The recreational equipment market is full of useful devices that can be used to measure heart rate, elapsed time, height difference and other categories that we pay attention to. Above all, they help us stay motivated, as we can constantly check how well we are doing. But there aren't many that have as attractive a look as the Misfit Flare activity wrist monitor.
Air pollution appears more and more often on the agenda of TV reports, round tables and, after all, also in our conversations. It is a serious problem that especially large cities face, and the Dutch artist and innovator Daan Roosegaarde, who started the "Smog Free" project in 2014, is also aware of this. His first product, the Smog Free Tower, with which he installed the world's first air purifiers of this kind in Amsterdam in 2015, now has a sequel: a bicycle with a purifier.
2-in-1 notebooks are becoming increasingly popular due to their versatility and utility. Humans always strive for solutions that simplify our lives. Well, at least with technology, probably. Next month, HP, the world's largest technology company, will send the new HP Specter x2 to the shelves.
Hybrid laptops with which you can play games, write texts, use online tools and read e-books have not been new on the market for quite some time. In 2012, Microsoft introduced its first version of such a laptop called Surface. The last, most refined version, the Surface Pro, has retained the old name and mostly the appearance, but its 'engine' has been almost completely renewed.
Sweden's Ikea, which is just one step away from opening its store here, has announced a new line of home products. Well, they do all the time, you think. Well, certainly not like that, because they are smart products. If phones are smart, why not light bulbs?
Are you dreading the coming months that bring heat and your office turns into a boiler room? Or are you vacationing on a remote island in a romantic house without air conditioning? Well, now there is no need to fear, because you can cool yourself with a portable air conditioner.
When camping, at least one thing usually goes a little wrong. If nothing else, we love to forget to pack this or that thing. At the company Biolite, they made this type of summer a little simpler and more practical, since they made the BaseLantern XL, a device that gives us light and powers other electronic "gadgets". 2-in-1, that is.
Energy supply to homes in a more sustainable way has been a trend (and almost a necessity) in this area for quite some time. Solar cells are now catching the sun's rays on quite a few roofs. What if you don't want to 'decorate' your roof with panels, but would still like to use solar energy? SolarGaps are smart blinds that convert solar energy into electricity and as such are kinder to the environment and your wallet.
The vinyl record market is experiencing its second spring, its renewed youth. There is almost no musician who would not release his album on a 180-gram record. The attics were emptied, the old shops came to life a little and the nostalgics came into their own. Well, even those who didn't grow up with vinyl records. Anyone who has ever skimmed through a record, picked it out, then pulled it out of the cover and put a needle on it, knows what a drag it is.
You may still remember the days when people were wondering how to spend their GB included in their monthly subscription. Today, the situation is completely different, as almost no one monitors how many GB of data we use on a daily basis. Below are some of the best mobile data usage tracker apps for Android and iOS operating systems.
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, announced the start of sales of Tesla's solar panels. According to him, it is a revolutionary product, which will also be accompanied by a time-limited guarantee. Which is revolutionary in itself. "Glass solar panels are so durable that they will outlive your house or last forever, whichever comes first," added Musk.
At a time when we already think that in today's world of technology it is difficult to invent something new, the HTC company set themselves the challenge of making something big. So much so that we invest the pocket money we might have saved for the new Samsung S8 or the upcoming iPhone 8 elsewhere, ˝wink wink˝. They believe that the way they will succeed in convincing us is a smartphone that responds to the pressure of the palm.