6 inventions which have found unexpected applications

The vibrator was not created for pleasure, and Android - not for mobile phones. But time has put everything in place.

1. Chain Saw

In 1830, the eminent German surgeon Bernard Heine coinedBernhard Heine - von Königen geehrt und von Zar Nikolaus umworben osteotome - a device that is considered to be the forerunner of the modern chainsaw. It was a small device with a cutting chain, which is driven by rotation of the handle.

Despite the fact that outwardly resembles osteotome modern chainsaw was used not for cutting of wood, concrete or ice. Its use is limited to medical purposes: a craniotomy and incision of bones. He was very popular among surgeons of the time. A more familiar with chainsaws engines appeared only after almost 100 years - the beginning of XX century.

2. Android

Now Android - most popularMobile Operating System Market Share Worldwide mobile OS in the world. More than 2 billion smart phones running on this system. but was createdAndroid founder: We aimed to make a camera OS it is very different for mobile devices - digital cameras.

With Android, developers wanted to simplify the interaction between the camera user and the computer. According to their idea, the operating system would allow the gadget to download images in cloud and connect to your PC wirelessly. But such an idea, investors did not want to allocate the money, and after a few months of its authors have switched to smartphones. Shortly thereafter, the company bought Google for $ 50 million.

3. GPS-satellite

GPS is used in millions of devices, from large cruise liners to miniature wearable. This system helps pilots navigate airplanes in the air, car drivers - avoid traffic jams, and adventurers - do not get lost in the wilderness.

But when this technology was being created, its primary use wasGlobal Positioning System History military. In the 1970s, the Army, the Navy and the US Air Force began to develop a unified system of geolocation. Its main objectives were to navigation ballistic missiles, equipment and personnel. In 1983, US President Ronald Reagan promised to make available technology for civil and commercial purposes, and in 1989 launched the first satellite using GPS.

4. gamepad

Gamepads were originally created for video games, but this type of controller, there are other applications. For example, the apparatus for three-dimensional imaging uses BodyVizIntegrate, Interact and Create of the Xbox 360 gamepad, because it fits nicely in the hand and using it is convenient to rotate and zoom in anatomical models.

In the military sphere, these devices also popular. One of the versions of the robot for bomb disposal PackBot was completeRobots in Combat with Logitech controller that connects to the laptop for controlling the manipulator.

In one of the latest shock US submarines useUS Navy Using Xbox 360 Controller To Operate New Attack Submarine gamepads Xbox. With their help, change position photonic masts - devices allowing to consider the submarine environment.

5. Vibrator

Vibrators were not always devaysa for pleasure. At the dawn of its history at the end of the XIX century they were consideredA short history of the vibrator medical devices and used to improve blood flow, wrinkles, treatment of hematomas, pain and even bloating.

But by the end of 1920 women found another scope of vibrators. Manufacturers have picked up this wave and began to advertise gadgets using ambiguous phrases like "Invented a woman who knows what women want." This went on for over 50 years. Only in 1970, about masturbation They began to speak openly and vibrators began to appear designed specifically for sex.

6. VR-helmet

Virtual reality is now used primarily for entertainment, because it allows you to fully immerse yourself in the game world and experience the incredible experience without leaving the apartment. But VR-technology also show promising results in the field of medicine.

So, KarunaLabs offersKaruna Labs Chronic Pain Management in Virtual Reality solution for the treatment of patients with chronic pain. Special VR-applications affect the brain in a way that reduces the discomfort.

A startup lets LimbixVirtual Reality for Mental Health people with mental illness to work behavior in social situations, recreated in virtual reality.

there are also3 Ways Virtual Reality Is Transforming Medical Care technology, through which surgeons can plan complex operations in a virtual world before they spend. For this purpose the three-dimensional model of a patient obtained via imaging. In the US, so once the planned operation to separate Siamese twins. According to one of the doctors, rendering it possible to reduce the number of unexpected situations that surgeons might encounter.