NailO lets you use your thumbnail as a mini trackpad

As technology grows, gadgets these days get smaller and smaller and what we have here is quite a testament. What the researchers from MIT are developing is a miniature device that transforms your thumbnail into a trackpad — meet the NailO.

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NailO basically helps its user accomplish simple tasks on the go. If, for example, you’re following a cooking recipe and your hands are full, you can use NailO to help scroll the page. Another example is you can also use it to send short messages while in a meeting.

As functional as it may seem, the makers behind it also mixed a sense of fashion into the device. They’re planning to also offer interchangeable outer covering with different colors to match the overall theme of the user — kind of like those colorful stickers women use to decorate their nails.

This prototype will be presented next week at the Association for Computing Machinery’s Computet-Human interaction conference in Seoul, South Korea.

Check out their video showing NailO used on smartphones.

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This kawaii headphone has built-in speakers in its cat ears

You think you’ve seen everything when it comes to headphones? Think again! The new Axent Wear headphone has large 40mm drivers with built-in loudspeakers installed into its cat ears design for sharing your music!

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Axent Wear headphones specs and features:
Drivers: 40mm
Design: Headband, over-ther-ear
Frequency range: 20Hz to 20KHz
Removable USB for charging
Built-in microphone
LED accent lights
Cat ears-shaped external speakers

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Specs-wise, the headphones carry decent components like its 40mm over-the-ear drivers and 20 – 20,000Hz – which is a standard frequency response for headphones.

The company has just received funding for this unique pair of cans so mass production is at hand. Axent Wear obviously made this Tron-lighted headphones to appeal to the culture of hip and young at heart but who knows, some Filipinos like cool and nifty gadgets like these. Plus, they’re cat ears!

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7 weird gadgets that we want in the Philippines

Lazada Philippines

Tech gadgets vary from category to category – there are smartphones, smart watches, and even smart eyewear. Others, because of their cleverness and function, can also be considered smart devices themselves. Here are 7 weird gadgets that we still want in the Philippines.

Beauty and the Geek

beautyandthegeekpants

Need a new pair of pants? The Beauty and the Geek jeans combines style and functionality as it comes with a built-in QWERTY keyboard, mouse, and even speakers! The keyboard is tailored at the leg area with a secret pocket for the wireless mouse. Meanwhile, sound comes out of the stereo speakers located at the knee area of the pants. This is the ultimate geek wear for on-the-go users!

Massage Me

Massage Me

The Massage Me video game controller is made for gamers…and their significant other. Basically, a video game controller is embedded into a soft vest that converts massage moves into in-game commands. This could potentially solve the “Dota o ako” dilemma here in the Philippines. In addition, here’s a DIY guide!

Mindset Headphones

mindset

Headsets are so yesterday. What we have here is the Mindset headphones that have a medical-grade brainwave sensor that lets you see how your brain reacts to different sounds. There are also different programs and games that let you move trucks and edit movies using only your brain. It sells for $199 or a little over Php8K.

Eyezone Massager

eyezone-massager

The purpose of the Eyezone massager is quite obvious: It basically targets the region around the eyes to relieve eye strain, tension headaches, and sinus discomfort from a long day’s work of staring at the computer screen. It’s a good way to depuff those eye bags if you don’t mind wearing a device that makes you look like a villain in a comic book. It sells for £8.99 or around Php650.

Little Lamp

little lamp

The Little Lamp functions in a new way that it uses an ordinary 1.5V D-Cell battery to power the lamp and become the entire base of it. A single battery is said to last up to 150 hours and what’s more interesting is that you’d never have to replace the LED light! The Little Lamp is complete with an on/off chain and is available to ship to Philippines for £5.25 or Php383. Think of the energy you could save!

Virtual Keyboard

virtual keyboard

This one isn’t available anywhere as of yet, but it’s a patent from Google for its Google Glasses that projects a virtual keyboard to the palm. With it, users could easily send text messages or emails with his/her other hand and not solely rely on voice commands. Think Iron Man-like virtual keys.

Doryu 2-16

doryu

This is not a gun, but a 16mm still-image camera. It was developed in the 1950s as a police-issue device in Japan. To use it, you need to load magnesium bullet cartridges to power the flash up top which also causes it to produce a loud bang once the trigger is pulled. It gives a whole new meaning to the term “point-and-shoot camera”.

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7 weird gadgets that we want in the Philippines

Lazada Philippines

Tech gadgets vary from category to category – there are smartphones, smart watches, and even smart eyewear. Others, because of their cleverness and function, can also be considered smart devices themselves. Here are 7 weird gadgets that we still want in the Philippines.

Beauty and the Geek

beautyandthegeekpants

Need a new pair of pants? The Beauty and the Geek jeans combines style and functionality as it comes with a built-in QWERTY keyboard, mouse, and even speakers! The keyboard is tailored at the leg area with a secret pocket for the wireless mouse. Meanwhile, sound comes out of the stereo speakers located at the knee area of the pants. This is the ultimate geek wear for on-the-go users!

Massage Me

Massage Me

The Massage Me video game controller is made for gamers…and their significant other. Basically, a video game controller is embedded into a soft vest that converts massage moves into in-game commands. This could potentially solve the “Dota o ako” dilemma here in the Philippines. In addition, here’s a DIY guide!

Mindset Headphones

mindset

Headsets are so yesterday. What we have here is the Mindset headphones that have a medical-grade brainwave sensor that lets you see how your brain reacts to different sounds. There are also different programs and games that let you move trucks and edit movies using only your brain. It sells for $199 or a little over Php8K.

Eyezone Massager

eyezone-massager

The purpose of the Eyezone massager is quite obvious: It basically targets the region around the eyes to relieve eye strain, tension headaches, and sinus discomfort from a long day’s work of staring at the computer screen. It’s a good way to depuff those eye bags if you don’t mind wearing a device that makes you look like a villain in a comic book. It sells for £8.99 or around Php650.

Little Lamp

little lamp

The Little Lamp functions in a new way that it uses an ordinary 1.5V D-Cell battery to power the lamp and become the entire base of it. A single battery is said to last up to 150 hours and what’s more interesting is that you’d never have to replace the LED light! The Little Lamp is complete with an on/off chain and is available to ship to Philippines for £5.25 or Php383. Think of the energy you could save!

Virtual Keyboard

virtual keyboard

This one isn’t available anywhere as of yet, but it’s a patent from Google for its Google Glasses that projects a virtual keyboard to the palm. With it, users could easily send text messages or emails with his/her other hand and not solely rely on voice commands. Think Iron Man-like virtual keys.

Doryu 2-16

doryu

This is not a gun, but a 16mm still-image camera. It was developed in the 1950s as a police-issue device in Japan. To use it, you need to load magnesium bullet cartridges to power the flash up top which also causes it to produce a loud bang once the trigger is pulled. It gives a whole new meaning to the term “point-and-shoot camera”.

The post 7 weird gadgets that we want in the Philippines appeared first on YugaTech | Philippines, Tech News & Reviews.

7 weird gadgets that we want in the Philippines

Lazada Philippines

Tech gadgets vary from category to category – there are smartphones, smart watches, and even smart eyewear. Others, because of their cleverness and function, can also be considered smart devices themselves. Here are 7 weird gadgets that we still want in the Philippines.

Beauty and the Geek

beautyandthegeekpants

Need a new pair of pants? The Beauty and the Geek jeans combines style and functionality as it comes with a built-in QWERTY keyboard, mouse, and even speakers! The keyboard is tailored at the leg area with a secret pocket for the wireless mouse. Meanwhile, sound comes out of the stereo speakers located at the knee area of the pants. This is the ultimate geek wear for on-the-go users!

Massage Me

Massage Me

The Massage Me video game controller is made for gamers…and their significant other. Basically, a video game controller is embedded into a soft vest that converts massage moves into in-game commands. This could potentially solve the “Dota o ako” dilemma here in the Philippines. In addition, here’s a DIY guide!

Mindset Headphones

mindset

Headsets are so yesterday. What we have here is the Mindset headphones that have a medical-grade brainwave sensor that lets you see how your brain reacts to different sounds. There are also different programs and games that let you move trucks and edit movies using only your brain. It sells for $199 or a little over Php8K.

Eyezone Massager

eyezone-massager

The purpose of the Eyezone massager is quite obvious: It basically targets the region around the eyes to relieve eye strain, tension headaches, and sinus discomfort from a long day’s work of staring at the computer screen. It’s a good way to depuff those eye bags if you don’t mind wearing a device that makes you look like a villain in a comic book. It sells for £8.99 or around Php650.

Little Lamp

little lamp

The Little Lamp functions in a new way that it uses an ordinary 1.5V D-Cell battery to power the lamp and become the entire base of it. A single battery is said to last up to 150 hours and what’s more interesting is that you’d never have to replace the LED light! The Little Lamp is complete with an on/off chain and is available to ship to Philippines for £5.25 or Php383. Think of the energy you could save!

Virtual Keyboard

virtual keyboard

This one isn’t available anywhere as of yet, but it’s a patent from Google for its Google Glasses that projects a virtual keyboard to the palm. With it, users could easily send text messages or emails with his/her other hand and not solely rely on voice commands. Think Iron Man-like virtual keys.

Doryu 2-16

doryu

This is not a gun, but a 16mm still-image camera. It was developed in the 1950s as a police-issue device in Japan. To use it, you need to load magnesium bullet cartridges to power the flash up top which also causes it to produce a loud bang once the trigger is pulled. It gives a whole new meaning to the term “point-and-shoot camera”.

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