At IFA 2015 in Berlin, many manufacturers have introduced not only new items of its mainstream products, but the original electronic gadgets and toys, which are useful in daily life is questionable. Nevertheless, these are the toys help disseminate important technological innovations that are changing the world and life of people.
One of the most popular toys are useless gadgets and a copy of the attributes of the works of mass culture. For example, in Berlin, it was presented a mini-replica droid shown in the trailer of the new "Star Wars". Buy his fans of the series will be able to in December. Like the Japanese robotic dog Aibo, which appeared in 1999, these toys allow robots to find application in the home and develop principles of human interaction with them.
Thus, the robot vacuum cleaner iRobot and its analogs initially perceived exclusively as a high-tech toy, but now the existence of such a device in the house is no longer surprising.
One of the brightest new products at IFA 2015 became Mate S smartphone Huawei's technology Force Touch. It allows the unit to respond to the pressing force of the finger on the screen.
Developers Huawei demonstrate one focus - they weighed on the screen of the gadget orange. And honestly smartphone showed a lot of fruit - 280 grams.
Today, it looks fun and surprise the audience. But Huawei has shown that the potential of touch screens is not exhausted. Although unlikely in the near future, smart phones will be used for accurate measurements, mass audience today saw a similar method of application.
Format 4K-video is also can be called not too useful for most users. Its use is limited as the proliferation of devices that can capture and play back 4K video, and a small number of relevant content. However, not so long ago, YouTube has allowed to add video to 4K, and in late August to add to it the format of 5K. Current models of monitors, televisions, and even smart phones can play video in this format, but necessary camera capable of recording as such.
At IFA 2015 include cameras from Panasonic has been a model of LUMIX GX8, recording in 4K. And the company recently introduced the Vantage Robotics folding quadrocopter Snap with the camera, and shoot in 4K resolution. Distribution of these gadgets will help promote the new video format.
Video games are often the basis for the promotion of new technologies. So, sign Microsoft's Kinect controller began his story is a gaming trade show. Despite the fact that the first sketches and algorithms Natal (early name Kinect) appeared in 2000, the project was presented only in 2010.
Thanks to Kinect Microsoft wanted to increase the popularity of Xbox. Now Kinnect and become popular thanks to him the basics of human-machine interface based on gestures used in interactive devices, public places and shopping malls.
