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How far we have come from those imaginations and if these things could happen in real life. Here are the 10 Most Revolutionary Gadgets...
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The10MostRevolutionaryGadgetsof theFuture Anewyear,anewdecade,andanewcenturyisonthehorizonofthis planet.The21stcenturyhasseennumeroustechnological advancements.Somearesomind-bogglingthatitisdifficultto imaginewhatlifewouldbelikewiththehelpoftechnologyinthe comingdecades.Futuristictechnologiesonthesilverscreen,gadgets, andgizmosmadeforfictionalmoviesjumpoffthescreen.These technologiesmakeuswonderhowfarwehavecomefromthose imaginationsandifthesethingscouldhappeninreallife.Herearethe 10MostRevolutionaryGadgetsoftheFuture. Auto-assistexoskeleton Thisfuturisticdeviceisessentialforanyonewhoneedstobeintop physicalappearanceorforthosewhowanttofeellikean Olympic athlete.Theauto-assistexoskeletonwillhelpyouliftheavierweights atthegym,run faster,andevenjumphigher.Intime,thisdevicemay beabletodoevenmore! Solarclothing Solarclothinghelpsyoustaychargedwhileyouareoutandabout.It alsomakesafashionstatement.Itcomesinvariousstyles,soyoucan choosewhichbestsuitsyourneedsandtaste.Asimplesolar-powered wristwatchwillallowyoutocheckthetimewhilechargingyour smartphonediscreetlyinyourpocketorpurse.Asolar-poweredmini- backpackgivesyouastylishaccessorywhilekeepingyourelectronics handy.Whilesomesolar-poweredfashionswouldlookrightathome onarunwayinMilan,othersaremorefunctional.Regardlessof their aestheticappealorlackthereof,theyareallgreatoptionsforanyone whowantsextrasecurity. Solarclothingisidealifyouareconstantlyonthegoanddonotwant toworryaboutrunningoutofpower.
Smartcontactlens • Inthepast,weusedtowearcontactlensesforaestheticreasons. Today,AIcontactsourlivesandhelpsuslivemoreefficiently.Here aresomeofthethingsAIcontactlensescando: • Monitoryourbloodsugar.Thehealth-focusedtechblog DiabeticsDailyclaimsthatsmartcontactswillbeableto monitorbloodsugarlevelsviaatinychipembeddeddiscreetly onthelens.Therefore,diabeticswillnothavetousetheir fingerprickerseverytimetheyneedtochecktheirbloodsugar levels! • Measureyourbloodalcoholcontent(BAC).SciencewriterRobinNelsonisexcitedaboutthistechnologyinparticular.It cantellyouhowmuchyouhavehadtodrinkandwhenyouare soberenoughtodriveagain(viaanapp). • Monitoryourbloodpressure.AccordingtoJulieBortof BusinessInsider,smartcontactlensescanmeasureblood pressure.Ifallgoesright,patientsmaysoonbeabletostop • usingbulkymonitorsandchecktheirbloodpressureathome manually! • Displayinformationinfrontofyoureyes(thinkGoogleGlass!). Oneof themostexcitingfeaturesofsmartcontactsisthatthey candisplayinformationliketextsoremailsinfrontofyoureyes.Youwillnothavetostareatyourphoneallthe time! • Provideeyereinforcementviamedicationorlasersurgery correctionoptionsforcertainvisiondefects,asGooglehopes itsnewpatentwillallowthemtodo! • 4.Augmentedrealityheadset • Augmentedreality(AR)isan enhancedversionofrealitycreatedby technologytoadddigitalinformationtoanimageof something. • Unlikevirtualreality,whichcreatesanartificialenvironment, • augmentedrealityusestheexistingenvironmentandoverlaysnew informationontop ofit.
ThesimplestexampleofARisaGPSoverlaythatshowsyour locationtoyourdestination.Atitsmostadvancedlevel,youmay witness3Dmodelscometolifeinfrontofyoureyesusingahead- mounteddisplayorasmartphone. Today,thetechnologybehindaugmentedrealityisstillunder developmentandimprovement. Mobilescanner Thisportablegadgetcanscanimagesanddocuments.Itisfunctional forstudentsortravelers.Youcanalsoconnectit toyoursmartphone, makingitpossibletoscanbarcodesthatarehardtogetwithaphone camera.Itcanevenscourtextandconvertitinto differentlanguages orspeech! Eye-trackingkeyboard/mouse Typingwithyoureyesmaysoundstrange,buteye-tracking technologyisalreadyavailable,evenifitisnotaconsumerproduct yet.Witheye-trackingkeyboardsandmice,youcanlookatkeysor screensto makethishappen. ManypeoplearealreadyutilizingEye-trackingtechnology.Someof thebestgamingcompaniesarealwayslookingforwaystomaketheir gamesmoreimmersive.Peoplewithmotor disabilitiesusethis technology,whichpreventsthemfromusingconventionalinput devicessuchasamouseandkeyboard. Thepotentialusesofthistechnologyarewide-ranging.For example, wearersofvirtualrealityheadsetscouldperformtasksonacomputer withouteverremovingtheirdevices. Invisibilitycloak Invisibilitycloaksaremadepossiblebythelatestwaveofmaterial scienceresearch.Theabilitytobendlightaround anobjectisnota newidea.Recently,scientistsconfirmedtheabilitytocreatematerials withanegativerefractiveindex.Thistechnologywouldeffectively
reversethelightwavesaroundanobject.Aninvisibilitycloakcould bemadefromthesematerials,renderingobjectsinvisible. Therearemanypotentialusesforthistechnology.Itcouldhide submarinesorsoldiersontheBattlefieldandevenprotectsensitive informationinsidedatacenters.Butthebestbenefitwouldlikelybe forconsumerelectronics.Forexample,imaginetabletswithout screensorphoneswithoutbuttons! Jetpack/hoverboard IfyouareafanofthemovieBacktotheFuture,youprobably rememberMartyMcFly'shoverboard.Atonepoint,heusesit to escapetheclutchesofagangofbulliesandthenlaterridesitthrough amall.Whilehoverboardsarealreadyavailable,theyarenotyet capableofflyinglikeinthefilms.However,thismaybepossiblein ourlifetime.Wearetalkingabouthavinghoverboardsbecomeas commonascellphones. Thoughtheseinventionshavenotlivedupto theirnamesyet,theyare stilljustglorifiedskateboards.Nothinghindersusfromimagining whatflyingcarsorjetpackswilllooklikewhentheybecomeavailable.Wecansay thatweareexcitedaboutthem!Somecountries alreadyhavelegaljetpacks.ThereisevenanannualraceheldinNew Zealandwherepeoplecompeteagainsteachotherathighspeedswhilewearingthesedevices! Asfunasjetpackracingmightsound,Iamnotquitereadytogiveup mycaryet.Self-drivingcarswillbemuchsaferthananythingelse becausetheywillnotneedhumaninput.Futureflyingcarswill probablycomewithautopilotfeaturestoo!Fortunately,ifsomeone doesdecidetheywantanold-fashionedvehicleinstead,thereare placeswherepeoplecanrentorbuy themrightnow. Latentenergygenerators Themostmind-blowingandpracticalconsequencesoftheLatent energyharvestingtechnologyare theLatentEnergygenerators.Your activityorbodyheatcannowchargeallofyourdevices.
Theideabehindthisfuturisticgeneratoristhatitwillconvertthe kineticenergyfrombuildings'infrastructureintoelectricalpower. Ratherthanusingtraditionalmethodslikesolarorwindpower,this methodwouldbeefficientandcost-effective.Itwoulduseambient vibrationsfromcarspassingoverbridgestocreatelong-term electricityproduction. Sohowdoesitwork?Thegeneratorhastwocomponents:a piezoelectricsensorthathelpsconvertkineticenergyintoelectricity andamechanicalresonatorthatcreatesvibrationswhenthereare changesin airpressureon eithersideofthedevice.Thisdual- componentthencreateselectricitybyconvertingthesechangesinair pressureintomovement.Andwhilethismayseemlikeafarfetched conceptwithnoapplicationsjustyet,therehavealreadybeen successfultestsinSweden.Theselatentgeneratorshavebeen providingpowertolightsonbridges! 10.Brain-machineinterface Thebrain-machineinterface(BMI),whichallowsforcommunication betweenthehumanbrainandanexternaldevicesuchasacomputer, mightsoundlikesciencefiction.Butthistechwillbesimplertouse thanyouthink,especiallywhendeployedthroughawearablegadget. Suchdevicesarejustaroundthecorner.Theyareundertestinginlab environmentsandsoonmayreachtheconsumermarket.Theycan captureyourthoughtsandtranslatethemintocommandsthatcontrol acomputerorothermachine.Thispossibilitymeansthatwewillbe abletodoall sortsofamazingthingswithonlyonethought. Conclusion Theselife-changinginventionswillmostcertainlyalterourdaily lives.Thethingspeopleconsidertobejustsciencefictionarenow abouttoenterourliveswhichisexcitingforallwholovescienceand futurism.Inthecomingyears,wewillseeincrediblechanges.The rapiddevelopmentoftechnologywillleadtonewgadgets.Wewant totryforyoutokeepupwiththemodernworldandbemore successful.