[해외 유망신사업아이디어] [미국] 고무로 만든 칫솔

해외 유망신사업아이디어

[미국] 고무로 만든 칫솔

[개요] 사람들은 썼던 칫솔을 반복해서 사용함. 그렇기에 칫솔에는 박테리아가 쌓이고, Boie 칫솔은 이에 대한 해결방안을 마련한 칫솔임. 고무와 같은 재질로 만든 이 칫솔은 에나멜과 잇몸에 덜 무리가 가며, 칫솔 모에 은이 첨가되어 있어 박테리아와 접촉하는 즉시 그를 없애버리는 역할을 함. 머리 부분이 교체 가능한 칫솔.
They started out on Kickstarter and have graduated to a full-fledged e-commerce marketplace. They make toothbrushes out of a rubber-like material that's less abrasive on your enamel and gums, is BPA and Phthalate-free, and best of all, has silver embedded into the bristles and toothbrush head so it will kill bacteria on contact and keep it out of your mouth. 

[사업화] 킥스타터로 시작하며 온라인 시장에 자리잡음. 하루 두 번 이상, 일 년 내내 사용하기 때문에 칫솔은 위생이 중요하기도 하며 자원 소비가 큼. 따라서 이 칫솔은 그런 부분을 해결하였음. 칫솔의 가격은 $12이며, 칫솔의 머리 부분은 $5 임. 손잡이 부분은 그대로 두고 머리만 교체하여 자원을 아낄 수 있도록 이렇게 제작되었으며, 오래 사용 가능한 재질임. 또한 머리와 손잡이 부분 모두 재활용이 가능함. 칫솔 전체에 사용된 재료 자체가 두 가지로 한정되며, 동네에서 재활용 분리수거가 가능한지 확실치 않다면 우편으로 Boie에 보내는 것 또한 가능함. 연간 신청을 한다면 칫솔 머리를 교체할 시기가 되었을 때쯤에 배송을 해줌. 매 3개월, 4개월, 6개월 중에 선택 가능.

출처: Boie

[기회탐색] 치아 건강을 생각하는 사람들 중에는 전동칫솔을 사용하는 사람도 많음. 하지만 그 중에는 까먹고 충전을 안 하여 사용하기 번거로운 경우나 이빨에 너무 그 충격이 강한 경우가 있음. 보통 마트에서 살 수 있는 일반적인 칫솔은 위생적인 면이나 기능적인 면이 충분하지 않음. 그런 점에서 Boie의 칫솔은 두 쪽의 문제를 모두 해결하고 그걸 장점으로 내세우고 있다고 볼 수 있음. 모가 더 강하고 두꺼운데도 잇몸에 무리가 가지 않고 닦은 후 개운하다는 평임. 앞으로 전동칫솔에서 불편함을 느끼는 사람들이나 더 깨끗한 구강 관리를 원하는 사람들에게 좋게 어필될 것으로 보임.

* 출처 : businessinsider, boieusa

 

[미국] Pi 무선 충전기

[개요] 무선 충전은 아주 새롭지만은 않음. 그러나 어디에 기기를 둬야 충전이 되느냐 하는 것에 대한 제한이 있음. Pi에서는 굳이 충전대 위에 올려놓지 않아도 충전이 되는 충전기를 발명함. 고로 여러 기기를 동시에 충전할 수도 있음. 약 30cm 이내에만 있으면 어느 방향이든 상관없이 충전이 되는 충전기임. 
Pi is more than a work of art, it’s groundbreaking technology. Our patented power platform allows Pi to change the angle of a magnetic field to perfectly match the angle of your device - no more charging pads. It can charge up to four phones at full speed, or even more devices at reduced speed even if they're moving. And it follows existing FCC safety guidelines. The result is safe, seamless power. 

[사업화] Pi는 여러 가지 기기와 모두 호환이 가능함. 핸드폰이든, 태블릿 PC든, 또는 어떠한 브랜드의 어떠한 제품이든 케이블 필요 없이 충전할 수 있음. 약한 자기장을 생성하여 떨어져있는 기계를 충전하는 방식. 현재 Pi는 Pi 충전기 예약을 받고 있음. 아직 판매를 시작하지 않은 신제품이지만 증가한 투자금액으로 2018년 내에 배송을 시작하려는 계획이 있음. 이 아이디어는 충전기, 케이블, 충전 패드 등 없이 어떻게 충전할 수 있을까 의문을 품은 MIT 학생들로 인해 시작되었으며, 세계 최초의 무선이자 무접촉 충전기를 개발한 것임. 여러 기기들을 동시에 충전하며 폰이든 태블릿이든 사용하고 싶은 기기를 사용할 수 있음.

출처: Techcrunch, PI

[기회탐색] 여러 기업들에서 시도하는 방 전체의 기기를 충전하는 개념과는 약간 다른 면이 있지만 기존의 무선 충전기에 비교하면 더 유연성있게 사용할 수 있음. 30cm라는 작은 범위이지만 앞으로 기술이 발전할 것을 예상했을 때 더 넓은 범위와 좋은 성능을 기대해 볼 수 있음. 또한 소비자들이 무선 충전 기능을 여러 기기에서 기대할 것으로 미루어 보아 다른 기업들과의 협력도 기대가 됨. 

* 출처 : picharging, techcrunch

 

[독일] 3D 자산 도서관

[개요] 이케아의 여러 사진들은 실제 사진이 아닌 3D 모델링으로 구현해낸 사진들임. 일반 사람들은 이케아처럼 그런 현실감 있는 방을 디지털로 시험해 볼 방법이 없음. Colormass는 방을 구현해보고 싶은  사람들 위한 플랫폼을 개발했는데, 여러 가구들을 방에 배치해 보고 실제 텍스처와 컬러 느낌을 주어 진짜 사진처럼 보이게 해 줌. 이를 위해서는 매우 정교한 소프트웨어가 필요했는데, Colormass는 누구나 쉽게 할 수 있기를 기대함.
Instead of taking your products into a studio and photographing them in the traditional way, you can actually just send us four or five mobile phone snapshots and we create high quality marketing images that you can use on your website or in your catalogs.  

[사업화] 카메라 없이 사진을 찍는 다는 것이 Colormass가 내세우는 이 소프트웨어의 목적임. 실제 물체 또는 방의 사진을 찍을 필요 없이 물체의 사진 4-5개를 보내면 그것을 방에 사용할 수 있도록 디지털로 시각화하여 보내줌. 방의 조명을 수정할 수도 있고 가구 배치를 손쉽게 바꿀 수도 있으며 작은 디테일을 추가할 수도 있음. 현실에서는 쉽게 하기 불가능한 것들, 예를 들어 창문을 추가하고 문 위치를 바꾸기 등을 간단히 해낼 수 있으며 쇼핑몰이나 블로그용 사진으로 사용할 수 있음. 다양한 가구와 다양한 색상, 그리고 다양한 재질을 기본적으로 제공하며, 모든 것이 매우 현실감 넘침.

출처: Colormass

[기회탐색] 최근들어 많은 핸드폰 어플들이 얼굴인식 기능을 탑지함. 그뿐 아니라 환경을 인식하고 캐릭터를 길에서 걷게 하는 등의 기능도 등장함. 이미 머리카락 색을 바꾸거나 얼굴 모양을 바꾸는 어플의 시장은 포화상태임. 컴퓨터 시각화 산업이 확장해 나갈 수 있는 다른 방면을 생각해 보면 방을 3D로 구현해 내는 것은 그리 흔치 않음. 물론 애니메이션 스튜디오 등의 전문 소프트웨어는 존재하나, 셀카 어플처럼 일반 사람들이 사용하기 쉬운 소프트웨어는 흔히 존재하지 않음. 무엇보다 그 성능이 절대 뒤떨어지지 않으며 고급 결과를 낼 수 있기도 함. 모든 물건을 다 3D화 시킨다는 점에서 독특하며, 나중에는 VR과 게임 등에도 사용할 수 있도록 하는 “3D 자산 도서관”이 목표임.

* 출처 : techcrunch