15 Gadgets That Prove We’re Living In The Future
Remember all the science-fiction movies you used to watch when you were a kid, dreaming of better, shinier days? Everybody wore advanced clothing that kept them warm and dry in any situation, and they carried around gadgets that did just about anything the plot required of them at that moment. For many of us, those movies inspired us to make a new and better future for all of humanity. And the keys to that future are gadgets.
Are you ready for the future? I know for me, if I can get my hands on even a fraction of these things, the answer is a resounding, heartfelt yes. I feel like I’ve been ready for some of these things my whole life. All of these gadgets are on the horizon – and some of them are already here.
1. Skywall Drone Catcher – You know the future is here not just because drones are everywhere, but because somebody has developed a device to safely knock them out of the sky.
2. Sensorwake Alarm Clock – Alarm clocks have been around for ages, so what’s so new about this one? Instead of waking you with a sharp, abrupt noise, this one wakes you with a welcoming aroma.
3. Hydra-Light Lantern and Charger – Beaches are great, unless you want electricity. But the Hydra-Light changes that, turning saltwater into power.
4. Foldable Phones – And we’re not talking flip-phones, these are full-screen smartphones that can fold up.
5. Robot Chef Arms
6. Laundroid – Folding laundry is one job I will happily surrender to robots, and I know I’m not alone in that.
7. LG Signature Fridge – Knock on the panel, and you can see what’s inside the fridge without opening the door!
8. ModiFace Mirror – This mirror shows you what you would look like with various different combinations of makeup, without having to shell out for the actual makeup or take the time to apply it.
9. Skype’s Universal Translator – Skype developed an artificial intelligence that can turn up to eight spoken languages into 50 text languages. And it even gets smarter about how to translate things the more it hears particular languages and dialects.
10. DNA Data Storage – We were once told that to store all the things we know, we’d have to build a stack of hard drives that could reach the moon. However, with the breakthrough of researchers at Microsoft and the University of Washington, the entire Internet could be stored in something the size of a shoe box.
11. Gloves with Synthetic Fingerprints – Sounds so simple, I know, but at long last, someone has come up with a way for us to use our phones without taking off our gloves.
12. 3D-Printed Casts – No more bulky, itchy casts! These combine the initial X-Ray with a 3D scan of the arm to build a precisely fitting cast that supports vulnerable areas.
13. Smart Contact Lenses – There are a number of variations in development, from lenses that will monitor your health to those that will take pictures and provide a heads-up display, to those that will improve vision so you can zoom in from a distance.
14. The RYNO – Unicycle meets motorcycle meets Segway in this intriguing solution for short commutes in the city.
15. Hoverbikes – And it’s about time, isn’t it? Haven’t we been expecting these for a couple of decades now? You can thank the mad scientists at Aerofex, whose Aero-X looks like a cross between a Star Wars speeder-bike and a helicopter.
