inirv, a consumer electronics company that aims for home safety and efficiency, has now turned your stove into a smart device. This gadget can save lives by detecting harmful safety hazards in the kitchen via Bluetooth. Inirv’s co-founders, Ranjith Babu and Akshita Iyer have developed intelligent kitchen gadget that can prevent house fires and enable an overall safer home environment. When cooking using a stovetop, Inirv React automatically activates when the stove burners are be...

FosPower EnergyPad is the slimmest Qi-enabled wireless inductive charger for smartphones. Wireless chargers are now available for your smartphone and other devices. Many of the latest smartphones come with support for Qi wireless charging. FosPower EnergyPad is one of the slimmest Qi-enabled wireless inductive charging pad available. With only 2.3mm thin, it makes charging less of a distraction, but more of a work of art. Wireless charging means you won’t have to plug your phone into your ...

The Kuvee smart wine bottle claims to keep the vino fresh for 30 days letting you enjoy a glass at a time as you feel the need to self medicate. A Boston-based startup called Kuvée has invented a way to connect specific bottles of wine to the Internet. The innovation has two parts: the bottle, which features a touchscreen label, and the wine cartridges that fit inside of it. The bottle detects what wine cartridge you're drinking and displays a digital label on its touchscreen that provides ba...

Tension Toner is an innovative and ironically lightweight resistance training tool that makes the most of your daily exercise routine. It is a portable workout equipment that utilizes two directions of resistance. Lateral resistance created by an elastic band in the bar itself, and vertical resistance created by external resistance bands. The objective is to pull the bars apart and keep the webbing flat. This ACTIVATES more muscles and INCREASES muscle exertion so you get MORE from your wo...

  The Creative Technologies Research Theme integrates creative arts and technology, creating a unique and dynamic combination in areas of multimedia, gaming, content and production. Creative Technologies researchers in Trinity look at technologies which are creative in themselves, including computer animation, computer graphics, and signal processing, while also carrying out research into how these technologies can be utilised in other wider research areas such as Education and Traini...

NEO Smart Jar, created by Toronto-based SKE Labs, is a smart container that helps people better understand what’s in their pantries. Using Bluetooth technology and ‘ultra-responsive sensors’, the sleek jar tracks the weight and nutritional content of food being stored, and knows just how long ingredients will last before going bad. Forget about having to make last minute grocery store runs NEO lets you know when you’re running low on supplies, and even gives you recipe suggestions based on al...

Hiku Labs' Hiku grocery list assistant has the potential to streamline list making and shopping. Hiku lives in your kitchen, scans barcodes and recognizes your voice – creating a shared shopping list on your phone so you always know what you need. Use the hiku shopping list app at the store – any store – and your list is always with you. Or connect hiku to online stores to make online shopping a breeze. https://youtu.be/tgw-zZG3B-8 Hiku is much more than a chunky fridge magnet. As you...

'TOTO' has developed 'intelligent toilet' that uses an integrated UV light and special glaze to break down dirt and grime in the bowl, and rinses it clean. This intelligent toilet uses an integrated UV light and special glaze to break down dirt and grime in the bowl, and rinses it clean with ewater+.  And with other features like a heated seat, deodorizer and warm water sprays, Neorest 750H delivers an unparalleled sense of relaxation to you in the most comforting and refreshing ways possible...

LG Electronics (LG) is showcasing its futuristic Levitating Portable Speaker. The mesmerizing wireless speaker hovers in place over the accompanying Levitation Station to deliver high-quality audio while making quite an impression with its eye-catching design. In addition to its striking looks, the versatile speaker gives users the ability to seamlessly play music, podcasts and other audio content in the home as well as outdoors. The PJ9 creates its stunning visual effect using powerful el...

Griffin Technology has launched a new Smart Connected Toaster that can be managed from a smartphone. “Simplifying and enhancing how people use technology in their daily lives was the founding principle of Griffin back in 1992,” said Scott Naylor, VP of Product Development at Griffin. Starting your morning off right begins with the first product in the Griffin Home collection, the Connected Coffee Maker. Waking up to the perfect cup every morning is merely a tap away with this Bluetooth-ena...

Immersion into virtual reality is a perception of being physically present in a non-physical world. Razer’s new Projector 'Ariana' displays your game across the entire room and makes you feel you are part of it. The world’s first video projection system designed for immersive gaming, Project Ariana is a cutting-edge video projector which uses an ultra-wide fish eye lens and advanced processing capabilities to take your game beyond your setup, extending it to your entire room. Ariana projec...

Intel announces a new modular compute platform called the Intel® Compute Card. It's a Credit Card-Sized Computer. Compute Card is intended as a more versatile replacement for the Compute Stick. In it's new "Compute Card," that is small 94.5mm by 55mm by 5mm slab it includes a CPU and GPU, RAM, storage, and wireless connectivity. The Objective of the Compute Card is to separate the processing of various computers and appliances—all-in-ones, smart TVs, fridges, digital kiosks or signage screens...

LEGO Group announced LEGO® BOOST, a supercharged building and coding set that lets children bring their LEGO creations to life by adding movement, sound and personality. Lego Boost is a programmable set of motors to bring your bricked creations to life. LEGO® BOOST combines the endless play opportunities of a traditional LEGO set with an endless variety of movement and sound capabilities made possible through an easy-to-use, app-based coding environment. LEGO BOOST has been developed for chil...

A multi-functional touch-free Smart Controller, Bixi senses your in-air gestures and commands your devices for a distraction-free use! 'Bixi' senses your hand gestures and controls your Smart Home Devices. Bixi is the first ultra-portable companion that senses your in-air hand gestures and commands your favorite smartphone Apps, LifX & Hue bulbs, Internet Speakers, GoPro and many other IoT devices. Control fluidly your devices without putting your current activity on pause. You can ...

"Alexa, is my laundry done?" Whirlpool announced that its new home appliances will be compatible with Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant. This means these appliances will be designed to respond to voice requests for tasks like pausing and starting a load of laundry, asking for the time remaining on a wash cycle, adjusting the cooking mode on a smart oven, and turning on maximum cool settings for refrigerators among other commands. https://youtu.be/FNuHEjq-Ca4 As it stands there are various ...

Smart cane has been developed which will help the elderly, inform your near and dear ones in case you fall. The walking stick, named Dring Smartcane from a French startup Nov’in debuted at the CES this year, now pushed the centuries old tool into the digital space. The cane has a built-in accelerometer and a gyroscope which tracks the user’s movements. Geared towards the elderly and people with low mobility, the cane has a built-in accelerometer and gyroscope to track the user's movements. ...

LEVL is a consumer health and wellness device that will measure a molecule (acetone) in your breath using an innovative nanosensor. With the press of a button and a quick breath, LEVL will measure your fat burning state. Simply breathe into the breath pod and place the pod into the testing port. LEVL is designed to detect trace amounts of acetone in your breath when your body is burning fat. Simply breathe into LEVL. Your breath is captured and analyzed by our groundbreaking nanosensor, provi...

Visible light communication (VLC) is a data communications variant which uses visible light between 400 and 800 THz (780–375 nm). VLC is a subset of optical wireless communications technologies. The technology uses fluorescent lamps (ordinary lamps, not special communications devices) to transmit signals at 10 kbit/s, or LEDs for up to 500 Mbit/s. Low rate[vague] data transmissions at 1 and 2 kilometres (0.6 and 1.2 mi) were demonstrated. RONJA achieves full Ethernet speed (10 Mbit/s) over the ...

Senseonics has developed a new way to continuously monitor glucose levels around-the-clock, without the need for weekly sensor insertions or having to carry another receiving device.   Senseonics a medical technology company focused on the development and commercialization of a long-term, implantable continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system for people with diabetes, today announced topline results of the PRECISE II (A Prospective, Multicenter Evaluation of the Accuracy of a Novel Co...

Measure and manage your brain health and performance with connected technologies to address the effects of stress, rest, and activity on how you work, live, and play. Wearables for everyday life NeuMitra has embedded biomodules that help measure and manage the autonomic nervous system. It provides you with a real-time autonomic score, assessing your physiology and its interaction with movement and temperature. The biomodules are encased in a design that seamlessly blends into your daily ...

'NIMA' is a portable gluten tester from 6SensorLabs that can detect if a food has 20 parts per million or more of gluten. Options for understanding what’s in our food are minimal, and Nima has the vast potential to fulfill a visceral need in the food transparency sector,” said Brad Feld, managing director of Foundry Group, who assumes a new seat on Nima’s board of directors. “Nima leverages human computer interaction to provide the community with better data about our food to potentially s...

Air in the home can be heavily polluted just by daily household activities. Unfortunately, since many indoor air pollutants are colorless and odorless, people often fail to detect them. A team of engineers at Michigan State University is perfecting new technology that not only warns of a problem with indoor air, but also identifies the source of the pollution and offers suggestions on how to remedy the situation. Mi Zhang, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, is h...

eSight is the only patented, assistive-device of its kind anywhere in the world. eSight is wearable, handsfree, portable - and most importantly, eSight is a non-surgical device. eSight is registered with the United States FDA. eSight Corporation is inspected by Health Canada. eSight’s wearable, hands-free headset houses a small, high-speed camera that captures everything the eSight user is looking at. The captured live video stream is instantly sent to a powerful computer that uses proprietar...

Amazon debuted Alexa last year for handling what Amazon calls “skills” like checking the weather, turning on lights, reading news, playing music from Amazon’s streaming music service, and the latest sports scores. GE has announced that it has developed voice-controlled lamp with embedded 'Alexa' and that it will be able to do everything that its Echo home automation cousin can do. For example, owners of the new lamp can ask for NFL scores by saying, “Alexa, tell me the latest score of the Bal...

Currently, all 3D TV viewing available for consumers has to be done by wearing 3D glasses. However, there are technologies in various stages of development that can enable you to see a 3D image on a TV or other type of video display device without glasses. The main issue with regards to viewing 3D on a TV (or video projection screen) is that humans have two eyes, each separated by a couple of inches. This physical state is the reason we are able to see 3D in the real world as each eye sees a...

H&T Presspart and Cohero Health said today that the companies have launched a connected metered-dose inhaler designed to improve adherence and optimize care for patients with asthma and COPD. It is the 1st connected inhaler integrated with Cohero Health’s BreatheSmart comprehensive respiratory disease management platform. The 2 companies developed the metered-dose inhaler over the course of a multi-year agreement. Improving patient adherence is vital, the companies said, as less than half...

It's surprisingly hard to design a watch band that's perfect for everyone. Leather watchbands might feel good against the skin, but since they close like a belt, they can be hard to cinch just right. More sophisticated watches, like a Milanese loop, might use a magnetic clasping mechanism to get a just-right fit, but these clasps can pull at hairs, or even pinch skin. Designed by Benjamin Hubert at Layer, Labb is made of a stylish new material that could also make belts, jewelry, and purses e...

Newly discovered protein converts multiple signal inputs into appropriate cellular outputs Study finds molecule that functions as cellular “logic board” Researchers at the University of Tokyo found that a protein called parafibromin acts like a computer logic board within the cell by integrating and converting multiple disparate signals from the outside into appropriate responses. This finding paves the way for the development of innovative therapeutics and preventive measures against cancer...

The Mint Automatic Floor Cleaner from Evolution Robotics is designed exclusively for sweeping and mopping hard surface floors for you. Using dry and pre-moistened cleaning cloths, Mint picks up the dust, dirt and pet hair that constantly accumulate on floors. Mint's compact design gets into tight spaces, under furniture and into other areas that are hard to reach with traditional mops and sweepers. Evolution Robotics 'Mint' is a floor cleaning robot with mopping (wet) and sweeping (dry) modes...