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Whether on the job or on the mountain, many of us have to wear some type of glove to protect or warm our hands. With more and more people getting touchscreen smartphones, this can cause a lot of inconvenience.

While there are special gloves that allow for touchscreen control, they usually don’t match up with the other purposes we need them to serve. A start-up company called AnyGlove has released a liquid applicant onto the market that claims to eliminate these problems forever!

An animatronic device is a mechanized puppet that appears to be live and animated rather than robotic. Here’s some examples of how this technology is becoming incredibly real.

Russian scientists have created a mini-carton that boils a perfect egg for you in only 2 minutes!

The innovation is called the Gogol Mogol, named after a popular Russian egg dish. Though it’s a one-time use device, it’s made of recycled materials to reduce waste.

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” - Ferris Bueller

A customizable, nearly indestructible iPhone 5 case that gives you a tireless second screen on the back of your phone.

Astounde covered the Swiss Army Knife phone case just last week, and it already has some competition for the title of your phone’s bodyguard. The PopSlate E-Ink second screen case can be yours on Indiegogo for $99 right now.

The North Face Patrol 24 ABS Avalanche Airbag Pack enhances backcountry protection and prevents burial with a 95% success rate.

Each year, thousands of outdoorsmen and women are affected by avalanches, with over 100 dying every single year. Not only that, these natural disasters take an economic toll, with preventative measures and search and rescue campaigns tallying nearly $28 million worldwide per year.

Here’s a quick video showing a humanoid robot in Disney Labs playing catch with its creators and a number of random participants.

The cleanest, most efficient vehicle on the planet?

The Elf by Organic Transit is the ultimate car-bicycle hybrid. It does a tremendous job of filling the gap between walking distance and a long commute. Their Kickstarter campaign began today and you can get your hands on one of the first models in the world.

British engineers from University College London have developed a method for literally seeing through walls using Wi-Fi.

Cut steak, chop wood, clip wires and tighten bolts with your smartphone.

Despite our smartphones being a great tool for life and becoming more and more like swiss army knives everyday, they have yet to take that next step into a truly do-it-all, digital and physical device.

With the TaskOne phone case, your smartphone can finally become a real, versatile, functional multi-tool swiss army knife. This may be the coolest phone case ever created.