A company called Impervious can add water and scratch resistance to smartphones. It starts at only $29.95, making it quite cheaper than similar options, and can be used for Android or iOS phones. It’s an invisible nano spray with molecules 1000 times smaller than a human hair, with- get ready because I'm gonna sound smart- super-hydrophobic properties. Simply apply it to your device, and it protects against spilled damage and screen scratching.


Framed 2.0 is a new crowdfunding project that wants to use a smartphone and a gesture-controlled display interface to showcase art. The digital picture frame offers a high resolution display, can show static and moving artwork. It is all controlled via smartphone. But you can also control the interface through gesture and voice.

Popular Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has released the cheapest fitness band i have ever heard of. It’s only $13. Named Mi Band, it features sensors for tracking health, sleep, and works as an alarm clock. It can last 30 days on a full charge, waterproof, and if you happen to have a Xiaomi smartphone it can unlock it.

Littlebits, a company that created the open source library of modular electronics, has created Cloudbit to easily make your home internet ready. Cloudbit itself isnt a gagdet, rather, a modular part of the littlebits library that lets you create smart, connected, prototypes. The company always had a mission to democratize technology. So, by providing the chance to build any internet connected prototype, like your very own Nest thermostat, is now minutes away.