MOTA's Jewelry Will Give You Notifications

Stop checking out your phone every minute, the MOTA ring will give all that's happening on your phone directly on your finger !

the MOTA ring is a new smart ring, it connects to your smartphone via Bluetooth, once on your finger, the device will give notifications about incoming calls, text messages and more, in the future, the company promises that you will be able to receive notifications from your social networks like facebook, twitter and others...

The MOTA ring vibrates to inform you about an incoming call, you can also see who is calling, and swipe if you want to get it later, also, if you have a text message, the ring will show the text on its tiny LED screen so you can directly read it.

The idea is to keep you away from checking your phone every moment, when you are jogging, having a date, having an important meeting and other activities.

If you want to get it for a special price, you can pledge the campaign for only $75, if not, you can wait for few months and buy it for the original price, which is $100.

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AirType, A Keyboardless Keyboard !

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A new project is on the way, it still in its early phase, but it seems very interesting. AirType , a new input method that will make you get rid of your soft and hard keyboard.

How It Works

Do you hate your smartphone or your tablet's soft keyboard, did you always wanted to use your computer's big keyboard, AirType will give you this possibility to use it wherever you are and without the need of carrying it. The announced project is a system that uses a pair of cuff or wristbands sensor that go around your wrists and over the knuckles. The device track your finger movements to detect which keys you’re virtually striking, on your tablet and smartphone keyboard.

The accessories will come with a dedicated App that would include text prediction and correction, and it will be connected to your tablet via Bluetooth, AirType will work like voice recognition software..

Check it out

As the project still in its early phase, you can check out the concept in this video.

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FingerReader Ring, A Device To Help The Vision-Impaired People Reading

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Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab "MIT" came with a new unbelievable technology, the FingerReader, it is a ring that enables blinds and vision impaired people to read any printed text just by placing their fingers on the wanted text after wearing the device !

How it works

The FingerReader is a wearable 3D printed device in the form of a ring, this small device contain even a smaller camera that goes through the text and scans the letters, and then, the device reads the traversed text out loud for you in real time ! The FingerReader is not only for blinds, the device can be also used for translation if you were on a trip...

According the MIT website "The FingerReader is a wearable device that assists in reading printed text. It is a tool both for visually impaired people that require help with accessing printed text, as well as an aid for language translation. "

Another amazing thing, if the user is getting away from the text, a vibration is triggered to alert him to go back in line.

Future

This is the first technology to help the blinds reading in real-time, but, a little problem is still under solving, the FingerReader cannot read from touch screens like tablets.., it can only read papers, as the device is still a prototype, the final product will surely contain this feature. 

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Gesture control ring "Nod"

Wearable Tech is evolving so fast, after the smart watch, and many other devices, here come the "smart ring" !

The company "Nod Labs" announced its new product, called "Nod",  it's an advanced gesture control ring that make you control objects with your hand and finger's gestures.

It allows you to control an "unlimited" type of devices, you can communicate with your smart-phone (make calls...), smart TV (Turn On and Off, browse channels...), computers, tablets, and more...

The communication between Nod and the other devices is made via a low energy Blue-tooth (BLE), also, it is Featured with touch parts that allow you to use it instead of your computer mouse !

You can just move your hand in the air with certain gestures to control your TV, and maybe to control all your house equipments (lighting, air conditioning,...).

Availability

Nod Labs announced that the ring is available now to pre-order for a limited number, the communicated price is $149.

I think it worth trying !

The video below represents the Nod ring: Nod

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The FITGuard, A Smart Mouthguard For Athletes To Prevent Concussions

Athletes are always exposed to shocks and impacts that likely affects their cranes, teeth and many other body parts, so, a new product is developed to help protect them selves while practicing sports.

Force Impact Technologies known as FIT has unveiled a new interesting product, the FITGuard, a smart mouthguard To Prevent Concussions and warn about them.

The FITGuard is a plastic accessory that you can wear in your mouth (if you are an athlete), beside protecting your teeth, the mouthguard can warn you about the danger of impacts and shocks by lightning LEDs contained in the FITGuard, if the received shock is not dangerous, the light of the LED will be blue, and if the impact is strong, the LEDs will light up in red to warn you so you can have a break and reduce the damages.

The FITGuard also is connected to an application on your tablet or smartphone to analyse data received in real time, basing on those data, you can decide to continue playing or not, it will be also very interesting for parents to protect their kids when they are practicing their favorite sports.

Authorities estimate that 10% of Athletes suffers of concussions at least one time a year, and this is the opportunity to reduce this number.

The FITguard was created and developed by Anthony Gonzales and Bob Merriman, Gonzales was a former Rugby player who, during a game, experienced a strong head shock that made him forget what happened for a while.

The device is still under the tests, but if you want to get it, the FITGuard is available for pre-order for a price of $50.

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