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[itin2013]

Socks of greatness

A pair of socks with massaging beads in the cloth to Rub your feet when a significant other refuses to. They are bigger than normal Socks and so can’t be worn with shoes

[itin2013]

This sounds interesting, but what’s the point of socks if you can’t wear anything over it?  Might as well call them slippers in that case.

[itin2013]

Wonder if Dr. Scholls would be interested in this? haha

[davidoneil]

Haha, yeah, Dr. Scholls would jump on it. But would you even be able to stand in these, or would they just be for a reclined massage?

[davidoneil]

Automatic Medication Dispenser

Taking the normal dispenser a step further, this one would not only automatically give you your medication, it would mix it in with your breakfast or dinner so you didn't even realize you were taking it. Combines with all the smart oven ideas we've had throughout the semester.

[davidoneil]

Underground Magnet Rails

As a replacement for our broken highway system, this particular invention would consist of buried magnet rails, so cars or trains could hover right over them and speed along automatically, without hurting the environment.

[davidoneil]

Social Surrogate

Taking Autumn's innovation to an extreme, this would combine her 360 degree camera with a skype-like feature, so far away relatives could spend time with their families in a more real way during the holidays.

[davidoneil]

The Better Grocery List

Whenever I want to cook something, I inevitably forget to write down a crucial ingredient I need at the store. As a solution, just put in the URL for whatever recipe you found online, and this application will not only keep notes for you, but find which stores have everything you need, and in what amounts.

[davidoneil]

Dictionary App for Google Glass

Whenever you hear a word you don't know, blink twice and google will search the definition for you. Not recommended for people with nervous tics.

[davidoneil]

Escalator Shelf

This shelf consists of platforms that move up and down at the push of a button, helping reduce the pain of bending and stretching to get to out-of-reach shelves.

[davidoneil]

Backlight-Controlled Lamps

Lamps that recognize computer and TV brightness and adjust accordingly.

[davidoneil]

Tempur-Pedic Chair

A chair that works with the same technology as an adjustable bed. Because I can't be the only one whose back hurts constantly.

[davidoneil]

Total Soundproofer

A hypersonic noise canceler that doesn't pass through walls, but can envelop a whole room in silence.

[davidoneil]

Audio Flashcards

I need to exercise, and that doesn't change when I'm studying, but I can't do the two at the same time. But with audio flashcards, that only switch to the next one when you answer the previous one, I could do my running while drilling vocabulary and formulas.

[davidoneil]

Weight Loss Clothing

An attachment for any article of clothing (shoes, pants, shirt, etc.) that can take a calorie count of the food you've eaten in a day, and increase change the weight of the device accordingly to make you burn more calories as you move. Not... that I think it's possible, as it sort of entails breaking the laws of physics. Although maybe it could condense water from the air.

[davidoneil]

Weight-Controlled Washing Machine

No cool name for this one, but I find I forget to do laundry until I'm down to only a couple outfits. What would be nice is if I could just toss dirty laundry into my washing machine every day, and it ran a load automatically when it reached a certain weight. If it could somehow transfer it to the dryer, too, my life would be complete.

[davidoneil]

The Final Wakeup Solution

For someone like me, who has a hard time waking up, but doesn't want to deal with electric shock as some have suggested, I want my house to open up my bedroom window when I don't wake up.

[davidoneil]

Device Swipe

Using infrared sensors (like in the Pokémon games), we could put any two devices next to each other, and literally drag or swipe links and files from one computer to another.

[davidoneil]

Augmented Reality Glasses

Playing off of an earlier idea about a smartphone screen that only you could see, I was wondering why we don't have an AR feature on most Smart Glasses (Google won't have a monopoly for long). By blocking who could access certain QR codes and such, we could broadcast information to a select few in broad daylight, without the risk of everyone seeing it.

[davidoneil]

Selective Soundproofing

I know I'm not the only one who sometimes wants to hear the sounds around him while he works, and sometimes needs silence. There should be some kind of technology that can automatically soundproof or de-soundproof a room at the touch of a button.