Perfect future MIRRORLESS
MAGINATION is more important than intellect,” says Albert Einstein.
It seems like only yesterday when our telephone use was limited to calling people. We had
miniscule amount of data. We had to pound on heavy, manual typwriters just to write a page of our thoughts and then drop the manuscript in iron mailboxes.
Now, we roam around everywhere carrying our phones and using them in multi-tasking. The technology we now have is fast evolving on so many levels and
*** Starting from the Consumer Electronic Show 2019 held in Las Vegas recently, innovative products have been rolling out in mass production for delivery to consumer homes as I hammered out this column piece on this keyboard. Here are some of them:
Shenzhen-based Royole beat Samsung to the punch in
Folding phone.
at the start of November 2018. Its touchscreen is 7.8 inches in size, with the newest Snapdragon 855 chip inside and is set to have 128GB or 256GB of storage. The device is quite chunky when folded, and weighs 320 grams. No release date has been set yet but it is available to developers in the United States and may cost a whooping $1,300.
Bell’s Nexus air taxi could be the future. The Texas mil-
Air taxi.
of Uber’s planned aerial service. It unveiled a full-scale model of its hybrid-electric, autonomous vertical takeoff and landing vehicle. the mid-2020s.
Dual mode camera.
The compact Vuze cam gets its dual-mode name tag from its ability to shoot both 2D/ 360- degree and 3D/ stereoscopic/180-degree footages. Video capture is 5.7K at 30fps with 18MP stills, and even the option to live broadcast in 4K. Edit and stitch on Vuze Studio on desktop and tweak viewpoints and stabilization via “HumanEyes” updated iOS and Android apps.
Samsung’s new 219inch Micro LED TV is not only huge, but also literally serves as your wall, which is the reason why it is called as such. At this size, whatever’s on TV pretty much looks like real life.
LG unveiled
Giant TV. Retractable TV.
might be the most exciting TV we’ve seen at a show in years. From the moment white-gloved engineers rolled it out, the energy in the room has been palpable.
panel into a base that it can retract into. And it’s not just there to hold the panel; it has a whole speaker system integrated into it as well. It spans 65 inches, does 4K, HDR and full connectivity.
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And more are coming.
1-Ring Moon Levitating Smart Camera.
law of gravity by suspending itself in mid-air above its base. “The Moon”
to capture a rounded 360 degrees of imagery. The Moon can instantly detect any movement in the room and rotate itself to catch the action.
With a built-in microphone to add a pair of ears to those eyes, it helps you when your baby cries or your dog barks. Due to the levitating nature of the Moon, the device can be removed from the base and placed in any environment around the house with the use of a cradle, giving the user the ability to make the Moon adapt to any room in the house.
Touted as Switzerland’s contribution to the electric automobile industry and as a rival to Tesla, the Elextra is a fully-electric sedan that combines
The Elextra.
Italian styling and a powertrain capable of going from 0-62 mph in 2.3 seconds. The two people
need to wear seatbelts. The supercar features a dual-colored carbon
lightning blue top.
“One” provides a real solution to the problems related to urban transport. With congestion rapidly clogging up the roads, the need for products that can free individuals from their car are in real demand. When open, “One” is a comfortable stylish bicycle that not only offers all the
- olutionary power assist system, the user can cruise around with ease.
The Autonomous Travel Suite called “Aprilli” comes with a bed, a work area, a lounging area and even bathroom
“One” Bicycle. The Travel Suite.
amenities, all housed within a moving cabin that you can program via a tablet. This mobile hotel also comes with an ever-changing view, thanks to its glass exterior (which can also turn opaque to give you complete privacy).
It is an identical cellphone concept that makes use of holographic technology to control all functions and web applications. Designed for the year 2020, the holographic phone also incorporates a charging base, Prism and the Black Hole. As soon as you open your hand, the central ball levitates to control the functions in mid-air. And when attached to the charging base, the Black Hole becomes a desktop device, allowing endless possibilities.
The Apple Black Hole. Real-time diagnostic implants.
By 2020, we can expect some exceptional devices in the health care section as well. Real- time diagnostic implants can be used to identify the diseases in human bodies beforehand and can also help cure them at the earliest. These could include pre-diabetic conditions, cancer and the other immune system-related diseases. The gadgets could come in the form of wearable devices, or patches, or some consumable particles.
There were reports in 2014 claiming Google developed tiny magnetic particles that would be capable of looking for biomarkers that can indicate any kind of disease present in the human body, such as cancer, or an upcoming heart attack. These particles can be delivered through pills.
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Good work, good deeds and good faith to all.