Gadget launches nowadays are very common – almost everyone is trying their hands at making something unique, leading to impressive progress of mankind. While this does bring about a few amazing ideas that can truly change the way we live (read: HoloLens, Hyperloop), there are a few others that are a bit too ahead of their time. Either that, or we simply could not comprehend the extent of their awesomeness. Here's looking at 11 such gadgets, that are, to be modest, a bit off the regular radar.
Note: While we found these gadgets curious and definitely funny, we sincerely support each endeavour.
Bruno Smart Trash Can
We guess, the most common question in days of smart objects and connected homes would be, "If water purifiers can be smart, why can't trash cans be so too?" Proving itself against ages of discrimination and being downtrodden by "cleaner" devices, the Bruno Smart Trash Can connects using your house WiFi, and syncs with your phone via an app. It regularly reminds you to clean it, take out garbage bins, and also sucks in dirt and dust from the floor.
How clean is that?
Green Cube
In ages of growing soil erosion, this is your best bet. Also, we dare ask, when everything is taking the portable route, why can't agriculture, too? The Green Cube is a hydroponic box that features an accelerated climate simulation, allowing you to grow certain vegetables on the go.
Lovense Blush Vibe
When we first sighted this product on its crowdfunding campaign, we couldn't help but wonder, what else remains to get the "connected" tag? The Lovense Blush Vibe is a wirelessly controllable sex toy, and its advertisement actually says that you can share pleasure with your partner... from a distance. To add to all this, it also has an Apple Watch app. Wristbands just got a whole lot more useful, didn't they?
Makey Makey Go
The Makey Makey Go is actually as useful and genius as it is weird. It is a keychain-sized USB circuit board with an alligator clamp, which turns anything into a touchpad when you connect the other end of it to your laptop. And, anything literally means anything. While we are yet to try it out for ourselves, people across the world have affirmed claims of jellybeans and donuts acting as operational touchpads and buttons. How awesome is a donut mouse? This awesome.
Mask
The people at Mask probably read your minds and fit a display on the underneath of a headset's head band. The Mask, apart from being an able, cushioned headset, doubles up as a heads-up display which would aid you in gaming, watching movies, and more. The weird bit? Looking like a half-dressed Iron Man. Or even, RoboCop.
Miito
While this, at first, might make you doubt its worth, Miito is actually a neatly-thought-out gadget. Coupled with a base plate companion, the Miito can work for any iron-free mug or cup. All you need to do is drop this slender rod into the bowl, and you get back your water, milk or coffee, warm. Massive savings on your electricity bill.
Mint
This is a gadget for your mouth. Breath into it, and results of your analysed breath will show up on your paired smartphone app. How does that help? Well, it can suggest you if you need a mint, or maybe, a change in your toothpaste.
How much more can technology aid you?
Sensoria Fitness Socks
The Sensoria Fitness socks are almost like any other normal sock, except for the half-band fit on it, and microfiber sensors that read the amount of pressure you put on your heels, thereby correcting the way you walk. It's all innovative, but that does not stop it from being borderline weird.
The Hug
The Hug is not a fitness band for you, it is for your water bottle. It can tally data correlating to your age, weight, local area temperature, and as you work out, it can track the way you hold your water bottle, the number of sips you take, and tell you how hydrated you are, and how much more water would you need to consume. Talk about fitness bands taking a different turn altogether.
Toshiba Chihiraaico humanoid
This is by far the creepiest 'gadget' we have seen – something that comes frighteningly close to being cloned humanoids of futuristic destruction movies. The Toshiba Chihiraaico robot was designed to "achieve real heart-warming communication with human-like facial expression", but despite such humane intention, it is more scary than not.
XploreAir Paravelo
A flying bicycle that comes with a zipped parachute, and can fly as high as 4,000 feet? Check. This is by far the most bizarre addition to this list, with a lot of E.T. swag added to it. We shudder to think what would happen if it somehow malfunctioned on top of New Delhi's D.N.D. Flyway. Somehow, it failed to raise enough dough on its crowdfunding venture, and couldn't materialise.
Never say never, though. We may be going to work on these, some day in future.