Inventions, mostly, change the world for good by filling up gaps between our expectations and the available products. Since time unclocked, curiosity-driven humans have invented innumerable objects that have not only helped the humankind at that moment but also inspired many other inventions, and the trend has been ever-growing. At present, the world witnesses millions of new inventions every year. United Nations’ World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) notes that 3.3 million patents were granted in 2019. Since the number is too high to comprehend, we have handpicked 40 cool and awesome inventions that might intrigue you.

While our list mostly comprises awesome inventions in the field of technology, we’ve made sure that the list is free from any personal bias. The list covers nearly all possible niches through which sprouting new technologies have been gaining attention and affecting our lives. You can see the entire list of inventions in the table of content below. If an invention catches your fancy, you can click on its name to move to its location in the article.

  • Starkey Livio AI – Advanced Hearing Aids
  • Valve Index
  • SkinCeuticals Unique Skin Care
  • FLYTE Levitating Light Bulb
  • Verilux CleanWave Sanitizing Wand
  • Flexwarm Smart Jacket
  • Water Walker & Spa
  • Phree Electronic Sensor Pen
  • Copy & Paste
  • MIITO
  • Arubixs Foldable Smartphone-Cum Smartwatch
  • The Wearable Reading Light
  • Ambassador Headphones Translators
  • iMicro C – a Fingertip Microscope for Any Phone
  • OrCam MyMe – AI for Humans
  • Smart Buckle
  • Spin On
  • NANO1 – World’s Smallest Astronomy Camera
  • SiB – The Simple Internet-Connected Button that is only $5
  • ATOMIC Pi – A high power alternative to RPi
  • Xiaomi Handwarmer Powerbank
  • Solar Roadways
  • Enomad Uno – Portable Water Power Generator
  • Dolfi – Next Gen Washing Device
  • Bimoz – World’s lightest and smartest e-bike drive
  • Eyelights – The First Holographic Car Assistant
  • Padrone Ring – Coolest Mouse Ever
  • Hoversurf
  • HiMirror Mini
  • LUMZAG – The Smart Bag Packed With Cool Features
  • US:E – Camera Equipped Smart Lock with Facial Recognition
  • CleanseBot – World’s First Bacteria Killing Robot
  • Cubinote – Smart Sticky Note Printer
  • Nybble – World’s Cutest Open Source Robotic Kitten
  • KEY-X – Smart Keyboard for People with Disabilities
  • PWR 27 – Your Traveling PowerStation
  • Unagi – The Ultimate Electric Scooter
  • Geopress Purifier – Clean Water, Anywhere in the World
  • Hover 2 – The 4K Drone that Flies Itself
  • Levia – Unique Levitating Marble Lamp

1. Starkey Livio AI – Advanced Hearing Aids

2. Valve Index

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There is a lot to like in this smart sanitizing wand from Verilux. CleanWave is a pretty useful sanitizing wand that features advanced UV-C technology that helps it eliminate odor-causing bacteria and germs. As for design, it’s quite lightweight so that you can comfortably carry it anywhere. It also features a wrist strap that you can use to carry the sanitizing wand in your hand. And with the push button operation, you can operate it easily. Being so user-friendly, it can appeal to everyone – not least to the housewives who always want to keep the kitchen clean.

7. Water Walker & Spa

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Though MIITO may not seem to be huge innovative stuff, it’s got the quality to find a safe spot in this long lineup of awesome things. So, what makes it worth giving attention? Well, it’s readied to heat any liquid directly in a vessel, which can play a good part in reducing water and energy usage. With these notable qualities, it deserves to be considered as a smart alternative to electric kettle. Right now, it’s getting a lot of traction on Kickstarter. And if you find it worth giving a try, you should go for it as the company offers some great early-bird discounts.

12. The Wearable Reading Light

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OrCam MyMe aims to help you strike a balance between physical and digital social lives. The tiny gadget sits on your collar or pocket with an inbuilt smart camera with facial recognition so you don’t forget a coworker’s or acquaintance’s name again.

Once the strap has been paired with your device, it offers vibrating alerts for many essential things like text messages and incoming calls so that you won’t miss them. As for design, it’s well-built and sports a pro look that can go along nicely with most watches. Moreover, the Smart Buckle also comes with long battery life (last a week on normal usage), therefore you won’t have to charge it too frequently. 

18. NANO1 – World’s Smallest Astronomy Camera

Whether it is to control your smart doorbell, check temperature, detect leakage, monitor the health of plants, or something as simple as texting your loved one, SiB has many ways in which it can amaze you. You can assign many tasks to the cube based on the number of times you press the button. The cube also comes with multi-colored lights to inform you about the strength of the Wi-Fi signal and the connected smartphones can view a variety of information through SiB.

21. Xiaomi Handwarmer Powerbank

Additionally, Solar Roadways panels can be programmed electronically to show specific markings on the road. The panels can generate enough heat to melt the snow and thus ensure easy walking or driving over them during winters. All of this while saving the Earth and Earth-dwellers from succumbing to the damage caused by greenhouse gases.

24. Dolfi – Next Gen Washing Device

Moreover, it’s pretty lightweight (weighs less than 2kg including the battery pack) so that you can comfortably carry it anywhere. With the compatible app, you can note your GPS location, track routes, connect with friends, and even simulate mountains on flat roads to train your legs. So, whether it’s for exercise or for getting more power out of your bike, Bimoz is the

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Sure, we’re close to seeing flying cars and other levitating transport models, but Hoversurf is transforming personal transport while keeping it super cool. Hoversurf’s S3 is quadcopter superbike which can not only take off and land at any concrete surface but also hovers above the ground at 60 miles per hour. The body of the flying bike is made of carbon fiber which makes it super light and agile, giving it a weight of only 250 pounds.

This includes looking for wrinkles, fine lines, dark spots, roughness, complexion etc. by dividing your face into different areas and analyzing each differently. Based on this, the smart mirror offers advice to improve your skin by keeping it hydrated or using different types of lotions to fight problems like acne. You can also order more beauty products by just asking Alexa which comes inbuilt in this smart mirror.

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32. CleanseBot – World’s First Bacteria Killing Robot

Sticky notes are handy and besides reminding us about important tasks, they keep our desks colorful and lively. Cubinote takes this a step further by letting you print anything on colored sticky notes. The mini printer connects to any device wirelessly via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi and can print anything on these colorful notes even without ink.

Nybble is not meant to be a full-fledged robot but a STEM toy based on Raspberry Pi designed to teach kids about how to assemble, program, and even hack robots. So whether it is to watch a cute robot kitten learn tricks or fight out with others of its form, Nybble is surely one of the cutest and most awesome inventions one can think of.

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37. Unagi – The Ultimate Electric Scooter

Obtaining potable water is a major challenge when you’re off-grid and this is where handheld filters come into play. You must have heard of LifeStraw which lets you drink water directly from any running stream without worrying about any impurities and Geopress takes it a step further.

The AI is capable of detecting obstacles and dodging them in real time, allowing you to focus on enjoying nature while Hover 2 takes care of the rest. Moreover, it comes in a lightweight and foldable design, and advanced subject mapping that ensures a cinematic quality while the inbuilt gimbal ensures a great amount of stability. All of these features ensure that Hover 2 enjoys a comfortable position in our list of some of the coolest and most awesome inventions of contemporary times.

Awesome Technologies That Will Rule 2022

The evolution in the field of technology is faster than ever and as we’re entering the end of another great decade filled with technological innovations, here are some technologies that are expected to rule 2022 and grab most of our attention.

After a bunch of Android OEMs, Apple finally embraced 5G with the launch of the iPhone 12 series in October of 2020. In addition, Qualcomm launched the Snapdragon 888 chipset capable of delivering speeds up to 7.5Gbps. We could expect 2022 to be the year where we witness mass adoption of 5G. As the technology becomes more popular, we will see a host of applications that will largely depend on the internet. With mmWave 5G networks, we will be able to access network speeds in the range of gigabits per second, almost a hundred times faster than the current 4G network. With 5G, we will be able to send and receive information in the blink of an eye – literally!

Li-Fi or Light Fidelity is another network protocol that can replace conventional Wi-Fi systems. Instead of using radio waves used by Wi-Fi, Li-Fi uses electromagnetic signals which may or may not be visible to humans, such as ultraviolet, infrared waves beside just visible light. Using LEDs which are dimmed below human visibility, Li-Fi compatible systems offer faster and more reliable connections than the current generation of Wi-Fi routers. The concept of Li-Fi is not new but we expect the technology to really catch up in the coming years, and French research firm Yole Développement predicts an exponential growth starting in 2022.

For those who love to play high-octane games on smartphones would already be gushing over the 144Hz refresh rate display. With incredible smoothness and responsiveness, it’s set to make smartphones a great device for gaming. Even if you aren’t much into gaming, you would fall in love with the snappier performance of the screen. While we got 120Hz phones from smartphone giants like OnePlus, Realme, and Samsung last year and saw 144Hz display phones like Asus ROG Phone 3, chances are pretty high that other smartphone vendors will follow suit, thereby making this tech go mainstream in 2022. If you’re planning to get a 144Hz display phone, do not forget to check out our list of 144Hz supported games on the Play Store.