Something different

This week, I'm going to do something different. Do any of you remember phone week? Yes? No? Well, it's a week where I focus on one certain thing and then write about different, new gadgets for it. Well this week, I'm going to do a double gadget week. This is mostly to celebrate the fact that I have five more days of classes, and three finals separating me from the summer.

This week's first theme, if you will, is going to be about health and medicine. There will be different posts about new developments in the health field that I think are pretty awesome.

The second theme is going to be different gadget, gizmos, or technology that new generations won't use much or at all. Kind of like the VCR is now for my little cousins because it's been replaced with DVD players and netflix.

Sound good? I think so. Be sure to let me know what you think!

A different look at iPads

I've been dying for an iPad for a good year now. I originally wanted it just to have it. I love Apple products, so why not get an iPad. I started going to school at a different University last fall. I realized that there were a lot of papers that I needed to print out to bring to class. I thought it was a huge waste of paper. This semester, a girl in my class brought her iPad every time we needed those printed hand outs. Smart idea. So, now I want an iPad for class, and also because they seem cool.

Anyway, I found this video about one of the factories that makes the iPads. Check it out.

Swivel Camping Chairs

I think my mind is on camping because I keep finding cool things to camp with. I mean the hanging tents, lighted pins, and now swivel camping chairs? I think I need to save some money, buy a bunch of camping gear, and head out into the woods. I wouldn't mind getting away for a few days to go camping.

This bag chair isn't your normal traditional chair. This chair is called the rEvolve swivel chair. In it, you can turn and see behind you and turn in any angle. There are also built-in speakers and a pouch for your MP3 player or iPod. The chair has a 300 lb capacity and can be folded up to fit into a zippered carry bag. There is even a place to put your chosen drink, which we all know is important.

Want to know more? Want to order your own chair?

Check it out here.

or here!

Dental Fears

I hate going to the dentist. I know you are supposed to, and it's a healthy thing to do, especially if I want to keep my teeth. It doesn't matter what anyone says to me. I hate the dentist. Sorry to those who make a living looking at peoples teeth, but it's just not my thing. I think the main reason I hate the dentist is the whine of the drills. The drills scare the crap out of me and make my hands sweat. Even the whine on the gadget they use to clean teeth makes me uncomfortable. I appreciate the television that sits above my head, but when it only plays muted soap operas I think more about it falling on my head to put me out of the misery of having someones hands in my mouth then actually enjoying the show.

Anyway, get to the point right? 

A new device is in development by a team at King's College Dental Institute that will be able to block out the high pitched whine of dentist drills. The device is a headset with a microphone and microchip. It blocks out certain sound waves so that the sound of music or a TV can still be heard but the drill sounds are blocked.

Want to know more? I sure did. Read about it here. 

Nightlight Glo

My nightlight growing up was a stained glass angel that plugged into the wall. I had it for many years until I thought I was too old for such things. I don't know about you, but I would gladly use nightlights again if they were as cool as these ones.

Created by Boon Inc, Glo is a color-changing night light. The balls that sit in the white base not only change colors by can be removed. When lights are turned off, the balls glow. They also don't contain anything electronic in them so they are safe to touch because they don't get warm and they won't break. After 30 minutes they fade helping a child fall asleep. Boon Inc also says they are, "95% effective at keeping monsters away all night long."

  

Check them out!

Biking Jacket

I have a friend that goes biking all the time. She bikes every weekend and two or three times during the week before school. Sometimes it's still dark out when she gets out to bike. I always worry about her getting hit by a car. I really want her to get a jacket like this.

This jacket is called the Sporty Supahero cycling jacket. It has LED lights built in that change if the biker is stopping or turning. The jacket includes 64 RGB LEDs incorporated into flexible, wearable circuit boards, an acceleration sensor, and a gyroscope. The sensors detect the motion of the biker. When braking the jacket glows read, and blink when turning. 

Pin Lights

Have you ever gone camping and tripped over the pins of the tent in the dark? I have.

Designers have developed these stakes that illuminate the area around the tent. The top of the stake is slanted so that the light won't be damaged when the stake is put into the ground. The lights are solar panals that emit green light shining light on the tent lines and the area around them. 

Read more here

Goodbye Passer By

Have you ever thought about how many picture you are in? Not just your pictures but other peoples pictures? How many special moments of someone else's life you were caught in? Well now it's possible to get other people out of your pictures.

Scalado, a Swedish photography company has developed an app that allows someone to remove the people walking by in an app. This app makes it easier to have pictures at special landmarks or places without people in the background. 

The app takes several shots and then removes any objects that seem to be moving. The items are marked in a screen while allow the user to remove which ones they want.