Best Inventions of 2006
It's been an interesting year in technology. Nintendo invented a video game you control with a magic wand. A new kind of car traveled 3,145 miles on a single gallon of gas. A robot learned to ride a bike and somebody came up with a nanofabric umbrella that doesn't stay wet
The spinning teeth on a table-saw blade move at about 120 m.p.h. This makes them very useful for cutting wood; unfortunately, they're also very good at cutting fingers. This table saw comes equipped with new sensor technology that can tell when the blade comes in contact with soft human flesh. Within a few milliseconds the saw blade stops and drops below the cutting surface, so that any errant digits come away with just a nick. Horror movie averted.
Inventor: SawStop
Availability: Now; $2,799
To learn more visit sawstop.com
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