Now we know that flip phones are trending again, are we also expecting Android sliding phones to make a comeback? Touch screen phones have only graced us in the last decade or so. In between that transition from keypad phones to touchpad mobile devices, we have slider phones. We can consider slider phones as the transition feature between these two different technologies. Or, maybe, the “missing link” connecting the past and futures of mobile devices.
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The Best Places to Shop for Electronic Gadgets in Japan
As the world’s technology capital, Japan always sets the trend when it comes to electronic devices. It produces the most durable products and is known for many popular brands as well such as Sony, Panasonic, Nikon, Hitachi, Nintendo and Toshiba to name a few. It is not surprising then that consumers from the different parts of the world rely heavily on Japanese electronic products.
These days, it’s easy to travel to Japan not only to tour the city but even to buy one’s needed gadgets on the side. But before you do, it’s best to do a little research first and find out the places to visit if you want to shop for some mobile devices and accessories. [Read more…]
Gadgets Best for Business Professionals
Gadgets are everywhere and they’re growing in number. Whether at home, in the office or out on the streets, people of all ages are bringing them and using them whenever they want to.
The business professionals are no exception. Most, if not all, of them value their gadgets regardless of the type they own. For them, these portable devices allow them to check their emails, do important tasks and connect with their staff, colleagues and business partners while on the go. [Read more…]
Three Gadgets To Bring On Your Travels
Gadgets make your work life easier, your personal life more fulfilling, and they can even add to your overall experience when you are out traveling. “Because it’s important to find the best balance between living in the moment,” says the founder of Journey Beyond Travel, Thomas Hollowell, “it’s also important to balance your experiences with those you wish to record and share with your friends and families back home. We run various treks in Morocco’s hidden areas and we try to tell walkers that they don’t need 1000 photos. It’s just as important to have 1000 memories to hold onto.” But, for those traveling to distant lands, here’s some of our ideas on what you should consider to bring along.
GPS Trackers
GPS trackers are going to come in handy for a number of reasons. First, if you are anywhere you have to drive, they will point you in the right direction when you are lost. Second, there are a number of GPS trackers that will give you a map readout of where you went with timestamps. This means that when you get back from your travels, you will have a minute by minute map of everywhere that you went, and you can pieces together your journey for your jealous co-workers. For safety purposes, if other people can track you, they can find you if you get in trouble as well, for instance in bad weather. [Read more…]
This Year’s Hottest Gadgets And How To Integrate Them in to a Marketing Strategy
The latest tech gadgets and trends seem to range from convenient to promising to downright invaluable. Some of these products are likely to be considered must-have items before the end of 2015. One of the best ways that a business can benefit from new technology is to utilize it as part of a marketing campaign. By integrating the year’s hottest trends and gadgets with search engine optimization (SEO) and Internet marketing strategies, an online marketer can stay ahead of the game in virtually any industry.
Offering Content in Multiple Languages
While it’s true that people across the world are fluent in English, many more may prefer to browse online in their languages of origin. An individual who is interested in marketing a product or service globally could gain a competitive edge simply by providing content in multiple languages. By making content accessible and useful to a global audience, a marketer may reach more people and increase overall sales. One way to do this is to use one of the latest plug-in applications designed to produce content in a variety of languages. [Read more…]
Samsung, Apple and Google All Eyeing Wearable Health Tech
Technology continues to advance and a growing number of companies that manufacture electronic devices have gone beyond the mobile. The growing trend today is on wearable technology.
Research firm IDC foresees shipments of wearable computing devices this year to reach 19.2 million, triple the figure of 2013. By 2018, it predicts global shipments to hit 111.9 million with a yearly growth rate of 78.4 percent.
Wearable health tech products can be purchased conveniently online. Medisave, a global supplier of medical equipment and accessories operating in the U.S., U.K., Australia and New Zealand, is just one of the many suppliers that also sell wearable tech items online.
Google has created its Google glasses and the others are following suit. Some have developed gadgets that can be worn on wrist in a similar fashion as the wristwatch or cuff while the others have come up with double purpose clothing.
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Why Use a Tablet for Your Restaurant Business
Food chains and restaurants today are taking advantage of mobile technology as a way to promote efficient service to customers. The tablet is one of the most widely used mobile devices in business these days and the number of establishments utilizing it is growing.
Business owners are on the right track in recognizing the benefit of the popular tablet such as the iPad. If you own a small restaurant or are in the process of opening one, it would be a good idea to include this mobile technology in your operations.
Display Menus
Compared to the smart phone, the tablet is a better choice primarily because of its wider screen. With a bigger display, people are better able to see images and read text or descriptions of dishes being offered. [Read more…]
The 3 Best Gaming Smartphones
If you’re in the market for a great smartphone, especially one for gaming, but you’re not sure which one to get, you’re not alone. There’s an overabundance of hardware brands, models within those brands, and operating systems on the market.
A great smartphone has many features, but some of them may be more important for you than others. If you’re an avid gamer and you’re looking for a mobile phone that you’ll be using for recreational purposes, then you’re going to want a phone with a fast processor.
Fast processing is better for handling the three-dimensional graphical requirements associated with high-quality games. You’re also going to want something with a large enough screen so you can enjoy those games, but of course the device should be small enough that it qualifies as a phone and not a tablet.
You may have heard that Android phones are not as “gameworthy” as iOS phones. Although iOS was first to market, and enjoys some first and exclusive releases, Android boasts of a growing user base and that trend is expected to continue. [Read more…]
Samsung Releases Audio Dock with Tube Amplifier Technology
The digitalization of music may have democratized music in large parts but in terms of quality, compressed music file formats like MP3s are far inferior to uncompressed files or even to analog media sources like LPs.
One of the ways to compensate for this inferiority is by encoding music files at a level that presents more aural quality. This is a great solution and once you’ve heard a file that has been encoded at a great bitrate you’ll never go back to low bitrate file. A great file is a good start but you’ll also need a really good audio hardware to take advantage of your MP3s. [Read more…]
How Will We Be Interacting With Our Video Games In The Future?
In a season of price cuts and with the Wii U only a year away, people are naturally wondering what the next big thing is in the world of video games. And since controllers have been such an important element of the current generation, how are we going to be controlling our games in the future? Here’s my thoughts on the technologies out there:
Touchscreen Gaming
Hey, this is easy. Turns out that some elements of the present of video game hardware will probably be around in the future (no, really!). The DS brought us touchscreen gaming over half a decade ago now, but that technology looks especially primitive compared to the offerings from the current wave of smartphones (though the simplicity of smartphone games still leave something to be desired). What’s the future of this technology? Essentially, going bigger and better. Invest in a tablet pc and you’ll immediately see the difference that having a screen nearly three times the size of smartphone can make: precise control over the field of play, as well as far more superior visuals. With a large screen area, you also have more space to integrate input areas, allow for more complex games.
Nintendo’s Wii-U is the immediate future of this tech: a handheld display for a TV-based console providing full touch-screen interaction with the game onscreen (or alternatively, interaction with other information relevant to the player). For me, this is exciting because there are plenty of stagnant game genres that have been consigned to the PC because neither joypads nor motion control have been adequate replacements for the mouse and keyboard. The strategy game springs to mind instantly: games in the vein of Starcraft and Command & Conquer could be revamped for home console play (and touchscreen monitors may ensure that PC versions remain relevant).
Motion Control
Motion control has sold millions of consoles (Wii), and shifted many peripherals (PS3 Move and Xbox 360 Kinect), so is there any doubting that it’s here to stay? Well, flying in the face of overwhelming evidence, I still completely believe that this has been a very successful gimmick. Wiis collect dust, and nobody seems to have the enthusiasm sufficient for developing games for the competitor’s systems. And it all seems like a bunch of daft flapping to me: gesture based control, rather than literal ‘motion’ control.
But in the long term, motion control has the potential to be a cornerstone of interactivity. Microsoft’s Kinect technology is most interesting, as it potentially solves the problem of interactivity solely being about our hands, bringing our entire body into play. But even this kind of motion will always be a source of detachment: objects we pretend to hold will have no weight, we’ll have to ‘pretend run’ to move anywhere. Visions of full-body robotic motion suits arrive in my head with B-movie gusto.
Virtual Reality?
We are, however, getting into the dangerous realm of controllers that would be incredibly immersive, but would be incredibly difficult to sell to people. For all of its motion control innovation, the Wii controller’s most intelligent feature was the fact that it was shaped like a television remote control. It gave consumers something familiar to latch onto when seeking a new experience. Even 3D cinema glasses have found success only by adopting the familiar Wayfarer design.
Full-body motion suits? Scary science fiction nonsense. And another classic idea we’re always going to have trouble accepting is the VR helmet. After decades of uncomfortable, daft looking products and bad science fiction featuring them, we just can’t take them seriously. Perhaps someday someone will develop something sufficiently lightweight and ordinary looking that becomes a mass market favourite. Sony’s new HMZ-T1 3D Virtual Reality Headset is part of the evolution, but don’t expect it to be a huge success. But how are we supposed to interact with games if we can’t see our hands whilst using these things? Motion control probably isn’t the answer, at least if you like not smashing expensive VR visors.
Gamepads
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Video game controllers have reached a sort of equilibrium in the last decade, and though the number of triggers and the position of the two joysticks will vary, there’s a definite formula. Any future console could take a cue from the Vita and feature a rear-mounted touch pad, and motion control seems a likely candidate for inclusion too. But the simple tactile feedback, durability and ease of use of a button has been grossly underestimated in the last few years.
Steph Wood is a copywriter and gaming blogger working on projects for Comet, a UK based retailer who stock cheap iPad 2s and other gadgets.
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