5 Future-Techs that will Change the Gadget World

Technology is constantly changing; every now and then a new invention in this field is affecting the way we use these high-performing things around us. New technologies have always influenced the way we think, see and hear. As the technologies rise each and every day the look and feel of gadgets also changes as these devices implements most of the upcoming trends in technology, it brings along amazing ways to work, play and hangout. Check out some upcoming technologies that will change the face of all the gadgets around us.

1. Flexible displays

It’s an era of touchscreen devices, every smartphone or tablets out in the market come with a touchscreen. These entire touchscreen devices come with a flat display and carrying a 10 inch tablet with a flat touchscreen is sounds a bit messy.

Imaging how it will be if the gadget comes with flexible display, you can fold them or roll them to make it ultra-portable, isn’t it great? These displays will also be unbreakable because of its flexible nature.

2. Cameras that don't need focusing

Capturing an image without focusing sounds interesting; Lytro has done it in reality. The Lytro camera allows changing the focus of an image after capturing. The camera has a light field sensor that collects the color, intensity, and the direction of every light ray flowing into the camera and captures a picture in four dimensions which helps to refocus after capturing.
Some smartphone manufactures are already trying to introduce this technology for their forthcoming mobile devices. So you can look forward to click without focusing.

3. Waterproof coating on gadgets

Water is the biggest enemy of gadgets. Currently there are many waterproof gadgets but they are very expensive. A company called HzO has demonstrated a new WaterBlock technology using an iPhone by dunking it into water at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show at Las Vegas few months back.

This technology uses nanotech (nano-scale film barrier) waterproof coating which repels water for the gadgets. This nano-scale film barrier will be applied inside the smartphone during the manufacturing process and is all set to make the gadgets shake hands with their old enemy.

4. Fuel cell batteries

The battery technology never advanced in the same speed as all other gadget technology did, this is the main reason why all those high-end devices runs out of juice in a very short span. Think of a time when smartphone runs a year with a single charge, sounds impossible, but it is possible using fuel cell batteries: a chemical reaction of hydrogen and oxygen. Comparing with lithium-ion or alkaline batteries it generates electricity for much longer period.

5. Wireless charging

This technology has already stepped in to the market. Recently LG has introduced a wireless charger for smartphones. The chargers have built-in electric coils which powers smartphone using the magnetic fields.
You just have to place the gadget on an electric coiled wireless charger (inductive mat) and they starts charging the device.

Stylist Gadgets for Women

Women are always known for being stylish and choosy for their personal stuffs. In today’s tech savvy age women are making gadgets as their best friends than diamonds. Many manufacturers are coming up with stylish gadgets for women, so have a look at the best stylist gadgets catered for women needs.

Heart Shaped Pen Drive

Pen Drive

Keep your information close to your heart, yes its right. Here is a necklace for a woman which is actually a pen drive. This pen drive exactly looks like a stylish heart shaped pendent and comes with 2 GB, 4GB and 8 GB data storage models. This kind of pen drives are made up of stainless steels decorated with crystals which give a luxurious and stylish looks. The heart shaped pen drives are available at a starting price of Rs. 999.

Smart Watch

Watch

Wearing your Smartphone at your wrist sounds interesting isn't it. Many companies, including Sony have launched this smart watch which runs on Android operating system. This smart watch can be connected to your smartphone via Bluetooth to access calls, SMS, music and it also supports apps like Facebook, Twitter, music player and even weather apps.

Bluetooth Pendent

Pendant

Bluetooth headset are becoming more and more stylish these days. Jabra, mobile accessory maker has come up with a new Bluetooth device in the form of a pendent for Rs. 3800.

This device wirelessly auto pairs with your devices like smartphone or music player. It delivers music via standard headphone with virtual surround sound and full power bass. It has a technology called AM3D which also enables to attend calls. It has keys to skip music tracks, reject calls, activate 'mute', redial last number etc.

Wristband Pendrive

Pen Drive

Wristband pen drives are made for those who often lose their pen drive. This pen drive has a great design made up of flexible and smooth plastic using silicon. This pen drive is secure around your wrist. Wristband pen drive comes in six to eight different colors with storing capacity ranging from 512 MB to 16 GB and comes with a starting price of Rs. 799. Along with this it displays time also, so it can be used as a wrist watch too.

Bluetooth Sunglass
 

Sunglass

Change the trend of seeing the world with these multipurpose sunglasses and keep your plain boring sunglasses in your wardrobe.  This multipurpose sunglass comes in different styles, color, shades and features. It has a built in Bluetooth which connects to your smartphone or music device and lets you listen to music and attend calls. Bluetooth sunglasses have a starting price tag of Rs. 2999.

10 Most Awaited Gadgets of 2012

The coming New Year has lined up some new wonders for all the gadget lovers.  There are lots of hints flowing around in the market about the gadget of 2012. To make your aspirations more vibrant about 2012 we have listed out some to-be-top gadgets of the coming year.

1. High-Res Displays MacBooks

Apple is planning to concentrate a bit more on the notebook market in the coming year by launching its MacBook Pro  with 2,880x1,800 ultra-high-resolution display in the second quarter of 2012. This high resolution display will give the users greater pixel density and resolution and it will be improvised than its present Thunderbolt display. To compete with this new move of Apple, there are rumors that Intel’s Ultrabook will get 1080p HD display in 2012.

 

2. Android 5 – Jelly Bean

The next desert from Google for the New Year will be ‘Jelly Bean’, the next version of Android. Android 5 is expected to have some game changing features like full chrome browser, file manager, Android 5 lite for fast technology, user interface on/off toggles and better keyboard, power efficiency and theme options. The release date on this new OS is not disclosed yet.

3. Apple’s next leap – iOS6

Apple is coming up with iOS6 with better widgets and notifications. Some of the new features expected in iOS are; at-a-glance information, file system, a new map App, iMessaging to OS X, Facetime 3G, Voice Choice, Multi tasking App Store, more graceful App switching, App data backup and many more.  iOS 6 will be releasing sometime around June 2012.

4. Sony’s PlayStation 4

PS4 will be eco-friendly, made up of 60% of recyclable materials along with an Eco start feature letting the user to resume and save games without switching of the device and a rechargeable cell which self- charge automatically. PS4 will come with a 1.5 TB hard disk drive, USB 3.0 ports, an HDMI connect port. In an interview with Eurogamer, PlayStation Europe president Jim Ryan said “the PlayStation 4 would launch shortly following the release of a Microsoft’s new Xbox 720”.

5. Touchscreen controller in Nintendo’s Wii U

During the second half of 2012 we can see Wii U with touchscreen controller that can collect images and mini games from the console. It can display anything, the image on your TV screen or something exactly different as it has motion sensors. If Nintendo is developing some good Apps along with touch control it will be more appealing to the gamers.

6. Asus Padfone:Tablet-Smartphone Hybrid

Padfone is a first of its kind of innovation which is created to fulfill the demand of both Smartphone and tablet users.  It allows the user to toggle between pad and phone that best-fits their activities. Asus’s Padfone will have a Tegra 3 chipset and four Cortex-A9 cores. According Engadget Padfone is expected to lunch at Mobile World Congress 2012, in February.

7. PCs with Thunderbolt ports

According to DigiTimes, Intel’s super fast port will be available in window PC in April 2012. This Thunberbolt Ports will enable the user to transfer data to and fro from system and USB with a much faster rate. The transfer rate of this port will be around 10GB per second.  Sony, Acer and Asus will be this one’s making this technology implemented in their PCs.

8. PlayStation Vita by Sony

Sony officially announced its next generation handheld gaming system ‘PlayStation Vita’, which will be released on February 22, 2012. This device will have a 5-inch touch screen along with two analog control sticks and also has 3G connectivity. Sony PS Vita 3G+Wi-Fi Price will be Approx Rs. 20,000 and only Wi-Fi Price will be Approx Rs. 15,000.

9. Window 8 Tablet

Samsung and HP will be the first makers of Window 8 tablet which will use the “Metro” interface on tablet that is presently used in Window Phone 7.  These tablets will be thin and light with lots of supports, Apps &App store and it will run on ARM, Intel and AMD chips. The price of these tablets will be similar to Android tablets.

10. Portable HD TV by Sony

Sony is shrinking the TV screen into a size of headphone. This Personal 3D viewer will give a full HD experience like you are watching a huge screen TV.  This portable home theater will cost around Rs. 40, 000.

7 Most In-Demand Tech Gadgets

Gadgets always make us excited. There is always a new gadget to discover and explore. They can never run out of demand. Especially the ones which become very famous among us. The crave for new gadgets has always made tech companies give innovative products. The end results have made us curious and wait for the best ones.

Here are 7 Most In-Demand Tech Gadgets that are picked by users which are produced by various tech giants to reach its end users.

Apple’s iPad

Apple's iPad

Apple’s iPad which is the brain child of Apple Company, when launched received a huge response from tech lovers. The bulk of its surface is taken up by a 9.7inch, 1024 x 768, capacitive, multitouch LED-backlit display surrounded by a glossy black bezel.

The iPad packs Apple's custom, PA Semi-designed 1GHz A4 system on a chip a single Cortex A8 core coupled with a PowerVR SGX GPU. RAM on the iPad has not been revealed, but is expected to be 512MB inside. Also there is 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1, a digital compass, an accelerometer, microphone, and ambient light sensor. It is the device available in capacities of 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB.

With the price of Rs. 27,900, Rs. 32,900 and Rs. 37,900 that differs when it comes to models and with compilation of huge features it is the most in-demand tech product in the tech industry.

Amazon Kindle Fire

Amazon Kindle Fire

Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet has become a roaring success in the market since its launch. Being a seven inch small tablet it has reached the peak in a short span of time. Millions of units have already been sold in the market and it created records for Amazon. The company has said it was the largest selling product across all categories. The price of this tablet is Rs. 10,282.

There are various reasons for the great demand of Amazon Kindle Fire. It is among the cheapest available in the market and is backed with the largest collection of content available for any other tablet. Here is a tablet that is not only small in size it is also the lightest of them all. Weighing in at 413 gram, the Amazon Kindle Fire is lighter.

Amazon Kindle tablet ranks highest when it comes to unlimited supply of content and other forms of media and entertainment. Amazon gives users access to 1,00,000 movies and television shows, 17 million songs, full colour magazines, the Kindle book store and the Android App Store. This is at number 2 which is in-demand tech product.

Smartphones

Smartphones

The human world is dominated by tech products and improvised technology. One such product that is in-demand forever is Smartphone’s which are invading human race like ever before. There are lots of phones from various brands with all sorts of prices to reach all sections of people.

Smartphone’s are well designed which carries different colours and attractive prices which has increased its profit all over the world. Like other products these phones also enters market in order to reach its users, success and failure is part of the game in tech industry.

There are millions of Smartphone’s that are existing around us where few can be afforded and others get into the flop list. To say Smartphone has made its name and will succeed in the long run, which will also have long process to undergo changes to bring new Smartphone’s to end users. 

HDTVs

HDTVs

Television viewing is drastically changed because of new innovations by using technology that brings out trendy TV sets. By providing LEDs and LCDs in the market, now it’s the time for the new version HDTVs with various features that gives pleasant viewing experience.

In HDTV a viewer experiences the movies played are so realistic and sound effects plays the trick. The screen will also be slim and gives crystal clear picture with add on feature like 3D glasses. The sets are highly recognized due to their pre loaded features which makes a user more comfortable while using it.

Hence this kind of TV sets have influenced the people in the society by presenting them with all new technology, which also has hopes of reaching the viewers all over the world with new changes in the future and take it to next level. 

Laptops

Laptops

Laptops are the one that replaced Computers as they cannot be carried out like laptops today. Earlier people relied on these home computers for all purposes, with the new wave all people including students could easily move on with this for their daily work. This is a must have tech product which is in demand.

Not only this but business people too could use it for presentations of projects and it has become a mode of communication. All laptop maker companies are working on new innovations to make it still more accessible and affordable by users. Compared to PC’s, laptops take the users to next level of user experience which is more like an advantage for all age groups.

Digital Cameras

Digital Cameras

Capturing clear pictures and happy moments is enjoyed by everyone. Camera has a very long history and till date many cameras have made their ways in the world. As technology is advanced camera is also influenced by it. Digital cameras are making their debut in all fields and are a channel of communication through photography.

A picture is enough to depict the feelings and expressions of the character inside it. To make it clear and impressive there is a need of sophisticated camera to reach the whole audience or a community. There are many companies fallen in to this making through technology and new innovation of lenses fitted to it, which presents the picture lively. This is also an in-demand product for everyone.

Amazons E-reader

E- 

Amazon's 6" diagonal most advanced E Ink display, optimized with proprietary waveform and font technology, 600 x 800 pixel resolution at 167 ppi, 16-level gray scale. At the size of 6.5" (166 mm x 114 mm x 8.7 mm) it weighs 170 grams. It is wireless and does not require a computer to download content. It is available at Rs. 4,065.

On device Storage up to 1,400 books or 2GB internal (approximately 1.25GB available for user content). Free cloud storage for all Amazon content. A single charge lasts up to one month with wireless off based upon a half-hour of daily reading time.

Battery life will vary based on wireless usage, such as shopping the Kindle Store, web browsing, and downloading content. Wi-Fi Connectivity supports public and private Wi-Fi networks or hotspots. With this Amazon is working on more number of tech gadgets that will expected to be in demand like this one.

Tech and Gadget Wars

Many gadgets were born and have evolved over the past few decades, while many are dead and gone away. It is a cliché that, gadgets that have created a revolution will always be remembered while the ones that did not make mark will always be forgotten. Hence it becomes a battle for all gadgets. Take the battle between Blu-Ray and HD-DVD champs from a few years ago. Most people now use Blu-Ray to watch movies and not too many people even remember HD-DVD. The most famous battle right now is the Kindle versus the Nook.

Here are the famous battles of all the time.

1. Laserdisc vs DVD

LASERDISC Vs DVD

The Laserdisc format made its debut in 1978. It was the first commercially available optical disc storage medium. It actually pre-dates the DVD market by almost 18 years.

DVD has much higher picture resolution than laserdisc. It also has higher density, meaning that a regular length movie will generally fit on one disc. Compare this to Laserdisc and the hassle of flipping the disc over. A major drawback for the format, compared to even videotapes.

Laserdiscs were always more expensive to manufacture than videotapes and five times more than DVD. Laserdisc technology started to gain much more popularity with the advent of Dolby Digital sound but later DVD killed it.

2. Blu-ray vs. HD-DVD

BLUE RAYS Vs HD-DVD

Sony came back with revenge in the early 2000s. The company offered up the Blu-ray disc its successor to the standard DVD. Toshiba’s offering, the HD-DVD, was cheaper, but offered less in the way of capacity. A number of high profile tech companies came out in support of their preferred format.

Blu-ray claimed Dell, HP, Panasonic, and Mitsubishi, among others. HD-DVD, meanwhile had Sanyo, Intel, Microsoft, RCA, and a few more. Sony eventually won this round.

3. Playstation 3 vs Xbox 360 vs WII

PLAYSTATION 3 Vs XBOX 360 Vs WII

The console wars continue to rage on. Ever since the PlayStation 3 arrived on the market to challenge the Xbox 360 in 2006, gamers have argued about the merits of each system. Even as console-exclusive game titles have become less and less common, gamers remain convinced that their system of choice is the superior one.

Deciding between the PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, and Xbox 360 can be a difficult task. While all three systems are vastly superior to the next generation of videogame consoles, they are also far more different from each other than ever before.

4. Nook vs Kindle

NOOK Vs KINDLE

The battle of e-reader rages on today. The two big fighters, Amazon’s Kindle and Barnes and Noble’s Nook are still in the battle field. But as of now the two e-readers have different fighting strategy.

The Kindle’s readability is arguably superior to the Nook, but the Nook boasts a color screen option and just unleashed its latest attack with full internet browsing capability. These two e-readers are challenging in their own way to be the best one. But the time has not yet to decide which e-reader is out on top.

5. Zune vs iPod

ZUNE Vs IPOD

Microsoft rolled out Zune in 2006, making an attempt to competitive with Apple which has been producing iPod since 2001. The Apple iPod is a high-capacity MP3 player, with a rich legacy dating back to 2001. Its rival, the Microsoft Zune, stepped on the scene and was promptly cast as an ugly duckling. In its latest incarnation, the Zune, Microsoft has finally presented a worthy challenger to the iPod dynasty.

When it comes down to the best, the Zune is dominating with features that Apple simply does not seem interested in. But loaded with many features zune looses over iPod, because many users are the zune’s performance was dull both in terms of unit sales and functionality. In October 2011 Microsoft announced that it would no longer support zune and would instead focus on its smartphone. It seems to indicate that Apple is already victorious.

6.  Sega Genesis vs Super Nintendo

SEGA GENESIS Vs SUPER NINTENDO

When Nintendo first introduced its 8-bit home system, it took the market by storm. The term NES quickly became a household word. By 1989, over 20 million people owned a Nintendo Entertainment System. Nintendo dominated the video game industry.

Then, the era of 16-bit machines began. While the Turbografx-16 even today seems to loom in the shadows, the advent of Sonic the Hedgehog video game brought new followers by the millions to the Sega Genesis. Sega quickly became a true competitor to Super Nintendo.

Sales began to decreasing for Nintendo as people lost interest in the 8-bit gaming console. Then Nintendo after years of eager anticipation by consumers finally released its own 16-bit system, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Meanwhile, however, many had decided that they could not wait. Sega had proved themselves worthy, and sales skyrocketed in the lag time.

7. Betamax vs VHS (Video Tapes)

BETAMAX Vs VHS

Sony's Betamax video standard was introduced in 1975, followed a year later by JVC's VHS. For around a decade the two standards battled for dominance, with VHS eventually emerging as the winner.

The victory was not due to any technical superiority because Betamax is arguably a better format by several factors. Exactly how and why VHS won the war has been the subject of intense debate. The commonly-held belief is that the technically superior Betamax was beaten by VHS through slick marketing.

In fact the truth is more complex and there were a number of reasons for the outcome. VHS was not only cheaper but it provided two hours of recording time on each tape, compared to Beta’s one hour of recording capacity. The huge success of VHS spelled a rapid death for Betamax by 1988 conceded and began producing VHS player.