Imagine a future without inconveniences…

Imagine a tool to help women pee standing up… A pair of runners that lace themselves, adapting to the shape of your feet… Even an infra-red camera that allows firemen to see through toxic smoke, to help save lives… Technological jewellery or creative inventions -these tools are bound to change your life!

1/ Self-lacing sneakers

Nike dreams big. Its most recent sneaker is a veritable revolution: a sports shoe that laces itself when you slide your foot into it! The electronic lacing system is made possible by interior sensors. According to the inventors, this futuristic system allows athletes to benefit from a personalised approach to lacing up that complements the shape and form of their feet.

2/ A ring for making contactless payments without your credit card

Imagine that your wealth could be accessed with the wave of a hand. It could be possible with the latest monetary invention by Futurism. The system is simple: just like you use your contactless credit card, you swipe your ring in front of the machine to pay for your purchases! This ingenious invention has already been launched. Don’t let it slip through your fingers!

3/ A high tech candle that can be switched on and off remotely, or switches itself off as a safety mechanism

With this high tech candle that produces a real flame, you need have no fear of fires! Accessing a sensor that interacts with a dedicated smartphone app, you can remotely switch it on or off. No more worries about burning down the house, for those of us with our heads in the air! Also, it can switch itself off if it senses a vibration. But safety has a price: 99 dollars…..

4/ The SheWee, a feminine device to allow you to pee like a man

Girls are going to love it: the Shewee is a tool to help them explore their masculine side! Just like a man, ladies can urinate wherever they like, thanks to the release of this small rubber ‘penis’. It’s particularly handy for festivals and for travelling.

5/ An empty billboard that reproduces the perspiration and breathing of a human, to lure and kill mosquitos in cities

Are you sick to death of scratching mosquito bites this summer? Let’s hope that your city will soon equip itself with these blank billboards, which are not intended for advertising, but to capture mosquitoes using a fascinating system: it reproduces human breathing and sweating by diffusing carbon dioxide and lactic acid. The first ones were installed in Rio to combat mosquitoes, carriers of the Zika virus.