Did you know that more than $170 billion dollars is spent in the United each year on electronics research and development that will ultimately lead to the creation of all kinds of gadgets? With such an active industry, amazing and genuinely useful gadgets are bound to surface regularly. If you’re wondering what the most sough-after electronic toys for adults currently are, this article will provide you with a quick round-up.
Apple iPad – The iPad was received by the public with a peculiar mix of acclaim and scorn. Regarded by some as nothing more than an over-sized iPhone, the iPad is regarded by others as a sleeker and sexier alternative to a living room laptop. That is the key strength of this 1.5 pound heavy tablet: providing a highly portable and intuitive multimedia/information gateway that can be easily shared by the whole family. Granted, it has some troublesome limitations, such as its native inability to play some advanced web application formats – such as Flash video content. But regardless of the fact, the iPad did sell three million units within three months of its commercial release. If you’re looking for a top quality digital coffee table book and you don’t mind paying over 500 hundred bucks for the privilege, you will indeed be quite happy buying an iPad.
The Blue Ant S4 – Talking on the cell phone while driving can be a big problem since it’s prone to hinder the reflexes of the driver and lead to accidents. Fortunately, there are now true hands-free cell phone alternatives such as the Blue Ant S4, which can be used to remedy this problem. The Blue Ant S4 is a wireless earpiece for wireless Bluetooth that clips on the sun visor of your car and allows you to talk with your both hands on the wheel. Although you can find many similar replicas on the market, Blue Ant S4 clearly stands ahead of the crowd, in terms of being really hands-free. This neat little gadget continually listens to its master’s voice. When making a call, you can say “call back” or “redial” with no fumbling and reaching for buttons. If you forgot the right commands, simply ask the gadget and it will tell you what to do, without you having to ever move either of your hands away from the driving wheel, or even move your eyes away from the road.
Barnes and Noble Nook – Electronic books and book readers are ragingly popular because of their unique capabilities and features. A new book could be installed wirelessly within 30 seconds, and hand held e-readers could replace your personal library by storing more than a thousand books. However, what would happen to your current collection of e-books if you decide to shop at another store? The Barnes and Noble Nook e-reader tries to ease these concerns by utilizing a free e-book format called the EPUB. This allows you to loan e-books to friends, and the device itself is well-matched with competing electronic readers, for instance, those manufactured by the Kobo and Sony from Borders. The EPUB set up is also reared by Google. If you do not have a Nook in your household, Barnes and Noble even provides open applications for reading the Barnes and Noble’s e-books on a BlackBerry, iPhone, or Android-based Smartphone.
The Garminfone – T-Mobile’s Garminfone is a best-of-different-worlds type of gadget, which provides a slick touch screen device running Android phone, which has its entire street maps preloaded. This means detailed turn by turn directions will never send you the wrong way, even if you misplace your cell signal. The Garminfone also comes with open live traffic information and includes reports normally neglected on other direction-finding programs, such as the estimated speed and time of arrival. If you’re looking for a great smartphone with superior GPS capabilities, you need look no further than the Garminphone.
Guest Writer: This is a guest post by Dominic Acito. Dominic brings his experience as a computer engineer, a pc super user, and a web developer to our site. Why not pay a visit to Dominic’s site about Computer Repair.
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