The most promising gadgets 2015 version Layfhakera
Devices / / December 19, 2019
iPad Pro and tablets for professionals
In September, Apple introduced iPad Pro. This is not just a great tablet, and a full-fledged tool for professionals. Along with the tablet stylus Apple Apple released the Pencil, who will appreciate the designers and artists, as well as Smart Keyboard keyboard for word processing and office software.
Microsoft has introduced in 2015 Surface Pro 4 - compact and powerful notebook-transformer, also working on a full-fledged Windows 10, and not on iOS 9. It will be interesting to see what kind of approach to the creation of powerful tablets win.
The new MacBook and UMPC
If the iPad Pro - is a step in the direction of powerful tablets, the MacBook - it's a step in the direction of even more mobile and compact notebook. In it collected several innovations: the trackpad Force Touch, recognizing the pressing force, the lack of active cooling, USB-C port. Now some innovations appear doubtful, but in general, Apple has asked the industry development vector.
Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X
This year, Google and Huawei managed to make a perfect guglofon - Nexus 6P. Most modern hardware, excellent appearance, good camera, adequate price, fast fingerprint scanner and the new Android Marshmallow - a set of dream for any androidovoda.
And for those who missed the legendary Nexus 5, like his ideological successor - Nexus 5X. He retained the compact dimensions, got a fingerprint scanner and a good camera.
New Apple TV
Besides iPad Pro and the new MacBook, Apple this year presented the updated Apple TV. Now the console is running TVOS, supports applications and Siri and comes with a new remote control Siri the Remote Control that can be used as a gamepad. We think that it was with the advent of Apple TV developers will pay attention to TV as a platform for applications.
Xiaomi Mi Band 1S and affordable fitness gadgets
In November Xiaomi unveiled fitness tracker Mi Band 1SWho has kept a low price and got a heartbeat sensor. Such announcements indicate how high technology became available. Who is to monitor the health, no longer need to spend some incredible money.
Google Cardboard Virtual Reality and devices
Virtual Reality is now in the trend. Every major manufacturer has unveiled a device for its reconstruction or working on such solutions. Areas of use of virtual reality are wide: from simple viewing movies in a new format to the training and shooting video. Perhaps the most significant announcements of steel google Cardboard and Microsoft HoloLens.
Cardboard - maximum available virtual reality device. In fact, this is a common piece of cardboard with the lenses. But now some applications support this technology, but "good Corporation" released an SDK for developers.
HoloLens - gadget more serious. According to representatives of Microsoft, glasses designed for professional purposes: they can be used by engineers or architects. In addition, HoloLens opens new perspectives for the games and the usual applications such as Skype.
Lumia 950 and miniature computers
In 2015, he learned to turn a smartphone into a computer. In the truest sense of the word. at its presentations Microsoft introduced smartphones Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL, which can be connected to the monitor and work with them as with conventional PCs. Perhaps this is the most interesting thing that happened in the smartphone market this year. While others have increased the number of gigahertz processors and improved resolution cameras, Microsoft came up with a completely new script using the phone.
Trend miniature computer is set not only Microsoft, but and Google, which released Chromebit - a computer the size of a stick and the price of less than $ 100. It can be connected to a TV and monitor and get a workstation, which is enough for word processing, email and web browsing.
Action Camera
Action cameras were initially gadgets for those who lead an active lifestyle, but now many people buy them more for lifelog. Camera Chinese manufacturers such as Xiaomi Yi and SJCAM, Are several times cheaper than the popular GoPro and catching up with its capabilities and the number of accessories.
And Google co-presented with GoPro Jump - a set of several action cameras that shoot spherical video. In general, the niche is growing and developing, and compact cameras for ordinary users take the place of conventional compact digital cameras.
quadrocopter
Quadrocopter, or, as they are called, drones have become particularly popular this year. Now they are used not only for military but also for private purposes, and gradually become drones available. There is no doubt that they will become more popular in the near future.
3D-printers
Already no one doubts that for 3D-printing future. Perspective download files from the internet and print anything opens up new horizons: the US-3D printers have already started to be used for medical purposes. 3D-printers while hardly a widely used, but the price of some items already It is approaching the pointWhen they will be able to buy anyone.
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