50 Genius Technologies That Should Be Everywhere

1. You Can’t Read The Cash Machine Screen If You’re Not Directly In Front Of It

2. Crosswalk Projected On A Dirty Winter Road

3. This TV Remote Has A Keyboard On It's Back

4. Refillable Detergent In Prague, Czech

5. This Keypad Randomizes The Numbers Every Time So Someone Doesn't Figure Out The Password From Your Hand Movements

6. This Restaurant Gives You A Discount If You Have Well-Behaved Kids

7. This Museum In Berlin Has "Touchable" Versions Of Their Paintings For Blind Or Visually-Impaired Visitors

8. This Furniture Hardware Is Sorted By Step Rather Than By Type

9. A Bicycle Escalator In Norway

10. This Shirt Has A Piece Of Lens Cloth Sewn On The Inside For Your Glasses

11. This Elevator At My University Has Feet Buttons

12. Smart.

13. In Norway, You Get A Small Amount Of Money For Recycling Bottles/Cans. A Lot Of Our Trash Cans Have These Holders So Poor And Homeless People Don't Have To Search Through The Trash To Collect Them

14. How The Ruins Are Displayed In Serbia

15. They Put Rails Under The Benches In This Park So You Can Always Be In The Shadow

16. Our Refrigerator Has Revolving Levels So You Can Reach Everything Easily

17. A Pill Bottle That Keeps Track Of When It Was Last Opened

18. These Public Swings Powered Chargers For Your Phone In A Train Station

19. These Two Different Sets Of Shopping Baskets At A Department Store In Bangkok - For Those That Need Help Or Want To Be Left Alone

20. This Airplane Sleeping Mask Has Different Sides Depending On If You Want The Flight Attendant To Wake You Up For Meals Or Not

21. This Toilet Lock That Doubles As A Tray So You Can’t Leave Without Taking Your Stuff

22. These Public Benches Are Reversible, So You Can Choose To Look At People, Or Boats

23. This Box Pretending To Contain Boring Flour So That It Doesn’t Get Stolen

24. This Baby Store Has Different Surfaces To “Road Test” The Strollers

25. At The Uffizi Gallery In Florence, They Have Versions Of Paintings So That Blind And Visually Impaired Visitors Could Still Enjoy The Art

26. The Fitted Sheet In My New Sheet Set Is Marked For Easier Bed-Making

27. Shopping Cart Cleaning Machine In Germany

28. Train Seats In Japan Facing Outwards So You Can See The Scenery

29. This Rooftop For Bicycles So The Saddle Won't Get Wet

30. A Suitcase That Can Measure Its Own Weight

31. This Pitcher With A Separate Section For Ice

32. This Soap Bottle Lists A Purpose For Each Ingredient

33. These Notched Chairs To Hold Bags

34. My Local Hypermarket Grows Some Of Its Own Vegetables

35. My Wife Got Me A Magnet Bracelet For Holding On To Screws As I Fix Things

36. Social Distancing Escalator At Local Mall

37. If You’re An Elderly Or Disabled, You Will Receive A Card That Enables You To Cross The Road With A Longer Countdown Time (Singapore)

38. My Toaster Has A Window To Analyze Its Progress

39. My Dad’s New Car Has Cup Holders That Can Warm Up Your Drink Or Cool It Down

40. This Chess Set From 1972 Has The Valid Moves For Each Piece Stamped On Their Bases, Making The Game Much Easier For Beginners To Learn

41. My Veins Under A Hospital Vein Finder

42. Doctors Paint The MRI Machine In The Children's Clinic To Look Like A Submarine

43. This Plug Is Designed To Go Around Other Plugs

44. These Flavored Batteries

45. This Kinetic Sidewalk Generates Electricity When You Walk On It

46. My Spatula Has A Little Stand So It Doesn’t Touch The Counter

47. They Have Pet Carts In Grocery Stores In Italy

48. These Napping Pods Offered By JetBlue At JFK Airport

49. Nail Polish Bottle Has A Swatch Of The Colour Attached To The Bottle So You Can See How The Colour Looks On You

50. New Credit Card 3 Digit (CVV) Changes Every 4 Hours