Tech has certainly had its way with transportation as of late. Even among the reinvention of scooters, Ubers, bullet trains and electric planes, self driving cars have no doubt grabbed the headlines. That is, until now. Terrafugia has combined the features of an automobile and aircraft in it’s latest flying car dubbed the Transition. All of our childhood visions will become a reality when the vehicle comes to market this year.
Thought solar panels were just for your roof? Though still in it’s Kickstarter days, SolarCru’s foldable solar panels intend to have us all re-imagining what we think we know about eco-friendly energy sources. This revolutionary device is slated to offer an outdoor charging option and is compatible with a range of devices.
Samsung’s lower body exoskeleton made a splash at this year’s CES. The wearable device known as the Gait Enhancing Motivational System is intended to help in the rehabilitation process and can even provide a gentle boost during a workout by adding resistance or allowing it’s wearer to walk with less effort. Because if we can’t beat the robots, we mine as well become them.
The one size fits all mannequin may be in the past thanks to a start up called Euveka who’s mannequins are able to be reshaped in a matter of seconds. Whether it’s liquid or air pressure driven, this feat of genius will help showcase a multitude of body types and allow designers to scale up or down their designs to fit truly everyone.
Sony’s latest concept, 360 reality audio is working to incorporate a spatial dimension so that when songs are played through Sony’s new speaker, they will sound like they are being performed live. The company also intends to bring this new level of sound to other speaker systems, headphones and even streaming services.
Sphero’s Specdrums aim to teach kids to code through music. The “app-enabled rings allow children to create and play music by using colors on a variety of surfaces as their instruments.” This tactile way of turning color into sound is groundbreaking in it’s ability to infer problem-solving skills that are necessary in the world of coding.
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