USB photo scanner

Photographs are, for some of us, our most prized possessions allowing memories to be taken in a snapshot, saved and shared. With the digital age now upon us, storing images and pictures onto digital media is much preferred to preserve photographs and memories, ensuring that you have a backup and cannot be damaged by lying around in a box. Transforming normal photographs into their digital equivalents is no easy task, but it has now been made easy thanks to the USB Photo Scanner. Armed with a 5 Mega-pixel CMOS sensor, scanning a photo takes a few minutes, much faster than most modern scanners. As you filter each photograph into the tray and slide them into the converter, you press...

lightest phone

Mobile phones used to be assessed on how small they were, with phone companies competing against each other to create the smallest handset on the market. Mobile phone features used to take less precedence over the size of the phone, but as consumer needs evolved the phones evolved in parallel. Phones were now being crammed with as many features as possible, pushing both the size and weight of handsets back to a similar level when mobile phones first emerged onto the market. In the modern world, achieving the correct balance of size and features is critical. Sizes and features are constantly being designed and re-thought and Modu have now released the world's lightest ever mobile

spinning wall

Conserving space is very much a must for those living in small apartments or flats, where space is few and far between. Therefore it is imperative to take advantage of the space you do have, and create an illusion of having more space than you actually do. Many use subtle colours on their walls, or mirror effects to achieve this illusion, but a practical solution has only entered the scene recently, in the form of the TurnOn Multi-Functional Spinning Wall. The Wall is essentially a room which makes use of the ceiling also - allowing for additional space and room. In order to feel the new dimension of space you climb into the hamster-like wheel and then roll it you’re your desired...

Air compressed driven watch

Watches are typically battery driven meaning that you have to change batteries often during your watch's lifetime. There have been few innovations on the mechanics of watches in recent years, but there is now - and it comes courtesy of the Urwerk 202. The 202 holds no battery, but functions by making use of compressed air. The internals of the watch are waterproof, allowing the built-in turbines to rotate based on temperature changes. In an effort to increase the lifespan of the watch, there is a switch on the back which can be set at one of three positions - each controlling the turbine speeds to a different degree. "In addition, the reading manner is fairly innovative.

TELIVISION

The televison set was invented by not one person but a group of numerous personnel. The principal idea was based on photoconductivity of the element selenium, founded by Willoughby Smith in 1873. All televisions make use of an image which is scanned to produce a representation time signal, which is then reversed and decoded by the human eye. On 26 January... read more

Invention Patents

So what exactly is a patent? A patent is a legal right which offers the patentee a monopoly to manufacture, utilise or sell their own invention, legally, over a specific amount of time. A patent is accepted and issued in exchange for the invention specifics.

Patents are not mandatory; however it is important to stress the importance of engaging in the patent process. Once details enter the public domain regarding the invention, application for a patent becomes invalid. This can, in some cases, allow another person to steal your idea and make profit upon it whilst suffering no legal implications.