It’s fair to say that we’ve come a long, long way when it comes to technology (floppy disks, anyone?). In fact most of the gadgets that we now take for granted in our everyday lives would have once been considered outrageous. Nowadays, you can make almost anything. That said, there are still certain gizmos that we really do wish existed, and come to think of it can’t believe aren’t widely available. Take a look at our top picks..
Magic slippers
We’re so over stuffing our flats in our bags before a night out on the tiles. Imagine a pair of shoes that could change look, style and colour whenever you’d like. Just, wow.
Hoverboards
Because who doesn’t want to levitate like Marty McFly?
Self-driving cars
For those days when we really just can’t be bothered.
Wardrobe organisers (a la Cher)
The number of mornings we stand bleary-eyed looking into our jam-packed wardrobes only to conclude that we have nothing to wear. Not a single outfit. We need one of these in our lives.
Neuralizers (Men in Black style)
What we wouldn’t give to be able to whip out one of these bad boys and wipe the memory of the person we’ve just made a complete fool of ourselves in front of. Cringe moments be gone.
Wearable Iron Man suits
We’d love to have one of these hanging in our wardrobe to bust out for a Saturday trip to Penneys, rush hour on the Luas or a visit to the January sales. Ain’t nobody gonna mess with Tony Stark.
Tea masters
Preferably ones that can be turned on from a distance. And that have the ability to bring the brew to your bed. Not all of us ‘like the misery’ of making tea.
Automatic hair blowdryers
How many hours of your life do you spend blowdrying (or attempting to blowdry) your luscious locks? Why isn’t there something that just does this for us? In under a minute? Can someone just invent one of these now?
How cool would it be to make gadgets like this?
You could, if you get a ticket here to this weekend’s Design &Tech Hardware Hackathon at DCU Innovation Campus.
If you’re an entrepreneur, designer, marketer or tech developer, and are interested in designing, creating and prototyping the connected devices of the future, over 36 hours, join PCH and DCU and innovators from around the globe this weekend, November 1-3 at the DCU Innovation Campus for Ireland’s first Design and Hardware Hackathon. The event will be run in conjunction with the Web Summit, and in partnership with NCAD. Airbnb, Allied Irish Bank (AIB), Design Partners, Each&Other, Intel and Nordic Semiconductor will co-sponsor the Hackathon and who will also provide equipment, support and advice. The team which designs and prototypes the winning device will receive a €1,500 prize from PCH to further develop their product, consulting from Each&Other to perfect their design and tickets to the Web Summit. The runners-up will receive €1,500 and the third placed team will receive €500.
Tickets cost €40 and there will be free workshops at 1.30pm on Saturday 1st, open to the public, to demonstrate some of the latest hardware equipment including Intel’s Galileo development board. A screening of Maker: The Movie also takes place on Saturday 1st take place to inspire participants and spur creativity. A panel discussion with some of the world’s foremost technology leaders including Liam Casey CEO PCH and representatives from tech and design companies Kano, Airbnb and the Paul Cocksedge Studio will take place on Monday 3rd. Let’s get hacking!
