When I was young I used to watch tons of “Power Rangers” as all the other 5-year-old kids. Watching the show, I always wanted to be a “Ranger” as they were called. Rangers would use wrist watches to communicate amongst each other; during this time period the “wrist communicator” was a mind blowing technology of the future, something we could just imagine. Who would of thought in 2013, we would finally have one of these “Wrist Communicators”.

Samsung officially announced the release date for their Galaxy Gear watch, as I call it the “Ranger Watch” on September 25, 2013. It’s a very sleek innovative watch that not only looks good on your wrist but also has all the functions of your phone. You can now surf the web, read and write  messages all from your wrist, amazing aren’t it. Allow me t o elaborate a bit more on some on design, hardware specs. Samsung did a fairly good job  making interaction with Galaxy Gear simple and easy to learn. The entirety of its interface and control is based on gestures, with swipes and taps commanding your backs and selections. When on the home screen, you simply swipe either left or right to access favorite applications and modes. When inside of an app or menu, all you have to do is swipe from the top of the screen to the bottom, and it takes you to the previous page. This device also features a 1.63″ Super AMOLED display an 800MHz processor, and 512MB of RAM, 4GB of onboard storage, Bluetooth 4.0, two microphones, one speaker, and an insanely small 315mAh battery. However, with cameras on smartphones and tablets now a prerequisite, Samsung has decided that watch wearers are in need of an integrated snapper also. The Galaxy Gear has a camera built into its strap, with a 1.9-megapixel sensor backed by auto focus capabilities.

The Samsung Galaxy Gear might be the device, which brings smart watches to the forefront. Already the smart watch industry is becoming competitive with speculations of Apple releasing their version of the Galaxy Gear and we all know how innovative apple can get. I am simply amazed of this gadget, this is something I imagined when I was a child from a TV show and now its finally here. Instead of communicating with “Alpha” as did the rangers I can communicate with my friends through my wrist just as they did on Power Rangers. Funny part is Samsung actually did use Power Ranger footage for the galaxy gear commercial.

When Sony unveiled the PlayStation 3 console back in 2005, it was an impressive machine. The much-anticipated device and multimedia hub offered a new experience, allowing users to not only play games, but view photos, browse the Internet, and watch Blu-Ray discs all in glorious 1080p. Seven years later Sony continues to boggle our minds with an impressive console, which, pretty much blows its predecessor out of the water in a couple key areas. After numerous Prototypes Sony finally delivered the PlayStation 4 on November 15, 2013. The much-anticipated console sold out within hours of release, it’s merely impossible to get your hands on one. For me as a minor gamer, I always thought to myself what more can they do to improve graphics, as its already sharp and very life like. Well with the advancement’s on modern technology, Sony was able to increase its graphics exponentially compared to PlayStation 3. PS 4 is using x86 processors are typically used in computers and reinforced with 8GB RAM. With a number of components, PS 4 is said to be able to produce stunning graphics.

However as social media is on the rise, Sony decided to stick with a social-based game consoles, players can share videos play experience using your social media Facebook and Ustream. Moreover PlayStation 4 is also compatible with Android devices, the PS Vita and various other platforms. The most obvious changes are the addition of a front touch panel and a rear Move light that lets the controller function as a proper motion controller, rather than just using a gyroscope. It’s a big heavier than the PS3’s DualShock 3, but equipment designs have been improved due to advancements in science. The issue I had with Sony was it restricted its consoles from backwards compatibility, which means; you would not be able to play your old games from previous consoles. Sony attempted to fix this issue by purchasing a cloud-based gaming service, called Gaikai. This purchase is apparently intended to offer cloud gaming service that will provide a number of game titles found on the PS 3 to be played at PS 4. Quite frankly I myself find the PS4 relatively affordable with pricing starting at $400. Sony learned from its previous mistake of pricing its previous console too high with the PS3 retailing for $599 at launch, and it’s clear that the company doesn’t want to make the same mistake again. I was actually one of those persons who bought the PS3 at such an expense price, I’m very glad Sony lowered its price.

 

 

Dimensions: 10.8 x 12 x 2 in

Weight: 6.1lb

Processor:

CPU: Eight-core X86 AMD Jaguar

GPU:1.84 T-FLOPS, AMD Radeon Graphics Core Next Engine

Memory: 8GB GDDR5 RAM

Hard Disk Drive: Built-in

AV Output:HDMI, Analog-AV out, Digital Output (Optical)

I/O Output:Super Speed USB (USB 3.0) X 3, AUX

Communication: Ethernet (10BASE-T,100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T), Bluetooth 2.1 (EDR), IEEE 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi

Controller:DualShock 4 (210g, six-axis motion sensing, 2 Point Touch Pad)

Camera: 120Hz1280×800 , 60Hz, 640×400 , 120Hz, 320×192 , 240Hz

Price$399+ (With multiple bundles)

 

 

 

Dimensions: 11.42 x 2.56 x 11.42 in

Weight: 7.05lb

Processor:

CPU: 3.2 GHz Cell Broadband Engine
GPU: RSX “Reality Synthesizer” @ 550MHz, 1.8 T-FLOPS floating point performance
Memory: 

256MB XDR Main RAM
256MB GDDR3 VRAM

Hard Disk Drive: Built-in

AV Output: HDMI, Analog-AV out, Digital Output (Optical)

I/O Output: Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) X 2

Communication: Ethernet (10BASE-T,100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T), Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR), IEEE 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi

Controller: 610amAh DualShock 3 (192g, six-axis motion sensing)

Camera: 640X480 , 60Hz, 320×240 , 120Hz

Price$250+ (With multiple bundles)

After long and frustrating years Boeing finally delivers an answer to fellow competitor Airbus, whom released the A380 6 years ago. The giant commercial aircraft broke records, as the largest aircraft with an ability to carry 853 passengers. Success of The A380 overshadowed Boeings market for the last 6 years. It’s truly amazing how evolution of modern technology allows such things to exist. Boeing decided to make its mark in the current market by designing for Environmental Performance. Boeing is introducing new technologies to create better environmental performance for commercial jetliners. Key attribute most airliners desire when purchasing an aircraft is its effincey on gas, since gas prices are constantly soaring. Dreamliner delivers more then a handful of an airliners desire. The 787 it’s composed of 70% composite (blend of plastic) is said to reduce 20% of fuel consumption, unlike the A380 that is made from a decent portion of aluminum alloy.

By making the aircraft much lighter it requires less fuel consumption, which results in the reduction of carbon monoxide going into out atmosphere. Dreamliner also has One of the more innovative passenger comfort systems on the 787 is the computer-controlled turbulence-reduction system. Boeing claims the Smoother Ride Technology will provide a reduction in the number of people experiencing motion sickness. Sensors throughout the airplane detect subtle changes in air pressure indicative of turbulence. As Anderson Hamilton chief engineering director stated “All of this technology puts the 787 well ahead of the competition.” Myself being quite familiar with the aviation industry I’m amazed how innovative it’s become.

Airbus A380

Interior specs of 787 Dreamliner:

Boeing 787 taking off for a test runs in its facility in Washington.

Is exercising too much work? Do you feel lazy to workout? Well guess what Nike and numerous companies (individually) have developed a portable fitness watch or bracelet (which ever you prefer) which monitors your daily activities; computing a wide range of categories from calories burned, calories consumed, miles walked, steps taking and even how much you slept.

In the United States, and even around the world obesity is a major problem that is gradually rising and needs to be controlled. Now there are infomercials urging folks to go out exercise and stay active. Companies such as Motorolla, Google, and Jawbone are joining Nike and Under Armour in the fitness market trying to rein dominance in this blooming market. Nike took the next step with their Nike + fuel band which turns your fitness activity much into a game allowing you to compare your scores with friends and staying competitive and even synching it with social networks. I personally find this technology highly creative and intriguing. It can benefit us in so many ways in fighting obesity. These gadgets make you workout by motivating you, also makes excersing fun; it would also promote people to stay active.

Here are some of the leading fitness gadgets in today’s market.

   (Nike Fuel Band: Nike.com)

Each dot represents how far you are from achieving your daily goals and you can press the button to display your daily score, calories burned and the data automatically transfers to your Nike + app; from there you can compare your scores with friends and see who has better scores.

(Jawbone-Up: pcmag.com)

Unlike the Nike+ Fuel Band the Up is more Stylish and very sleek. It does not have a display screen. The only time you can check your data is when you synch with your smart phones.

                   Technology has come a long way from what it was to what it is. Today our everyday functionality orbits around technology from business perspective to personal. 10 years ago would have ever though wed be able to watch television on our phones or even have phones that can do that? Nowadays we watch Movies, TV, and Music Videos all in the palm of our hands. If you look at the television and how it has advanced. For those of use, which are a little older remember when the television was just a giant box. As technology advanced, engineers figured out how to reduce the size making it slimmer and better quality. Think about video game consoles; I grew up playing Super Nintendo as year’s progressed consoles improved greatly slimmer, improved graphics, they even access the Internet. The graphics alone have become more real like then they used to be. If you take a look in the business world corporations rely on technology to reduce the workload, provide efficient results and even cut cost. In the aviation field computers now do majority of the pilots job from taking off to landing. As you can see we’ve come a long way from 20 years ago. Technology is something we deal with on a daily bases whether the changes or processes are big or small. We are moving into the era of technology we will become more dependent as it becomes more and more advanced. The laptops, TV’s, phones you are using today can be outdated by next week.