Top 10 Inventions for 2007
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The gang at New Scientist Tech have put together their own Top 10 list of what they feel are the top inventions for 2007, with nary an iPhone in the bunch. Pulling together their list from new patents that had the highest amount of reader clicks, I suppose it’s no wonder, but a Top 10 list that leaves off the iPhone? Surprising. Here’s the first two to start you off:
10. Skateboard meets Segway Sony unveils plans for a motor-powered skateboard the rider controls using his or her balance, like a Segway. New Scientist readers were distinctly unimpressed. “Just when you think the human race couldn’t get any more lazy,” wrote one reader. Another reader had other ideas: “Are they flammable? If not they should be. I’d love to watch one burn.”
Unscrupulous thieves armed with a sharp knife need only steal your hand to beat fingerprint recognition systems but Sony – again – has an idea. They would instead photograph the patterns of blood capillaries just under the skin using an infrared camera. If the finger is cut off, the cold capillaries are no longer visible. Readers pointed out that thieves don’t need to steal your finger anyway; they can get your co-operation by beating you to within an inch of your life instead.
Hungry for more? You can who else made the cut right here.
