Quirky

Sea spiders already look decidedly alien, like they’re about to latch onto your face, but now scientists have found they’re equally bizarre on the inside. With weak hearts, the crafty creatures instead use a sprawling system of guts to pump blood and oxygen throughout their bodies.

Joining Quirky and GE's Wink family is Refuel, a smart propane gas gauge designed to ensure your barbeque guests aren't dished up a plate of salad and raw meat after your grill runs out of gas.

Air conditioners are a blessing in a hot climate, but with their thermostat minds they’re almost like sticking a vacuum cleaner in your wallet. To help remedy this, GE and Quirky have launched the Aros smart air conditioner; the first major connected appliance of the partnership.

In April, General Electric’s opened its patent vault to the crowdsourcing company Quirky. On Monday, the fruits of that partnership were apparent as the first four products under the joint Wink brand were unveiled.

The Navigo is a wrist-worn digital compass that links to your smartphone via Bluetooth and uses vibrations to tell you where to go.

Pixit is a reusable rubber stamp kit that allows you to create your own design and then change it to a completely different one whenever you want.

Two new devices separate egg yolks from whites by sucking the yolks away.

Sandables are a set of sanding tools that can be reshaped like gritty modeling clay to suit any woodworking task.

The Pivot Power Mini is a collapsible adapter that transforms one electrical socket into two power and two USB outlets.

Signal is a helmet-mounted brake/turn indicator light, that syncs with the rider's motorcycle controls.

The Milkmaid is a new smart jug that detects when milk is going bad and sends a text reminding you to buy more.

Seth Goldstein has taught a robot to do a tie up.