Wireless display for smartphone
There are thousands of compact smartphone headsets in the world. Including very original ones, like the same HTC mini +, which most of all resembles a tiny phone. But here Bluetooth headsets that are larger than a smartphone, I still have not come across.
Superscreen allows you to turn your smartphone into a real tablet. Basically, it's a wireless touchscreen with built-in stereo speakers, a front camera and Bluetooth. The developers claim that when using Superscreen, the battery consumption of the smartphone will be minimal, because its own screen is turned off at this time. As for the Superscreen battery life, it can work up to 12 hours from a single charge.
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Headphones for concentration
There are headphones for listening to music. There are headphones for noise protection. And then there is Mindset – headphones for concentration at work. However, they also know how to play music.
The main 'feature' of these headphones is special sensors that track brain activity. As soon as you are distracted by something else, the headphones vibrate slightly, encouraging you to concentrate on work. Or vice versa, they will tell you that it's time for you to take a break and rest. At the end of the day, you can view statistics on the most productive and least effective working hours and plan your working day a little differently next time.
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Glasses with Instagram filters
Tens designers thought not only about how you yourself will look in glasses, but also about how you will see the world around you in them.
Tens do more than just protect against UV radiation and dampen excessively bright sunlight. They also apply one of your chosen filters to the image, somewhat reminiscent of the photo filters in Instagram. And now even the most notorious pessimist will be able to look at the world through rose-colored glasses.
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iPhone to Android
Want to get the best out of two different operating systems? Crazy about iOS, but sad about the lack of an infrared port, a second SIM card or wireless charging? Then pay attention to the Eye smart case.
In fact, it's a standalone smartphone lacking only a speaker, microphone and camera. But there is a Helio P20 processor, a Mali-T880 MP2 graphics accelerator, a 5-inch AMOLED screen, 3 GB of internal memory and a bunch of additional connectors and sensors, from 3.5 mm audio output to NFC.
True, why all this is needed – for me it remained a mystery.
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Robot Tuner
Never tried to play the guitar. But if you believe the guitarists you know, the daily tuning of the instrument is far from the most fun activity. Now Roadie, an automatic tuner for strings, is ready to help them with this problem. The musician just needs to bring him to the guitar peg and pull the string a couple of times, Roadie will do the rest himself.
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Magnetic pixels
Do you like pixel art drawings or computer games? If so, then you will surely appreciate Pixio, the 'pixel' magnet builder. And if not, then you just twist your finger at your temple in bewilderment. And it's pointless to tell something further here, you have to look here.
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Straight as a stick
It's easy to decide to monitor your posture. It is much more difficult to remember your decision all day and sit at the computer with a beautiful straight back. Especially at the end of a hard day at work, when you only dream of lying back and giving your numb back a rest. Upright Go allows you to kill two birds with one stone – and eliminate pain in a stiff back, and solve problems with posture.
The tracker attaches to the collar of your shirt and monitors your back as you sit, stand or walk. A gentle vibration will remind you to straighten your back. And the statistics collected during the day will show how much better you have become in monitoring your posture.
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Return of the legend
ZX Spectrum is a cult home computer, which even after almost four decades has a lot of fans. Fans of the original Spectrum have prepared its re-release – ZX Spectrum Next. The technical characteristics are fully consistent with the classics – a Z80 processor, 512 kilobytes of memory, a video system with 256 colors and hardware sprite support, and so on. They say that even the price will be the same.
Perhaps this is the rare case when it is possible to say without deception – made with love.
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Notepad with fingerprint sensor
We protect our e-mail with a strong password, do not share social media accounts with anyone, and install fingerprint lock on smartphones. After all, letters, notes, photographs, history of correspondence are really valuable. But what if even in this age you still enjoy writing by hand? If you prefer a paper diary or daily planner to electronic organizers, and a regular notebook to to-do programs?
The Lockbook is a notebook cover with a fingerprint sensor, a universal binder and a set of additional compartments. Stylish, beautiful, functional, Lockbook combines the best of both worlds.
If for you a Notebook is primarily a notebook, and not a personal computer, then be sure to take a closer look at this project.
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Smart pillow
In the 21st century, everything is 'getting smarter' – phones, watches, houses, cars … and even pillows.
Sunrise pretends to be the most ordinary pillow, but inside it is stuffed with electronics. Its main feature is dawn simulation using built-in LEDs. After all, it is believed that the light of the rising sun is the most natural and beneficial way to wake up and the main guarantee of a fruitful day.
A smart alarm clock that tracks your sleep phases will help you stay awake at work. The branded application will tell you about how you slept, when and from what you woke up, and when it is better for you to get ready for bed. And if you prefer to read a book before bedtime, it will turn on eye-pleasing lighting and automatically turn it off if you fall asleep without having finished reading to the end of the chapter.
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