CH25: Meredith Perry

How searching the internet helped a 22-year-old invent wireless electricity

Meredith Perry has brought us a step closer to a wireless world with her invention of wireless electricity. Called uBeam, it’s the only wireless power system that allows you to charge your device while moving around a room. Perry founded uBeam when she was 22 years old, shortly after graduating from The University of Pennsylvania in astrobiology. In spite of her Ivy League degree and …

The Hydro Hammock is the Pinnacle of Relaxation

Kickstarter presents kooky contraptions come to life through the magic of crowd-funding, but sometimes offers up a life-changing product that revolutionizes an aspect of our daily routines. We’re not sure which category the Hydro Hammock fits into, but it’s glorious. The invention combines two pillars of relaxation—a hot tub and a hammock—into the ultimate enabler of laziness. By contributing $1,180 to the campaign, you’ll receive …

Yuneec’s Typhoon Q500 Drone with 4K Camera

A hyper-sleek high flyer with superb video capturing capabilities

To put it in the simplest terms, 4K Ultra HD directly translates to 4000 pixels wide in resolution. This is far superior to standard HD and it’s the next wave in viewing—and capturing videos. With electric avation specialist Yuneec International‘s latest, the Typhoon Q500 4K drone, that kind of filming capability comes in a sleek, easy-to-use unmanned machine. It’s not the first 4K drone on …