- [Narrator] Necessity is
the mother of invention. If you humans need something,
they will innovate. If they need to improve their lives, they will invent incredible solutions. Here are 10 awesome and
somewhat recent inventions that will definitely improve your life. (digital music background) - Amazing! - [Narrator] Number 10. American Football Saver. Brain injuries concerning
American football players have been a growing concern that is now predicted to become a crisis. But hopefully that's about to change as a smart company has come up
with an innovative solution. The VICIS ZERO1 is a football helmet that differentiates
itself from other typical football helmets and specialized headgear. Claimed to be the product of a three year, $20 million research project, it uses multiple layers
of varying stress loads and intensities to help produce physical impact damage to a minimum. More specifically,
flexible interior columns passively adjust pressure
on a player's head depending on the nature of the trauma and the direction of the heaviest impact. This allows the force received to diffuse safely throughout the
helmet preventing damage from most types of impacts that would eventually become terminal or lethal later in life. As proof of this life changing
invention's true quality a field test conducted by the
NFL in April just this year revealed that the VICES ZERO1
ranks as the best quality American football headgear to date. Number 9. The Third Thumb. Opposable thumbs are the
hallmark of dexterity that helped us humans to thrive. So why can't we have another one of them? The Third Thumb makes this idea a reality by introducing another opposable thumb. The Third Thumb may feel weird
and freaky but the concept for improving dexterity
is immediately apparent. With another thumb in the
same hand even more tasks could be completed by a single hand. Just think how much easier and
more fun it will be to play video games with two
thumbs on just one hand. As advanced as it looks the products control interface is rather intuitive. It receives commands from
separate detection pads placed in the configured pair of shoes. The commands which are sent via Bluetooth translates input into movement. Practice would of course still be needed but once acclimated to the footpads, The Third Thumb may completely change the way you handle things forever. It's not yet controlled by
a brain machine interface or hand nerve connections, but that's the obvious
next phase of development. Number Eight. Self-Lacing Shoes. The Nike HyperAdapt 1.0 is a
rather old nifty little shoe introduced two years ago with
the single concept in mind, to develop a pair of space
age that are fully optimized for convenience and ease of use, the shoes use something that is officially called Adaptive Laces. The laces are mechanized to
tighten and loosen depending on your default shoe setting. Activating is as automatic
as putting the shoe on. It senses the pressure
delivered by the foot from shoving it in, right
up to where the toes meet the deepest inner side. All of this may sound unnecessary but application-wise not only
is it subtle enough to work, but it would be also
incredibly helpful for people who are otherwise unable
to lace shoes properly. People who have severe spinal injuries and are unable to reach
their feet for example may use HyperAdapt like
how any normal person would with a typical pair of shoes. As for maintenance, users
only ever have to worry about its charge indicator. Even then, Nike advertises
that it can last for two whole weeks before
it needs recharging. Number Seven. Solar Roofing Tiles. Nothing ruins a robust well-tiled roof than a gaudy black
grid of solar panels completely blocking it from view. Tesla Solar Roof attempts to
fix this inherent aesthetic's problem by designing solar panels that look exactly like roofing tiles. Prioritizing design over
function with solar panels typically results in significant
decrease in a efficiency, such as with thin-film solar cells. Tesla Solar Roof however
claims these efficiency issues have already largely ironed out. By design they look and feel just like an ordinary roofing tile. However, Elon Musk is so
confident with its efficiency that the system has an
official warranty of 30 years. To put that in perspective,
20 to 30 years is usually takes traditional solar energy
systems to pay themselves off and start producing revenue
by a power generation. Even better, Solar Rooftops
are also built to withstand pressure, impact and shock, as
well as weathering over time. Even cooler is you can choose different tile designs for various homes. Number Six. Anatomy in a Shirt. Virtuali-Tee is one of the
newest and perhaps smartest applications of modern AR. While it might be as fun
as Ingress. or Pokemon Go, Virtuali-Tee can take kids on
an educational, virtual tour of the human body with the
help of its AR wearable tech. The main package of the
product comes with a T-shirt. The shirt is filled
with identifying markers which are scanned and detected
by Curiscope's custom app. The scan data is then used to fabricate a mock up of the human torsos interior within the shirt's AR space. More advanced information
such as descriptions and visual aids are available
to help users learn more. While virtuality may not
be a real game app per se, it is able to fulfill its role as an educational app very well. Though not at a professional level, students may use the app to study medicine more interactively all the while enjoying the wonders of augmented reality. Number Five. The Smart Mug 2.0. This is another product added to wondrous world of
the internet of things. It's a smart mug that will help keep your favorite drink
at the perfect temperature. Just like the self-Lacing shoe the Ember comfortably blends
in with other everyday items but it's a lot smarter
than your average mug. It contains options for heat maintenance and network communication. That being said, what separates
the Ember from your typical USB drink heater is it heat maintenance which keeps
it level at a specific rate by via sensors rather
than just significantly slowing down the heat loss. It also has specialized app which allows temperature
measurements to be taken with presets available for separate users. The product also has a travel version that has double the capacity, as well as having a direct
temperature indicator. Though needless to say
this will inevitably also bump up its introductory price from $80 to $150, for those
interested in the upgrade. Number Four Real-Life Star Trek Turbolifts. Turbolifts in Star Trek are the staple travel mode within its starships. Different from out limited
up-and-down elevators, these travel chambers
are capable of moving in any direction within
the ship which allows very flexible and efficient
point-to-point transport. And this efficiency is what
German in particular dream of. That's why the German-based
company called Thyssenkrupp is developing the multi-elevator system. It ditches the traditional pulley design for a brand new configuration
that enables to move freely in any space around a
two-dimensional track or plane. While not as fast as its
fictional counterpart it can still freely roll up and down, left or right to travel to more specified spots around a facility. The sideway style of travel makes it sound like some stylish design gimmick, but the benefits of this
design are quite game changing. Due to the open space the system provides it is possible to use more
elevators simultaneously instead of waiting a
specific cabin will already be on standby for you when you need it. Each cabin rotates from one
spot of the building to another without delay and the
rest of the unused ones are reserved for quick deployment. Furthermore, since the cabins are free to travel in any direction, more elevator spots can be open, drastically reducing the need to walk long distances around
or within a building. Number Three The Calorie Scanning Machine. The Calorie Echo is
recently concept machine introduced by Panasonic
as the next generation dietary monitoring and control tool. It works by using its
sensors to detect food and scan for its potential contents. Panasonic is quite secretive about its inner workings at the moment, but it advertises improved
accuracy and added detail. Its hinted that it uses
a more advanced system of calorie measurement as opposed to current forms of analysis which typically just weigh the food. During its initial test, Calorie Echo was shown to be capable of analyzing calorie contents of a food's individual protein,
carbs and fat percentages. Each meal it scans is tracked with a calorie data saved
into its built-in memory. In addition it was also demonstrated that networking features via WiFi to send the scanned information to a cloud database for even more
integrated applications. Should the commercial
version work like this it could potentially be a groundbreaking device for health enthusiasts. Number Two. The Personal Air Tank. The Scorkl is a kick-started project that introduces a small
tank of air that is designed to be both portable and easy to use. While its relative simplicity
makes it seem less astonishing than other items in this video, this is actually its
most convenient feature. No complex procedures are required to use it. Just pump it with a specialized hand pump, after pumping it is then ready to provide air to a swimmer
for up to 10 minutes. As simple as Scorkl's use may be however, it has certain specific limitations that limit similar diving equipment. First is that Snorkl is designed
only for shallow water-use. Deeper than 10 meters is an official no-no due to the increase risk of chest expansion injury at lower depths. Nonprofessionals should
only ever use it at up to three meters deep and not more than 50 minutes of total use a day to stay safe. Still, it's quite a nifty little gadget that you can definitely have fun with. Number One. The Automatic Toothbrush. Instead of the traditional
stick-and-bristle approach, The Amabrush uses a special
anti-bacterial silicone mouthpiece that has multiple
rows of soft angled bristles. When put in a users mouth it
oscillates while injecting a special type of toothpaste
than to its microchannels. Apparently a total of
only 10 seconds is needed to use the Amabrush for one session. This is explained by
the mouthpiece cleaning both sets of teeth in one
go, hence, the time saved from the traditional three minute ritual. The developers also advertise
that it cleans better due to the combined soft pressure and 45 degree bristle angle
which they claim allows for optimal cleansing while
keeping your gums undamaged. Strangely enough, despite
the growing popularity of other hi-tech toothbrushes
in the commercial dental industry within the last few decades, no other toothbrush company has developed their own version that is similar. This weirdly puts the
Amabrush at a risky position over its conceptual feasbility. Since the largest tooth brush
companies may have deemed the brushing abilities
of this as substandard, there are also a few an potential inherent limitations of its use, such as a potential reduced efficiency when brushing simultaneously
at two angled sides. Still, it is a very cool
concept for a futuristic toothbrush even it's
never gonna hit the stores making us realize how
radically different future everyday tools can be with just
a little application tweak. So which gadget do you
think is the most awesome? Let me know in the comments down below and thanks for watching. (digital background music)
