4 handy gadgets of tomorrow that you can order now (week 19)

The greatest technological innovations do not come from ‘big tech’ companies, but from smaller start-ups chasing their dreams. Thanks to crowdfunding sites, you will be the first to get your hands on the best new products. We found four cool gadgets for you: an audio pillow and a super fast pizza oven for example.

4 coolest gadgets

Not everyone is already familiar with the principle of crowdfunding, and that is also normal. It’s still a relatively new concept, but one that can help creative people make a difference. You first support a great idea for a product and then you can follow the progress until the package arrives at your door. These are the four coolest gadgets on crowdfunding websites.

1. Beatsgear X: Make your music feel literally and figuratively

For who is it?

For music lovers and gamers who are curious about an extra dimension in listening.

What is it?

Beatsgear X is a kind of pillow that gives you haptic feedback when gaming or listening to music. You feel the vibrations in time with the beat (or the shots). It is a pillow that you put in your lower back and that also takes you even more into the action during films, for example. It’s like adding some kind of extra dimension to the audio. In addition to vibration motors, there are also speakers in the cushion, so that you can hear the sound that way.

• Beatsgear X- Kickstarter – 155 euros incl. shipping – expected in August 2023

2. Qstoves ElectriQ: An Electric Pizza Oven to Skip Home Delivery

For who is it?

Anyone who sometimes orders pizza when they feel like a snack.

What is it?

It is an investment, but with a Qstoves ElectriQ pizza oven you will ensure that you have a homemade pizza on the table (or, to be honest, on the couch) in no time. That is probably faster than ordering from the local pizza shop and waiting for the delivery person to come. You do have to have the ingredients at home and put the pizza together, but the advantage is that you will probably put healthier pizzas on the table. How long should it bake? 90 seconds. Yes, even with a home-made bottom, because it gets up to 500 degrees.

• QStoves ElectriQ- Kickstarter – 274 euros incl. shipping – expected in September 2023

3. Just-Tap: a convenient way to hand over your digital business card

For who is it?

People who go to fairs a lot and often share their business card with people.

What is it?

It is tradition to immediately order business cards when you have a new job: then people know that you really work where you say you work. But, that is of course a bit old-fashioned. How convenient would it be if you could easily and quickly share your digital business card? That is more sustainable and just as fast. Now you can name your LinkedIn, but the Just-Tap system is just a bit more professional. This allows you to exchange business cards very quickly via NFC.

• Just-Tap – Kickstarter – 32 euros incl. shipping – expected in September 2023

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4. iMotus: a pedometer for people in wheelchairs

For who is it?

For everyone in a wheelchair.

What is it?

You can wear a wearable if you’re in a wheelchair, but it obviously won’t count your steps (although if you’re driving on a bumpy path…). However, there is now a kind of pedometer available for your wheelchair called iMotus. You put the device on your existing wheelchair and it measures, among other things, how you move, how fast you go and how many kilometers you have already covered.

• iMotus – Kickstarter – 334 euros incl. shipping – expected in August 2023

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