

    World’s Largest CNC Machine Fabricates Large-Scale Building Prototypes “Using the world’s largest 3D printer, Shiro Studio architects and D-Shape have joined forces to create this 3×3x3 meter tall prototype of the Radiolaria pavilion...
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  • Data overlay

    IBM Seer Augmented Reality App Ensures No Confused Android Users At Wimbledon “The “Seer” app serves the same purpose as any other decent event app (see: Coachella), working as a digital handbook that lists specific locations, facilities...
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  • Clothing monitors

    Babyglow color-changing suit tells you when baby is ill “The Babyglow baby suits come in pastel green, blue and pink. When your child’s temperature rises above 37C (98.6F), the suit turns white, instantly alerting you that they are too hot.”...
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  • TV remotes

    Hillcrest motion sensing mouse keeps you in the Loop “It has just four buttons and a scroll wheel so unlike some remote controls, it is easy to operate. The Loop’s simple design is designed to sit ergonomically and comfortably in your hand and weighs...
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  • Hidden power

    This is How Gorgeous Solar Power can be “SRS Energy has developed roofing tiles that mimic Tuscan terracotta roofing tiles but contain amorphous silicon solar cells produced by Uni-Solar. The solar tiles are extremely durable, work in a variety...
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  • Exercise and role playing

    Pedometer Makes You a Character in a Samurai Storyline “This pedometer/calorie counter casts you as a 16th century Samurai hell-bent on controlling Japan. You can choose between three daimyo characters from the Sengoku, or Warring States. The more...
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  • Searching real-time activity

    Real-time search is the future of the Internet. Here’s why. “It’s important to note that CrowdEye and Collecta are not traditional search engines. Both utilize something called “real-time” search, which crawls data as soon as it hits the Internet...
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  • Musical touch

    Soundie: Interactive hoodie “It’s an interactive hoodie that plays music based on touch. It also has some LEDs for visual feedback. The entire piece is based on the LilyPad Arduino.” Make Read More...
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  • Energy from heat

    Dyson Energy Bracelet Recharger For Mobile Phones “Thanks to the Seebeck effect, the temperature difference between the surface which touch the skin and the other which is in the ambient air allows to produce electricity that is stocked in a battery...
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  • Soft optics

    A Camera from a Sheet of Fiber “researchers at MIT have integrated a collection of light sensors into polymer fibers, creating a new type of camera. Yoel Fink, a professor of materials sciences and engineering and the lead researcher on the project...
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  • Low heat electronics

    Long sought-after material could revolutionize electronics “Spintronics is a new, very promising (although still in its infancy) technology in which the intrinsic spin of electrons, rather than the value of a voltage like in today’s electronics...
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