The latest tech products that would change the way we live
We’re living in the 21st century, tech products should not be just functional, they should change how we live
FRAMEWORK LAPTOP
At first glance, it looks like everyone’s beautiful unibody laptop but once you flip it over, the modular nature of Framework’s Laptop presents itself. Designed as a thin yet modular, repairable 13-inch laptop, Framework rolls back some of the aesthetic refinement for an impressive raison d’être: doubling the life-span of your average consumer laptop.
It’s thumbing the noses at a long held tech tradition of “planned obsolescence”: a policy of designing a product with an artificially limited useful life, so that it becomes obsolete after a certain pre-determined period of time which supposedly leads to more sales. That said, founder Nirav Patel believes that the Framework laptop is more than a laptop but rather an ecosystem.
Crafted with a precision milled aluminium housing, the 1.3kg 15.85mm thin Framework respects users’ right to repair and relegates the need for special adapters to history with four Expansion
Card bays that let consumers choose exactly the ports they need ̶ select from USB-C, USB-A, HDMI, DisplayPort, MicroSD, ultra fast storage, a high-end headphone amp, and more ̶ in the position you want.
Socketed storage, WiFi, and memory can be swapped out, as can the entire mainboard. The battery, screen, and keyboard are also user-replaceable, with QR codes on each component leading to how-to replacement guides. In addition to releasing new upgrades regularly, the Framework ecosystem will enable the community to build and sell compatible modules through its Marketplace. Made of 50% post consumer recycled (PCR) aluminium and an average of 30% PCR plastic, the Framework laptop is a step in the right direction.
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ONEPLUS X HASSELBLAD
It was 1962 and NASA at the urging of astronaut Walter Schirra, a photography enthusiast familiar with Hasselblad, commissioned a specially designed variant of the camera for the Mercury 8 mission that delivered stunning images of the Earth across six orbits.
While no official product announcement was made, Pete Lau, Founder and CEO said, “OnePlus and Hasselblad have entered a three-year strategic partnership, with the goal that together, in full collaboration, we will reset the standards for mobile photography.”
Jon Diele, Vice President, Hasselblad concurred saying, “I believe we’re on the brink of a new generation of mobile photography. Working together, Hasselblad and OnePlus can lead the industry by codeveloping the best smartphone cameras.”
They say the best camera is one that you have with you and today, leaked images of the unannounced flagship OnePlus 9
Pro smartphone will include a Hasselblad camera array. If so, it will revolutionise mobile imaging in the same way the Mercury missions gave us new perspectives of the planet on which we live.
www.oneplus.com/global/9-pro
RAZER ANZU SMARTGLASSES
Razer’s Anzu “smart” glasses follow in the same vein as industry giants like Bose and Amazon, but where the California-based tech company differs is its approach: using a wireless design that splits left and right speakers. That is to say, each temple piece housing a 16mm driver also has its own independent power source as evidenced by pogo pin charging points on each.
Combining 35% blue light filtering lenses and 99^ UVA/UAB polarized glasses, the Anzu protects your eyes during those long hours using your computer or even your phone, especially while gaming.
Taking the familiar Wayfarer shape, the most hipster in terms of eyewear design, the Anzu is a God-send relative to other “smart glasses” on the market. Touchresponsive tap gesture controls on either side of the arms give you track and volume control, call answering, and access to voice assistants like Siri.
The Anzu glasses automatically power down when folded shut ̶ achieving up to two weeks of standby time ̶ and then pair to the last device once opened back up. Battery life is rated at “up to five hours.” IPX4 rating means you can wear Anzu through sweaty workouts or a light drizzle without fear of damage.
www.razer.com