Gadgets

Folding bicycles are designed to fold into a compact form, facilitating transport and storage. When folded, the bikes can be more easily carried into buildings and workplaces or on public transportation, and more easily stored in compact living quarters or aboard a car, boat or plane. There is another advantage that the airline baggage regulations often permit folding bikes as ordinary luggage, without extra cost.

Marking and copying  the attention text from your text books or reference material and your favorite quotation has never been so easy as it is with this Scan Marker Pen Scanner. While your regular highlighters leave those permanent ugly marks on your books. This one just scans the words and imports them to your computer from where you can use it in your notes or paper. Simply run it over the text that want to highlight and it will transfer it your computer screen. ScanMarker is really great for research writers who have to use a large number of references and quotations. It can also translate around 50 languages; another great tool for research essays.

Now you don’t have to go into a dark room ever again. You can make the lights at your home  completely automated and control them by a few taps on your smartphone or tablet. All you have do is to change your home lighting system first with Belkin WeMo Lighting Starter Kit. These are simple wireless lighting bulbs that can be controlled from anywhere with your smartphone.

The system is easy to install and energy efficient. You can turn lights on and off without leaving the comfort of your bed, couch or anywhere else if you are out of town. The system comes with a set of bulbs and a wireless connector device that will connect your phone with the bulbs.

The padlock technology has not seen significant changes over the last several centuries. They are known to have been used dating back to Roman Era 500-300 BC. Padlocks have been used in China since the late Eastern Han Dynasty (25–220 AD). Since then they have evolved in several shapes and material, but the basic mechanism of key and lock has virtually remained the same.

Not to be outdone by the competition, Sony also revealed their latest smartwatch at IFA in Berlin. The Sony SmartWatch 3 also runs on Google’s Android Wear OS.

I would say the Sony SmartWatch 3 is not the prettiest looking smartwatch you can buy, but it’s not very awkward looking either; and the name leaves much to the imagination. The watch has a 1.6” TFT LCD screen, with 320×320 pixel resolution.

I’ve seen some giant pencils in my life and I even wore a pencil costume when I was a kid but the HB Lamp is by far the coolest pencil I’ve seen to date. This giant pencil may be pretty useless when it comes down to writing down great ideas but it will do an awesome job at starting conversations and acting as a modern piece of art. The body of the over sized pencil lamp is made out of cedar wood just like a real pencil but the eraser portion is where the bulb is housed.

This is a fantastic futuristic device that links to Android or iOS smartphones via Bluetooth 4.0 and gives you a heads up display to look at, without losing sight of the road. It displays speed, RPM, and driving directions through a projector that throws an image on a 5-inch screen that appears to float 6-feet in front of the driver. The device is controlled using simple gestures.

The device stays put so when you are driving on a highway or city street, you can use it to see your speed, RPM, and direction where you are headed. The device can also display information from your smartphone, including text messages, and allows you to screen and answer phone calls.

Bike riding is good for more than saving the planet and your hard-earned cash. It’s also one of the most effective workouts you’ll ever do. But protecting your prized ride from determined thieves is a challenge in itself. There are several locking mechanisms available for bikes but industrious thieves always find ways to break bike locks. However, a sturdy lock and savvy locking strategy will greatly reduce the risk of your bike being singled out by thieves.