G.A. Viray
2014 is surely coming to an end in just a few days, but before we say hello to the upcoming innovations and technologies for the coming year, let’s see what’s on the top 10 list of the best new innovations and technologies released this year that can either help save our lives, make everyday easier, or help us have a sense of security.
1. Wearable Sensors for Dementia Patients
Motivated by his love for his grandfather, Kenneth Shinozuka, a 15-year-old from New York, invented a wearable coin-sized wireless sensor that can be attached to the patient’s sock which is connected to an application in your phone which can monitor the patient’s activity. This invention gained Shinozuka the Scientific American Science in Action Award. He is also one of the Google’s 15 Global Science Fair finalists.
2. Food content scanner
Wonder what you’ll put in your body? Food safety is just a click away. Scio is a pocket-sized spectrometer which can detect the chemical and nutritional content of your food. What’s great about it is that it is also has a mobile application which anyone can use, and each data you scan can be accessed by other Scio app users.
3. Chewing Gum That Cleans Teeth and Prevents Oral Health Problems
Sweetbites, winner of the 2014 Hult Prize, was once just a project of students from University of Pennsylvania to help improve the dental health situation of children from India. It’s main ingredient: Xylitol, which has been scientifically proven to help prevent tooth decay.
4. The Bionic Arm
The world’s most advanced prosthetic arm to date, the Deka Luke Arm can now help amputees move more naturally with its capability to make multiple hand movements.
5. The Alternative to Plastic
Everybody knows how producing plastics destroys the Earth. Newlight Technologies’ Aircarbon is plastic made from thin air.
6. Bike Lock with Intelligence
Lock8 is a keyless lightweight lock that keeps your bike secure with a phone application that sends a signal to your mobile phone whenever anybody attempts to steal it.
7. The Self-Tracking Helmet
POC Helmets can determine whether they cannot be of good use already. POC has helmets available for any kind of sport or travel.
8. Advance Home Security Locking System
Goji Smartlock allows you to see who’s on your doorstep with just your mobile phone wherever you are. It even gives notification on who has accessed your home and logs activities.
9. Chat with your appliances
LG Homechat allows you to know what’s in your fridge, tell your vacuum cleaner when it’s time to tidy up or even ask your washing machine to load the laundry.
10. The foldable bike helmet
Morpher Helmet’s foldable bike helmet eliminates our excuse for not bringing bulky bike helmets. With this innovation, bikers are safer on the street.
With these advances in technology for the year that was, we can only look forward to better advances and a more convenient future.
