Gadgets & A
Glimpse Of
The Future
Presented By:
Hartej Singh
Sunny Bajaj
Yatin Walia
Amit Kumar Thakur
Definition Of gadgets By Some
Famous Dictionaries
• Merriam-Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus: An often
small mechanical or electronic device with a practical
use but often thought of as a novelty.
• Wikipedia: “A gadget or gizmo is a device that has a useful
specific purpose and function. Gadgets tend to be more
unusual or cleverly designed than normal technology.”
Examples: MP3 players, remote control devices of any
sort, cordless mouse, Swiss army knife
• Consumer electronics
What Do I Mean By “Gadgets” ??
 A gadget is a small technological object (such as a device or
an appliance) that has a particular function, but is often
thought of as a novelty (The quality of being new, original, or
unusual) . Gadgets are invariably considered to be more
unusually or cleverly designed than normal technology at
the time of their invention. Gadgets are sometimes also
referred to as gizmos(a gadget, especially one whose name
the speaker does not know or cannot recall). A gizmo has
moving parts but a gadget need not have them.
History
• The history of invention of gadgets is almost as old as
humanity itself. But, the introduction of the word is
relatively new. The etymology of the word gadget is
disputed. Some say that the word gadget was "invented"
when Gaget, Gauthier & Cie, the company behind the casting
of the Statue of Liberty, made a small-scale version of the
monument and named it after their firm.
Difference between Gadgets
and Gizmos
• Gadgets : : Electronic device used to fulfill a
need or a perceived need
• Gizmos : : Non - Electronic device used to
fulfill a need or a perceived need or rather
a device with moving parts
• For example, a nifty digital watch would be
a gadget, while an analog watch would be a
gizmo.
Underlying Technology
• Information Processing
– hardware and software
• Storage
– capacity and speed
• Communications
– bandwidth and ubiquitous accessibility
Hardware and Software
• Hardware
– Processor Power
• Quad Core
• 64 – bit CPU’s
– Processing Speed
• Software
– Software Power
• Java, .NET
– Service Oriented Architecture
– Applications Oriented Architecture
Memory
• Memory
– Size – the 4 Gbyte PC
– Speed
• Portability – Hand held mobility
– USB Stick – the 4 GB stick
– iPod
COMPARISON B/W PAST AND PRESENT
GADGETS
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Sizes
Technology
Memory
Features
Usage
Devices of daily use
• Television
• Cell Phones
• Computers
Television
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New technology
Fast response time
Great contrast ratio
Superb features
Cell Phones of past
Cell phones of present
Cell phones of future
Cell phones
• Touch Screen
• 3G technology
• Window Based
• Multi usage
Computers
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Used in day to day life
Fast
Easy to operate
Multitasking
Internet facility
MacBook Air
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Extremely thin; 0.16 to 0.76 thick
1.6 GHz Intel Core Duo processor
Multi-touch trackpad
Smart LED screen for longer battery life;
now mercury and arsenic free
Includes 802.11n wireless
No DVD or CD player
Only 80 GB hard drive
Supports up to 64 GB
solid state drive (very expensive)
Glass Keyboard
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Future of keyboard
Laser touch
Waterproof
No-Key concept
Light source, a camera and an
etched sheet of glass, showing the
key positions
• Type, the cam sees your contact with
the glass and sends appropriate
commands to your PC
• Price: ?
Working of laser virtual keyboard
Building Automation - GTC
• Access control (lock-unlock)
• HVAC monitoring (cooling, heating)
• Alarms
• Metering
• Energy management
Winter 2008
Carleton University - The Evolution of
the Web
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In-Wall Touch screen
Wireless devices
• Wireless mice & keyboards
• Logitech cordless presenter
– Value for library instruction
FUTURE GADGETS
FUTURE GADGETS
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Greater applicability
Advanced
Energy efficient
Fuel efficient
Macromedia E-Paper
• Electronic paper
• Snapshot-sized display music,
images, movies
• Nanotechnology
• Wafer-thin
• Battery is a replaceable Power
Sticker
• Sound adjustment
• Data transfers take over a builtin high-speed wireless
connection
• Coming 2015 from Lunar
Design
• Price: $35 per pack of 10
Microsoft D-Sharp
• Wrap around monitor
• 11” tall x 44” wide
• Curved in a gentle arc to avoid
distortion
• Immersive
• Early tests show 9% - 50% productivity
increases
• Women improved 2x over small
displays
• 30% less mouse movement
Laptop with Detachable Screen
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Toshiba
Wireless protocol
Display: 0.7 inches thick (0.4)
Weight: 1.2 lbs (10-14 ozs.)
Battery life -1 hour (3-4 hours)
Timeline – ~ 2 years
Cell Phone Jammers
SH066P
CX-200
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Jam phones surrounding you
Illegal in U.S.
Up to 50 feet
Works on worldwide networks
Expensive
Illegal in U.S.
Buy Indoor/Outdoor modules
Price: SH066 $260; CX- 200 $71
Available UK, Japan
Batman Utility Belt or ManBag?
• Gadgets to carry are on the rise! Blackberry, cell
phone, iPod…
• 32%* get everything into their pocket
• 4%* prefer the utility belt approach
• 66%* required to carry mobile device for work
• 73%* believe greater use of mobile devices has
improved their work-life balance
• 12%* want converged devices
• 75%** carry at least 3 gadgets
• 8%** carry 5 or more!
Sources: *Damovo; ** Silicon.com
Origami DVD Player
• Manufactured with new epaper, a full color, fully flexible
display technology
• Screen folds into it’s case
• Includes integrated speakers
• Development by Mag-Ink in
Israel.
• Idea Awards Bronze Winner in
2005 for Design Explorations
Pocket scanners
(Reading pen)
• Scan, store and send
– Reads notes aloud.
– Beams to Smart phones, as well as to PDAs and PCs.
– Includes English dictionary definitions.
– USB connection to PC
• Get Immediate Translations and Definitions
• Reading Aids – portable devices for dyslexic users
Wizcom Technologies
DocupenRC800
Working of scanner
Digital Pen (Drawing pen)
Logitech io2
Digital Writing System
Take notes or draw sketches in ink
on the smart paper and a “tiny
camera” captures your work, storing
up to 40 pages at a time. Intelligent
power management maximizes
every battery charge.
Capture the familiar feel of how you
have created in the past and moves
it to digital.
USB Wedding Bands
• USB integrates
into your (life)style
• More than just
data coupling!
• USB bracelets
already available
Geographic Search via Phone
• Information from the internet about whatever you
are pointing the phone at. (Hotel, Restaurant,
Monument)
• Special Cell phone
• GPS satellite technology
• Combination compass, GPS & binoculars – point at
navigational landmark and identify it
• Currently, descriptive info and advertisements for
700,000 locations in Japan
• Location based tourism info, advertising, yellow
pages, functions for locating friends
Blu-Ray v. HD-DVD
• Potential format battle
• HD DVD: supported by Toshiba, Intel, and
Microsoft  add-on HD DVD player for Xbox
360 console this fall
• Blu-ray: supported by Samsung, Pioneer, and
Sony  Blu-ray drive for PlayStation 3 game
system, avail this fall
BenQ Trio Writer BW1000
• Blu-Ray writer for PC
• 3 laser formats to accommodate CD, DVD,
Blu-Ray
• 25 GB on single layer
50 GB on dual layer
• 2 hours of HD content
13 hours of standard definition
• Equivalent of 5 DVDs on one disk
• Solid Burn, Write Right
• 2x – BD-R/-RE 1x- Dual layer
12x – DVD+R/-R
32x – CD-R
• Price: $1,025 Aug 2006
Future Phone/PDA/MP3 Device
• 60 GB MP3 player
– Sync w/ iTunes and Windows Media Player
– User-editable MP3 ringtones
– Supports WMA, AAC & five other file formats
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Wireless Internet (without minutes)
3.2 Megapixel camera
OS Options: Windows, Palm, Opera
Availability: Maybe never??
EyeMove PC
• All-in-one Oval shaped
PC with built-in HD
Projector
• Wireless Touch screen
Multi-Controller
– Keyboard/mouse
– Gaming
– Multimedia
• PC, Games, Movies,
Multimedia anywhere
Global Phone
• Vanu –
• Software Defined Radio
technology
• One handset that operates on
any cellular network anywhere
• Time line - ~ 5 years
Turbocell Charger
• Emergency cellphone
charger
• Runs on 1 AA battery
• Reusable
• Works with most phones
• Up 2 hours talk-time
• Price: <$20
http://turbocellcharge.com/
Solio Universal Charger
 Solar-powered emergency
charger
 Charges phones, mp3 players,
cameras, etc.
 8 hours for full charge
 Holds charge for 1 year
 Closed: 5” x 2.5” x 1.5”
 Price: $200
Belkin Wireless USB Hub
• Wireless
connectivity for up
to 4 USB peripherals
• PC isn’t tethered to
printer
camera dock, etc.
• Price: $130
• Release date: July
2006
Transparent Toaster
• Greatest thing since sliced bread?
• Uses special heating glass to warm a
single slice of bread
• Monitor your toast so it doesn’t get
over done.
• Currently doesn’t get hot enough to
toast bread
• In development
TRIVIA
What year did Apple introduce the first iPod?
2001
Voice Recognition TV
• Allows consumers to search & receive
information about broadcast & on-demand
programs, shows, music & games
• Personalization module retains individual
caller data & preferences
• Allows caller to purchase CDs, videos, &
DVDs with single call
• Access for the visually impaired
• Convenient "anytime-anywhere" voice
access through automated speech
recognition
• Natural language user interface
I.C. Can
Self Refrigerating Beer Can
• Manufactured by Tempra Technologies and
Crown Holdings
• Reduces contents temperature by a minimum
of 30 degrees F. in 3 minutes
• 100% natural and environmentally safe
• All natural desiccant contained in a vacuum
draws heat from the beverage through an
evaporator into an insulated heat sink
• Moving towards mass production
World’s smallest LED projector
• Sony
• 3 transmissive LCDs and 1 prism
• Distance between LEDs and display devices
reduced
• Brightness reaches 50 lm
• Timeline - ?
Availabot
• USB figure that stands
up when an IM friend
comes online
• Still in design
phase
• No release date or price set
Nokia Open Cell Phone
• Sci-fi fans: Japanese folding fan
• Uses an as-yet-nonexistent flexible
LCD color touch screen
• Scrollable screen
• Designed by Hugo Danti
• Won first place in the Nokia 4G
Design Competition
• Possibility: Invention of
E-Ink
E-Rope Modular Powerstrip
• Modular, expandable
power strip
• Each socket can be
rotated 180 degrees
• When devices are not
in use, twist socket 90 degrees
to disconnect flow of electricity
• Availability: unknown
Full-Featured Camera
• Includes buttons for:
beer, gin, jobs, money
• “Pee break”
LED sensor
• “Call Spock”
signaler
Voice-Trek G-10 recorder
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Olympus
USB jack
Memory – 256MB
69 hours audio recording
Records to Windows media audio format
(WMA)
• Playback – WMA and MP3 files
GPP2
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Mobile phone
Portable mini projector
15” projection
External power source to boost brightness
Philips S900
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MP3 Player
2 Megapixel camera
Touch Screen!
10 MB of onboard memory
Handy handwritten text input feature
USB, Infrared & Bluetooth
Pricing and availability: TBA
NETGEAR Skype WiFi Phone
• Phone for use with Skype
Internet-basaed phone service
• Make calls using any WiFi
connection
• Pre-order on Amazon
• Availability: (maybe) July ’06
• Price: $300
Mio 269 GPS Navigator
 No installation or monthly fees is required
 Sleek, smooth, flat body and fully
integrated GPS
 Large color screen with a 2.5GB hard drive
 POIs
 Includes Microsoft Windows OS
 Touchscreen & buttons
 500MB MP3 player (8 hours)
 For the car, walking, cycling or motorbiking
 4.5 hours on battery
 Now available: $460
Flying Alarm Clock
 Really loud alarm
 Propeller launches & flies around
the room
 Must return propeller to base to
turn off alarm
 Princess International
 Price: $15
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MIT Institute for Soldier
Nanotechnologies
• Founded in March 2002 by a $50 million
contract from the U.S. Army
• Mission is to use nanotechnology for:
– sleek, lightweight battlesuits
– leap tall buildings with bionics
– find wounds and seal them on the spot
– helmet will have radio & night vision
gear, GPS, target illuminator, tactical
dropdown eyewear, and will convey
data, video and audio feeds for “a 3D
picture of the battlefield”
Wearable computing
MIT Labs
“With heads-up displays, unobtrusive input devices, personal wireless
areas networks (LANS), and a host of other context sensing and
communication tools, the wearable computer can act as an intelligent
assistant, whether it be through a Remembrance Agent, augmented
reality, or intellectual collectives.”
Early example: Tunewear jacket
with iPod controls stitched to
the sleeve.
Wearable computing today
Movie Glasses
• In Skymall magazine –
Icuity Video Eyewear (optional DVD
player)
MP3 sunglasses
• Thump by Oakley.com
Voted one of the top worst new technologies for 2005!
Head-worn display
Icuity M920 – small and lightweight
100 Megapixel Chip (Camera?)
• DALSA Semiconductor
made a 100 megapixel chip
• Measures 4”x4”
• NASA's JPL chose DALSA
for image sensors on Mars Rovers
• Also noted: Hasselblad already has a
39 megapixel camera
PoGo Pocket Printer
 Prints 2” x 3” prints with sticker backing
 Works via USB or Bluetooth
 Inkless printing embeds color into paper
 Size: 4.7” x 2.8” x 0.9”
 Polaroid
 Price: $150
+ $10/30 sheets of paper
IMPACT OF GLOBALISATION ON
GADGETS
• Technology
• Custom Duties
• World Become Shortened
ROLE OF GADGETS IN
TODAY’S LIFE
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Easy Life
More Accuracy
Fast
Reliable
MERITS AND DEMERITS
Merits
Easy
Convenient
Comfortable
Reduces time and Energy
Efficient And Effective
Merits And Demerits
Demerits
Reduces Physical Work
Prone To Many Diseases
Lethargic
Diverts Attention And Interest
Dependent
Electromagnetic Waves
How to Decide on a gadget for your
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Need
Will It meet that need
Is the cost Balanced By Yourself
Will Your crews use it
Is the device too limited in what it can do
Is it durable enough
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