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Wi-Fi security usually means keeping virtual intruders out, but a new system claims to use Wi-Fi networks to detect physical intruders. Gamgee’s Wi-Fi Home Alarm System can learn to recognize people who belong there and alert you to strangers.

As well as producing motorcycles and audio gear, Yamaha is also home to a think tank where design ideas from across the company can be shared, and the latest concept is aimed at making smartphone-based music listening a little more interesting.

Nowadays you could kit out your entire house with smart devices – but that bill would stack up pretty quickly. Fingerbot is essentially a remote-controlled finger that can press buttons and flip switches on demand, making existing devices smarter.

Samsung’s long-rumored folding-display phone has finally become a reality – well, almost. During the keynote for the 2018 Samsung Developer Conference (SDC) today, the company demoed a prototype of what it calls the Infinity Flex Display, which can fold from smartphone- to tablet-sized.

A new device called Loop is out to make it easier to share content and video chat with friends and family.

Like other home automation systems, Ninja Sphere can monitor and allow the remote control of connected devices, but offers expanded capabilities with its gesture control interface and the ability to map the location of devices in the home in real time.

GE ultrasonic detectors allow quick detection of counterfeit gold bars.

Firescuba is a cardboard cup-shaped device that filters out poisonous smoke and gives wearers a greater chance of surviving an unexpected fire-related disaster.

The Barbecue Hand Crank is a hand help an operated device that lets a user produce a stream of constant air by simply turning device's handle.

Kia has teamed with Microsoft to develop the UVO in-car infotainment system that features touchscreen and voice recognition to manage music, phone calls and text messaging.

The Stat-X First Responder® extinguishes fires in confined spaces really fast. If fire breaks out, you activate the aerosol-based fire suppression device and toss it in the hole. It’s clean, compact, cost effective and safe for the environment.

The Gryphon Next Generation Parachute System is a personal winged glider with military applications that has an electronic guidance system and heads-up display navigation with all equipment cleverly tucked away for better “stealth” flights.