Young Bulgarian Scientists Unveil Octopad, Dreaming Glasses

Octopad was one of the four inventions presented on Friday. Photo by BGNES

Bulgarian scientists have unveiled four new inventions at a ceremony in Parliament, including the iPad-based "Octopad".

Octopad, a Bulgarian version of iPad, is a mini-computer that can be used for taking notes, listening to music or watching video, which also has a navigation system and wireless Internet device. Its projected production price is about EUR 120.

The second new invention is "dreaming glasses", which help people remember their dreams. The glasses have a device that records when a person is dreaming, and can also be programmed to wake them up.

The other two inventions presented Friday are computer programs. The first one recognizes objects based on their motion on the ground, while the other one recognizes objects from a video tape. Both are deemed very useful for security purposes.

All four inventions are authored by scientists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences aged between 22 and 38.

According to Hristo Lafchiev, from the union of young scientists Cogito, the Bulgarian MPs hardly paid any attention to the presentation of the inventions. He did say, however, that the scientists will try to sell their inventions to companies for mass production.

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