Digital rear-view helmet
Made popular on 24/4/09.My idea is to equip a motorbike helmet with a tiny video camera on the rear, and digital display on the visor. This way, the rear-view could be displayed in transparency on a small area of the visor. Technology is already available for such display. I just wonder if there would be a market.
Clips for instant shoe-lacing -> Fashion -> AccessoriesMade popular on 17/4/09.My idea is to incorporate two small clips at the top of a shoe. You could use this system to firmly grip your laces instead of knotting them. Of course, the system could be adapted to other items such as bags, etc...
Anti-Mosquito Laser -> Technology -> DeviceMade popular on 23/3/09.I think we have the technology to produce an automatic anti-mosquito laser. The frequency of the wing movements of a mosquito is characteristic and can be used to detect them. And cheap lasers are now powerful enough to kill a mosquito. The device would find its market because its advantage compared to odour-based devices is that it can be used outdoors.
3D Liquid Crystals -> Technology -> DeviceMade popular on 16/1/09.Who has never dreamed of a 3D television set like you can see in some futuristic movies ? Well it's 2009, and I think it's time we do it ! A 2D LCD screen consists of lines of liquid crystals put one near the other in a plane. I don't think it would be difficult to find a way to arrange columns of liquid crystals, not restricted to a plane, but to a cube ! The pedestal could be used to send electric current acting on the crystals.
Using microbes to protect art pieces
-> ArtsMade popular on 19/2/09.Art and artefact collections are under assault from mold, fungus and insects. The impact is not negligible, particularly on delicate objets d'art in tropical climates. Some micro-organisms have cleaning macro-abilities. I think it is possible to clean a dirty piece with carefully chosen bacteria.Status:
Reviewing in progress: The status of this I-dea is not yet decided, the reviewing procedure in progress.
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Already exists: This I-dea has already been concretised. It is available to the public, or will be in a near future.
Technologically unfeasible: The technology needed to realise this I-dea won't be available for at least a century.
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No market: Too few people are likely to be interested in this I-dea.
