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Electric bus charge for long time? Actually, 15 seconds is enough.

The Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) Transportation Center in Lausanne, Switzerland, is jointly developing a "TOSA" project with ABB to quickly recharge electric buses for up to 15 seconds. Compared to the traditional electric bus, the special bus has two connecting cables, the battery is installed on the roof, after reaching the bus station, by a mechanical arm to connect the battery to the high power charging interface, to complete the charging process. In other words, in the short time to enter each site, the electric bus can be full enough to support the next site of the electricity, no extra time. In just 15 seconds, the charging method is also known as the "Lightning Charge" (Flash charging).

The biggest significance of the project is to reduce the cost of building overhead cables, each of the bus stations after the special transformation is the charging pile of electric buses. But it would be a bit parochial to just apply the principle of charging to bus stops and electric buses. We can try to imagine that a wireless charging sensor is embedded in the road before each traffic light, so that every parked electric car can be recharged for a short time. This means that every available public area in the future city can provide electricity for electric vehicles – at least to address the urban mileage anxiety problem.

Now, researchers say several cities have expressed their interest in such a public transport system, and Geneva may even be the first to adopt the "TOSA" public transport system in 2017.

Aquarius wears "bracelet" Hug: Know how much water you drank today

The hug sensor is equivalent to the "bracelet" of a water bottle, which is fastened to the bottle and detects the user's drinking capacity. Hug's detected data will be sent via Bluetooth to apps running on Apple's iphone, which will record the amount of water the user is drinking, and the app will remind users to drink more water if they haven't reached a set value.

Application according to the user's age, sex, weight, and even ambient temperature recommended daily drinking water, to ensure that the recommended amount of water is appropriate. It also "understands" the user's drinking habits and alerts users to water at the right time. In addition, the application can record the user's drinking water "history", to facilitate users to see the amount of water per day. It can also with Fitbit, Runkeeper and other fitness application synchronization, according to the exercise situation to adjust the amount of drinking water users need. Caktus is also developing interfaces for hug for other fitness applications to access their functions. Unfortunately, the current hug only supports the iOS platform.

During the Kickstarter financing period, the hug price is 60 U.S. dollars (about 370 yuan) or higher, far below the expected retail price. Caktus estimates that the first hug delivery time is the earliest October this year, the official release time will be next March.

NOMIKU2 new WiFi features to bring low-cost and easy-to-use vacuum low temperature cooking equipment

Nomiku 2 is the first second-generation product of Nomiku, a Kickstarter, which is suitable for amateur chefs who also offer small, easy-to-use and low-cost vacuum low-temperature cooking equipment. Nomiku 2 has added Wi-Fi functionality on a generation-by-model basis and has improved performance, while reducing the risk of the user's hand being scalded by steam. By supporting the application, the user can monitor the cooking temperature of Nomiku 2 and remote control. In addition, the app is a social platform for culinary enthusiasts to share their recipes and discuss different ways to use the device.

Like a generation, Nomiku 2 is currently Kickstarter on a fund-raising target of $200,000. The project has been online for only two days and has already raised 300,000 of billions of dollars. The retail price of Nomiku 2 is expected to be $249 and will be listed next March.

Noke: Bluetooth Smart padlock without physical keys, remember to bring your cell phone before you go out

Noke is a Bluetooth smart padlock, its external without any physical buttons, unlock is through the smart phone to achieve. Noke offers an adaptive Android and IOS app that allows users to assign an ID to each door lock after pairing is complete.

When you need a lock, just tap the screen padlock to activate from sleep mode and start searching for the Bluetooth connection. It automatically bounces off when it detects a smart phone that matches it. Noke also prepares a manual unlock code to avoid embarrassment, given the occasional embarrassment of running out of battery or without a cell phone.

At present, there are Kickstarter on the Nokekickstarter, although close to the end of the event there are nearly one months, but it has raised more than 100,000 U.S. dollars, completed the previously set goals.

Really stupid old intelligent watch love care

Love is the Guangzhou Ber Information Technology Co., Ltd. developed a smart watch, mainly for the elderly users. From the love of the current product view, the product function is actually quite many, quite full. But there is a very clear product line of thought, that is the main emotional card, will be filial piety actually landed. Do not understand the physical condition of mom and dad, do not understand the status of mom and Dad's life, and the elderly did not "eat mody" outside the topic, how to do? Love is concerned about the father and mother's health situation, action track recorded, pushed to the children. The old man and his children have no interaction, how to break? Love also thought of this, want the elderly to understand their own life, then directly to share their photos to the cloud, for the elderly on the watch directly.

Although the function of many, but love the product thinking is very clear, in their view, intelligence is not equal to complexity, they have to be in the watch end is simple to the elderly operation, the function of all integrated into the children's mobile phone app end and the Web side, by the children to complete configuration, operation, monitoring For the elderly, no need for mobile phone and watch adaptation, by the children to complete. The smart watch will develop test applications next week and be available in September.