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It's astonishing how small these gadgets are getting and amazing what they can do. Yet it is easy to forget about the tools and instruments used to make them. Micro technology requires highly precise instruments to ensure operation and reliability. Fowler High Precision carries these tools from micrometers and calipers to some of the most sensitive measurement instruments available in the world.
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Small Gadgets and Precision Tools
Fowler
History of Gadgets
• A widely circulated story holds that the word gadget was invented when Gaget, Gauthier & Cie company made a small-scale version of the Statue of Liberty in 1886 and named it after their firm. Yet the word became popular only after World War I.
• Other sources state that it originated from the French gâchette which has been applied to various pieces of a firing mechanism or the French gagée a small tool or accessory.
Solar Powered Vehicle
This is the world's smallest solar powered vehicle. This eco-friendly, energy-saving fashionable car is powered by solar energy and is a perfect teaching aid for for students.
MicroNav
MicroNav is the world's tinniest mouse which was originally designed to be used in sell phones as a navigation device. Today those devices can be seen on airlines and banks. It is a finger-actuated "mouse" pointing module that provides 360-degree directional control and accurate speed control simultaneously.
Smallest TV Screen
Even though nowadays people strive to buy bigger TV's, there is also a market for the smallest TV screen. This tiny TV screen can have 1.44 million pixel image resolution, which is twice the resolution of a traditional TV set. They are designed for i-glass; personal giant-screen theater.
Smallest Helicopter
GEN H-4 is a personal helicopter tested in Italy and now is available on sale for $53,000. It's twin counter-rotating propellers cancel out the torque that requires single-rotor helicopters to have a perpendicular tail rotor. It has four small twin cylinder engines feeding into a central transmission with two sets of rotors turning in opposite directions.
Precision Tools
Micro technology requires highly precise instruments to
ensure operation and reliability. Fowler High Precision
carries these tools from micrometers and calipers to
some of the most sensitive measurement instruments
available in the world.
Ultra-Cal V Electronic Caliper
Ultra-Cal V Electronic Caliper is a 4-way measurement tool: inside, outside, depth and step. It helps to measure distance with high accuracy and precision. Ultra-Cal V Electronic Caliper has direct RS-232 output with the maximum error of .001" or .02mm.
Wyler Clinotronic Plus
Wyler Clinotronic Plus is an electronic inclinometer with unsurpassed versatility. It uses a specially designed microprocessor and the well-proven Wyler inclination sensor. It helps to measure inclination within 5 seconds. It has an adjustable base length with the range of ±45° and the capacity of 0-360°. This tool can potentially be used in the manufacture of GEN H-4 helicopter for measuring the inclination of its rotors.
