More and more products are using motion activation technology and becoming more intuitive. Good examples are smart phones, video games, segway scooters and most recently screwdrivers. It’s nice to see this technology implemented on a low cost scale because it makes motion activated tech accessible to a larger percentage of us, gadget addicted individuals.

Black & Decker and InvenSense (provider of gyroscopes for Nintendo’s Wii MotionPlus) came together to create the Gyro 4V Max, a motion-activated screwdriver. To use this screwdriver you only have to turn your wrist once to the right or to the left to activate the screwdriver, which will start moving at several different speeds controlled by a gyroscope.

It might seem like a splurge to buy a screwdriver that can start turning on its own without pressing a button, however if you have a lot of screwing to get done, the price tag of $40 could be totally worth it.

By Andrew Krauss

Source: InventRight