Cosmetics may conceal wrinkles on your face and make you feel young for a certain period, but you can’t get rid of them without undergoing those expensive anti-wrinkle surgeries. Developed by Notion, a creative Industrial Design studio based in Ireland, in collaboration with BMR Slendertone, the “Face” is a revolutionary facial electrotherapy device that gives an altogether new dimension to cosmetic beauty. The new device instead of concealing the wrinkles works on healing them with facial electrotherapy, so you may look young and fresh, without applying heavy makeup and anti-aging creams, for a longer period. Resting comfortably on your neck, the device gives a soft, smooth massage around the face that you may organize through a remote control with minimum fuss.
After completing the entire life protecting people from fire incidents as well as many other emergency situations without thinking about the potential risk they are taking with their life, what we give a firefighter in return? A crest or maybe a medal along with a letter of appreciation, some claps and most over, the higher risk of several lethal cancer types specially testicle cancer and prostate cancer. Even more, we leave them in a more potential condition to have children with congenital heart disease than general people. Is that really we want? Of course not.
Braille may have empowered the visually impaired with the ability to recognize text, but contemporary gadgets are not only expensive and difficult to learn, they also replicates the Braille with audio feedback to make life even worse for the blind. Providing a solution, Canada-based designer Joshua Sin has developed a device concept that liberates the lives of the visually impaired by allowing access to regular text, i.e. newspapers, textbooks, food labels etc, using the same experience as reading Braille. Hailed as “Panopticon,” the futuristic device uses scanner technology to convert text into refreshable-Braille and audio feedback. The device ensures instant audio and Braille feedback based on the speed of scanned input, motivating users to read and build their confidence.
The Brainovi is a Braille navigation map that uses a combination of verbal instructions and touch display, to help a blind person travel alone. All he needs to do is ‘speak’ his destination into the device and wait for a 3-D map to pop-up, giving him a ‘feel’ of his route. Corresponding verbal directions are relayed to the user via a Bluetooth earpiece, thus guiding him to his destination. The overall effect is to give the user a sense of freedom while traveling alone, without depending upon a companion.
Modern technology has made life a lot better and easier for the special users, but it also brings some unprovoked danger that poses some serious challenges every so often. Developed by a bunch of designers, including Stuart Winkless, Murray LIppiat, Alister Notridge, Nick Squires and Nicola Jacobs, from the University of Derby, United Kingdom, the “Soft Touch” is an alarm clock for the hearing impaired that comes integrated with sensors to make the user aware of upcoming danger. Employing an inflatable wristband with a micro pump that receives wireless signals from the base unit, the Soft Touch squeezes gently around the wrist of the user, as soon as it senses the danger. Moreover, it connects to other household gadgets, like telephone, doorbell, fire alarms and smoke alarms, to alert the user.
