Mi Mix smartphone with a liquid lens

Chinese gadget manufacturer Xiaomi intends to use a liquid lens on its phones.

The developers announced that this technology would be used to equip one of the Mi Mix smartphone models.

The liquid lens has more flexibility, which allows a user to install only one lens instead of 3-4 lenses, as it is done on smartphones that claim to have high quality photo and video images.

Plybot is the 3D printer with arms

This is the development of British engineer Josh Mitchell, who decided to redefine the approach to the extruder role on a 3D printer.

Instead of horizontal components, the Plybot has two robotic arms that hold and move the printhead.

This design makes the printer quieter and cheaper to produce.

The Plybot's price starts at $399.

Talyn Air - a new idea for vertical takeoff and landing vehicles

Two engineers who previously worked on the Falcon 9 rocket (SpaceX) have unveiled a design for a VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) electric plane with a detachable platform.

For vertical takeoff/landing, their design uses the Lyft platform powered by eight twin propellers. After completing its mission it disconnects and returns to the base, and the plane, accelerating up to 300 km/h, can take passengers up to 500 km away.

The aircraft is also capable of landing horizontally if necessary.

The Budd-e microbus concept

Volkswagen has presented a new vision of a microbus that was produced by the company in the sixties of the last century. The new model is called Budd-e.

It is an electric vehicle with a cruising range of 533 km and a top speed of 180 km/h. It charges up to 80% in 30 minutes.

The control console consists of 3 touch screens and is equipped with a voice recognition smart system, which allows you to manage the car without using your hands.

The Aroma Spaceship

This is a project by the specialists of the Chinese company YUN, who decided to make their brainchild a part of Zen meditation.

The Aroma Spaceship consists of a base station symbolizing Earth, a levitating cocoon symbolizing heaven, and smoke from an aromatic candle that signifies clouds and flowing water.

The price for the set is $116.

Sinn Power - a platform that harvests energy from water, wind, and sun

Researchers of the German company Sinn Power are working on the development of a universal generator, capable of using three renewable sources to generate electricity at once.

According to the designers' idea the platform will be equipped with solar panels, wind turbines and movable floats.

At the moment, only the last option - with floating solar solution (you can watch it on the video) - is at the stage of full-scale tests.

Hot Heart - artificial islands generating thermal energy

This is an ambitious project by the American company Carlo Ratti Associati, which has made the decision to meet all Helsinki's energy needs.

Hot Heart is a set of artificial floating islands, which are huge water tanks with a volume of 10 million cubic meters and a diameter of 225 meters each. The energy collected from renewable sources will be stored here and supplied to the city as needed.

The rest of the produced energy will go to the entertainment industry.

AirPods charging necklace

The PodChain Pro necklace has small batteries that are connected to braided wires. The earbuds themselves are attached to these cables, thus triggering the charging process.

So the wireless AirPods get transformed into wired, in addition, you have to wear quite a massive power bank around your neck, but for some people this is not a problem. The manufacturer claims that the device can deliver up to 16 hours of non-stop playback.

Autonomous parcel delivery vehicle Renault EZ-Pro

Renault has presented its vision of an automated parcel delivery service.

According to the automaker's specialists, their Renault EZ-Pro cargo capsules will be able to work in complete symbiosis with the transport system, traveling on the roads both independently and in groups, they are easily controlled remotely, and are able to deliver a parcel to any destination around the clock.

Presumably, their model is able to speed up the process of delivering mail, parcels, goods.

Eccentric Nova H1 earrings with concealed wireless headphones

German scientists have figured out how to solve the problem of compatibility of earrings and headphones, which often interfere with each other because they compete for the same single space on the ear.

Built-in microphones respond to the owner's voice, which allows you to mute the sound during a conversation in real life or on the phone. Acoustic waves are transmitted to the auricle, which in turn remains open, so along with the music, the user can hear the sounds of his surroundings simultaneously.

One - the new augmented reality glasses

The first version of the glasses which will be presented to the public will be called the Creator Edition. The headset kit includes a computing module with a built–in graphics processor with 256 CUDA cores and an NVIDIA Tegra X2 chip with three processors - dual and quad-core.

You can pick functions using gestures, including head movements, voice commands and eye movement. The device is able to "remember" the location of various objects, so that the user can interact with these objects.

Leeo Smart Alert and the Ping service

The compact Leeo Smart Alert sensor keeps an ear out for alarms when we are away from home. It responds to signals emitted by smoke, carbon monoxide (CO) and water leak detectors installed in the house.

When one of these is triggered, the device sends a notification to the house owner's smartphone, no matter where she or he is at the moment. The Leeo Smart Alert detector is powered by simply plugging in. The device connects to Wi-Fi.

The PowerEgg is an unusual egg-shaped folding drone.

The device boasts an integrated 4K UHD camera on a 3-axis gimbal, so it can produce steady, professional-grade photographs and videos with panoramic 360-degree views. The PowerEgg has a flight time of around 23 minutes.

PowerEgg is equipped with two remote controls - the standard one and the intelligent remote control PowerEgg Maestro, which allows users to launch and land the gadget by pushing a button and has motion sensing capabilities.

EV Daymak: the world's fastest three-wheel electric car

Canadian manufacturer Daymak Spiritus unveiled two models of two-seat electric trike EV.

Depending on the configuration, it can reach speeds of 137 to 209 km/h, accelerate to 100 km/h in 6.8 and 1.6 seconds as well as cover distances from 300 to 482 km.

The price starts at $20,000.

Zenbook Duo 14 - laptop with two screens

ASUS continues to delight its fans with new user-friendly models, one of which is the Zenbook Duo 14.

Its feature is the presence of a second touch screen built in the keyboard, which can lift up to 7 degrees. Its purpose is to provide additional functionality when working with graphics and video editors.

The price for the laptop starts at $900.

Dutch actress Stijn Fransen got a tattoo using a remote robot

Professional tattoo artist Wes Thomas performed Fransen's tattoo by remotely controlling a robotic arm, which has undergone machine learning to control the position of the human hand and the drawing process.

Stijn Fransen tolerated the tattooing process very calmly, since it was controlled by a potentiometer that monitored the surface of her arm to make sure the needle did not penetrate too deeply under the skin. The experiment ended successfully.

Format 2 - the most advanced desktop vacuum former

The working principle is quite simple. There is a matrix, a heated sheet of plastic and vacuum. Between a sheet of plastic and a matrix, with the help of pumps, vacuum is created, thus making a form.

Format 2 weighs 25 kg and has dimensions of 625 mm - height, 534 mm - width, 476 mm - depth. Working temperature is from 60 to 230 degrees Celsius. It can work with 16 kinds of plastic. Plastic sheets can be both original, from the developer, and from other manufacturers.

FlexBEAM – Revolutionary Red Light Therapy

FlexBEAM offers targeted application of red and infrared light, which works is precisely directed, and also generates vital systemic effects for the whole organism.

Red light causes mitochondria to produce more adenosine triphosphate (ATP), reactive oxygen species (ROS) and nitric oxide (NO), which play a crucial role in the healing process of the body.

Tilt Five - virtual board games

A set of a playing field and AR-glasses Tilt Five actually implements the idea of 3D chess from the movie Star Wars, turning board games into a living and three-dimensional world.

Moreover, each of the players sees his own picture depending on where he sits relative to the field. This is facilitated by two cameras on glasses, one of which tracks the movements of the head, and the other monitors the game objects on the field.

The price starts at $359.

Ibuki is an android robot with a child’s appearance.

The robot was named Ibuki. He has a face and hands covered with a "skin" of elastic material, and moves on a wheeled platform (swaying slightly, thus imitating human walking). The robot can blink, and also bobs its head and eyes a little.

Android, moving with the help of a wheeled platform, creates the appearance of steps. Almost fifty engines of various sizes are built into his body. Thanks to this, the robot is able to portray emotions and move its hands. In addition, Ibuki is able to scan people's faces.

Ring has announced the latest model in its line of video doorbells, the Video Doorbell Pro 2

Ring Doorbell Pro 2 is the first video doorbell in the manufacturer's lineup, which captures a square, rather than the classic rectangular video with the traditional 16:9 wide view.

According to the developers, this square field of view makes it possible to see who is at your door from head to toe. It also makes it possible to see when packages are left on the ground in front of the doorbell.

The video doorbell uses 3D Motion Detection and Bird's Eye View. It includes a motion sensor and radar to track the location of people in front of the door. The range of the sensors is 9.14 m.