1. Virtual grocery stores
We have taken online shopping a step forward with the opening of virtual grocery stores throughout the world. Strategically placed in area with high-frequency traffic (think airports and subways), they are aimed at the busy individual who does not have time to make it to the store. Instead of products lined along a shelf, shoppers choose their products from “life sized pictures of common grocery items”?and scan a code using an app on their smartphone. They then schedule when they would like their items to be delivered to their home. Not having to load groceries into the car is a call for celebration!
2. Bendable Smartphones
LG released their innovative flexible smartphone, the G Flex, with the idea that it could conform to the curve of your face and your palm. Including a battery that flexes, this is made possible by “organic light-emitting diode displays” which are also found in curved televisions. However, on the LG website there is a disclaimer: ?*The flexibility of this product is limited. This phone may be bent flat up to 180 degrees for a limited period of time only. Do not bend inward or twist.? The fact is my child would be the one to do all those things they warned us not to, so I’ll have to stay away from this one!
3. Google Fiber
Remember when Google was just a plain, no frills search engine? I do. Now, Google has moved ever forward in the tech field and is offering a fiber network with speeds that Google boasts are ?100 times faster than today’s average broadband speeds.? Don’t get too excited though. It is only available in Kansas City, and Provo.? Google is currently in works with city leaders in different metropolitan areas throughout the US to bring it to more cities. It can’t?come soon enough to the rural deep South!
4. Wireless Ordering At Restaurants
To be honest, I had this idea a few years ago for drive-through restaurants. I hate yelling into a speaker only to have my order come up wrong anyways. After no support from my genius software developer husband, I gave up. He will now be the victim of merciless reminders of how he missed out on a major opportunity here. More companies are offering wireless ordering to restaurants. It’s simple. You pick what you want, tap the screen, and it’s sent to the kitchen. This would cut out the inevitable mistakes in reading handwritten orders in the kitchen. Some may even come with card readers and receipt printers so payment can be made at the table. ?If they will include Netflix in this so my kid can be entertained and I can eat in peace I’m all in.
5. Lightweight Casts For Broken Bones
Jake Evill’s Cortex Cast is a 3D printed, custom cast for broken bones that offers a lightweight but ?extremely strong and durable? alternative to bulky plaster casts. The cast is also claimed to be ?generated with optimal support for vulnerable areas and to the exact limb size for a snug fit.? The honeycomb design of the cast allows your limb to breathe and is shower friendly. It also doesn’t hurt that the thing just looks really cool. I’m fairly positive that a kid won’t mind wearing this!
h/t eBaum’s World
Liz Lee considers herself a modern woman of the South and hails from the swamps of South Georgia. She votes along no party line and prefers to look at issues from all angles before taking a stance. She takes particular interest in healthcare issues, mental health issues, and the battle for equality. She is also an emphatic advocate for the end to dog breed discrimination legislation. She is a wife, mother of one human child, mother to one furry American Bully, a college student, and also your typical everyday Wonder Woman. When she hangs up her cape, you can find her curled up in her office sewing, writing, playing World of Warcraft, or practicing banjo. You can follow her on Facebook to see what issue she is tackling.?
