Technology

10+ Coolest Upcoming Gadgets of 2011

Electronic gadgets market is giant market with countless gadgets that gained recognition and praised worldwide. Technology is advancing so rapidly, that with every passing day, we get to listen about new electronic gadgets and their upgraded versions being launched in the market by electronic giant.

Many people are still waiting till Christmas, in order to get some of 2010’s best gadgets in technology. Indeed 2010 was a great year with tablet and 3D revolution, and we can hope that the next year will be more interesting and beat these gadgets! So below cutting-edge selections not only represent many of the best new gadgets that are available to business owners and working professionals in 2010, but will also appear in 2011.

1) Google Nexus 3:

Google’s Nexus is a speedy smart phone. It’s a intuitive handset having five customizable home screens with animated backgrounds. It also provides slick speech recognition capabilities. Nexus is now integrated with most of the software services provided by Google. Nexus One represent itself as a search giant’s first expansion in the world of e- commerce and hardware. Although that some well-publicized customer service issues come up with the device, still it remains among those ionic customer electronics which are at top of the list throughout the year.

2) RIM BlackBerry Presenter

As many of you have already noticed that micro and mini projectors will be available soon. Manufactures like 3M, Microvision and other. Thank God this handy 3.4-inch x 2.4-inch boxlike accessory is designed, so that it can be used with BlackBerry smart phones. It is very simple in use. What you have to do is that, simply connect it with a projector or monitor and you can use Blutetooth connectivity in order to display Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 and 2007 slides directly from your handset. You can pause images, set slides to automatically swap at prearranged intervals and in this way you can enjoy the benefit of accurate reproductions with most visual and animated effects.

3) PlayStation Phone by Sony

Sony, the leader of innovative technologies is ready to launch playstation phone code named “Zeus” in early 2011. Zeus would have Andriod 3.0 Gingerbread operating system. It also contains SD slot card having 8GB of memory with 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8655 processor. It comes up with 3.8 display and graphics processing unit of Adreno 205. This superb phone also contains 1GB ROM and 512 MB RAM. 3.8″ touch screen and its touch pad is just like gaming console of PSP. Through PlayStation Phone you can also download different games. So for those who love games, it is going to be a best product.

4) 3D Vaio by Sony

In order to be synchronize with BRAVIA glasses 3D laptop computer by Sony will boast of IR blaster. Lodged in F series chassis, the laptop contains display of 16”, so it can also be used for PS3. For games and videos, this laptop comes up with 1080p 240fps display. You can upgrade it from 2D to 3D with Blu-ray drives. In order to retain crystal clear picture quality, 3D VAIO uses the same technology in BRAVIA TV, with Black Frame Insertion. 3D VAIO used sequential technology for HD display while utilizing shutter glass. With just one touch button you can change between 2D to 3D. So, 3D VAIO would be a 0utstanding electronic gadget of 2011.

5) Apple iPhone 5

Apple iPhone 5 is based on face recognition mechanism with a sleek design. It contains 64GB memory with OLED screen. With GPS navigation feature you are able to synchronize with iTunes and customize SMS alerts and tones with HD audio quality. With Apple iPhone5 you can do video chat on 3G. For more durability, the screen is made scratch protected. For improved resolution it contains the most advanced graphic chips in it with chips dual core processors. On iPhone 5 you are also able to watch local channels. It also includes Pico projector which is used for presentation on a wall or flat surface.

6) PlayBook by BlackBerry

With simplified and advanced operating system BlackBerry is going to launch PlayBook. It would be highly compatible with current web requirements such like HTML5. This BlackBerry Tablet Operating System also called as QNX, supports open GL and PSIX. It will also be compatible with Adobe AIR and Flash 10.1. It comes up with 1GHZ processor, 1GB of Ram, 3MP camera with 5MP lens and 1024X600, 7″ display. Playbook offer video conferencing and features micro USB jack, 1080p resolution, Wi-Fi, HDMI port and Blue Tooth. Playbook is hardly just 0.4” thick and approximately weighs just 450 grams. It is possible to extract the data out of BlackBerry on PlayBook with the help of BlueTooth tethering application.

7) 3DS by Nintendo

The Nintendo 3D comes up with 2 outward lenses and 1 inward lense for taking pictures and it is compatible with 3D graphics sans glasses. With outward lens you can take picture of any person and at the same instant the user’s picture can be taken with the inward lens. It is possible to combine two images and produce a single one. Users cartoon avatars automatically created by 3DS. It also enables users of 2DS for communication. With the help of tag mode, you are able to get the details of another user of 3DS, like you can come to know about the games he or she played last.

9) Palm Pre Plus

With minor changes in hardware the newer version of palm pre comes up with patch up keyboard and some little changes in user interface. It contains 3.1 inch multi touch screen with 320×480 resolution with HVGA display. In order to capture amateur video capture, it contains 3MP camera with LED flash. Palm Pre Plus will be coming up with Verizon. It runs on WebOS in its smartphone platform, which gives applications like Hotspot Tethering. You can get Palm Pre Plus for just 150 $ with two years Verizon contacts with their data plans.

10) Lenovo IdeaPad U1

Lenovo IdeaPad U1 is a 1.6 inch Linux based PC. It can also become a fully functional 3.7lb notebook having multi-touch capabilities that boasts an Intel Core 2 Duo processor. This device really functions well while offering solid five hours of battery life. E-mail and other web surfing facilities are also available. It attracts to those mobile professionals who are looking for great diversity in computing solution. So you can call it as two for one deal.

8)Samsung LED 9000 Series

Samsung’s LED 9000 series of television sets is pencil-thin. Yes it’s just 0.3 inches wide and it can support and having the great ability to display 3D images and can convert 2D content into third dimension. You must be impressed by knowing that it can offer great support for downloadable apps, just like you’d find on the iPhone or Nexus One. Its application served via open development platform which means that any entrepreneur is able to insert content in it and can add up huge functionality, from the world of social networking clients to the downloadable games.

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10 Technologies that Changed the World

1) Morse Telegraph – 1837

The Morse Telegraph, more commonly known as Morse Code, invented in 1837 by Samuel Morse, was the first technology of its kind, allowing long, detailed messages to by transported over huge distances via wire. This technology not only changed the way people communicated, it changed the armies communicated, allowing orders to be transported from command posts to the front lines quickly and efficiently.

2) Telephone – 1877

The Telephone was invented in 1877 by Alexander Gram Bell. Building on the basic principle of Morse’s telegraph, the telephone revolutionized communication by allowing voices to be transmitted via cable to a receiver on the other end of the line. Few other technologies have had the staying power of the telephone, as it has been modified throughout the years and is still used today.

3) Radio – 1894

First demonstrated in 1894 by Oliver Lodge and Alexander Muirhead at Oxford University, the radio consisted of a devise that emitted a signal of radio waves and a receiver which received and interpreted the information into sound. The radio was first developed as a military technology but was soon employed to entertain and educate the general public.

4) Microchip – 1958

Developed by a Texas Instruments engineer named Jack Kilby in the late 1950’s, microchips forever changed the world of computing. Robert Noyce later improved the initial design by replacing Kilby’s Germanium Chip with a chip made of Silicon. This single invention dictates the pace by which we live our daily lives. Without the microchip, we would have no computers, not internet, and no cell phones.

5) ARPANET – 1969

Originally chartered as a government research project to compete with the technological innovations of the Soviet Union, ARPANET launched in 1969 under the direction of Leonard Kleinrock. ARPANET was the first computer network on which information could be sent and received between devices. ARPANET fathered the modern internet, allowing us to communicate on a global level with ease.

6) Laptop Computer – 1981

The first laptop computer was released and marketed in 1981 by the Osborne Corporation. Known as Osborne 1 the device consisted of a 5 inch display and a single floppy drive. The Osborne originally sold for $1,795, today it can be purchased via eBay for around $200.

7) Compact Disc – 1982

The compact disc totally revolutionized the way people listen to music. Developed in 1982 by Sony, it offered a small compact digital format on which music or other data could be stored. The first album to ever be released on CD was Billy Joel’s classic 1978 album 52nd street.

8) mp3 – 1993

Developed in 1993 as way of compressing audio files into a manageable format, the mp3 created an efficient way of storing music and other audio without sacrificing the quality of the sound. Mp3 technology opened the door for other technologies like Napster, who would come under legal allegations from Metallica in 2000 for illegally distributing the band’s music. The mp3 format also paved the way for the rise of small digital audio players like the Apple iPod.

9) Apple iPod – 2001

Launched in late 2001, Apple’s iPod quickly took control of the portable media player market. It has established itself as a sort of cultural phenomenon. iPod could be considered the product that reestablished Apple as a forerunner and leading innovator in technology.

10) Facebook – 2004

Founded in 2004 by a group of Cambridge University students, Facebook revolutionized the way people use the internet forever. While not a truly unique concept, as it took the basic format of previous social networks and improved them, Facebook became the authority for social networking. However, Facebook has not escaped its share of controversy, Recently the film Social Network was released which portrayed Facebook’s founder in a rather negative light, however, Facebook remains at the top of the social media game.