Reading is becoming completely hand-free with the OLED data glasses, which display digital documents on the lenses. The lenses of the glasses consist of OLED pixels and photodiodes. The OLED pixels form a digital document that seems to be about 3.3 feet in front of the wearer, while document-controlling eye movements are interpreted by the photodiodes. The user can switch their focus from the task at hand to the document by looking toward the horizon, and can turn the document's...

The lens will put a new spin on iPhone photography, swiveling to allow the user to view the screen from different angles. The right-angle lens will consist of three glass lenses and a prism within an aluminum body. It will attach the existing lens of the iDevice with a reusable, sticky polymer pad, where it can be angled to catch low or overhead shots while still letting the photographer look at the screen. The lens will also turn tables into tripods--it will be turned to allow the...

The kinetic charger will turn mechanical movement into electricity, letting you power your phone by taking a walk. The device will feature a microfluidic device that will move nano-droplets of liquid through channels embedded in a thin film, which will produce an electric current. It will clip to a belt or pocket where it will harness the motion of the wearer to generate and store up to 4 watts of energy, and connecting the devices together will increase the charging capacity.

A new insulin delivery device will be the most secure remote-controlled medical device on the market. The device will carry a week's supply of insulin and work with the Android-powered phone. The phone will feature an integrated glucose meter and a dedicated SIM card for communication with the pump, and will operate for seven days on a single eco-friendly battery. A temperature sensor in the pump will warn the user if the insulin is being exposed to too much heat while a separate...

The movement to leave smartphones safely in a pocket continues with the new device, which turns any surface into a touch screen and lets you answer your phone by swiping your shirt. The device will be worn on the fingertip and will feature two small cameras. One camera will be able to detect the texture of the nearest surface while the other will sense motion, enabling the device to both sense swipe movement and alter the input according to the material. This extra bit of...

A new password system based on eye motion could one day lead to a secure security system that can be accessed with only a look. The system will be based upon the idea that no two people trace a path with their eyes in exactly the same way. By recording eye motions, the system will be able to analyze two features: fixation--when the eyes linger on an aspect of the screen, and saccades--the quick movements of the eye as it shifts between points. This information will be compared to...

The suitcase will communicate with a smartphone to automatically follow the user, even locking itself and sounding an alert if it gets lost. The suitcase will move about on small set of treads powered by compressed air and will include a microcontroller able to identify and triangulate signals from the user's smartphone. It will follow at a constant distance, and will lock itself and send a vibration alert to the phone if the signal is lost. The bags can also be programmed to...

Replacing lithium with sugar could create stronger, long-lasting batteries with more energy storage capabilities. The idea is to heat sucrose to as high as 2,700 °F in an oxygen-free atmosphere. This process, called pyrolysis, results in a hard carbon powder that can be embedded in a sodium-ion battery to create a storage capacity 20 percent greater than conventional hard carbon.

The tiny cam car key uses an infrared LED to create enough illumination to capture HD videos, even in the darkest corners. The tiny camera weighs under an ounce and measures only 2.5 inches on its longest side. Although it doesn't look much like a camera at all (instead resembling a remote car key), its features include motion-detecting activation, an 8 GB built in memory and audio recording capabilities.

A glass data storage device can easily be read with a common microscope, allowing to be accessed regardless of future technologies. The storage device, a square sliver of quartz glass, will be printed with a binary series of dots. Designed to prevent the possibility of losing information as technology evolves, the binary code can be read by an optical microscope and any computer capable of understanding binary code. The storage device will also be nearly indestructible, able to...