Covid, tests and vaccines among the 2021 innovations for Time

Vaccines and home tests for Covid-19 are among the best inventions of 2021, according to Time. The popular US magazine, like every year, has released the list of 100 products that have marked the last 12 months, fishing in various categories. These also include devices and products for accessibility and climate. There are two Covid-themed products, the first concerns three home tests, under the Abbot, Ellume and Acon brands. "These do not replace standard PCR tests but can serve as a first line of defense in identifying the infected and limiting the spread of the virus," Time writes. Then, in general the vaccines against the disease, all those made available globally: "With the new variants, including the Delta, the protection, although still strong, decreases.That is why the recall is important to consolidation of immunity ".

Among the products crowned by Time - which a few years ago declared the iPhone gadget of the decade - is the foldable phone from Samsung (Galaxy Z Flip 3), the only smartphone on the list, because it is the only one to have paired "with a competitive pricei "the portability of the old models with cutting-edge features.

In the field of information technology, Time also reports the Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 2, a laptop which, in addition to the classic internal screen, has an external one instead of the cover, optimized for reading ebooks.

There are also innovations in aid of disabilities, such as OrCam Read, a reader that plays the audio of the texts it reads, for the blind and visually impaired.

And there is a folding chair that is reduced by 60% by the Italian designer, former Ferrari, Andrea Mocellin.