Keyboard can be shared between multiple devices

Take multi tasking to a new level. This full-sized, wireless Bluetooth keyboard can be shared between multiple devices. Reply to a text on your iPhone, take notes on your iPad, type away on your Mac.
A clean, white design and low profile keys make for a stylish yet comfortable typing experience. 

Source : www.kanexlive.com

Now, smartphone that folds into a tablet or laptop

Scientists have developed the world's first foldable smartphone that changes to a tablet and a notebook using a set of screens and hinges.

The shape-changing smartphone allows users to fold open up to three flexible electrophoretic displays to provide extra screen real estate, the amount of space available on a display, when needed.

Displays are detachable such that users can fold the device into various shapes that can range from an ultra notebook shape to a foldout map.

PaperFold automatically recognises its shape and changes its graphics to provide different functionality upon shape changes.

For example, folding the device into an ultra notebook form factor opens up a keyboard on the bottom screen. Users could use this form factor to type a search.
By flattening PaperFold's three displays, the user changes views to a Google map that spans all screens.

Shaping PaperFold into a convex globe shows the map in Google Earth view.

Folding PaperFold into the shape of a 3D building on the map will pick up a Google SketchUp model of the building and turn the device into an architectural model that can be 3D printed.

Researchers said the inspiration for PaperFold came from its namesake: paper.

Typically, mobile devices require scrolling or zooming in order to see different parts of a document whereas paper can be folded, detached or combined allowing it to be accessed in multiple parallel forms.

Source : http://www.hindustantimes.com/

Ring would control your TV

Silicon Valley-based Industrial Design and Engineering firm Whipsaw has decided to throw their lot with Nod, which happens to be touted as “the most advanced gesture control device” to date. The Nod gesture control ring might be something that Sauron would have been interested in – not only is it stylish and light, it is also versatile, too, being a truly special ring in the world of functional, wearable tech.
The Nod happens to be an always-on ring which functions as a universal controller to the variety of smart devices that happen to function in your connected life, where among them include the likes of smartphones, tablets, Google Glass, smart watches, home appliances, smart TVs, and computers, among others. Using the Nod is simple – all that you need to do would be to wear Nod on your finger, point and gesture naturally. Your compatible devices will be able to obey all of your subtle finger movements as though they were by magic.
It will be as natural as possible, where this Bluetooth-enabled ring is capable of responding to the many simple movements that one makes. For instance, rotating your hand will let you adjust the temperature on your smart thermostat, and you can turn the TV on simply by pointing to it, or to adjust the volume.
Right now, the Nod gesture control ring remains available for a limited pre-sale at $149 a pop, and those who have already done so ought to be able to see their orders begin to ship later this coming fall.
Source : http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/

A Scanner can count calories in your food

image courtesy of Consumer Physics

Anyone conscious about what they eat will be happy to hear about a device in the making from Consumer Physics that can tell you how many calories is in that piece of food you are thinking of eating. On top of that it will tell you the amount of fat and protein and other nutritional information and even advise you if fruit is ripe enough to eat. The SCiO molecular scanner offers results in real time which are sent toan app on the user’s smartphone through Bluetooth. Expected in fall 2014 the scanner will come with apps that are going to help consumers identify the composition of food, medications and plants.

The scanner might sound like something that you would see one of the team in Star Trek using, but the Israeli inventors promise that the handheld scanner can be used for checking anything from the amount of calories to checking what drugs are in your medication. The company behind it plan on expanding it so the scanner can be used as a medical sensor, in this case it could be used for analysing bodily fluids and human tissue.

Source : http://interestingengineering.com/