Inspect the gadget: Edible robots, smart clothes and The Rock's own clock

13 June 2016 - 10:50 By Shelley Seid

From apps to help you wake up to origami robots you can eat, we look at three gadgets you might want to APP: Rock ClockStruggling to wake up? The Rock (Dwayne Johnson) will chase your ass out of bed with his new Rock Clock app. The Fast and the Furious star has created a "moti-vational" alarm clock that lets you start each day with a moti-vational message from the wrestler. Be warned, there is no snooze button because, says the Rock: "Life doesn't have a snooze button."TECH: Ingestible robotThose needing an internal wound patched or an alien object removed will soon be swallowing an origami robot to sort out the problem.Massachusetts Institute of Technology has created an ingestible robot in the form of a capsule that unfolds in the stomach and then is able to crawl around - thanks to external magnetic fields - and perform a host of useful activities, including the removal of items like button batteries. Apparently Americans swallow more than 3500 of these things each year.ACTIVE WEAR: Smart ClothesKeen to control your phone by swiping your sleeve? Levi's Commuter Trucker Jacket, created with interactive yarn, is set to go on sale next year in the form of a smart demin jacket.The joint Google and Levi's project is the world's first example of connective clothing. Created with cyclists in mind, by early next year you will be able to change your music, get directions and dismiss calls by treating your sleeve like a touch screen...

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