The best inventions of 2018

Time has chosen 50 different inventions presented in 2018 that could have a clear impact in the near future. Compared to the innovations chosen in 2017, those of 2018 are double. In fact, last year the weekly magazine chose 25 and we have selected 5 of the 50 this year, the most technological. 

Aira

&` a subscription service that allows blind or visually impaired people to continuously receive information about their surrounding environment. Aira transmits the images that surround it in live streaming, 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, and a series of operators, thanks to this information, provide useful information on how to carry out actions or move in space. Let's think for example about reaching a distant object, sorting out the mail, finding your seat in a theater etc.

Zozosuit

Nowadays we buy anything online, but there is a product category that, until now, we could not buy: tailor-made clothes. Zozosuit is a tight-fitting set of leggings and long-sleeved t-shirt that is used to take very precise measurements of the wearer's body thanks to an app. At the moment these measurements can only be used on the website of the Japanese startup Zozo which offers basic garments with a comfortable fit. perfect.

FreshWorks

&` It is also possible to improve fruit and vegetable containers with technology. Thanks to a filter in the lid which regulates the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide with the outside so that it is always optimal, the FreshWorks series of containers allows you to preserve fresh products more easily. long. Reducing waste is the main objective of the manufacturing company.

LynQ

Concerts, demonstrations, events with thousands of people: on these occasions it can be It might happen that you get lost among the crowd in an area where, due to the large quantity, of people, there is no no telephone signal internet connection. To meet this need, LynQ was born, a device that does not require smartphones, apps, wi-fi, maps or special subscriptions, but is able to precisely indicate the position of even 12 people within a radius of 5 kilometers outdoors.

Sonos Beam

The latest speaker made by the Californian company Sonos incorporates the functions of a smart speaker. It is activated via voice commands through which it is It is possible to interact with the smart TV, but also play music, raise and lower the volume. In addition to the speakers, behind the Sonos Beam grille there are five microphones that the speaker uses both to accurately detect the user's speech wherever they are in the room and to reduce echo effects in playback.