Smart Connected Clothing

AiQ Smart Clothing Inc. is where electronics merge with textiles to create fashionable, functional, comfortable solutions to meet your everyday needs; whether it’s in sports & fitness, outdoor & leisure, home & leisure, home care & health care. We have the drive and capability to make Smart Clothing concepts into reality. AiQ Smart Clothing Inc. plays a crucial role within the Smart Clothing supply chain by offering a complete and vertical integration of functional and fashion...
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Vessyl – smart tumbler equipped with a sensor to automatically track consumption in real-time.

Vessyl is a smart tumbler equipped with a sensor that can automatically identify any liquid poured inside of it to track what you’re drinking in real-time. Like a high-tech taste test, Vessyl doesn’t just differentiate between what brand of kombucha or coconut water you’re consuming, but it can also detect its calories, protein, sugar and even caffeine content so that you can monitor and regulate the revelation that is your liquid intake. Seven years in the making, the sleek device was me...
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NASA’s research on deforestation and its impact

Up to thirty percent of the rain that falls in tropical forests is water that the rainforest has recycled into the atmosphere. Water evaporates from the soil and vegetation, condenses into clouds, and falls again as rain in a perpetual self-watering cycle. In addition to maintaining tropical rainfall, the evaporation cools the Earth’s surface. In many computer models of future climate, replacing tropical forests with a landscape of pasture and crops creates a drier, hotter climate in the tropics...
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Blockchain – Leading distributed transaction database concept for next generation ‘fintech’

A block chain or blockchain is a distributed database that maintains a continuously-growing list of transaction records hardened against tampering and revision. It consists of data structure blocks—which hold exclusively data in initial blockchain implementations,and both data and programs in some of the more recent implementations—with each block holding batches of individual transactions and the results of any blockchain executables. Each block contains a timestamp and information linking it t...
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Rico, a smart home device that uses the smartphone as its eyes and brain

Turn your old smartphone into a smart home hub with Rico .  That's the idea behind Rico, an upcoming device from Palo Alto-based starup. Rico, a smart home device that uses the smartphone as its eyes and brain. IDC suggests there are as many as 280 million unused smartphones that are harmful to the environment in several ways even though most of them are still in working condition. With Rico, you can surely add much value to such phones. Rico uses the processor and camera in your smartphone t...
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‘StoryHome’ – Story telling device that connects grandparents with their grandkids.

Connected audio recorder that help you capture and save your family stories. The magic of telling stories at bedtime is somehow lost, with 'StoryHome' its  simple for families to share great stories with each other. StoryHome is so easy, you plug it in, and it will help grandparents tell a first story. It will automatically send these stories to another device in the bedroom of their grandkids. Before bed it glows. The kids pick it up and listen to their grandparents voice. Sharing ...
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‘Prana’ wearable breath and posture tracking device

Prana is the first wearable combining breath and posture tracking in one compact device for reducing stress. Building on recent medical studies and ancient Yoga traditions, Prana supports the interconnection between good breathing and good posture. By monitoring breath patterns, diaphragmatic breathing, and posture, Prana offers a new holistic view into the quality of our breathing, and provides tools to change it for better health.   Prana is a sleek and stylish tracker worn near...
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Ôasys, a Catalonian start-up, offers a game interface to redefine home water consumption.

Ôasys: a connected-device project to redefine home water consumption. Ôasys offers an interactive control panel that can be installed in a central area of the home. Each member of the family is then given an avatar, with which they can access their individual consumption of water in specific areas (food, hygiene, watering, etc.). The system functions via sensors installed on the shower heads, sprinkler lines, etc., to monitor the volumes of water consumed at the various stations in real time....
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Automate the entire irrigation process, from data collection to actual irrigation

CropX Ltd., an ag-analytics company, develops cloud based software solutions integrated with wireless sensors, which boosts crops yield and saves water and energy. It offers advanced adaptive irrigation software service that delivers crop yield increase, and water and energy cost saving services while conserving the environment. The company also generates irrigation maps and automatically applies the right amount of water to different parts of the same field. It serves farmers worldwide. CropX L...
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‘Sutro’ – Smart Pool Solution

Sutro is a wireless floating water chemistry and temperature monitor designed to allow pool owners to easily, in tech savvy way, virtually hands-free monitor their pool or spa and keep it in prime condition. Sutro smart chemistry sensor floats in your pool or spa and monitors your water quality. It communicates with your smartphone (either an iPhone or Android) via the cloud, and alerts you when an action is necessary. homeowner merely tosses a pHin or Sutro device into his/her pool or...
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Beam – LED socket projector

Beam has a LED projector that has 20.000 projection hours, enough to project for 10 hours a day for 6 years. The Android computer inside Beam has 8GB storage for apps, photos games, whatever you like. It has built in WiFi, Bluetooth, and stereo speakers. You can also use it as a regular light; the LED light inside Beam has the same intensity as a regular light bulb. Beam gets its power from any E26/27 light socket and works on any power voltage available in the world. Beam comes with its own pow...
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NASA’s New Technology Research- High-Power Solar Electric Propulsion

A prototype 13-kilowatt Hall thruster is tested at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. This prototype demonstrated the technology readiness needed for industry to continue the development of high-power solar electric propulsion into a flight-qualified system. On Tuesday, April 19, 2016, NASA awarded a contract to Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. to design and develop an advanced electric propulsion system that will significantly advance the nation's commercial space capabilities, and enable de...
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Microsoft’s new earphone will also be a sensing and controlling device

Microsoft research team is working to redesign the earphone that can be a sensing and controlling device by integrating ... activities, heart rate, location etc. People are increasingly conscious of their everyday health and wellness conditions, and actively seek to improve them. In this project, we build software and hardware solutions that utilize and/or augment mobile phones to continuously monitor users' wellness without changing their existing lifestyle. Microsoft team is building syste...
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Smart Body Analyzer

The Smart Body Analyzer measures your body’s stats and lets you know how healthy your living environment is. The scale automatically syncs your weight, body fat composition, heart rate and environmental data to your personalized dashboard available on the free Withings Health Mate app. Wireless connectivity of the scale makes set-up an effortless process. Main features - High-accuracy weight and body fat measurements with Position Control. - Heart rate measurement by stepping on the scale. ...
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‘LeSee car’ – Smart Car of the future showcased in China

LeTV is developing an electric car dubbed Le Supercar, it was partially revealed to the public for the first time this week. If you live outside of China, you’ve probably never heard of LeTV, which is to China what Netflix is to the rest of the world. It is the #1 streaming service in the country and has started producing its own shows, movies, and sports programs. LeEco has entered into partnership with Aston Martin and Faraday Future for its Supercar LeSee car. LeSee car sports a lar...
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Hologram assistant to control all your devices

Japanese startup has created a hologram assistant to control all your devices Japanese startup vinclu Inc.  just released a concept video for their hologram assistant, Gatebox, interacting with a young businessman.   Azuma Hikari, the character in the Gatebox, will talk to users, waking them up in the morning and greeting them when they come home at night. Gatebox is also designed to connect to Internet of Things (IoT) devices in your house, so you can control everything from y...
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Auto-lacing shoes

New Powerlace auto-lacing system is the most effective means of tying shoelaces the hands-free way. The mere insertion of the foot automatically engages the lacing system's mechanism. The activation of the small lever found at the lower rear end of the shoe unlocks the power system. It's really that simple! The total energy required for the lacing system's mechanism is provided for by the weight of one's body.   http://www.powerlace.com/ Nike unveils auto-lacing sneaker - Hyper...
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Smart Products

Neurio embeds a Wi-Fi-enabled sensor inside your home's electrical panel and identifies individual devices and appliances by their "power signatures." It monitors power use, breaks down activity by device, uses machine learning to interpret that activity, and can inform you when something important happens, such as that you left the oven turned on. Ivee Sleek may look like just another alarm clock, but it also functions as a voice-activated interface that lets you talk to the Nest smart home ...
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NASA identifies gravitational waves in space

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced the detection of gravitational waves by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), a pair of ground-based observatories in Hanford, Washington, and Livingston, Louisiana. Albert Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves in his general theory of relativity a century ago, and scientists have been attempting to detect them for 50 years. Einstein pictured these waves as ripples in the fabric of space-time produ...
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Innovative Solar Powered products

SolPower 9000 Patio Umbrella Now you can lounge under the cover of the SolPower 9-Feet Patio Umbrella with your cell phone, tablet, digital camera or other USB charging device-and never worry about battery life. Running low? No need to get up, just plug your device into one of the USB ports on the umbrella pole and get an instant charge. Features 2 built in USB ports and UV resistant fabric. Solar-Powered Beach Mat Powered by a five-watt solar panel and a built-in thermal fridge, the Bea...
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Car of tomorrow will have these new features

Holographic Info Displays With all this information flowing through our cars, data displays will become even more important. We know that Audi and a couple other manufacturers are working on holographic-style head-up displays. (Obi-Wan would be proud.) These color images will be projected in front of the driver and be most useful for things like 3-D maps and driving directions. We can get behind anything that has the ability to keep more eyes on the road. More use of digital gauges, in-dash d...
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Intelligent Parking Assist System (IPAS)

Intelligent Parking Assist System (IPAS), also known as the Advanced Parking Guidance System (APGS) for Lexus models in the United States, is the first production automatic parking system developed by Toyota Motor Corporation in 1999 initially for the Japanese market hybrid Prius models and Lexus models. The technology assists drivers in parking their vehicle. On vehicles equipped with the IPAS, via an in-dash screen and button controls, the car can steer itself into a parking space with little ...
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NASA : Self-Guided Multimedia Stress Management and Resilience Training

OBJECTIVES: Stress and anxiety-related problems are some of the most common and costly behavioral health problems in society. For those working in operational environments (i.e., astronauts, flight controllers, military), stress and anxiety-related problems before, during, or after missions can seriously compromise efficiency, safety, and performance. To address behavioral health issues like stress, it is important to maximize the privacy, validity, and acceptability of the training and counter...
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Scarab: a wearable sensor platform that helps you stay safer and healthier.

Scarab: a wearable sensor platform that helps you stay safer and healthier. It is a mobile multi-sensor device that analyzes the world around you, allowing you to see the relevant data on your smartphone. The device features nitrogen dioxide, ambient light, temperature, UV index, 3-axis magnetic field, and many other sensors. In fact, it has 16 on-board sensors at this time. The Scarab system has mobile apps, a web mapping service, and a community. The device gathers data from your surroundin...
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PowerFilm – Flexible solar power film that you can apply to any material to make it a solar powered unit.

PowerFilm Solar designs and manufactures unique thin-film, flexible solar panels and custom solar power solutions for a wide range of needs. Portable solar panels from PowerFilm offer best-in-class performance for applications such as camping and backpacking. These are reliable, compact, and lightweight solar panels that offer high performance solar power even in extreme environments. Custom solar modules are designed to meet the specific needs of customers who wish to add reliable solar p...
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3D Printed Open Source Robot

Wire Beings beta is an open source robot for Arduino that can be 3D printed. This is a nice project that you can continue to work on and modify as you learn more Arduino projects. This Instructable goes through the complete build for the bluetooth enabled robot in the first half of the video. As long as you have a 3D printer this project is really easy to do and the electronic parts cost only around $30-$35. It takes in total about 35 hours to 3D print, but can be assembled and programmed ...
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FUZEBOX – educational platform that makes it easy to get children familiar with coding, electronics, and technology.

FUZEBOX: an interesting educational platform that makes it easy to get children familiar with coding, electronics, and technology. It offers WiFi, Bluetooth, and USB connectivity, so you can use it with smartphones, tablets, and computers. The FUZEBOX has various sensors, such as light, pressure, humidity, and IR sensors, so you can use it to build a weather station, TV controller, security system, and and other fun solutions. To get started, simply load FUZEBASIC on your computer, connect th...
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TappLock -A smart padlock with a fingerprint reader

A smart padlock with a fingerprint reader that gives you access without a key, combination code, or smartphone. It does support Bluetooth, so you can grant access to friends and family through your phone. TappLock has an encrypted fingerprint sensor. Its battery lasts up to 3 years. The device is compatible with iOS and Android devices. Using your smartphone, you can customize the time, location, and duration of access to your lock. https://youtu.be/9LeLPpxa708   FOLLOWING F...
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Jamstik: The Guitar for iOS

Jamstik+ is a Bluetooth Smart enabled digital guitar with real strings & frets. It works with your iPad, iPhone or Mac and a multitude of music apps, including an interactive guitar lesson app series, so everyone from beginners to pros can just play. jamstik+ interactive teaching apps walk you through your very first chords in minutes. Sensors in the jamstik+ work in tandem with the teaching apps to detect the placement of your fingers and display them on the screen of your device, giving...
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Cool iOS projects for kids

iOS projects for kids : Bluetooth Controlled Snowflake Sweater: LED matrix snowflake sweater with Bluetooth control. The animation and color can be controlled using the Adafruit Bluefruit LE Connect app for iOS or Android. (https://learn.adafruit.com/neopixel-matrix-snowflake-sweater?view=all) 3D Printed Halo Energy toy: an app-enabled sword built using an Adafruit Feather BLE 32u4 micro-controller. Lets you change the animation or color of the LEDs. (https://learn.adafruit.com/hal...
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