Technology Review

Bird Buddy - Smart Bird Feeder Bird Buddy notifies you about feathered visitors, takes their photos and organizes them into a beautiful collection to admire and easily share with the public. Also, Bird Buddy will recognize all the birds that visit you, and you will be able to build a collection of new species of birds that you have discovered.

Aleph Farms - 3D-printed lab-grown steak The experts of the Israeli company Aleph Farms have managed to reproduce such a popular dish as steak using 3D bioprinting and the test tube meat technology. Since they used harvesting stem cells from the muscle tissue of living livestock, the tube steak shares the same taste and texture as conventional meat. It is worth pointing out that this is not a synthetic product, but real meat cells grown under laboratory conditions.

Eavor-Loop: affordable geothermal energy The startup Eavor has received investment from BP and Chevron to develop its geothermal energy extraction system, which can produce cheap electricity with a fairly high efficiency. What makes the Eavor-Loop special is that, unlike analogous technologies, it doesn't need a water pump, which decreases a waste of energy by 50-80%. Turbines are driven on the surface by the heat of water vapor and electricity is produced.

Facebook's AI can take anyone to the virtual world This is an old (2019) development of Facebook experts, which allows you to transfer any person into the virtual world, game or video. The process is quite straightforward: the AI (two neural networks are used at once) cuts out a person from the movie creating his or her a virtual image. And the image can be copied to any background, including a moving picture.

Philips Hue: the smart lighting system It is a system of smart lights, designed by Philips experts. A special feature of the Philips Hue is the ability to control lights (up to 50 lamps) and adjust them to the needs of the owner with a special remote or directly from a smartphone via Bluetooth. Furthermore, it makes it possible to synchronize lighting with movies, games, and music.

Bike with circular saws This is the creation of a popular YouTube blogger, The Q, who came up with the idea to replace regular bicycle wheels with circular saws in order to adapt it for cycling on ice. The first prototype was a failure, but the second... Just watch the video.

KUKA Robot vs. Human The German company KUKA Roboter, which produces industrial robots, has released three viral commercials showing the capabilities of their bots. In two of the clips, the KUKA KR AGILUS model faces off against one of the best table tennis players Timo Ball. First in a game of ping pong, then in a game of playing grand symphonies on wine glass rims. The last video shows the ensemble of bots performing a music piece. The KUKA KR AGILUS is is the smallest robotic cell on the market for arc welding tasks.

VisionCheck Pocket Optometrist The VisionCheck device is a product of a small but very promising EyeQue startup. You don't even need to leave the house. VisionCheck is attached directly to the smartphone screen. And a special application conducts eye examination in 9 stages, the results of which are evaluated by the program itself. As a result, you get a complete analysis of your vision, plus recommendations for the selection of glasses, if they are needed. If necessary, all data can be forwarded to the attending physician.

Thor is a speaker system that will make your car sound like a legendary sports car. One or two heavy-duty speakers are installed on any modern car and are synchronized with the engine operation. You choose the sound itself and its volume in a specialized application from 20 suggested options.

Orion Span Orbital Hotel Orion Span intends to launch its own tourist hotel into Earth orbit (370 km) in 2024. The hotel will be small, designed for only 5 guests who will spend there up to 12 days. The proposed program is supposed to be intense, and it will begin on earth with the preparatory stage. Guests will not just admire the cosmic landscapes, but also help astronauts in conducting scientific research.