There have
been some fantastic years in the area of consumer technology, but this year
2014 doesn’t really appear like one of those. However, we have witnessed the
arrival of a few one-of-its-kind products and ideas that might have laid the
foundation for coming trends. For example, Apple that had redefined the
smartphone market 7 years ago was forced to have second thoughts on its
strategy about phones with large screen this year. Listed below are such
one-of-its-kind gadgets that added some interest to an otherwise boring 2014
for technology lovers.
It was this year that Amazon came into the smartphone market and
introduced a first-of-its-kind smartphone named Fire Phone, the unique selling
proposition of this phone was multiple cameras on the front with the ability to
render images in 3D. Using four infrared cameras facing in front redraws images
on the screen continually so they appear 3D. We can use this feature, for
example, to get front and back views of a costume. Beyond the four front cameras,
there is a regular 2-megapixel camera on the front.
Android Wear
Android Wear is new platform
with some new features in it, whereas Android has been there for a quiet long
time. Android as mobile platform devices has been in the market for almost a
decade now, but it was this year that a new variation of the Android operating
system, purposely designed for wearable, was launched. A few Android Wear smart-watches
from LG, Asus and Samsung were also
released in this year.
We all know that Lumia
is like a synonym for Nokia, but things began to change since the company
completed the $7.5 billion sale of its troubled cell-phone and services
division to Microsoft. The first non-Nokia Lumia was launched named Lumia 535.
It came under the brand name of Microsoft's.
Experiencing a mobile with
display extending beyond its front panel was not possible until Samsung
introduced this new variation of the Galaxy Note 4. The Edge's display curving around
the right edge of the phone is to create a side display for notifications and
one-tap access to apps, headlines, tasks and many other things. That side
screen is useful in some of very good ways. When using the camera horizontally,
the shutter and all other controls are on the top, like a normal camera. While
listening to music, playback and other controls are available right away. At night,
the weather and the timings are displayed on the side, so that you can easily
check all this as the phone lays on a nightstand.
Apple's first phablets
Making a remarkable
move, Apple introduced it’s first-ever phablet in its long journey of seven-year
. The company also introduced two large-screen phones - iPhone 6 with a
4.7-inch and the iPhone 6 Plus with a 5.5-inch screen display.
Apple Watch
The year was marked by
the announcement of first-ever device from Apple which is wearable. To the odds
of expectations, the watch failed to gain reviews. The picture will be more clear
only when it comes to the market next year.
The first Tizen phone
Marking its most recent bid to build its own ecological
unit and decreasing reliance on Google's Android, Samsung launched its first
Tizen-based smartphone, the Samsung Z.
Final
Conclusion
So, these are some of the products that were launched this year, that had created a type of revolution in the world of smartphones and technology. These truely are one of a kind. And these will serve as start of an upcoming modern techs.
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