CES 2016 :WEARABLE'S

CES 2016 :WEARABLE'S 

            Wearable's have seen a tremendous growth since the last year. This new segment or category is now only getting more competitive as well as getting more innovating from the previous player's in the market.personalized wearable's are now every tech companies pet project to go out to the consumer. The Consumer Electronic Show 2016 was not away from getting the fever of the smartwatch and fitness wearable's category.So let's look at what CES 2016 should us in wearable's.

Samsung Gear S2 Classic

       

   

               When it come's to wearable's we can't keep Samsung out ,Samsung used CES 2016 to announce two new models of its Gear S2 Classic smartwatch. The two devices are identical in technology to the original but not in terms of build materials.
One is plated in 18-carat rose gold, while the other is plated in 100 per cent platinum, both built from stainless steel underneath. They will come with dedicated new watch faces, with four additional choices in total and they will also feature NFC for Samsung Pay. Pricing has yet to be announced but apparently it will be less than the most expensive Apple Watch Edition, so under £13,500 then.

Misfit Ray

 

              The Misfit Ray is an aluminium modular activity tracker that can be worn on different areas of the body thanks to its ability to attach to jewellery. It will track movement and sleep and it features a six-month battery life, along with a water resistance up to 50 metres.
There is a vibration motor on board, as well as a multicoloured LED light, allowing the Ray to offer inactivity alerts, text or call notifications and a vibrating alarm. It will be available to pre-order for $100 in Rose Gold and Carbon Black.

Withings Go

       

             The Withings Go is a cheap activity, sport and sleep tracker that will get you moving for £50. It features an E Ink display which allows it to offer up to eight months of battery life and it is both Android and iOS compatible.
The Go will track steps, distance covered, sleep and sports including running and swimming, offering water resistance up to 5 ATM. The company claims the Go will be able to differentiate between activities and it will come in black, blue, green, red and yellow colour options.

Casio WSD-F10

             Casio announced its first smartwatch at CES 2016 in the form of the WSD-F10. It runs on Android Wear but it is a little more rugged than its competition with water-resistance up to 50 metres and MSL-STD-810 military compliance.
There is a 1.32-inch screen on board offering a resolution of 320 x 300 and a choice between monochrome and full-colour mode. The WSD-F10 comes complete with a pressure sensor, compass and accelerometer, with users able to check altitude, air pressure, tide graphs and activity, among other things. The Casio WSD-F10 comes in black, orange, red and army green colour options, will cost around $500 and will be available un the US in April.

Fitbit Blaze

           Fitbit announced a new, more fashionable smart fitness watch called Blaze. The new activity tracker features a colour touchscreen along with a five-day battery life and smart notifications.
Blaze features PurePulse Heart Rate tracking like the Fitbit Surge and Fitbit Charge HR and it is compatible with iOS and Android devices, with data synced wirelessly to the Fitbit app. The Blaze will recognise select activities automatically, is water resistant and there are numerous bands available in various colours and materials. The Fitbit Blaze starts at £159.99 with the classic elastomer band. Pre-orders are open now on Fitbit.

Razer Nabu Watch

          This is a rather unique example of a smartwatch as it uses two screen and two battery power sources. Primarily it's a watch, using a 12-month cell battery to power the clock, alarms, stopwatch and all the stuff you'd expect from a normal watch.
It has a second OLED display however, used for smart notifications from a connected iPhone or Android smartphone. This displays notifications for calls, texts, emails and app alerts, as well as step and sleep tracking. The Razer Nabu Watch will be available in late January for $150 or €180. The Razer Nabu Watch Forged Edition, which is made from more premium materials, is available now for $200.

Garmin Varia Vision

   

           Garmin announced its first heads-up display for cyclists at CES 2016. The Varia Vision is a display unit that will attach to glasses and allow the user to see its screen while still focusing on the road ahead.
It will display cycle data, turn-by-turn navigation and smartphone notifications with everything controlled via the touch-sensitive panel on the side that will even work with gloved hands. The Varia Vision offers up to 8-hours battery life, light sensors and it will connect to a Garmin Edge device. It will begin shipping in Q1 for £320.

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Endless : PC that makes Internet Offline

Endless : PC that makes Internet Offline

           San Francisco start-up Endless has an unusual business plan in this age of the smartphone and tablet.Where everyone is trying to be connected all the time , Endless is a company which is thinking about where countries have very little or no connectivity at all. Endless is aiming for that percent of people who have less access to the connected world to at least do the basics stuff that the net provides.

            The company unveiled a grapefruit-sized spherical desktop this week at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Called the Endless Mini, the device's true innovation may be the way it holds key websites on its hard drive even when there is no Internet connection - as well as its rock-bottom price of $79, which might finally get modern technology into the hands of the world's poorest citizens.

            Endless conducted extensive research of developing markets and found that consumers want more affordable computers, not just smartphones. The Endless Mini comes preloaded with 650 megabytes of content, such as Wikipedia articles or educational materials from the Khan Academy, that could be searched and used without a connection. The idea is to give people the benefits of the Internet without having to pay the expense of a robust data plan.If the computer ever is connected to the Web, it will download the latest versions of the articles that have updated.

             So the Endless Mini is just a PC without the monitor,keyboard or even the mouse. So the company is saying that, it's selling the CPU at no-profit and is aiming to have a profit in seeling the accessories like monitors, keyboards, mouse etc.

              The base model comes with 24 gigabytes of storage, is powered by an ARM Cortex-A processor and includes over 100 applications, including options for word processing, making spreadsheets and playing games. The operated system is based on Linux.

                 Endless is targeting Guatemala as its first market and plans to grow to Mexico and China. It estimates that the global market for a $79 (roughly Rs. 5,200) computer is about 2 billion. Endless has arranged financing that allows Guatemalans to pay off the device for $3 (roughly Rs. 200) a month.

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A LOOKBACK IN THE YEAR 2015

A LOOKBACK IN THE YEAR 2015

           It has been a great year for the technology lovers and also to the future of electronics.We have seen the new growth of some new categories as well as advancement in the old. We will look back in time to see how the world shifted in technology.

           We will see some defining moments in the technology :

1. Moto 360 2 :

           The original Moto 360 was a great  start for the wearable smart watches department. Since then smart watches have seen a great improvement in their technology as well as design stats.The next Moto 360 did see improvements in overall performance as well as design.Android Wear is still new and as well as the smart watch market.So the next 2-3 iterations should have more stability in this market. Moto 360 2

     2. Asus ZenBook UX305 :

           Asus Zenbook UX305 is no ordinary laptop , but world's slimmest laptop in the market. Asus not only mastered the weight and design factor but also the performance with it. Asus ZenBook UX305 not only master's the slimmest quotient but also the powerful one. Asus Zenbook UX305.

     3. RAZER McFly : First Hover Mouse  

     
           This will be a whole new leap in the mouse technology over the years. Razer's new hover mouse is great replacement with the standard mouse technology. RAZER McFly : First Hover Mouse  

     4. iPhone 6S & 6S plus

            iPhone 6S became the successor of the most popular iPhone 6.iPhone 6S came with new additions like 3D Touch and better improvements in TouchID . As with all successor's this iPhone also improves in all departments. iPhone 6S & 6S plus.

     5. Android Marshmallow  

                       
            Android Marshmallow is not much design improvements but more on performance. While keeping the old Material Design from Android Lollipop , Marshmallow come with all performance improvements. From battery life improvements to more app permissions to users Marshmallow is truly a deserved update to Lollipop. Android Marshmallow  

     6. Samsung Galaxy Note 5

           Samsung has always surprised us with their Note line , Note 4 was a huge success and the Note 5 adding more to it. Note 5 came with a fresh design of metal solid body and a more sensitive stylus . Samsung's Note features made  the Note more user functionality as well as increased multitasking abilities. Note 5

      7. iPad Pro

           Apple fans after a long wait got the increased size of iPad, but after long time it's feeling like it's a mee-too product of the Surface. Though iPad Pro has iOS software whereas Surface runs a full desktop OS. So it's still more iterations to have a little closer to the PC. iPad Pro.

      8. Button Sized Computer
   
           With Intel releasing this kind of button sized computer , wearable technology will only see progress and more tech wearable's will be seen in the market. Intel's new chip is a low powered cpu which can hold , the amount of data that is sufficient for mobile tech.Intel Button CPU

      9. Nexus 6P & 5X

              Nexus line had the first minor upgrade of it's previous versions of Nexus series. The Nexus 6P & Nexus 5X both are a great addition to the existing Nexus line.Both have finger-print reader's on the back and are more powered. Nexus 6P & 5X.

    10. Microsoft Hololens

               Microsoft Hololens was the newest innovations in the Argumented Reality space , when most of the major companies are looking in VR as new market. Microsoft should us the different option of AR in the market. Microsoft Hololens.

     11. OnePlus Two 

                OnePlus One was a true flagship killer as it mentioned it. OnePlus Two  is the successor to the widely approved Oneplus One , where it makes more advancement's in the next iteration. OnePlus Two also received the same kind of response as it's flagship ,as more advanced hardware and features. OnePlus Two kept the customers satisfied as did it's predecessor. OnePlus Two .

     12. Nvidia Tegra X1
           
                 Nvidia showed a giant leap in the processor technology , the first processor to clock 1 teraflops of speed. Nvidia Tegra X1 is a 64 bit ARM processor with 20Nm SOC which consists of 8 cores in it. Tegra X1 is a truly powerhouse in it's manner. Nvidia Tegra X1  

                  CES 2016  is on it's way and let's hope that the company's show more products which will amaze us and make us believe that this might be possible with technology.We will bring you all the major updates so stay tuned .

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