Wonderful tech

> Here’s a look at some of the bizarre inventions showcased at the recent Berlin IFA 2017

includes a sterile syringe and surgical gloves, allowing buyers to insert – pain-free, according to the manufacturer – a tiny chip into their finger that could replace car keys, or the gym fob, or even be used to store sensitive personal data.

A dog’s life A small device by Jagger & Lewis, which attaches to a canine companion’s collar, offers training tips, based on readings of his vital signs and movements, all for 99 (RM499).

And with a GPS chip on board, there’s no chance of

Rover roving too far. throat and nasal passages to cut down on the worst of the noise.

Recycling, sorted French inventors Eugene have come up with a little scanner users can clip to the side of their rubbish bin. The 79 (RM398) device reads the barcode on whatever you’re about to throw away, and tells you where the item belongs in the recycling – glass, plastic or cardboard. The device also offers prolific scanners reward points that can be used for online shopping.

Robo-Lego Sony is developing what could be the ultimate construction toy that will allow techy kids armed with tablets to programme and control networked blocks hooked up to a small motor.

Building a walking robotic dinosaur with fearsome snapping jaws could be a few lines of code away. However, it is still in the prototype stage.

Bye bye, laundry night Another prototype, this time from Panasonic, this wardrobe will wash, dry and fold away the laundry – all without a hint of human intervention.

Users just place dirty clothes on a shelf, from where they’re whisked into the built-in washing machine, dried, then folded by robotic arms.

Iron jaw Electric muscle stimulation may be familiar to those desperate for washboard abs, but what about those who are self-conscious about their necks? In just 60 seconds a day, the inventors of the Rio Toner promise to tone up your throat and chin muscles with painless electric pulses, all from 75 (RM378).

Airborne selfie stick Rather than lug around a cumbersome telescopic pole for those must-snap moments, why not a drone complete with HD camera that fits in your palm? The smartphone-controlled,

249 (RM1,255) Airselfie can reach heights of 20 metres.

Cooked to perfection German domestic appliance maker Miele has perfected what it calls an ‘intelligent oven’ that detects what food has been placed inside and adapts the cooking process to match.

The Dialog Oven, on sale in 2018 at 7,999 (RM40,365), promises a perfect leg of lamb with crunchy asparagus and melt-in-the-mouth potatoes, all without having to open the door once. – AFP