Who says that the gas field does not exist, the Cambridge Electronic gas field can provide you with "the cipher boundary"

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Electronic gas field: a new solution to the problem of cryptography

According to the Guardian, Frank Stajano of the computer Laboratory at Cambridge University has proposed a new scheme: An Electronic gas field (Tepco aura). The gas field is emitted from the body's electronic devices, within two to three feet of the user's perimeter. The gas field can confirm the identity of the equipment owner, and the other equipment must be within the range of the gas field. This not only solves the password problem, there are other aspects of the application, for example, thieves can steal your car keys, but can't open the door.

In addition, Stajano is also designing a device that can remember thousands of accounts and passwords Pico, can interact with various web sites, users can log on to their own accounts simply by putting the device in front of the screen. Because Pico can only work in the user's electronic gas field, users need not worry about it being lost. Stajano said the EU has offered him 1 million pounds to develop a security system based on this idea.

Armed body, smart shoes Boogio play a game, remember the data, also broadcast got PPT

Boogio can track the movements and forces of the user's feet, and it looks like a common insole, and you can put it in your shoes. Ordinary insoles are for the comfort of shoes, while Boogio can detect the strength of the feet when the user walks, and send the relevant data to the phone.

Boogio may play a game in the field of ability, for example, with the virtual reality device Oculus Rift with the use, you can Boogio collection of foot action data used in the game scene, users can enjoy the game in the process of fitness. In addition, Boogio is expected to be used in medical and sports training areas, providing medical reference data and movement status data. The development team also introduced some interesting gameplay, such as controlling slide transitions through the tilt of the foot.

Currently Boogio's beta version has begun to accept bookings at a price of 189 dollars a pair, expected to be shipped by the end of this year.

Cubii: A fitness facility that sits under the table and can be exercised

Cubii is essentially a "space walking machine", except that cubii can be placed under the table, allowing you to sit and exercise. The Cubii design takes into account the feelings of those who cannot leave their chairs, and the track of their pedals is specially designed to conform to ergonomics, so that when the user exercises the knees will not suddenly hit the desk.

Cubii is on the Kickstarter, there are 7 hours to end, now has raised 280,000 dollars.

Qblinks Remote control device: "Swiss Army Knife" on the iphone

Qblinks wants to become the "Swiss Army Knife" in the iphone's remote control device, which features a variety of functions: alerts you to different apps on your smartphone, can be used as a remote shutter for a camera, you can start Siri, you can play music, And even in silent mode, you can also help users find their phones by using a beep. Qblinks even has an ambient temperature sensor.

One important difference between qblinks and other iphone remote control devices is that the cloud platform allows an iphone to connect several qblinks (if you want to be notified at the same time as a friend or family member), and you can record all notifications that are received from applications connected to your qblink. And it can show the indoor temperature (will be saved to the Google Drive). For each notice, you can set the LED 3 flicker times and 7 colors. You can also set different actions (such as taking photos or playing music randomly) depending on how many times you click the Qblinks button.

Currently, Qblinks is on the Kickstarter, the minimum support price of 29 U.S. dollars, is expected to October shipments, has now raised 10,000 U.S. dollars.

GE launches Firstbuild, a "dream factory" for everyone

GE unveiled its own community-and crowdsourcing-based "DreamWorks" Firstbuild Microfactory, which aims to attract inventors, designers, engineers, students and all ordinary people to collaborate and make ideas a reality.

Firstbuild is equivalent to a collaborative community, similar to quirky, where each product is designed, manufactured and sold, and the whole process can be realized in this community. Even if you can't go to the factory in person, you can upload your own ideas in the Firstbuild community. Even if you do not understand the product, do not know how to make it, in the community you can find professionals to form a team, we work together to improve the concept, and eventually create products.

Not all of the ideas submitted will eventually turn into products, and Firstbuild will choose the most popular items for production. After the election of an idea, the team needs to make its sample, if the response is enthusiastic, you can immediately start production in the Firstbuild "micro-factory". If the creator agrees to name GE's trademark, its product can be sold directly on the official web. Although the trademark is owned by GM, the patent still belongs to the creator, and each product is sold, the creator can obtain the corresponding royalties.

Emberlight: There is an iphone, ordinary light bulb can be changed intelligence

The emberlight device is simple to install and can be compatible with any current dimming bulb, including incandescent bulbs, halogen lamps, dimming fluorescent lamps (CFL) and tunable LED lights. The team also wants to build an upgraded version of the Emberlight device, compatible with any light bulb.

The user simply inserts the bulb into the emberlight base, and then turns on the wireless network connection via the phone (without other hardware assistance, such as a wireless hub). Emberlight combination of Bluetooth and wireless network features, the phone will automatically identify the light bulb to connect, the installation process becomes simple and convenient. After connecting the wireless network, everything is ready.

Emberlight team has previously joined the Orange Fab Accelerator, the product is now Kickstarter, the target funds for 50000 of dollars. Kickstarter supporters can buy a single product at a predetermined price of 49 dollars, with 10 packages priced at $399. The company plans to set the retail price to $60 for a single product and 10 for $499.