Discovery Blog

Leading brands and emerging inventors showcase their best products at Gadget Show Live, giving you the chance to learn, experience and invest in the latest products on the market.With interactive features and zones throughout, there are loads of opportunities for you to get hands on with the latest technology. Following the unveil of the show’s new look and feel, take a look at some of the features that are also brand new for 2016.

Solar energy has a ton of different uses. Most people use them for electricity and heat. But now you can use natural UV rays to shine light inside a building without an external power source.

I tried a little mind exercise earlier today. I tried to imagine a new invention. My criteria for this were that I had to pick something that hasn’t yet been improved upon and it had to make life easier. A light bulb? Nope. A bicycle? Nope. A vase? Nope. A trash can? Nope. I quickly ran out of ideas as my eyes wandered across my office (I even have a Bluetooth gramophone). Then, I realised, all of these items have been improved with mechanical and electrical parts. What if a gadget could be improved, while making life easier, just by becoming simpler?