Top 10 Success Innovations of 2012
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Science fiction became reality
this year with Google Glasses--computer-powered glasses that layer email and
sat over the real world. But other inventors pioneered even crazier ideas--from a flying
drone that bellows encouragement while you jog, to a gun that makes people stop
talking using a weird sonic effect.
Mute button for noisy
people: Ever dreamed of having a remote control to shut
someone up? Now, thanks to a Japanese speech-jamming gun, you can. The device,
dreamed up by Japanese inventorsKazutaka Kurihara
and Koji Tsukada, works by firing back a voice echo that stresses our brains and
instantly silences us. It works from a distance of 90ft, so is perfect for
dealing with unruly classrooms.
Talking gloves for mute
people: Talk to the hand! Well, what if the hand could
talk back? Ukrainian students have developed gloves with electronic
sensors that convertsign
language into speech via a smartphone. The device, called EnableTalk, costs £50
to make and has the potential to cheaply transform the lives of 40million deaf
and mute people around the world.
Indoor Cloud: Cloud gazing is a fine
way to pass time. The only problem was that, until recently, it could only be
done outdoors. Luckily, Dutchman Berndnaut Smilde, has found a way to control
the weather. Using a fog machine at the right temperature and with the correct
amount of light, he can isolate fluffy white clouds in our living rooms.
The Eyephone Touchscreen could
become a thing of the past thanks to Danish technology that allows smartphone
and tablet users to control their devices by moving their eyes. Eye Tribe,
which usesinfrared
light reflected from the pupil to the device’s camera, are negotiating with
manufacturers to release a visually-controlled phone next year.
The Get-Drunk Spray: Alcoholics can rejoice. Designers have come up with a tiny
machine that gets you drunk in seconds. The £20 Wahh Quantum Sensations device,
developed by Frenchman Philippe Starck and American David Edwards, sprays just
0.075ml pure alcohol at a time. It works instantly because it is an aerosol and
hence absorbed quickly. The bad – and good – news is that the effect lasts only
seconds as well.
3D Chocolate Printer: It’s the ultimate device for the sweet-toothed.
A British team from Exeter University have developed the world’s first printer
that lets you create your own custom-made 3D chcolate treats. The £2,500 Choc
Egde machine squirts out chocolate and, via computer
instructions, allows the user
to build any shape they like out of the food.
Remote-Controlled Chess Board: Whileplaying
chess with someone thousands of miles away can be done with computers, it was
not possible using an actual chessboardwith moving pieces. Until now. U.S.-designed
Wireless Arduino Powered Chess
sets have pieces which can move remotely. It means your out-of-sight opponent
can move their pieces and the corresponding ones on your board move as well.
Jogging Drone: Don’t have the
discipline to run by yourself, nor any friends to spur you on?Well, jog on…
because Australianinventors have
developed a drone that will be running buddy and fly ahead of you. A camera on
the Joggobot helicopter locks on to excercisers’ T-shirts and they can control
its pace via a smartphone app.
Google Glass: It’s a sci-fi loving
geek’s dream. Behold, Google Glass – a computer built into a pair of
spectacles. The $1,500 device, which is due to go on sale next year, has the processor built into the
frames with the lenses working as monitors. The display is activated when users
look up and to the right.
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