7 Gadgets You Wish Would Come Along With Your Car

With more and more cars rolling out of the factory gates with built-in Bluetooth and navigation systems, the market for in-car gadgetry should be drying up but there is still a wealth of interesting tech add-ons for your automobile.

Of course, one reason for this is that cars have a much longer life-cycle than gadgets. A four-year-old sat nav is a relic but a four-year-old car still almost new.

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Tips to cure the Gear Acquisition Syndrome

What is G.A.S?

Gear acquisition syndrome is the feeling of urge or a need to acquire new gears or gadgets without any proper thinking or research. Which leads to the spending of that hard-earned money for some useless thing which is the result of a single decision made without any thinking.

Android Wear: Are they in right time?

What are Android Wear?

Android Wear are the wearable devices like the smartwatch, fitness trackers, wireless earphones etc. The devices which run on android platforms like watch operating systems.

How User reviews at AspectWise enable better buying decisions

Online Reviews is the latest word-of-mouth when it comes to buying gadgets, ranging from Mobile to Laptops and various other accessories. It is certainly very crucial to see if the the product you are going to buy would suffice your need. There are already a lot of famous publishers like Digit, BGR and Gadgets 360 (NDTV) where we can see the specifications and reviews of the latest gadgets. But what if we could get a website wherein we get only user reviews, which means personal experience of normal users who have already bought that product. Well, the biggest advantage that those reviews would not be biased and it certainly adds more credibility where users themselves have a say after using the gadget. Aspectwise enables you to make smarter buying decisions when it comes to gadgets using user opinions and ratings.

A gadget being good or bad is a relative term, one person might be looking for a phone with good camera while someone else wants a phone with a good battery life. One of the best features of Aspectwise is that it enables you to filter your search criteria for gadgets using your buying preference. For example in the mobile sections, along with the price range, it includes the options of Design fan, Camera lover, Heavy users etc. In case you want to search phones having a good camera, your result would be Best Camera Phones.

Also there is a filter option again in detail, which can help you narrow down your search from specifications like battery 

life, RAM, storage and other important features. While searching for a specific product, you get the detailed insights like Nexus 6P.

Similarly, there are relevant criterias for Laptop, Tablet, Speakers and Headphones etc. Now once you have applied your filters, you can get the list of all the products which fall under you buying preference. Once you click on any particular gadget you can see detailed reviews from people on various aspects ranging from performance, design, packaging etc. Now this certainly saves your time and makes the search process quite simpler.

There is an aggregated overall rating ranging from 1 to 5 in the form of stars, along with the number of users who have given it. Also, relative percentage of positive versus negative opinions for that gadget. It also shows the comparative pricing of a gadget on the major E-Commerce platforms. One more point of credibility is that the reviews are from the users who are certified buyers from Amazon, Flipkart or Snapdeal. This ensures that you are reading the review from a person who has actually bought the product and used it personally.

The overall functionality and user interface of AspectWise.in is very comprehensive and simple. It really serves the purpose of increasing credibility from the user reviews and helps in taking better preference based decisions.

Written by Rohit Jha

Blue Eyes Technology: Take a leap towards your future

Today when the whole world is miniaturized in a internet based work area, people find it tough to get up and get things done on their own. They want a easy going life with being less physically active so they are solely dependent on technologies. Starting from a scratch and building up to be a millionaire technology provides us with every facilities. We are very much surrounded by technical stuffs. Among these technology there is something that can draw our attention to a different levels.
This is "Blue Eyes" technology.

Screenless Display: A glimpse into the future

One of the more frustrating aspects of modern communications technology is that, as devices have miniaturized, they have become more difficult to interact with – no one would type out a novel on a smartphone, for example. The lack of space on screen-based displays provides a clear opportunity for screenless displays to fill the gap. Full-sized keyboards can already be projected onto a surface for users to interact with, without concern over whether it will fit into their pocket. Perhaps evoking memories of the early Star Wars films, holographic images can now be generated in three dimensions; in 2013, MIT’s Media Lab reported a prototype inexpensive holographic colour video display with the resolution of a standard TV.

Photo source: davidberkowitz (Flickr) Russian-made Displair screenless 3D multi-touch display being demonstrated at the
Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2013, Las Vegas

Reto Meier predicts that 10 years from now we will be able to get transparent LCD patches that will adhere to our eyeglasses and 20 years from now we’ll have contact lenses that project images directly onto our retinas and that we will be able to interface with computers through mind control. The most profound effect will come from the development of the synaptic interface technology. This technology will allow people who are visually impaired to see just as the hearing impaired are able to hear through cochlear implants.

Screenless display may also be achieved by projecting images directly onto a person’s retina, not only avoiding the need for weighty hardware, but also promising to safeguard privacy by allowing people to interact with computers without others sharing the same view. By January 2014, one start-up company had already raised a substantial sum via Kickstarter with the aim of commercializing a personal gaming and cinema device using retinal display. In the longer term, technology may allow synaptic interfaces that bypass the eye altogether, transmitting “visual” information directly to the brain.

This field saw rapid progress in 2013 and appears set for imminent breakthroughs of scalable deployment of screenless display. Various companies have made significant breakthroughs in the field, including virtual reality headsets, bionic contact lenses, the development of mobile phones for the elderly and partially blind people, and hologram-like videos without the need for moving parts or glasses.

The first screen-less display that needs mentioning is Google Glass. Google Glass sits on the face like a pair of glasses, and on one eye it has a block of glass that allows you to see augmented reality. Images can be displayed right in front of your eye, as well as text and information about objects and places that are in front of you. This technology is only in its early stages, but definitely shows that screen-less displays will become a natural form of media consumption in the future.

The Oculus Rift is another such tech that is already available to purchase. This is a headset that completely blocks out the real world, and instead replaces what you see with a pre-programmed image. This is the ultimate virtual reality machine that displays video and appropriate sounds, and uses its accelerometer to ensure that it feels totally real. If you move your head left, you will see the image that is to the left in the virtual reality scenario. This kind of technology has a plethora of uses, and today it is constantly being updated and improved to provide you with the very best in screenless display technology in the near future.



Article by Rishibha Tuteja
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Say Hello to your Personal Robot

Today the way with which technology is pacing is incredible there is no denying the fact that we are at the verge of technological revolution where everything is going to be digital.

The way we perceive everything is going to change and will be definitely be for the best since we are so much adapted to it that it makes it impossible for us to even think our existence to be possible without our gadgets. It has pretty much occupied everything from our day to day routine and to our lifestyle. From health sensitive watches to our task scheduler in our mobile phones I don’t think that we can never imagine a life without it and that makes us to appreciate people who led their lives in the prehistoric times must have been a tough call.

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And to top things off there is yet another invention that has made everyone talking about it well not keeping anymore suspense I’m talking about the Segways personal robot that has now taken technology to new heights. The collective collaboration of Segways,Intel and MI has made this revolution come true. This robot navigates, follow and is extensible and even comes with a developer kit with full SDK so giving opportunity to all of us to explore it ourselves in the journey to create something revolutionary, and other features include Intel RealSense RGB-D camera enables depth sensing. Great for development on object recognition, tracking and other cool projects. Control multiple motors to move the robot and see the world in different angles, while the robot is continuously self-balancing.

Multiple cameras and sensors enable Simultaneous Localization and Mapping. Track and follow makes it interesting to take out for a ride. Being able to connect to other smart hardware let you easily monitor your home and things you care. Open SDK on Android platform gives you much freedom in developing new applications. Microphone array let you send voice command to Segway robot from anywhere in the room. Intel Atom processor makes these applications possible. GPU acceleration is available for vision algorithms.

So with this it can offer a lot to the next generation to extend its features and make it even more interesting but for now it has garnered a lot of interest and there is a huge potential of this product in the market since its one of a kind very unique product with minimal competition. Hopefully it may receive an overwhelming response by the people and bring in something more exceptional after this.

Article by Prerna Sharma:

A Computer Science Graduate by brain and a writer by heart. 

Prerna gels up technology and creativity to blog about what she loves.

She can be reached at twitter.com/prernas83606199 

Dig in to that Surreal experience while sitting in your room with Tempescope

With our imagination growing every day there is no end of what a human brain can innovate and surely there have been exceptionally challenging ideas which shows there is no end to thinking one of them is Tempescope, the name itself suggests that it has something to do with the temperature, but hang on a minute before you make any assumptions, as soon as you are going to dig deep into its characteristics, it is definitely going to blow your mind.

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Exceptionally brilliant idea of showing you the weather outside inside a small box in your room isn’t it amazing? What’s more intriguing is this little box can be carried anywhere and this can tell the weather outside visually ,or you can set it to any other place’s temperature, without the simple boring descriptions we get in our phones. This jaw dropping idea that many of us wondering how this was achieved. The Tempescope can be synced to your mobile phone with the help of an Android App. The first prototype was built by Ken in 2012 with the budget as low as $1 from shampoo bottles.

Again, one year later the product was developed after many successful public viewings, the creators have had held various crowd funding campaigns, but they were unsuccessful so we are still in talks when the distributors are going to sell it. However the product creators are still in doubts whether it is going to receive the much awaited response but we are still anticipating that it will receive its undue attention the moment it hits the market, where the release date is going to be speculated to be around April 2016.

Most our lives we wonder that what if we could be at a particular place to get visually enchanted by the most exhilarating experiences and this can also be a blessing in disguise for people who are not fortunate to experience the snow or other worldly phenomenon while sitting in their room, but with these soaring expectations can the Tempescope really give us that surreal experience.

There is no doubt that the uniqueness of this product has garnered a lot of attention and everyone has extolled the creator for attempting something extra ordinary but yet what cannot be ignored is that however it may sound the product is struggling to attract the masses since most of us still believe that experiences can only made by traveling and are not really enjoy a laid back time at home ,some of us are workaholics and are not bothered to get such experiences ,so as soon the solutions to all these problems are dealt with maybe then it can succeed and create a global outbreak, till then it is still a long way to go.

Article by Prerna Sharma

A Computer Science Graduate by brain and a writer by heart. 

Prerna gels up technology and creativity to blog about what she loves.

She can be reached at twitter.com/prernas83606199

Forget Entanglements, Get Yourself these Cool Wireless Earbuds

With the evolution of wireless network, which we are all aware of using a Wifi at home is a daily routine. Bluetooth is another device that made revolution some years back and we are all wondering a day when everything would be wireless. All of are anxiously waiting for a moment when there will be a time that all the entanglements would be released.

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Frankly speaking the first thing that everyone wants to be wireless is Earphones, it was so frustrating that the wires could get entangled and then it was impossible to keep in a way that they would never get entangled, hence there were times when I even watched videos that were showing tricks to keep the wires so that they don’t get tangled. But still it was of no use because who has the time to pay attention to all that.

And with the news of the launch of wireless earphones it is just a relief for everyone out here,not only it has relieved us from worrying about the way to handle ear phones also made it more convenient to keep ,also it will relieve us from picturing us with ear phones dangling ,and it only gets better with just 2 ear pieces that will fit in your ears without any discomfort. I know the way the technology has shaped itself that our day to day problems are now getting sorted ,the time when technology and our thinking has joined hands it was seen some major advancements in 2015 and we are yet to see some more in 2016.

The wireless ear phones or the Truebuds are the smallest wireless earphones so far and a smart alternative to bulky headphones with a 6 hour battery life. Truebuds Co-Founder Eric Tsoi has claimed that they have outperformed their initial $50,000 fundraising goal on Kickstarter to raise more than $370,000.With this they are taking pre orders and will hopefully deliver the orders by March. The fact that it has received such an enormous response even before making any delivery of the product is a testimony of the fact that it’s going to leave a indelible print in the history of marketing, and this is definitely something to look out for.

Article by Prerna Sharma

A Computer Science Graduate by brain and a writer by heart. 

Prerna gels up technology and creativity to blog about what she loves.

She can be reached at twitter.com/prernas83606199

Sky Wifi Smart pens can be a great add-on to your Smart Phone

With the introduction of stylus pen for mobile phone touch pads to be used with style, the season of stylus soon faded because of intricacies of handling it and beyond all these things could be achieved by using your fingertips and we all know that in a busy schedule it is hard to reckon to keep a stylus with you. Neither it is too handy unless it has uses other than working with the touch pad.

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Samsung had launched stylus pen that could be used to write,draw and started attracting people that made it easier for them to write and draw such as in case of using any other write pad and a pen ,but it is now even better with our technology shaping our lives and with our world fitting in the palms of our hands there is nothing that could not be imagined.

With the launch of Sky WiFi Smart pens they have taken technology to a new level, wherein people could actually store everything they write. With the memory size of about 8GB it has made the process of writing even more fun and engaging. With every company endorsing their green technology, this is surely an initiative to engage people to use less paper, but this is definitely a unique idea which will uplift the way people considered a stylus. However there are certain glitches such as the high costs. Since it is priced at about $249 it will surely make people twice before buying making it a hit among the elite, without any effect to the local masses, who consider it to be way to expensive.

In the end it has always been proved that there is no denying the fact that quality and new trends have no price, since apple has always appealed people even though it is expensive. Therefore it all depends upon how people rate it according to their expectations and no matter what the price is, quality always outshines above all parameters.

Article by Prerna Sharma

A Computer Science Graduate by brain and a writer by heart. 

Prerna gels up technology and creativity to blog about what she loves.

She can be reached at twitter.com/prernas83606199

Huawei's latest Smart Watches Elegant and Jewel designed for Women

With the trend of new smart watches brands this year every other company ranging from Big giants are developing their own smart watches but with nothing substantially new to offer, these companies are failing to attract audience and hence people have started losing lost interest. Innovation has always been the key facet for the growth of any product.

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People have been disappointed that most of the companies have nothing new to offer and so the craze is also getting almost over, but now with the revolutionary idea of targeting the women is the Huawei China launching the watch jewel and watch elegant selling early in 2016 for $599 and $499 with Google android software.

The Watch Jewel has 68 Swarovski Zirconia crystals surrounding its circular 42-mm body. The watch face is always on in low power mode and lights up into full activity when tapped. These watches are basically built to cater women with a feminine touch. With Huawei taking such a bold step in marketing let’s just wait to see what reaction it will gather from people specially women.

Technology has always shaped the life of people and now equipping elegance with technology is a unique idea that has embarked the beginning of new era where elegance is not indifferent to technology, and both of them could be clubbed together to give something extraordinary. Going by the look it is way more sophisticated and appears delicate with the embellishment with crystals and what better than crystals that can define the aura of women.

With this step is sure a trend setter and a head turning strategy, with the onset of its launch there has been a lot of buzz already and therefore I guess there will be huge response. With all said I think it will be wiser to wait and see what will be the outcome for this new revolutionary technology and only time will decide its fate.

Article by Prerna Sharma
A Computer Science Graduate by brain and a writer by heart. 
Prerna gels up technology and creativity to blog about what she loves.
She can be reached at twitter.com/prernas83606199

Wearable technology can now Feel Emotions

The popularity of fitness and activity trackers has sparked thinking about the potential applications and possibilities for these wearable beyond physical health like the Sentio Solutions Feel. A prototype will be introduced at CES 2016 with a form that is comparable to many wearable trackers already on the market. However, what sets Feel apart is its ability to measure the wearer's emotions throughout the day and make suggestions to enhance or alleviate certain moods. To do this, Feel taps into bio-metric signals like the pulse, skin temperature and galvanic skin responses.

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If a user feels satisfaction after completing a workout, Feel records this data in order to provide solutions for negative feelings in the future. In addition to providing a comprehensive "emotional wellness plan" that includes meditation and breathing, the companion app also reminds users to "be active" or "laugh more" on occasions.

The idea is revolutionary that has sparked a new technological fervour that is now exceeding beyond limits.The people are now connecting themselves with technology that has built the competition among technological giants to bring something new in the market, however they also have to keep track of growing insecurities among the people where in we all know that with huge advancements in technology people have adopted lazy lifestyle that has led to physical insecurities that made people all the more attracted towards these fitness gadgets.

However still there needs a marked improvement since there have been many companies that have plunged into this zone but only the best will survive.With the tracking of emotions and stress levels of people a valuable prediction of daily fitness plan can be made by such a device that will embark the beginning of something innovative,new and has the potential of changing the way we look at life and how we value our emotional sensitiveness.

Article by Prerna Sharma

A Computer Science Graduate by brain and a writer by heart. 
Prerna gels up technology and creativity to blog about what she loves.

She can be reached at twitter.com/prernas83606199

Google’s ambitious plan to fill the sky with Energy Kites at "Makani"

GoogleX  is ramping up its plan to fill the sky with Energy Kites by recruiting larger number of people at Makani. In the past few months, Google has posted more than 30 job openings on the company’s linked page indicating that the team is growing rapidly.

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These energy kites can produce over 50% more energy using 90% lesser resources. Makani was acquired by Google in 2013 and joined Google’s Moonshot lab-Google X and had also received funding from Google several years before.

This product is in the lines of Google X fashion which are usually Uncomfortably Ambitious and plans to use the same principles of Aerodynamics that are used to produce electricity in typical wind turbines. A major difference is that it will use lesser amounts of steel and would be able to capitalize on more wind thrust and power as these kites would hover at higher altitudes as compared to the wind turbines.

Makani started testing a 600 KW energy kite in Alameda California during this year and has been testing earlier of its machines in Hawaai since 2008.

Here are the areas where wind speeds reach productive levels for traditional 100 meter turbines, versus Makani's kites, which reach 250 meters:

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With this initiative Google X has been trying to solve a major problem of Energy generation though wind as although Wind has been a source of Energy through decades but only 3% of the world energy consumption comes through wind power.

Samsung’s Gear VR headset hits the Shelves,'Virtual Reality just got real'

Samsung has launched one of its ambitious products in the segment of Virtual reality products for Consumers with the association of a Virtual Reality Startup ‘Oculus’ (Now part of Facebook).

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Samsung’s first consumer VR headset the Gear VR officially went on sale on Friday for $100 online at pre-orders at Best Buy, Amazon and the official Samsung website. The new TVC depicts how simple and cool it is to use the latest product and enjoy the whole new world of virtual reality. Users can connect their Gear VR’s to their phones, put on the headphones and can watch or interact with 3D videos and games by moving their heads.

 The gadget can operate with Samsung’s latest phones: The Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy S6 edge+, Galaxy edge and Galaxy S6 edge. Also the latest version is lighter and cheaper than the previous version of the VR headset that was launched Samsung. Detailed specifications and features can be checked out from the official Samsung website Samsung Wearables.

Recently a lot of buzz and new products have been added in the virtual reality sector, seeing one of the largest and most dominant player like Samsung in the phone industry doing something with virtual reality just adds more to the appeal of Virtual reality world.

There are a bunch of more products which are supposed to be hitting the market like the Sony Play station VR expected to arrive in early 2016. But it would be certainly difficult to beat the price tag of 100$ that Samsung has already set.