We’re always on the lookout for the very latest technological gadgets that can help keep our busy, mobile lifestyles on track. With a huge range of different devices on the market designed to make life easier (or more fun!), it’s fair to say we’ve never had it so good. Here we take a look at five of our favourite hot new gadgets that we are sure you will love and just have to own!
1. Power Boost Pen. Price: Around $50
Trading on the go? Forgot to charge up your phone? Don’t miss out on potentially profitable trades just because you ran out of battery power! This nifty little gadget is ideal to have on standby for times when you need a little more juice. Save the day with the handy smartphone power boost pen. As well as being a writing instrument, this cool gadget is a portable backup power source that charges up your iPhone or Android smartphone. To use it, all you need to do is separate the two halves and connect the universal charging cable with its built-in USB adapters. If you need to catch that last trade of the day and your mobile’s just died on you, no worries! Uncap the smartphone power boost pen, plug in your phone and you’re ready to place your CALL or PUT!
2. The Polo Tech Shirt. Price: Not yet available
Coming soon from luxury brand Ralph Lauren is the Polo Tech Shirt, an absolute must-have for serious sports fanatics. The technology behind this ground-breaking new sports gear works is in the biosensing silver fibres that are woven into the core of the shirt, providing comprehensive biometric data in real time directly to your smartphone or tablet. The shirt allows you to track distance, calories burned, intensity of movement, heart rate, stress rate and lots more. What’s more, its special compression fabric actually increases blood circulation and muscle recovery. We’re waiting in the wings to try out the Polo Tech Shirt, an innovative and practical sports gadget with added health-benefits!
3. Minidrone Camera. Price: Around $135
These little gadgets are all the rage and a big sellout right now! This Rolling Spider minidrone can be clipped into a light, two-wheeled structure which allows it to climb walls, run around floors, cross ceilings and take photos with its inbuilt vertical camera. All you need to do is connect it to your smartphone or tablet. One sensor located in the minidrone calculates and holds the height while another detects any movements in order to maintain its position. The gyroscope and accelerometer keeps the minidrone stable so once you release the controls, it will hold its hover automatically. Why not impress your friends with this smart little gadget that can not only take still shots, but stream live real-time as seen by the virtual pilot?
4. Invisibility Glasses. Price: Not available
Could invisibility glasses become the next big trend in a world full of facial recognition technology? Although still at prototype stage, we wanted to fill you in on these cutting-edge glasses designed to combat facial recognition technology. Advancements in facial-recognition technologies, including Facebook’s Deep Face, could soon give a private organisations power to not only recognise us but also the ability to cross-reference our faces against other data found online. The glasses use LED lighting and retro-reflective materials to interrupt this type of technology, making it difficult for cameras to get a clear view of your identity while protecting your privacy.
5. Tile Smart Companion Key/Device Locator. Price: Around $25
The Tile Smart Companion key/device locator is an amazing, life-saving product. Everyone misplaces important items like keys from time to time, even daily or hourly. Stress no more! Simply put this simple, small tag on your key ring and you will be able to locate them easily, with the touch of a screen. Currently available for Apple iOS and coming soon for Android, the bluetooth Tile allows you to track those lost keys via an app and a melody that gets louder as you get closer to them and your Tile, using GPS locator technology. A great piece of technology for when your things get lost, you’ll now have a buddy that knows what to do!
