This funny little animal hides a surveillance camera

The monitoring equipment is certainly convenient, but can be intimidating one. This is why anItalian design studio has revived day by customizing and making the pass for curious small animals. To lighten the mood, the concept into effect the cameras very endearing creatures. The studio Parson has appealed to Eleanor Trevisanutto designer to customize these devices. The collection called Animals includes a series of standard cameras, dressed in a molded aluminum housing . As the design and color is different for each element, you are entitled to a camera-chameleon disguised as another bird, in grasshopper or Squirrel. The aim is to provide an alternative and less intimidating rather fun to conventional surveillance systems. And perhaps more discreet, too. Finally, accessories are interchangeable for convenience. Such cameras of a new kind are reduced to the status of "concept". The realization is not yet on the agenda, at least for now.

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Electronic cigarette more than 1400 poisoning e-liquid

In an article published this week, the New York Times warning about the dangers of electronic cigarette and e-liquid nicotines with more than 1,400 cases of nicotine poisoning last year in the United States. If the electronic cigarette does not contain tar, cyanide, nickel or lead, e-liquids are also not without danger. It is recalled that on Monday New York Times in an editorial calling for vigilance . Besides flavors, propylene glycol or vegetable glycerin , liquid electronic cigarettes can indeed contain the nicotine , a chemical that is both a source of dependence and reported as'very toxic' by the European Directive of 27 June 1967. The New York Times reports that as of 2013, "calls to poison control centers in the United States related to e-liquids have greatly increased" . The number of calls for intoxication would indeed tripled between 2012 and 2013 to reach the number 365. That the total number of poisoning nicotine would rise about him in 1414 to 2013 from the American Association of Poison Control Centers . A figure which already stands at 651 for the first four months of 2014. According to the American newspaper, the case is color and attractive aromas bottles that attract young children. However, doses of nicotine contained in the e-liquid vials in Europe they are limited to about 20 mg per mL . A dose, according to the New York Times , "can make you sick, but is rarely fatal for the child" . Since the explosion of electronic cigarette in recent years, only one case of death caused by intoxication nicotine has been increased. It was the suicide of an American who decided to inject nicotine directly into the bloodstream.

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use your ring as a dock for smartphone

Even the media are intended for smartphones phones. Proof is the concept of Celltack, a new kind of magnetic dock . Its particularity? It takes the form of a ring to wear fingertips. Presented like a jewel in the design and functional time Celltack is compatible with any device and mobile gadget . It is composed of two elements: a small magnet that any dish is fixed on the back of the phone and the dock ultraportable itself. Available in several accessories, so it takes on the appearance of a ring, a bracelet or a variant for mounting on a bicycle. In this way, the user can easily manipulate its smartphone . In addition to viewing the mobile wrist, it may possibly perform other tasks with both hands free. Finally, the magnetic system is powerful enough to keep the unit in place. accessory is currently at the prototype stage and the realization of which depends on the outcome of a campaign on Indiegogo. It remains twenty days to raise the sum of $ 40,000.

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WhatsApp has 480 million users

According to a report by the news magazine Focus in the online edition of 23 March 2014, the short messaging service WhatsApp has become one of world's 480 million users. Monthly average of 15 million new users would be won and even though WhatsApp was taken in February of Facebook. In February, the provider in Germany rose by 1 million to increase its user base significantly to 30 million users.

Opposite Focus reported the WhatsApp-founder January Koum that his service for the user is to be attractive and this might be the announced telephone function make an important contribution. The call function to allow it to users via VoIP for free to be able to call each other. In Germany WhatsApp works to implement its mobile offering with E-Plus together.There should be a special prepaid card that has a WhatsApp option and where all sent messages, pictures and videos are not intended to affect the free volume of the prepaid tariff. The acquisition by Facebook cost 19 billion U.S. dollars and was one of the most expensive acquisitions to date of the social network.

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A touch pad holographic display

Soon, we can interact with a terminal via a holographic display . Finish the touch screen, instead, the tablet directly displays the data in the air through a holographic screen as interface.

The prototype was called AIRR Tablet for "Aerial Imaging by Retro-Reflection." The touch pad of a new genus is distinguished by its floating display. Allowing the user to manipulate and access to various applications. No need to use glasses virtual complete, the system is based on the retro-reflection to float interface and project information in the air. The tactile feedback is provided by sensors integrated movements, which can take up to 500 images per second. Touch holographic screen thus results in a specific order. Similarly, the user can enlarge or reduce the size via a simple gesture. This tablet was designed and developed by Professor Hirotsugu Yamamoto , University of Tokushima, Japan. At the moment, it is only a prototype that foreshadows the future of touch devices.

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This chip lets you know when food is expired

If refer to one's usual expiration date printed on the packaging of our products, Chinese researchers have found a way to do things differently in order to check the status of our food.Thanks to nanotechnology, they managed to create a chip that can notify the consumer when a product is damaged. invention that the team of the must Peking University , led by Professor Chao Zhang. This is a tag to be bonded to the packaging of a food package or a medicament. Hardly bigger than a grain of rice, each chip is made ​​from gold nanorods and silver. To control the "consumability" of a food, the small device uses a color code to inform the consumer. Thus, it is red when the content is fresh. It then turns to orange to yellow according to the degradation of the food. Once the green , it indicates that it is outdated . In addition to considering the expiry date of the product, the process is also based on the potential damage caused by the change in ambient temperature. At the prototype stage, this tag feed controller was tested on milk exposed to different temperatures. For now, the process has been patented in China and its designers hope to find a way to make it accessible to a wider public more.

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MIT develops a lifelike robotic fish

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have recently created a "fish" from soft robotics. Away from rigid metal models, their latest is more soft and supple. A PLC can swim like a fish in water. Based on biomimicry , this robotic fish is able to mimic the movement and mode of movement of its animal counterpart. A prototype is manufactured from silicon 3D printed, so he can to move with fluidity and to withstand shocks and collisions with other here. Fullyautonomous , synthetic fish is provided with a shank comprising two sections. In addition to making quick movements, it has more freedom in his movements. Finally, it uses carbon dioxide to "breathe" in the water. Currently, this robotic fish has been developed for experimental purposes.Besides, the prototype is capable of between 20-30 maneuvers based on reserves of carbon dioxide. Later, it could be used to better study these aquatic animals in their natural environment.

MIT robotic fish

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A robot wrote an article for the Los Angeles Times

The city of Los Angeles recently experienced a 4.4 magnitude earthquake . Southern California had not experienced such an earthquake since 2008, but the new fact, the article was dedicated to him was written not by a human but by a powerful algorithm . Quakebot , as it is called is in fact an algorithm capable of analyzing a series of information and write an article. Once the paper is realized, it could be posted within 3 minutes by journalist Ken Schwencke, who signed his name.The reason? Man is also the developer of the program in question, on which he board for two years. Some wonder if in the future, we can totally do without writers to write news. It should however be noted that, once posted, the original article has been amended 71 times Quakebot and Team Los Angeles Times , which brought them moult additions and corrections.In addition, the article is intended solely for information (a kind of AFP, in fact.) This is not the first article written in this way, since Ken Schwencke and other developers officiate recent years on other models algorithms, which are able to write articles on sporting events or murder. They mainly used to ensure no common measure reactivity, since this kind of paper is ready to be put online within a few minutes after the fact.

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Morpheus project helmet augmented reality PS4

Sony took the Game Developers Conference 2014 (GDC) to present the Morpheus Project , vision augmented to its PlayStation range. reality Under this code name, we discover what appears to Oculus Rift for PS4 . Only compatible with the next generation console from Sony, it sports a slick, streamlined design: a black box to position before the eyes and a white headband to hold it in place on the wearer. Its design has been thought for prolonged use. Thus, Anton Mikhailov, an engineer at Sony, said that "the majority of the weight rests on the head and not on the nose, allowing the helmet to wear for a long time. "

Full HD and 3D

Inside the beast, the Japanese manufacturer has installed an LCD screen 5 inches with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels or 960 x 1080 pixels for each eye, for a full HD rendering. The maximum viewing angle is 90 ° . The audio portion is filled by a 3D system, a multichannel technology Sony can change the sound depending on the direction of the player's head. This headset also features an accelerometer and a gyroscope to reproduce as faithfully as possible the movements of the player. Add that motion detection is closely related to the camera in the PS4 , single repository for Morpheus. This is not the only wire that Sony has the leg. In order to function, the augmented reality headset must be connected by a cable to the PlayStation 4. Although still in the prototype stage, "is representative of the final product," said the Japanese automaker. Presented to stand at GDC, Morpheus is demonstrated on a few games, including Eve Online, Eve Valkyrie , the last episode of Thief or The Castle, a Sony game also making use PS Move. Regarding the release date or price Morpheus, Sony did not want to dwell on these subjects. He simply said that the prototype was being refined and several studios had already test to begin their game development to come. Purchase PlayStation 4

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Internet is 25 years old

The Internet celebrates its 25th anniversary at March 13, 2014. The foundations for today's World Wide Web (WWW) put the British computer expert Tim Berners-Lee while he had designed an information network, which consisted of databases, computers and networks. As a tool he used the HTML programming language with which it was first possible to reproduce images, videos and sounds texts on the Internet.

The first arose simple web pages and the WWW won with the increasing number of broadband access increasingly important. Today more than 1 billion people worldwide have access to the Internet and the other almost 7 billion people are also to be connected with new technologies to the World Wide Web. The World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee sees the anonymity in the network as a complicated subject.

All users have a right to remain anonymous, whether it according to Berners-Lee was a whistleblower or a normal user.Today's global village is distinguished above all by its multimedia content, which are reflected in the use of video portals, online gaming, video on demand, Internet telephony and other Web 2.0 applications.

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Apple TV: Steve Jobs there was adamantly opposed

Steve Jobs was against the project of an Apple TV, we learn in Haunted Empire: Apple After Steve Jobs , the new book by Yukari Iwatani Kane. former journalist from the Wall Street Journal explains wind having a meeting "secret " which annually brings together 100 leaders Apple. Each of the accused is a month in advance of this very private appointment. All topics are discussed freely.Yukari Iwatani Kane reports in his book that it was during the 2010 edition of one of the guests asked Steve Jobs if Apple will launch a TV. The founder of the brand was told that "no" because"TV is a horrible business. The turnover rate is low and margins are very bad. " History was then folded. Since Steve Jobs bowed and Tim Cook took her away. Again boss, new reforms. Apple is also a regular spins and steps back, it is reasonable to think that this was not news there four years may be on the table today. The fact is that many indiscretions ( and rumors ) have shown in recent years, Apple has begun negotiations with content providers as well as manufacturers,Foxconn head . TV: Ultra HD, LED, OLED ? How to choose?

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A station for loading and sterilize smartphones

It is a fact that our smartphones are proving a breeding bacteria. If some design hygienic screens , others approach the problem differently. This is the case of Lin Shu Kai, which offers an innovative concept: a dock to disinfect all.

UVC Dock is a simple and practical solution to sterilize smartphones and other mobile gadgets.Presented as a disinfectant case, it uses UV light to neutralize bacteria on the terminal. Dock distributes UV radiation of a wavelength of 260 nm , enough to kill the germs that swarm on the screen and the casing of the mobile. In addition, the device can serve as a charging station wirelessly via Bluetooth technology. Its integrated screen are useful information to the user as the weather forecast of the day or the hour. An internal screen allows you to configure the settings when cleaning.

For now, the device is reduced to its ultraportable concept stage and the realization of which is not on the agenda.

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A drone brought drugs into prison

The legality of the drones is a sensitive subject. The use of these drones is limited to certain open areas, besides the rules are not the same depending on the type of devices (with or without camera). But as there may be a blur to certain types of uses, as the case of this young Australianis not a shadow of a doubt. The police arrested Sunday, March 9, when he was not away from the prison Ravenhall , not far from Melbourne . The police were alerted by the presence of drone flying over the prison. If this is not the first time a person is arrested for having flown a prison , the case of this young man of 28 years is a more singular: he would have used his flying machine to feed a drug in small quantities. Taken with drugs on him, police have not yet determined whether it was a first time or not. Anyway, this method seems easier than trying to pass many controls in up in prison establishments and less painful than putting drugs in many and varied areas of his anatomy. But in the end, the result is the same as it is caught. Disillusioned, one of the leaders of the Melbourne Gaol, David McCauley , admits that it is only the most recent item in a long list of methods to get drugs in prison.

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Mini PC to wear as a listener

If some design watches or spectacles connected , others develop high-tech ear. This is the case of a prototype developed by Japanese researchers. They managed to reduce the size of a PC headset. A portable technology that is controlled with facial gestures.

This invention must be an engineer at the University of Hiroshima team. Acknowledging a weight of 17 grams, the smart headset uses a series of infrared sensors to detect movement of the face. Its wearer can thus control and execute a command with a simple blink, teeth grinding or other facial expressions. It can connect to a device via Bluetooth to access various applications and notifications. Officiating as a miniature PC, this headset connected embeds a chip and a storage space. But it also includes a GPS, a gyro sensor, a compass, a barometer, a microphone and a speaker. In its application, the device could, in addition to relaying some features of your mobile, be useful for the elderly or disabled. It would thus better monitor their health by controlling biological parameters.

In the prototype, this high-tech headset is expected on the market to the current 2015. However, its price is still unknown.

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IOS version 7.1 recognizes facial movements

With each new update of its mobile operating system, Apple still does not consider necessary to share all the news. Proof is with iOS 7 .1, as a new feature has been unearthed by The Loop , completely absent from the report update. It is a way to interact with the system in new ways for a device of the Apple brand: with his face.

The idea is reminiscent of the specific applications phones Samsung in Android , able to read the face of the user constantly to adapt its behavior. But unlike the Korean competitor, Apple is not trying to see if the wearer's eyes remain focused on the phone screen or if they are in the correct reading order. There is more here a new option for people with reduced mobility, the function in question to be found in the accessibility of the camera settings. Under the tab "Control Selection"and in Part "Buttons", it is possible to choose the camera, so that it reads two types of movements at the moment: a nod to the right or left. Can be allocated to each action, launch Siri , the notification center to appear or even handle the volume. Our tests have shown that it works, but at the cost of at least strange attitude which could disturb the environment. If your neighbor starts to move the head of the frantic way, so do not suspect a dog before making sure that it does not simply seek to interact with the phone.

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Huawei Ascend Y330 will be available from April in the market

The smartphone Huawei Ascend Y330 can be purchased in April 2014 for 100 euros unsubsidized. The four-inch display has a resolution of 800 * 480 pixels and is not intended to be scratch-resistant, according to the manufacturer's instructions. As a central processing unit, a dual-core processor 1.3 GHz comes with clock frequency used.

The memory amounts to 512 megabytes of RAM and internal flash memory to 4 gigabytes. The flash memory can be expanded with a microSD card up to 32 gigabytes. A digital camera with 3 megapixel resolution has been installed and is available to the user for easy photographs in good quality. Surfed mobile can with the smartphone via Wi-Fi and UMTS while the new wireless standard LTE is not supported. A GPS receiver, Bluetooth 4.0 and DLNA are also available.

The operating system is Google Android 4.2 Jelly Bean is on the entry-level smartphone. The talk time is to amount on a single charge for up to six hours and in standby mode the battery will hold a maximum of 13 days. In trade, the Huawei Ascend Y330 should be able to be purchased in two housing colors black and white from next month.

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Moov, the tracker activity coaches with Siri

Latest gadget dated trying to get a place on the "market  Quantified self  ", the Moov is a connected strap that wants performance. Officiating as a personal trainer, it has the advantage of providing advice tailored, depending on the discipline practiced.

This new tracker activities was developed by Nikola Hu (former Apple engineer), in collaboration with Yuan Meng Li and Tony. Connected to an iPhone via Bluetooth, the bracelet can be worn on many parts of the body outside of the wrist. It includes not less than nine sensors to better analyze the different movements of the wearer. Designed to improve the technical and performance Moov can follow several types of activities, from running to cycling, through swimming, weight training or boxing. By detecting the type of sport, it can advise the user on the proper methods to be adopted.And for that, bracelet connected using the Siri voice to whisper advice via headphones. It works hand in hand with a mobile application to view statistics and monitor the athlete.                                                        

Moov is for now available for pre-order for $ 60 dollars. It is expected the market to later this summer.

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iPro: the ultimate concept between iMac and Mac Pro

A designer and Apple fan offers his vision of the ultimate workstation of the brand. Halfway between an iMac and a Mac Pro, the concept focuses on an all-in-one, combining design and performance.

Called iPro, the workstation has been designed for professionals who wish to have at hand a powerful and practical tool, responding to their needs. The concept thus attempts to add the Mac Pro, a large movie screen. Thus, the user is entitled to a base being about the size of two Mac Pro lying. The latter has an ingenious foot, in addition to maintaining the 35-inch OLED screen, can tilt to 20 °, forward or backward. We also note the presence of 8 USB 3.0 ports and 4 Thunderbolt on his back. Finally, all dressed in a monocoque aluminum structure and the OLED panel is protected by two layers of glass.

IPro this concept must be the designer Kurt Merki Jr , KMJ Studio, located in Switzerland.

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iPhone 6 release before the summer ?

Usually held in early autumn, the release of the iPhone 6 could be advanced in June by Apple, evidenced by the 90 million copies ordered for 2014. 

And if the iPhone 6 coming out in June? It is rumored that runs from the Chinese newspaper Commercial Times , taken by the Taiwanese daily reference Digitimes reported that Apple has ordered 90 million units in the Foxconn factories. 

Each butterfly wing flapping at Foxconn causing a rumor on the iPhone, why observers have made more credit to the latter? Sites more or less specialized went there of their calculations and analyzes. 

Traditionally, the new version of the iPhone is on sale in September. But as pointed Menly , Apple iPhone elapsed 153 million in 2013. If the firm launched its new product as usual in September, it would sell 30 million copies per month. Almost impossible. Saud if the release date is advanced. The high-tech U.S. sites BGR , ValueWalk and Tuaw support this reasoning, recalling that everything depends on the assumed command 90 million units. 

Another argument that is consistent with this hypothesis, Apple has already released three versions in the period from June to July, the iPhone 3G, 3GS and 4. And "Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), which takes place during the second week of June could be a window of opportunity," notes the Huffington Post . 

In addition, the Commercial Times also announced that the Taiwanese TSMC began producing chips for the iPhone 6. 

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The next Nexus 6 is based on the LG G3

The Mobile World Congress is an opportunity to discover new constructors, but conversations can sometimes lead to indiscretions on future products. This is for example the case of our German colleagues Gizmodo , who has learned from a source that the next Nexus smartphone is always produced by LG. Most importantly, the Nexus 6 could be simply derived from the next high-end phone from the Korean company, the G3 .

The continuity of the partnership between Google and LG has nothing surprising, since the last two models of the Nexus range have proved to be very good surprises. As for the choice to take a model of the LG range to fit into Google phone, it is not new: it is precisely what was done for the Nexus 4 , a G Optimus exempt certain features (sensor Photo less efficient and no 4G). Still remains to be seen what will be the LG G3 . So far, little information is available. Only rumors, citing a 64-bit processor, a qHD display (2560 x 1440) or a photo sensor 16 megapixels. The same kind of information that has not always proved true on the Galaxy S5 for example. But even more interesting, Google could also offer a clock connected to its product catalog. And guess what manufacturer would be considered to deal with the hardware? LG. We must now wait until June, during the developer conference Google I / O , to see if they are accurate or not.

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A 30-meter asteroid came close to Earth

The NASA has published a rating rather unexpected: an asteroid with a size of about 30 meters rose this week near the Earth, that is to say, a distance of 350,000 kilometers at its furthest point close, or about 35 000 km less than our Moon . Named 2014 DX110, its passage was held this morning at 10:00 (French time).

If this kind of phenomenon is not very common, there is nothing exceptional, according to NASA, which indicates that its instruments detect "about twenty per year" , which graze the earth without causing hazards. However, the announcement came very late from the space agency, just hours before the passage of the asteroid. I must say that if the instruments for detecting objects of NASA are performing, they are not foolproof. In February 2013, a meteor had fallen over the city of Chelyabinsk, 1,500 km from Moscow, Russia. It was an asteroid having disintegrated at 5000 meters below the surface of the Earth, and causing heavy damage and many without NASA could react upstream injured.

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Facebook wants to swallow drones Manufacturer

According to a report by the well-informed online magazine Techcrunch.com the social network Facebook is to be interested in a takeover of the drones manufacturer Titan Aerospace. In space, a purchase price of 60 million U.S. dollars to lie but could not be confirmed so far. The company specializes in solar-powered drones that can stay up to five years in the air and fly at a high altitude.

According to the report Facebook wants to use the drones for the Internet supply and the first in Africa. See the plans, according to Techcrunch for the construction of 11,000 drones of the model Solara 60 for this application. Titanium Aerospace was founded in 2012 by Max Yaney and so far has two drone models in the program.

The model Solara 50 can carry about 32 kg payload and 100 kg are at the aircraft Solara 60th The altitude of the drone amounts to approximately 20,000 meters. The provision of Internet access is to be improved with the high-flying drones, especially in rural areas not easily accessible.

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An e-cig connected to vapoter while listening to music

Even electronic cigarettes set up their share of connectivity. After Smokio , another model made ​​its debut in the world of connected objects. In addition to contributing to smoking cessation, it acts as functional Bluetooth speaker.

Called SuperSmoker, this electronic cigarette connected focuses more of its audio capabilities.Thanks to built-in speakers, it can stream music from an iOS or Android smartphone. Just pair it with a Bluetooth device. Further, the vapoteur can be used to directly answer an incoming call, the image of a hands-free kit call. Powered by a battery, it is equipped with a tank e-liquid and has three settings buttons. A to activate the Bluetooth and two to increase / decrease the volume.Finally, it sounds and emits slight vibration during a call.

Recently available, the SuperSmoker is priced at a price of 84.90 euros. Available in black, silver and gold.

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USB key to the future will be fine and sticky

And if the USB key was sticky? This is suggested by a design duo concept, reinventing classic support storage and data portability. Like the post-its, the next generation of USB key will be fine, self-adhesive and removable.

Baptized DataSTICKIES , these storage devices can be stacked together for easy storage. Each USB drive is made ​​from graphene sandwiched between two layers of protection. Designed to be practical, it is repositionable and can be stuck on any surface when it is not used.

Beyond its special shape, it is distinguished by its mode of operation. Indeed, instead of plugging into a USB port, each key is attached to a panel of data transfer, to install on a part of the computer or TV. A specific conductive adhesive allows it to adhere to the surface while facilitating data transfer. Once recognized, the edges of DataSTICKIES light.

Available in several colors and with different storage capacities, the ultrafine USB key has an upper part that the user can write to reference data. Designed by Aditi Singh and Anand Parag, the concept is the winner of the Red Dot Award competition.

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