Tech To Look
Forward To In 2018
A lowdown
on the gadgets that are sure to shine in the year ahead
2018
comes holding promises of a neven more ‘blow your socks off’ gadgetry year
It’s here. 2018. After
wrapping up one of the best years in tech innovation, 2018 comes holding
promises of an even more ‘blow your socks off’ gadgetry year. Here’s a list of
some gizmos to really look forward to.
A NEW NUMBER 2018 is when the new
Samsung foldable phone will also come out
A phone
case that flies
Selfly is a drone and a
phone case. Press a button and it takes off and starts to take pictures and
videos of you and all your friends. Talk about a true case of split
personality.
The new
Oculus
The Oculus Rift was
supposed to change the world. But all it did was to tank in sales and become
one of the biggest flops of 2017. In comes the Oculus Go – standalone, with no
wires and no PC or smartphone required and priced at US$199 only.
Honor
View 10
There are many marquee
phones to look forward to. But this one may just be the super dark horse to
slay all. Built-in AI, excellent design, optics and features make it a
top-of-the-line flagship. And it may just be priced super low due to Honor’s
new-found aggression and success.
This
phone case that prints
Seems like phone cases
are getting ambitious now. Prynt is a phone case that can actually print
pictures. Snap a picture, press a button and this little case starts to spit
out HD quality prints.
iPhone
8S
Obviously the iPhone XI
will be the one to look out for. But it’s the all new 8S that intrigues me
more. With a very disappointing iPhone 8 and a prediction that the new 8S will
come out in May/ June, Apple will have to pull out a real magic rabbit with
this one.
FitBit
Ionic
The killer smartwatch
from FitBit has set sale tills ringing across the world. It is going to make a
big entry into India in January itself. But wait for another big one from
FitBit to come within two months. This is once again a company on fire.
A
Microwave that listens
The Dialog Oven from
Miele cooks with radio waves and listens to your food thus adjusting things to
cook it perfectly, all on its own.
Samsung’s
flexibility
The S9 and Note 9 will
top all headlines. But a little birdie keeps whispering to me that 2018 is when
the new Samsung foldable phone will also come out. Will it be an S series
phone, a new note or a brand new F series? F for foldable and F for the finger
shown to the rest of the competition.
Apple
HomePod
Amazon will be coming out
with at least five more Alexa devices this year, Google will clock in another
three, all the other audio companies will introduce another 20 – but it’s the
Apple HomePod that may well be the killer in this segment.
GoProKarma2
The Karma of the Karma
drone wasn’t very good to start with. Drones that seem to crash for no reason
whatsoever isn’t a must have feature! But the Karma 2 may well change the
destiny of the company.
DJI
Spark 2
The Mini Spark set off a
chain off events that the Personal Drone industry will remember forever. New
rumours talk about the Spark 2 being 100 per cent autonomous and flies on its
own.
Microwave
that heats and chills
The
Frigondas Microwave freezer goes to extreme extremes. It heats your food and it
can also blast freeze your food in seconds.
Rajiv Makhni is managing
editor, Technology, NDTV, and the anchor of Gadget Guru, Cell Guru and Newsnet
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HTBR 7JAN18
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