Some technical gadgets promise to make life more efficient, but they actually facilitate information overload. However, there are many innovations that save time, money, and headaches in one’s personal and professional life. Here are the top five time-saving gadgets that make chores almost fun.
#1. Robotic Lawn Mower
The Swedish based company Husqvarna has developed a no emission robotic lawn mower. It features sensors used to determine cutting paths, automatic shut off controls, and should anything trigger a shut down in operations the robot sends a text to the owner’s phone. The electronic robotic lawn mower is quiet, durable, and ruggedly designed to brave even the Scandinavian weather. The makers of the robotic lawn mower patterned its operating model after the iRobot Roomba vacuum cleaner. In fact, iRobot was developing a robotic lawn mower, but Husqvarna beat them to the market with their original electric, robotic lawn mower.
#2. Professional Grade Blender
Professional blenders like Vitamix and Blendtec save residential cooks much time in the kitchen because these appliance multi task as food processors, smoothie makers, food mills, and even heats the soups it helps create. These blenders also make ice cream, fruit sorbet, and nut butters. It’s commercial grade design is durable and easy to clean.
#3. iRobot Looj 330 Gutter Cleaner
Do it yourself types have another reason to rejoice because iRobot has made cleaning gutters safer with its recent robotic gutter cleaner innovation. The makers of the Roomba robotic vacuum cleaner designed a robot that when set in place blasts away dirt, leaves, and debris from gutters. The product’s brushes effectively scrub the gutters saving homeowners time, money, and risk of accidental injury.
#4. Hi Resolution Wand Scanner
This completely portable, cord free scanner is perfect for capturing household paper based bills, photos, and even business paperwork. Operators save scanned images on the scanner’s memory card, and they later download saved data to a computer hard disk or external drive. The 10 inch scanning wonder weighs less than one half of a pound, and it quickly and easily scans and saves images.
#5. 3-D Printer
Worry about forgotten household items is almost a thing of the past; there is no need to wait for mail orders or trips to a store when one manufactures items at home with a 3-D printer. While the technology surrounding the printer is not new, it is mature enough to justify lower prices making it affordable for the average consumer. The 3-D printer hardware borrowed from the world of engineering and manufacturing is now widely available to the public, and developers daily create new application software needed to manufacturer various items. Developers of the controversial 3-D printing system tout the machine’s ability to produce everything from a plastic cup to a working gun.
Conclusion
The gadgets described above demonstrate the positive impacts that technology has on nearly all industries. These gadgets save time and for busy professionals that often equates to monetary savings as well.
There is not much that Isaac does not know about technology. In his spare time Isaac enjoys writing articles for companies such as Team 24.