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High tech gadgets for the home of the future

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    The top 35 semi-finalists of the Electrolux Design Lab 2014 competition have been chosen from over 1,700 submissions from around the world. They focus on creating a healthy home with categories for air purification, culinary enjoyment and fabric care.

    These concept gadgets are prime examples of what you might see in the home of the future.

    They focus on connectivity, bio-mimicry, robotics, wearable tech, recycling and reusing materials, all intended to promote healthy, sustainable lifestyles at home. The concepts are intended to make our everyday lives more efficient.

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    Published: July 31, 2014 -- 10:38 GMT (03:38 PDT)

    Photo by: Electrolux

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Yura

    Yura

    Yura is your personal bartender that will mix you cocktails and drinks such as coffee, tailored to your exact requirements, cooling or heating them to your needs.

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    Published: July 31, 2014 -- 10:38 GMT (03:38 PDT)

    Photo by: Electrolux

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Cleaning Glove

    Cleaning Glove

    The cleaning glove will use water, nanotechnology and ultrasound to disintegrate dirt or stains from fabrics by touching them.

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    Published: July 31, 2014 -- 10:38 GMT (03:38 PDT)

    Photo by: Electrolux

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Pecera

    Pecera

    Pecera is a robot fish that cleans clothes by eating the dirt from the fabric. It uses hydroelectric power gleaned from the water for its energy.

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    Photo by: Electrolux

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Grow your own proteins

    Grow your own proteins

    Grow your own protein algae in a mini production lab. Dry it to a powder and 3D print it with your favourite ingredients to get your health benefits from this sustainable food.

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    Published: July 31, 2014 -- 10:38 GMT (03:38 PDT)

    Photo by: Electrolux

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Pure Towel

    Pure Towel

    Pure Towel is a device to dry damp towels, cleaning them with ultra-violet light to make them bacteria free, clean and dry.

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    Published: July 31, 2014 -- 10:38 GMT (03:38 PDT)

    Photo by: Electrolux

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Air Globe

    Air Globe

    Air globe is a purifier that can simulate the atmosphere of a designated area. The globe collects humidity, temperature, smell and sound of the area and reconstructs this before releasing the purified air into the room.

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    Published: July 31, 2014 -- 10:38 GMT (03:38 PDT)

    Photo by: Electrolux

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Fabric Assist

    Fabric Assist

    The fabric assist device will quickly refresh clothing that has become slightly soiled. Clothes can be refreshed in minutes by discharging steam into fabric to clean, refresh and smooth it.

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    Photo by: Electrolux

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Fabric pen

    Fabric pen

    Fabric pen lets you mend and retouch your damaged fabric by printing new fabric and attaching it to the damaged area. It could also be used as a personalisation tool for clothes.

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    Photo by: Electrolux

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Dynamo

    Dynamo

    Dynamo is a fabric steriliser that will wash and clean your clothes in less than 15 minutes. It harvests its energy from kinetic energy and saves resources such as water and electricity.

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    Photo by: Electrolux

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Mimic

    Mimic

    Mimic will capture remembered tastes from your brain and changes the food you are eating to taste like food you really like, such as chocolate.

    It will mimic the sensory smells and taste of your favourite food for you whilst you are eating something else.

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    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Nanopack

    Nanopack

    Nanopack will reduce the amount of food that we waste by packaging food immediately to keep food fresh. It will unpack the food again so that it looks appealing to eat.

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    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • uBubble

    uBubble

    uBubble is free floating refrigeration for food, controlled by mobile devices. Bubbles are charged by attaching to the ceiling which is charged with a magnetic field to make the bubble float.

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    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Vibrating Jelly machine

    Vibrating Jelly machine

    Jelly Laundry works by using vibration to clean. When putting clothes into the machine to wash dust attaches to the jelly to clean the fabric. The vibration process removes dirt. Sound waves remove further wrinkles from the fabric.

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    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Surphase

    Surphase

    Surphase is a flexible cooking and cooling surface which can take on various form factors to griddle, fry and encase pans giving off heat above and below the cooking area. The surface will detect where the pot is and only heat or cool the area where the food is.

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    Published: July 31, 2014 -- 10:38 GMT (03:38 PDT)

    Photo by: Electrolux

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

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By Eileen Brown for Social Business | July 31, 2014 -- 10:38 GMT (03:38 PDT) | Topic: Innovation

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  • Yura
  • Cleaning Glove
  • Pecera
  • Grow your own proteins
  • Pure Towel
  • Air Globe
  • Fabric Assist
  • Fabric pen
  • Dynamo
  • Mimic
  • Nanopack
  • uBubble
  • Vibrating Jelly machine
  • Surphase

The gadgets reaching the Electrolux design lab semi finalists show healthy environments for the future high tech home with smart design solutions.

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Nanopack

Nanopack will reduce the amount of food that we waste by packaging food immediately to keep food fresh. It will unpack the food again so that it looks appealing to eat.

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  • Design lab finalists reveal gadgets of the future

 

Published: July 31, 2014 -- 10:38 GMT (03:38 PDT)

Caption by: Eileen Brown

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