Important Innovations

Advanced Lost Item Finding Gadget  XY Find It - Lost and Found Tech XY Find It technology enables you to find a lost item in a matter of seconds.  It's a new gadget that combines a coin tag attached to an item you don't want to loose and a phone app that receives a signal from the tag and locates the item for you.  The company says the new gadget will help you find anything you've misplaced - in the world - within seconds.  For a news blog on this go to Important Innovations Collection: Lost & Found Tracking Gadget : XY Find It Source:  XY Find It Global Tracking Network XY Find It technology enables you to find a lost item up to 300 feet away with...

Drone-X-Pro Source:  Drone-X-Pro Easy Flying - Tiny Drone - Smart Gadget If you're interested in drones, the inventors of the Drone-X- Pro say this small drone is easy enough for anyone to operate.  It's the size of a cellphone that you can hold in the palm of your hand.  You charge the battery, install the App and in under ten seconds, you're good to go.  You control the small drone's flight by your smartphone. Foldable Propellers This is a precision engineered drone specifically designed for easy flying inside and outside.  Its propellers fold in for easy carrying and the design is lightweight. HD 360 degree Images The drone is equipped to take HD photos and videos and can capture 360 degree images from the air.  It's equipped with gravity sensors to automatically avoid collisions with objects and the ground.  Drone-X-Pro can fly up to 12 meters per second and a maximum  distance of 2 km.  And, it's capable of flying ten minutes without having to

FIXD - Car Health Monitor that Puts You in the Driver's Seat Source:  FIXD New Gadget that Can Save Money on Needless Car Repairs FIXD is a car health monitor that goes into operation when a warning light goes on in your car.   You place the monitor in the onboard diagnostics port below the steering wheel and it relays to your smartphone whether or not there's a problem, if it's an emergency, how severe and the likely cost of repair.  You get the diagnostic information to make a decision rather than the mechanic.  For more details in a news blog, go to Important Innovations Collection: Car Monitor Prevents Unnecessary Repairs : FIXD - Car Health Monitor Source:  FIXD New Technology That Puts You in the Driver's Seat This monitoring device was invented by...

World First in Medical Robotics Robotic Catheter Autonomously Navigates Inside the Body - Noninvasive Heart Valve Repair Bioengineers at Boston Children's Hospital have invented a robotic catheter that has autonomously navigated inside the body. It noninvasively repaired leaking heart valves on animal models.  This is a world first and may usher in brand new possibilities in the practice of medicine.  For a news blog, go to  Important Innovations Collection: 1st in Medical Robotics : Autonomous Robotic Navigation Inside the Body  Source:  Boston Children's Hospital Robotic Catheter Noninvasively Repairs Leaki...

Mobile Heart Telemetry Rhythm Express RX-1 The Rhythm Express RX-1 is an advanced, remote cardiac monitoring system invented by VivaQuant of Minneapolis. It has just been cleared for use by the FDA. The wearable, wireless heart monitor provides heart patients continuous coverage and gives them more freedom.  It monitors a patient's arrhythmia with its artificial intelligence and patented wavelet-based analytics, 24/7 at home, work, wherever they are. Mobile Cardiac Telemetry The one piece device also functions as a Mobile Cardiac Telemetry unit, wirelessly transmitting the readings for remote analysis by medical staff, allowing the patient to be monitored and diagnosed no matter where they are.  The inventor, Dr. Marina Brockway says it provides faster, higher quality diagnosis at a lower cost. It works continuously for two weeks without a recharge.

Knitted, Soft Robots Source:  Carnegie Mellon University New Approach to Soft Robotics Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have created a soft, toy robot by using commercial knitting machines.  Soft robotics is a growing industry as roboticists try to create robots that are safer for human.  This is a brand new approach with a lot of promise for soft robotics and wearable technologies.  For more details go to Important Innovations Collection: Soft Knitted Robots : Safer Robots for Humans Soft Actuated Robots Made by Using Commercial Knitting Machines This is a new approach to exploring the potenti...

Disruptive New Technologies Source:  Jenoptik Lasers, Imaging and Optics They call it Optics Valley, the region around Jena, Germany in the eastern part of the country. It's the headquarters for Jenoptik, a multinational supplier of optical products, lasers and imaging equipment.  It's disruptive new technology that the government of Angela Merkel is encouraging particularly in the eastern region of Germany. Eastern versus Western Germany The eastern region of Germany has received $2 Trillion in cash infusions over the past three decades to stimulate its economic base.  Still, it lags in economic output per capita by three-quarters when compared to the western region of Germany. New, Silicon Valley New disruptive technologies like those being produced by Jenoptik appear to be the answer.  In the case of Jenoptik the local university is a key source of talent.  Jena has 110,000 residents; 22,000 of which are students.  This is a region of high productivity and inn

New Nonflammable, Ultra-Strong Battery for Electronics From Washington University Researchers A team at Washington University have created a supercapacitor battery that appears to be way beyond lithium-ion batteries. It's nonflammable and shatterproof. That would be much more effective and safe for your cellphone, laptop and electronics. For more details, go to Important Innovations Collection: Super Strong Supercapacitor : New Battery that's Shatterproof and Nonflammable Source:  Washington University at St. Louis Energy Inspired by Rust Researchers...

Smart Mirror Superimposes Outfits on Your Image No Need for Fitting Rooms Artificial intelligence, augmented reality and virtual reality are beginning to dramatically change the retail industry and the shopping experience for customers.  An example:  smart, digital mirrors that show you in various outfits in seconds without having to try them on.  Neiman Marcus has deployed the mirrors in 34 stores.  For more details on the future of retail through new technologies, go to Important Innovations Collection: Smart Mirrors Superimpose Outfits on Your Image : Artificial Intelligence Changing the Retail Industry Source:  MemoMi No More Fitting Rooms The retail industry will be dramatically ...

US Researchers Find an Antibody that Blocks the Tick-Borne Disease Source:  Stock Image of Jogger and Dog In Woods 100% Effective in Lab Tests If you love the outdoors and your pets, this new medical innovation is of great importance to you.  Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School have discovered what they believe is an antibody that prevents ticks from spreading Lyme disease.  Lyme is a tick borne bacterial infection that can cause neurological problems if left untreated. The symptoms can be severe.  Some of the diseases that ticks carry are characterized as severe as malaria.  The disease comes from a tick that you picked up on your socks or clothing during a jog, walk through the woods or just petting your dog or cat. Antidote Until now there has been no cure for Lyme Disease.  UMASS has developed a "vaccine" in which antibodies are injected into a human that block the release of the Lyme disease bacteria that comes from a tick bite. In l

Easy Eddy - Easy to Use Paddleboard Eco-Friendly Easy Eddy is a modular, standup paddleboard that's made of reclaimed and recyclable polythylene. Composed of 3 separate modules, it's easy to transport, store and assemble.  In fact, the company Artech says it can be assembled in less than 60 seconds.  For more on this eco-friendly invention, go to Important Innovations Collection: E-Friendly Paddleboard Easy Eddy : New Modular Paddleboard that's Good for the Environment Source:  Easy Eddy Easy Eddy Easy Eddy is a modular, standup paddleboard...

Artificial Intelligence Bringing Rapid Restaurant & Retail Change AI at the Point of Sale Experts forecast that artificial intelligence and machine learning will bring tremendous innovation and change to restaurants, retail and hospitality in the next few years.  Big changes are already happening in restaurants utilizing artificial intelligence.  For a great news story, go to Important Innovations Collection: Artificial Intelligence and Restaurants Future : Rapid Retail Change Source: Stock Image of  Fast Food Artificial Intelligence at the Point of Sale Artificial intelligence and ma...

Future of Driving Vehicles that are Electric and 3D Printed An electric motorbike called Nera is just about entirely 3D printed.  The only exceptions are the electric motor and electrical parts.  The Nera is a world first.  It's a prototype built by the big industrial printer  manufacturer BigRep.  The bike is fully functional. Fast and Inexpensive Manufacturing It took BigRep three days and $2600 to build the electric motorbike.  It's a working prototype that may point to the future of driving...vehicles that are electric, with zero emissions and 3D printed.  The company continues to work on the bike for further development.  No word if and when it might be available to the public for purchase.  For several books and free borrows on the latest innovations in travel, go to  amazon.com/author/ekane  for "How to Travel in the Future" Vols. 1  ASIN: B07JCQ4J78 & 2  ASIN: B07MY8C3HG by national journalist Edward Kane and co-authored by me,fellow journalist