2. Gadgets & A Glimpse Of The Future
Presented By:
Hartej Singh
Sunny Bajaj
Yatin Walia
Amit Kumar Thakur

3. 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

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. Underlying Technology
An Internet of Things
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Underlying Technology
Information Processing
hardware and software
Storage
capacity and speed
Communications
bandwidth and ubiquitous accessibility
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8. Hardware and Software Hardware Processor Power Quad Core
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Hardware and Software
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Hardware
Processor Power
Quad Core
64 – bit CPU’s
Processing Speed
Software
Software Power
Java, .NET
Service Oriented Architecture
Applications Oriented Architecture
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9. Memory Memory Portability – Hand held mobility Size – the 4 Gbyte PC
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Memory
Memory
Size – the 4 Gbyte PC
Speed
Portability – Hand held mobility
USB Stick – the 4 GB stick
iPod
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10. COMPARISON B/W PAST AND PRESENT GADGETS
Sizes
Technology
Memory
Features
Usage

11. Devices of daily use
Television
Cell Phones
Computers

12. Television New technology Fast response time Great contrast ratio
Superb features

13. Cell Phones of past

14. Cell phones of present

15. Cell phones of future

16. Cell phones
Touch Screen
3G technology
Window Based
Multi usage

17. Computers Used in day to day life Fast Easy to operate Multitasking
Internet facility

18. MacBook Air 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 n wireless
No DVD or CD player
Only 80 GB hard drive
Supports up to 64 GB solid state drive (very expensive)

19. Glass Keyboard 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: ?

20. Working of laser virtual keyboard

21. Carleton University - The Evolution of the Web
An Internet of Things
Building Automation - GTC
Winter 2008
Access control (lock-unlock)
HVAC monitoring (cooling, heating)
Alarms
Metering
Energy management
Winter 2008
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22. In-Wall Touch screen An Internet of Things Winter 2008
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23. Wireless devices Wireless mice & keyboards Logitech cordless presenter
Value for library instruction

24. FUTURE GADGETS

25. FUTURE GADGETS Greater applicability Advanced Energy efficient
Fuel efficient

26. Now some of the gadgets
are explained

27. 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 built-in high-speed wireless connection
Coming 2015 from Lunar Design
Price: $35 per pack of 10
Won various awards
Introduced in 2004
The Best Product Designs of 2005
IDEA Awards

28. 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
Runs on a battery and small sound chip
Idea Award 2005 for design

29. Laptop with Detachable Screen
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

30. Cell Phone Jammers Jam phones surrounding you Illegal in U.S.
Up to 50 feet
Works on worldwide networks
Expensive
Buy Indoor/Outdoor modules
Price: SH066 $260; CX- 200 $71
Available UK, Japan
SH066P
Within their operating radius, jammers prevent wireless phones from contacting a cellular radio tower. The affected phone behaves as it would any place where reception is too poor to carry a call.
At its simplest, jamming any radio device involves transmitting a signal on the same frequency and at high enough power that the two signals collide and cancel each other out.
more than 118,000 emergency calls are made each day from cell phones.
Owning, manufacturing, marketing, offering for sale or operating a cell phone jammer is punishable by an $11,000 fine and up to a year in prison for each offense, the notice states.
portable C-Guard sells for about $900 and can cover the area within a 450-foot radius. Lemel's company offers the $890 M2 Jammer, which comes in a briefcase and can block phones within a maximum radius of 50 feet. It's advertised as "ideal for the executive interested in keeping meetings and working lunches free from external distractions." Hubgiant of Taipei, Taiwan, sells its WAC1000 personal jammer, which has an operating radius of up to 30 feet, for $169. And Uptron of Lucknow, India, offers a full range of jammers with coverage ranging from 20 feet to over one mile.
Zetron Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., manufactures a system that can detect cell phones and warn users to turn them off. It can cover up to a 90-foot radius. BlueLinx Inc. of Charlotte, N.C., is working on Q-Zone, a system that will turn off cell phones or silence their ringers when they enter a protected space. It relies on shortwave technology called Bluetooth that hasn't been widely adopted by cell phone makers and may not be on the market for another three to four years. NetLine is developing a similar system that will work with existing European digital cellular telephones, but not American devices.
Perhaps, but this threat is the marketing hook for a new product, the Netline Cellular Activity Analyzer, which supposedly can detect hidden cell phones in a room. The CAA was designed is to detect active and dormant hidden cellular phones, mainly cellphone-based bugging devices. Prison authorities - Eavesdropping prevention specialists (bug sweepers) - Security officers in governmental/ military/ police compounds - Governmental agencies - Private investigators (prevention of industrial espionage) - Police investigation rooms - Computer and sensitive equipment room
CX one gives 70 seconds jamming
One company, Iceberg Systems, is beta-testing a new technology that will remotely turn off the cameras in cell phones.
CX-200

31. 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!
Runs on a battery and small sound chip
Idea Award 2005 for design
Sources: *Damovo; ** Silicon.com

32. Origami DVD Player
Manufactured with new e-paper, 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
Runs on a battery and small sound chip
Idea Award 2005 for design

33. 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

34. Working of scanner

35. 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.
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.
The smart digital paper consists of a printed dot pattern which locates words and images on the page, and ensures they appear in the same place in digitized files. When you dock your digital pen, your text and sketches are automatically transferred to your PC where you can easily find them, use them, and share them.
Features and Specifications:Dictionaries: More than 15 language dictionaries. See list at left. Voice: The product’s built-in Text-to-Speech technology provides immediate word-by-word pronunciation of a scanned English word or full line of text.
Text Recognition: QuicktionaryII Elite recognizes over 300,000 words and expressions and offers numerous translation and definition combinations QuicktionaryII Elite reads a wide range of printed fonts and sizes, including inverted and hyphenated text. Alternative input tools are included for entering words that you can’t scan (e.g., street signs). Left-handed support: If you’re left-handed, don’t worry! QuicktionaryII Elite can be set for convenient left- or righthanded use.
Light and small: QuicktionaryII Elite is designed to fit in your pocket. At only three ounces, it is like a feather compared to a heavy paper dictionary. Optical Character Recognition at 97% (based on standard font and size average). Preference setting for numerical and inverted text recognition.
Benefits:
Stay focused on your reading material instead of searching through a paper dictionary. With QuicktionaryII Elite, you will get immediate translations and definitions so that you can continue reading without losing your train of thought!
QuicktionaryII Elite helps expand your vocabulary. By retaining the last 80 words scanned, it assists you in learning the words and understanding the text.
Perfect for language students, English as Second Language students, travelers, and people working in multilingual environments.

36. USB Wedding Bands USB integrates into your (life)style
More than just data coupling!
USB bracelets already available
Note also: USB Bra, belt, tie. – as for the lock, why not add physical (mechanical) security measures in addition to any technology-based ones?

37. 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
Runs on a battery and small sound chip
Idea Award 2005 for design

38. 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

39. 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
Runs on a battery and small sound chip
Idea Award 2005 for design

40. 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
Wireless Internet (without minutes)
3.2 Megapixel camera
OS Options: Windows, Palm, Opera
Availability: Maybe never??
Cell phones are all about options: you often have to trade one feature for another, and often your service provider limits what you can have available

41. 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
Runs on a battery and small sound chip
Idea Award 2005 for design

42. Global Phone Vanu – Software Defined Radio technology
One handset that operates on any cellular network anywhere
Time line - ~ 5 years y

43. Turbocell Charger Emergency cellphone charger Runs on 1 AA battery
Reusable
Works with most phones
Up 2 hours talk-time
Price: <$20
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44. 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
Handy for that backpacking trip in the Himalayas, but also for travelling around Europe, or with multiple gadgets 44

45. 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

46. 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
Runs on a battery and small sound chip
Idea Award 2005 for design

47. TRIVIA
What year did Apple introduce the first iPod?
2001

48. 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
Headquartered in Livingston, NJ, TV Voice, Inc. is a privately held technology company  founded in 2002.  The Company is founded on a collective knowledge and expertise within the speech-recognition domain, application development and telecommunication industry

49. 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
Runs on a battery and small sound chip
Idea Award 2005 for design

50. World’s smallest LED projector
Sony
3 transmissive LCDs and 1 prism
Distance between LEDs and display devices reduced
Brightness reaches 50 lm
Timeline - ?

51. Availabot USB figure that stands up when an IM friend comes online
Still in design phase
No release date or price set
Why stop with IM detectors? So many options for context-specific activity indicators
That said: who has the time to configure all this, and who would really buy them??

52. 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
It’s just a fantasy…
Hugo is an engineer from Spain
Industrial Design, 3-D Modeling
Might be possible with the invention of the E-Ink

53. 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
E- rope is a modular power strip that enables users to add or subtract sockets as needed. In addition, to better accommodate large, bulky cords each socket can also be rotated 180 degrees, so adjacent sockets are not blocked. When electrical devices are not in use, simply twist the socket section 90 degrees to disconnect the flow of electricity. (Often referred to as vampire power, approximately 10 percent of a home's electricity is used by appliances in standby mode.)

54. Full-Featured Camera Includes buttons for: beer, gin, jobs, money
“Pee break” LED sensor
“Call Spock” signaler

55. Voice-Trek G-10 recorder
Olympus
USB jack
Memory – 256MB
69 hours audio recording
Records to Windows media audio format (WMA)
Playback – WMA and MP3 files

56. GPP2 Mobile phone Portable mini projector 15” projection
External power source to boost brightness

57. Philips S900 MP3 Player 2 Megapixel camera Touch Screen!
10 MB of onboard memory
Handy handwritten text input feature
USB, Infrared & Bluetooth
Pricing and availability: TBA
Currently testing in Korea
Getting good reviews
Multimedia device
In some ratings by critics 8 out of 10 including performance

58. 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

59. 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
Won several awards Built in Taiwan
Simply insert an SD card with digital maps, and press a key to gain the benefits of GPS navigation.
Not waterproof
Watch this company!
Maps included

60. 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
Eye-Fi h 60

61. 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”
Those teams are: Team 1: Energy Absorbing Materials Team 2: Mechanically Active Materials and Devices Team 3: Sensing and Counteraction Team 4: Biomaterials and Nanodevices for Soldier Medical Technology Team 5: Processing and Characterization - The Nanofoundries Team 6: Modeling and Simulation of Materials and Processes Team 7: Systems Design, Hardening, and Integration
Currently working on 37 research projects
Public tours: Free First come first serve
Cambridge: Wednesday, August 16, 2:00-2:30 pm
100 pound suits to 5 pounds
New, ceramic-impregnated body armor can take a strike, evenly absorb the shock, then deform in space without ever touching human skin. Says DeGay, “Comfort has never been part of the paradigm, but now armor will protect and be comfortable.” Steve Altes believes that the next generation of battle gear will go even further to enhance the soldier’s survivability, through the “magic of nanotechnology.” These tiny, molecular building blocks can confer revolutionary properties on everyday materials, such as fabrics.
determine the cause of an injury and administer medicine; and someday, recycle sweat to serve as potable water and as a body cooling device. Thomas says that “some products are already bearing nanofruit,” such as a conducting polymer that can detect TNT, in use now in Iraq.

62. 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.

63. 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!

64. Head-worn display Icuity M920 – small and lightweight
From icuity:
Focus on your environment while maintaining a constant state of readiness and safety.  MEDICAL View vital signs or endoscopic images without taking your eyes off the patient  MILITARY Maintain situational awareness while infusing technology with combat readiness. MAINTENANCE View the output of your borescope or flaw detector hands-free and heads-up. SECURITY View video on the move without compromising safety and security. TEST & MEASUREMENT Concentrate your eye on the circuit board without turning your head to see the waveform  VIDEOGRAPHY Monitor the camera's view from anywhere on the set.  MOBILITY View computer information anytime, anywhere to increase workflow and productivity.

65. 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

66. 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
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67. IMPACT OF GLOBALISATION ON GADGETS
Technology
Custom Duties
World Become Shortened

68. ROLE OF GADGETS IN TODAY’S LIFE
Easy Life
More Accuracy
Fast
Reliable

69. MERITS AND DEMERITS Merits Easy Convenient Comfortable
Reduces time and Energy
Efficient And Effective

70. Merits And Demerits Reduces Physical Work Prone To Many Diseases
Lethargic
Diverts Attention And Interest
Dependent
Electromagnetic Waves

71. How to Decide on a gadget for your 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

72. Conclusion

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