From Samsung’s curved/bendable TVs to iPhone 6, Mother, Bluetooth Watches & PulseWallet, here are the rumored, updated, and new technologies of the year.
Curved TVs
A "bendable" TV that bends its edges out at the touch of a button. If you believe LG, Panasonic, Samsung, and Sony, curved TVs aren’t just pleasing to the eye, they are what the eye craves. The crux of the “more immersive” argument has to do with the shape and structure of the human eyeball.
Though TVs have evolved to employ a flat screen, our eye is round. That means our field of vision isn’t limited to what is directly in front of you but also takes in the action happening at our sides. Curved TVs purport to replicate this real-world experience by wrapping the image around us and making us feel more enveloped by what’s on the screen.
iPhone 6 - The next generation of the iPhone
iPhone 6, probably the most hot phone being discussed these days & the entire world drooling over it has outshone other smartphones in major ways. Both iPhone 6 models have received generally positive reviews. Re/code called it "the best smartphone you can buy". TechRadar praised the iPhone 6's "brilliant" design, improved battery life over the 5S, iOS 8 for being "smarter and more intuitive than ever", along with the quality of its camera. The Verge considered the iPhone 6 to be "simply and cleanly designed" in comparison to the 5S, noting that the phone still felt usable despite its larger size. Improvements such as performance, battery life, VoLTE support, and other tweaks were also noted. In conclusion, the iPhone 6 was considered "good, even great, but there’s little about it that’s truly ambitious or truly moving the needle. It’s just a refinement of a lot of existing ideas into a much more pleasant package.
Glass allows us to use technology without worrying about it. This is especially true for active people who use apps like Strava Run/Cycle, GolfSight, and Google Maps. Because Glass is designed for people on the move, we’re able to live lighter while exploring the world at the same time. So instead of staring at your smartphone screen, you can stare at your environment.
We don’t have to worry about connecting to a network or opening an app when we’re wearing Google Glass — it’s always on. Whether you want to take a picture, share your status on social media, or find your way with a compass; Google Glass is always awaiting your command. And because you’re always connected to the web, you’ll never miss a moment again.
It also offers a front-facing camera, Android 4.0 handheld controller, WiFi and Bluetooth 3.0.
A large Gorilla Glass display shows up to four weeks of training data, and syncs via a Bluetooth Smart device to the Polar Flow app and online service.
Google Glass
Google Glass is one of the most innovative pieces of technology ever created. Since it first launched in 2013, the promise of living an active lifestyle with a pair of smart-glasses strapped to our heads has been an intriguing notion for many tech enthusiasts around the world. And with over 800,000 people currently owning a pair and sales forecasted to surpass 20 million by the year 2018, you’re probably considering making a purchase.
A lot of gadgets claim to be hands-free but Google Glass is the only device that eliminates the need to pull out our smartphone or fumble around with a secondary device (like a smartwatch). Glass does most of the things our smartphones can do and is completely controlled by our voice commands. Sending text messages, drafting emails, searching the web, snapping pictures; Glass does it all.
Epson Moverio Smart Glasses - A New Way of Seeing The World
The next-generation Moverio BT-200 smart glasses are designed to change how you experience the world around you. With new and improved features and a more compact size, these innovative smart-glasses are setting the new standard in Augmented Reality.
Moverio BT-200 smart-glasses platform, a binocular LCD-projection lens system with compass, gyro and accelerator built in.
Epson announced some interesting partners for this technology, including an array of first-person-shooter games and an application that helps paramedics see patients' veins.
Pebble Steel Bluetooth Watch
It has three stainless-steel versions of the classic plastic Pebble. Pebble has also announced an app store, giving developers a centralized location to sell apps that follow the company's updated APIs.
Some of its amazing features are:
- Notifications at a glance (See who's calling, texting, or emailing without having to find your phone.)
- Up to 7 days of battery life (Charge it once and forget about it.)
- Water Resistant up to 50 meters (Run in the rain or jump in the pool. Pebble can take it!)
- Fitness Tracking (Run, walk, bike, swim, or sleep... you can track it all with Pebble.)
- Readable in Daylight (You should be able to read the time and your messages whenever you want.)
- Apps that make it yours (The Pebble app store has thousands of watch-faces and apps compatible with iOS and Android for you to choose from.)
- Add Colors to your Life (Actually, it adds color to your wrist.)
WRISTBANDS
LG Lifeband Touch Wristband
Designed to slip on like a bangle, the LG Life-band can notify you about incoming calls. Paired with LG's Earphone Heart Rate Monitor, the Life-band can also track your heart rate while you listen to music. It syncs with apps including Polar, Wahoo Fitness, RunKeeper and MyFitnessPal.
Polar V800 Wristband
An "advanced multi-sport training computer." The V800 does round-the-clock activity tracking, including GPS and (optionally) heart rate monitoring, which it tracks even while its user is swimming.
Garmin Vivofit Wristband
The Vivofit with learn your activity patterns and set new goals for you that increase as you progress.
There are two models: One with a heart monitor and one without. Both will sync with Garmin's online fitness community, Garmin Connect.
MOTHER
Mother is a wireless gadget that receives data form sensors called 'Motion Cookies'. You can place it on drawers, coffee machines, keys, pill bottles, doors and even toothbrushes to track activity in your home.
DEBIT, CREDIT, OR HAND-VEIN PAYMENT SYSTEM?
Imagine if you could pay for something with a mere wave of your hand? The "PulseWallet" consists of sensors that take a photo of the unique pattern of veins in the palm of your hand, and then deduct payment from a credit card on file.
