It seems as if not a week goes by without news about a new technological device that will "change our habits, our lives and we will no longer be able to do without it". Usually the dust settles rather quickly, as most of these products do not meet our expectations. Nevertheless, the year 2015 brought some such technological pearls that accompanied us every day and grew to our hearts, hands and even our buttocks.
Rossignol and the PIQ company have prepared a special PIQ pocket sensor for all technology-conscious skiers, which puts skiers on par with sports such as running and cycling, where every movement or turn of the athlete is subjected to analysis and statistics. The sensor measures the movement of the skier and records every detail of the ride (measured on 13 axes), which can later be analyzed with a mobile application and, based on the information, improve skiing technique.
Photo books have become a popular way to store and gift memories. And today, when photos are also taken on our smartphones, smartphone applications can help us create the perfect photo book. Here is a selection of five apps that will help you create a beautiful photo book.
Apple and Google have revealed the best apps of 2015. Apple's app of the year is Twitter-owned Periscope, while Google Photos is the most popular app of 2015 on the Google Play Store.
Admit it or not, Google is a damn brilliant business. With it, we can actually find everything... and everyone. But do you really know all the real talents of one of the most popular internet search engines in the world? Here are eleven awesome Google browser tricks you probably didn't know about!
The recent legal process between Apple and Samsung turned out to be a gold mine of closely guarded secrets. The legal saga, which dragged on for almost five years and ended with the North Koreans admitting the theft of intellectual property, revealed many interesting facts about the Silicon Valley company. Among other things, the fact that Apple created a bunch of different designs for the iPhone smartphone, but they never saw the light of day. Below you can see all the rejected designs for the iPhone smartphone.
December is mostly about gift-giving, but if you have a tech enthusiast in your home or loved ones, then the choice is much easier. Even otherwise, tech gifts are a lucky charm that always hits a man, whether he's a geek or not. But electronic-technological gifts are not only phones, tablets and laptops. The tech landscape is truly diverse, and we've rounded up the most interesting products that will make geeks' eyes light up more than a shiny gift wrap in the glow of a crackling fireplace.
The Japanese are proven bacillophobes, i.e. people who are obsessed with germs and dirt. And you've probably heard that dirt, bacteria and even feces live on our smartphones. Among them are coliform bacteria, which are found in feces and can cause gastrointestinal infections. That's why the Japanese company Kyocera developed a smartphone that can be washed at will. Waterproof phones are nothing new in Japan, but until now none could be cleaned really thoroughly, that is, even with soap and a brush. Kyocero Digno Rafre can!
A smartphone is only useful for as long as the battery is useful. The iPhone 6 and 6S can be so good, but once the battery dies, it's as if you didn't have it. And since the battery of the latest iPhone models is once again one of the weakest links of the phone, Apple has released the Smart Battery Case, an official protective case and rechargeable battery in one, which extends the autonomy of the phone by as much as 25 hours!
The concept of pop-up books or jump books is well known to us from childhood. It was also published by Kelli Anderson, but not some fairy tales, but a pop-up book, where there is a three-dimensional folding book that unfolds and jumps out of the covers, a working pinhole camera! The book "This Book Is a Camera" by the designer and art history teacher teaches us on a theoretical and practical level how a camera uses light to create a picture.
The Huawei Mate S smartphone is not only beautifully elegant to look at and powerful. It also boasts the latest technology that upgrades touch control. The fingerprint reader on the back takes care of this. It is placed exactly where the thumb is in a normal position. However, it is not only used for safe unlocking, although it does this in an exemplary manner, without errors and, above all, lightning fast. Find out more below.
We are not used to LG Electronics sending metal smartphones to the market, but for the Zero, LG thought of new clothes. So he put on it a light and thin metal case made of aluminum. It is an extremely powerful phone that is also coming to the European market at an extremely attractive price of 269 euros. And what will we get for this 147 grams of technology?