2012 is finally over! 2013 is your chance to start fresh and try new things – so why not stock up on some awesome technology to begin the New Year? Here are some hot gadgets to check out this year.
8 Hot Gadgets to Start Off the New Year
- Barnes and Noble Nook HD+: Barnes and Noble’s large-format (9-inch) HD-screen entry, the HD+, is much like the 7-inch Nook HD, and has a great screen and excellent value.
- MediaTek’s First Quad-Core Processor: MediaTek announced its first quad-core SoC (System on chip) processor – it’s the first of its kind to be on the market.
- Transporter Gives a Private Off-Cloud Storage for Sharing Files: Check out this new way to share, access and protect files called “Transporter.” It stores user data on your local network and the local networks of other Transporter users you allow access to.
- ELF Electric Vehicle: This new hybrid electric vehicle, called “ELF,” is fueled by manpower and the sun to get you from point A to B in a modern new way.
- Contact Lenses that Show Your Text Messages: Belgian researchers are trying to develop a spherical LCD display that can fit onto a contact lens, allowing you to check text messages or respond to an email in the shower, for example. How cool is that?
- Lifelike Kenshiro Robot: Researchers at the University of Tokyo have made a 110-pound, 5-foot-2 robot named “Kenshiro,” which looks like a 12-year-old male, with a body that mirrors almost all of the major muscles in a human.
- Robot Bartender: To make your flying experience more pleasurable, airlines now have an automated bartender called Skytender Trolley that works like a soft drink dispenser at a fast-food joint.
- Indestructible Laptop Case : This military-inspired case is crushproof, waterproof, shockproof and dirt-proof. It will pretty much protect your laptop through an apocalypse (if and when that ever happens!).
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