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Welcome to the Product Evaluation (BETA)

Help Quirky pick the world's next great product.

Thousands of Creative People around the world have submitted their ideas to be evaluated by Quirky, and now it is up to you to vote for the ones with the most potential. If you help us find a finalist, we will reward you with influence. Good luck! Our product line is in your hands.

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    The Problem

    How would you know if the pot, pan or the ladle is burning hot or not without risking yourself from getting burned? You just can’t tell.

    The Solution

    When you start to cook, the pot on the stove is color black but when the temperature increases, the color slowly changes accordingly from black to burning red, visually warning you of how hot is your pot. Same is true with the ladle. Its color changes to burning red when it’s very hot, so you don’t need to second guess if you’re going to touch it or not.
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    The Problem

    taking picture using iphone makes our hands tired. there are some camera girp or cases for this purpose but they need special app

    The Solution

    since iOS upgraded, iphone can use a volume butten as camera shutter even remote volume butten in headsets. so i made a grip attachs to iphone and get remote volume controler into that grip this grip uses audio port so when iphone is connected to the grip, not taking the picture we loose iphone's speaker system (iphone recognizes the grip as a headset so iphone's built-in speaker dosent work) so, i made a slide switch that breaks internal circuit of the grip. now we can use the grip's butten only when i take pictures
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    The Problem

    There is no way to protect your patio furniture from the rain. You either have to go out and cover your furniture in the rain or let your furniture get wet and hope it doesn't get ruined !

    The Device

    I am proposing an IMP connected patio umbrella with drop down curtains (optional) which sense the weather. When it rains, the umbrella can be opened using an app or it can be set to automatically open in the rain and have the curtains drop down ! This will protect your furniture and save you a lot of trouble ! It can also be used by restaurants etc. for regular use to open the patio umbrellas during sunny weather. Right now, that needs to be done manually by staff !

    Product Comparison

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    The Problem

    Smart Glass Technology would enable the viewing of the contents of the refrigerator without opening doors. The appliance would monitor and adjust temperature, power consumption. The device would inventory any items placed inside and keep track of expiration and use. Life Example. While finishing up in the kitchen before going out you just remembered that you need 36 cup cakes for your childs' school party Thursday. You instruct Glass to turn door view on. The white opaque door finish becomes transparent allowing full view of the refrigerator contents. Short on time, you instruct Glass to prepare you for 36 cupcakes, for a party at 1:00 pm Thursday and to bake them at 6:30 pm Wednesday. As you about to leave a call window pops up on the Glass, You instruct Glass to send the call to voice mail and reminder you in 30 minutes; then turn and leave the room. Glass sensing your departure closes the door view to opaque, pulls up the recipe, scans the fridge inventory, analyzes the difference and preps an electronic order along with other items needed on daily basis. Glass finds that you are unavailable 6:30 Wed, but your significant other is not. The schedule is filled and approval requests sent to all parties. Walking out the door you pick up your Smart Glass (phone). Your thumbprint identifies you, and Glass sends the order and schedule change to your phone for approval.

    The Device

    Traditional Appliance doors will be replaced with Smart Glass Interface panels. Smart Glass is Voice interactive and touch screen. Glass can turn from any opaque color or pattern, photo or video to transparent on command or touch. The device senses motion and proximity; it scans and stores item entry dates, expiration and quantities. Glass can display and cross reference recipes with Refrigerator contents, prepare orders, submit auto orders. Glass monitors temperature, power consumption, humidity levels etc, make cost effective changes and send notifications as required. Glass can display schedules, programs, photos, phone calls, web searches all in customizable display on the face of the appliance. Glass can be configured as Oven doors, microwave doors etc.

    Product Comparison

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    The Problem

    To expand the functionality of the traditional window and door. To take something which for decades had a single use and transform it into an exciting fully interactive environmental media device.

    The Device

    Smart Glass window and door panels provide an interactive experience throughout the home, office or anywhere a door or window would be placed. On command, the smart window or door transforms from transparent to opaque in any color, pattern. Smart window can display any video, picture or image. It can transform a rainy day to a sunlit beach in every window of your home. Smart windows and doors are fully voice interactive touch screens that can display, email, schedules, software, phone calls, video conference and more. Smart windows and doors function as flat panel tv's and computer panels. Smart Window allows you to move freely throughout your environment. Data is passed from room to room as you move. Smart Window provides complete security; one way viewing, shock and break sensing, auto security and 911 call, temperature and UV control. Smart Window can display any type of image to the external window view to present false activity within the house or business. Smart window and door puts your life at your fingertips in any room at any time.

    Product Comparison

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    The Problem

    To keep people from dying in the existing gap that is current life health monitor technology. 3 friends have died while wearing Life devices. 1 by falling, 1 by stroke and 1 by heart attack. None could respond by voice or push the button and the last fell such that the shock sensor in the device did not trigger.

    The Device

    Device will monitor vital signs, location, movement, behavior and optional health/excercise data. It would self store and transmit data to base unit (phone, pc, table etc). The device can be operated manually by pressure (button)or voice. Secondarily the unit would monitor location, movement (breathing), behavior, elevation change(fall) shock sense and other data. The unit would issue call to emergency host/responder base on criteria and lack of wearer response.
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    The Problem

    Your at work and your power goes out at home. Solar Secure send you an app informing you. Before the app is even sent your solar powered battery backup for your sump pump has kicked in. The battery also provides power to your furnace or boiler to ignite the gas via a direct power line from the battery backup.

    The Device

    Solar Secure would provide power to a household sump pump via a solar panel. That would charge a battery to run the sump pump and start the furnace or boiler in case domestic power was lost. Most of your new furnaces and boilers do not have pilot lights but have electric ignitions. This would allow the user the security that something was being done to keep the house from flooding and or freezing. Solar Secure would be able to differentiate between which one needed the most power via a built-in computer to regulate use. This way the power from the batterie would be used most efficiently.

    Product Comparison

    • There are solar panels that supply power to run homes as well as diesel natural gas and propane powered generators to supply power when power is lost solar secure is a cheap alternative that simply runs the sump pump and starts the furnace or boiler in times of need because of loss of power
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    The Problem

    it's dangerous when you are climbing and working on buliding ,so you can the function of voice calculator to solve the problem.

    The Solution

    you can got the calculate result via Bluetooth headset of voice operation function and I got the patent th taiwan.

    Product Comparison

    • Voice dialing
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    The Problem

    I like blending smoothies/shakes, but in the morning not so much time, so I pre - blend my smoothies the night before, freeze them and grab them each morning, but I don't have the proper container

    The Solution

    Freezer tolerant cups/mugs, something large enough with a lid and built in straw, even better. Dishwasher and microwave safe !

    Product Comparison

    • freezer container for baby food storage
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    The Problem

    I wanted to able to hang my hanging folder on the wall and cubicle to any desire size and space.

    The Solution

    This idea is to create a thumbtack like item with two pins to hold more weight. Also you can be used with hanging folder for organize office space more affectively in tight space.
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