Here are 10 game-changing gadgets of 2015 that are sure to make the world a more advanced — and equally amusing — place to live:
1. Nima by 6SensorLabs
""Nima is a portable device that detects gluten in your food.
For consumers who fear the “G” word, a new apparatus will put your mind at ease.
Nima by 6SensorLab is a pocket-sized device, containing a sensor that detects gluten in products.
How it works: After placing food in the contraption, Nima identifies if the product contains 20 parts per million or more of gluten in it — all in under two minutes, according to the company`s site.
If Nima detects elevated levels of gluten, it displays a frown face and if gluten does not exceed the 20 parts per million allowed by FDA regulations, a smiley face appears.
2. Microsoft HoloLens
""Microsoft HoloLens overlays holograms onto your surroundings that you can interact with.
This wearable holographic computer creates an experience that rivals any science fiction film.
How it works: Blending digital with reality, the goggles track movements and vision and blast light into users’ eyes to superimpose images and objects onto their environs, according to the company`s site. Consumers can employ hand gestures to interact with the 3D images.
3. Butterfleye Security Camera
""Butterfleye uses algorithm analytics to differentiate between pets and people, home owners and intruders.
It’s a futuristic fly on the wall.
The company claims to have created the world’s most intelligent security camera that takes protecting people, pets and property to new heights.
How it works: The sleek, battery-powered camera contains image and audio algorithm analytics that distinguish between a resident of the house from an intruder, or a pet from a person, according to the company`s site.
The camera has a mind of its own — determining if it should record something alarming and alert the proprietor of the home on their smartphone, while also mitigating false alarms.
4. Sproutling
""Sproutling is a wearable baby monitor that tracks and predicts a baby`s sleep patterns and ideal sleep conditions.
Think Fitbit for babies.
The wearable band that cuffs a baby’s ankle, works with an app to monitor and predict a little one’s sleep patterns and ideal sleep conditions.
How it works: A sensor tracks a baby’s heart rate, motion, position and skin temperature, which then relays the data to parents’ mobile app — notifying them if their newborn is sound asleep, awake or if there’s a substantial change in his or her heart rate and skin temperature, according to the company’s site.
It will even let parents know if their dinner party is getting too loud and will likely wake the little one up.
5. 3Doodler 2.0
""3Doodler 2.0 is a 3D printing pen that can produce an array of items — from art to fashion.
Pen this innovation on your Christmas list.
3Doodler 2.0 offers a glimpse into the future of 3D art.
How it works: Users can draw in 3D by squeezing out heated plastic strands from the pen that quickly cool into a solid creation, according to the company’s site.
Simply draw into the air or on a stencil and stunning 3D structures will emerge — from an erect house, to a woven bracelet — the possibilities are endless.
3Doodler 2.0 is slimmer, sleeker, lighter and quieter than its predecessor, 3Doodler, and can create more intricate shapes.
6. Hackaball
""Hackaball is ball that children can program to invent and play games.
Hackaball is trying to get the ball rolling early by teaching kids to code.
With the slogan, “A computer you can throw,” Kids can program, invent and play various games with a ball — like “hot potato” or “capture the flag” — all controlled by an app.
How it works: The ball contains microscopic sensors that detect when the ball is thrown, dropped, shaken or still. Inside the ball, a computer communicates with the app.
Children can choose the color and light patterns of the ball on the app, as well as induce vibrations and sounds, according to the company’s site.
7. Thinx
""Thinx is the first period-proof underwear and is said to be leak-proof, absorbent, anti-microbial and moisture-wicking.
These period-proof panties are changing the game for female hygiene. Period.
How it works: The undergarments contain a top layer that wicks liquid into the ultra-thin absorption layer beneath the surface, which leaves women feeling dry, according to the company’s site.
The underwear also fights bacteria with an invisible silver treatment, absorbs up to two tampons’-worth of liquid and is leak-resistant. It can be worn in tandem with tampons or on its own, according to the company’s site.
Thinx are customized for different times of women’s menstruation and come in various cuts — from thongs to hiphuggers.
8. Pantelligent
""Pantelligent is a pan that instructs users on how to cook their meals at the perfect temperature, with the help of an app.
This company has cooked up a revolutionizing culinary assistant doubling as a pan.
Pantelligent is a pan that provides instructions on how to cook your food — taking all the guesswork out of cooking.
How it works: The pan is embedded with a sensor that measures temperature from the moment food hits its surface, according to the company’s site.
The pan works with the Pantelligent app to monitor your meal — just input the data of thickness, cut and desired doneness of the food into the app.
Users will be instructed on when to flip food, add ingredients or when their food is ready for consumption.
9. TZOA Environmental Tracker
""TZOA Environmental Tracker measures air pollutants and allergens and provides recommendations on how to improve the air you breathe.
TZOA Environmental Tracker contains a sensor that measures temperature, allergens, pollutants, humidity, atmospheric pressure and UV exposure in your air.
How it works: The air quality sensor counts individual particles, displays concentrations and distinguishes between allergens and more harmful particles, according to the company’s site.
The device then relays the data to the TZOA app which is subsequently sent to the cloud, where it creates large-scale maps — allowing users to compare their neighborhoods to others.
It also provides recommendations — like opening windows for ventilation, taking in more rays or selecting less polluted areas to venture to.
10. The Drinkable Book
""Take a page out of this brilliant book.
Some 663 million people lack access to sufficiently clean drinking water, according to the World Health Organization and UNICEF.
The Drinkable Book provides instructions on how and why users should clean drinking water, and the pages themselves filter water, which could become a life-saving solution in developing countries.
How it works: The innovative filter technology works by pouring dirty water through a thick, sturdy sheet of paper embedded with silver nanoparticles, which kill off microbes, according to the product’s site.
