September 16, 2014 at 13:4110 new electronics with # IFA2014 (without smartphones and tablets)
September 10th ended the IFA technology exhibition.
IFA stands for I ernernationale F unk a usstellung Berlin, that is, the International Radio Exhibition, which sounds pretty funny in our time, if we also forget that this year the exhibition turned 90 years old.
I am glad that over these 90 years we have gone quite far ahead in the development of technology.
We were not particularly interested in new smartphones and tablets, but, of course, everything related to “wearable electronics” and “Internet of things”.
We present you 10 new wearable electronics and the Internet of things with IFA 2014.
Availability and price: IV quarter of 2014. The price in Europe will be $ 260 (~ 10,000 rubles), the price in the United States will be announced later.
Compatibility: Devices based on Android 4.3 and higher.
What is it? Asus ZenWatch is a smart watch that allows you to view incoming calls, notifications, messages and other information.
If you have an Asus smartphone, the watch can be integrated with the ZenUI application, in which case you can, for example, receive reminders from your to-do list.
The Remote Camera function allows you to see the image from the phone camera on ZenWatch, which will take your selfies to a new level.
Change WatchFace occurs using the smartphone application Asus ZenWatch Manager.
ZenWatch also works as a “fitness tracker” using a certain “Asus bio sensor”. The sensor allows the watch to measure calories burned, heart rate, and exercise intensity.
Display: 1.63 ”AMOLED (320 x 320)
Processor: 1.2 GHz, 4 cores
Operating system: Android Wear
RAM: 512 MB
User memory: 4 GB
Communication: Bluetooth v4.0 LE
Optional: Waterproof
Battery: 369 mAh
Dimensions: 39.8 x 50.6 7.9mm
Weight: 50g without strap, 75 with strap
Availability and price: October 2014. The price in Europe will be $ 387 (~ 14,350 rubles), the price in the United States will be announced later.
Compatibility: Devices based on Android 4.3 and higher.
What is it? In the smart watch Samsung Gear S, 3G and Wi-fi are finally fully implemented: from the watch you can make calls, receive calls, view mail and messages, and plus all this, they have GPS, which is used in the pre-installed HERE Maps program from Nokia. Yes, GPS, without a phone.
Display: 1.63 ”AMOLED (320 x 320)
Processor: 1 GHz, 2 cores
Operating system: Tizen OS
RAM: 512 MB
User memory: 4 GB
Communication:3G, WIFI, Bluetooth v4.0 LE
Optional: Accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, heart rate sensor, UV sensor, temperature sensor.
Battery: 300 mAh
Dimensions: 39.9 x 58.1 x 12.5
Availability and price: end of 2014
Compatibility: Devices based on Android 4.3 and higher.
What is it? MICA is a smart bracelet with a design from Opening Ceremony, and a filling from Intel. It is known that the bracelet is equipped with a sapphire crystal display and 3G module. With MICA, you can receive various kinds of notifications, messages, check mail and view notes from the calendar. And all this in the absence of a telephone. The bracelet will be charged both via USB-port and wirelessly.
The bracelet itself will be of 2 colors: black (from black leather of a water snake, with pearls from China and lapis lazuli) and white (from white leather of a snake, with a tiger eye from South Africa and volcanic glass from Russia)
Display: 1.6 ”
Availability and price: Price in Europe 128 $ (~ 4750 rubles)
Compatibility: Devices based on Android 4.3 and higher.
What is it? Alcatel OneTouch Watch is an Alcatel-owned smartwatch that will allow you to make calls, send messages and monitor your health during fitness classes. Alcatel came up with a great solution, the USB port for recharging the watch is located right at one end of the wrist strap. By the way, one charge of the watch will last for 4 days. Alcatel watches also have NFC, which allows you to instantly connect the watch to other gadgets.
Display: 1.2 '(240 x 204)
Communication: Bluetooth v4.0
Additionally: Heart rate sensor, accelerometer.
Battery: 210 mAh
Alcatel OneTouch Watch at Madrobots
What is it? Sony Smartwatch 3 is a new generation of smart watches from Sony. You can immediately see the difference from the previous model - a new strap, which advantageously surrounds the watch case by itself, though the parameters of the strap have changed, now an ordinary 22mm strap will not work. Sony promise to release several colors of straps. The changes affected not only external parameters: an accelerometer, gyroscope and GPS appeared. It is also worth noting that the new version of the watch runs on Android Wear.
Display: 1.6 ”AMOLED (320 x 320)
Processor: 1.2GHz ARM A7 4 cores
Operating system: Android Wear
RAM: 512 MB
User memory: 4 GB
Communication: Bluetooth v4.0 LE, GPS, NFC
Battery: 420 mAh
Dimensions: 36x10x51mm
Weight: 38g
Sony Smartwatch 3 smart watch in Madrobots
Availability and price: The end of 2014, the price in Europe is $ 205 (7600 rubles).
Compatibility: Devices based on Android 4.4 and higher.
What is it? Sony SmartBand Talk is a fitness tracker with an electronic ink screen, built-in microphone and speaker for phone calls with HD Voice support. The watch not only shows notifications from the phone, but also responds to simple commands: “call John”, “what's the time?”, “What's the weather like in Sydney”, “read text message”, etc. In addition, an altimeter and an accelerometer have appeared in SmartBand Talk.
Display: 1.4 'e-paper
Processor: ARM Cortex-M4 32-bit
Operating System: Android Wear
Communication: Bluetooth v4.0, NFC
Additionally:Altimeter and accelerometer. Waterproof and dustproof (IP68)
Weight: 24g
Sony SmartBand Talk Bracelet at Madrobots.com
Availability and price: $ 199 (~ 7400 rubles)
Compatibility: Samsung Galaxy Note 4.
What is it? Samsung Gear VR - Oculus VR-based virtual reality glasses that work with the Samsung Galaxy Note 4. Allows you to watch movies and play games and view any other content launched from the phone.
Display: 5.7 'Quad HD Super AMOLED
Operating system: Oculus VR
Availability and price: For sale. $ 279 (~ 10,330 rubles)
What is this? Netgear Nighthawk X4 AC2350 is a premium router that supports 4-stream Wi-Fi architecture and work in two Wi-Fi ranges according to the 802.11ac standard. The router itself runs on a 2-core 1.4 GHz processor. The device has dynamic Qos-prioritization of traffic, which allows you to take into account the requirements of both applications and hardware. Plus, the device has 2 USB ports 3.0. The total channel speed can reach 2.33 Gbit / s (up to 1733 Mbit / s in the 5.0 GHz band and up to 600 Mbit / s at 2.4 GHz)
Availability and price: For sale. $ 120 (~ 4,450 rubles)
What is this? Netgear AC1200 is a Wi-Fi adapter that supports the new generation Wi-Fi standard 802.11ac with an increased coverage area and improved signal transmission quality. Thanks to the support of Wi-Fi standard of the new generation and USB 3.0, simultaneous operation in two ranges can reach speeds up to 300/867 Mbit / s.
Availability and price: For sale. $ 459 (~ 17,000 rubles)
What is this? Netgear AirCard 785 4G LTE - The world's first LTE access point, not locked to a specific operator and operating in two Wi-Fi bands. Allows you to connect up to 15 devices to the network immediately. The device allows you to choose any operator and tariff plan in Europe or Asia.
Compatibility: Devices based on Android 4.3 and higher.
What is it? LG Kizon is a smart tracker for children that allows you to track your child’s location and call him at any time. The tracker has a built-in speaker and microphone. Also, on the front side of the tracker there is a single button, when pressed, the number of one of the parents is dialed (the number is registered through the application). By the way, the charge lasts for 36 hours.
Communication: 3G, GPS, WIFI
Battery: 400 mAh
Compatibility: Devices based on Android 4.3 and higher.
Availability and price: Q4 2014. Price in Europe 330 $ (~ 12 220 rubles)
What is this? LG G Watch R is a smart watch based on the Android Wear platform, capable of recognizing voice, showing notifications coming from all phone applications, allowing you to read mail, watch missed calls, view the weather forecast and monitor the heartbeat thanks to the heart rate sensor.
Display: 1.3 'OLED
Processor: 1.2GHz, 4 cores
Operating system: Android Wear
RAM: 512 MB
User memory: 4 GB
Optional: Waterproof and dustproof (IP67)
Battery: 410 mAh
IFA stands for I ernernationale F unk a usstellung Berlin, that is, the International Radio Exhibition, which sounds pretty funny in our time, if we also forget that this year the exhibition turned 90 years old.
I am glad that over these 90 years we have gone quite far ahead in the development of technology.
We were not particularly interested in new smartphones and tablets, but, of course, everything related to “wearable electronics” and “Internet of things”.
We present you 10 new wearable electronics and the Internet of things with IFA 2014.
Asus zenwatch
Availability and price: IV quarter of 2014. The price in Europe will be $ 260 (~ 10,000 rubles), the price in the United States will be announced later.
Compatibility: Devices based on Android 4.3 and higher.
What is it? Asus ZenWatch is a smart watch that allows you to view incoming calls, notifications, messages and other information.
If you have an Asus smartphone, the watch can be integrated with the ZenUI application, in which case you can, for example, receive reminders from your to-do list.
The Remote Camera function allows you to see the image from the phone camera on ZenWatch, which will take your selfies to a new level.
Change WatchFace occurs using the smartphone application Asus ZenWatch Manager.
ZenWatch also works as a “fitness tracker” using a certain “Asus bio sensor”. The sensor allows the watch to measure calories burned, heart rate, and exercise intensity.
Display: 1.63 ”AMOLED (320 x 320) Processor: 1.2 GHz, 4 cores Operating system: Android Wear RAM: 512 MB User memory: 4 GB Communication: Bluetooth v4.0 LE Optional: Waterproof Battery: 369 mAh Dimensions: 39.8 x 50.6 7.9mm Weight: 50g without strap, 75 with strapSamsung Gear S
Availability and price: October 2014. The price in Europe will be $ 387 (~ 14,350 rubles), the price in the United States will be announced later.
Compatibility: Devices based on Android 4.3 and higher.
What is it? In the smart watch Samsung Gear S, 3G and Wi-fi are finally fully implemented: from the watch you can make calls, receive calls, view mail and messages, and plus all this, they have GPS, which is used in the pre-installed HERE Maps program from Nokia. Yes, GPS, without a phone.
Display: 1.63 ”AMOLED (320 x 320) Processor: 1 GHz, 2 cores Operating system: Tizen OS RAM: 512 MB User memory: 4 GB Communication:3G, WIFI, Bluetooth v4.0 LE Optional: Accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, heart rate sensor, UV sensor, temperature sensor. Battery: 300 mAh Dimensions: 39.9 x 58.1 x 12.5MICA - My Intelligent Communication Accessory.
Availability and price: end of 2014
Compatibility: Devices based on Android 4.3 and higher.
What is it? MICA is a smart bracelet with a design from Opening Ceremony, and a filling from Intel. It is known that the bracelet is equipped with a sapphire crystal display and 3G module. With MICA, you can receive various kinds of notifications, messages, check mail and view notes from the calendar. And all this in the absence of a telephone. The bracelet will be charged both via USB-port and wirelessly.
The bracelet itself will be of 2 colors: black (from black leather of a water snake, with pearls from China and lapis lazuli) and white (from white leather of a snake, with a tiger eye from South Africa and volcanic glass from Russia)
Display: 1.6 ”Alcatel OneTouch Watch
Availability and price: Price in Europe 128 $ (~ 4750 rubles)
Compatibility: Devices based on Android 4.3 and higher.
What is it? Alcatel OneTouch Watch is an Alcatel-owned smartwatch that will allow you to make calls, send messages and monitor your health during fitness classes. Alcatel came up with a great solution, the USB port for recharging the watch is located right at one end of the wrist strap. By the way, one charge of the watch will last for 4 days. Alcatel watches also have NFC, which allows you to instantly connect the watch to other gadgets.
Display: 1.2 '(240 x 204) Communication: Bluetooth v4.0 Additionally: Heart rate sensor, accelerometer. Battery: 210 mAhAlcatel OneTouch Watch at Madrobots
Sony Smartwatch 3
What is it? Sony Smartwatch 3 is a new generation of smart watches from Sony. You can immediately see the difference from the previous model - a new strap, which advantageously surrounds the watch case by itself, though the parameters of the strap have changed, now an ordinary 22mm strap will not work. Sony promise to release several colors of straps. The changes affected not only external parameters: an accelerometer, gyroscope and GPS appeared. It is also worth noting that the new version of the watch runs on Android Wear.
Display: 1.6 ”AMOLED (320 x 320) Processor: 1.2GHz ARM A7 4 cores Operating system: Android Wear RAM: 512 MB User memory: 4 GB Communication: Bluetooth v4.0 LE, GPS, NFCBattery: 420 mAh Dimensions: 36x10x51mm Weight: 38g Sony Smartwatch 3 smart watch in Madrobots
Sony SmartBand Talk
Availability and price: The end of 2014, the price in Europe is $ 205 (7600 rubles).
Compatibility: Devices based on Android 4.4 and higher.
What is it? Sony SmartBand Talk is a fitness tracker with an electronic ink screen, built-in microphone and speaker for phone calls with HD Voice support. The watch not only shows notifications from the phone, but also responds to simple commands: “call John”, “what's the time?”, “What's the weather like in Sydney”, “read text message”, etc. In addition, an altimeter and an accelerometer have appeared in SmartBand Talk.
Display: 1.4 'e-paper Processor: ARM Cortex-M4 32-bit Operating System: Android Wear Communication: Bluetooth v4.0, NFC Additionally:Altimeter and accelerometer. Waterproof and dustproof (IP68) Weight: 24g Sony SmartBand Talk Bracelet at Madrobots.com
Samsung's Gear VR
Availability and price: $ 199 (~ 7400 rubles)
Compatibility: Samsung Galaxy Note 4.
What is it? Samsung Gear VR - Oculus VR-based virtual reality glasses that work with the Samsung Galaxy Note 4. Allows you to watch movies and play games and view any other content launched from the phone.
Display: 5.7 'Quad HD Super AMOLED Operating system: Oculus VRNetgear Routers
Netgear Nighthawk X4 AC2350 Smart Wi-Fi Router
Availability and price: For sale. $ 279 (~ 10,330 rubles)
What is this? Netgear Nighthawk X4 AC2350 is a premium router that supports 4-stream Wi-Fi architecture and work in two Wi-Fi ranges according to the 802.11ac standard. The router itself runs on a 2-core 1.4 GHz processor. The device has dynamic Qos-prioritization of traffic, which allows you to take into account the requirements of both applications and hardware. Plus, the device has 2 USB ports 3.0. The total channel speed can reach 2.33 Gbit / s (up to 1733 Mbit / s in the 5.0 GHz band and up to 600 Mbit / s at 2.4 GHz)
Netgear AC1200
Availability and price: For sale. $ 120 (~ 4,450 rubles)
What is this? Netgear AC1200 is a Wi-Fi adapter that supports the new generation Wi-Fi standard 802.11ac with an increased coverage area and improved signal transmission quality. Thanks to the support of Wi-Fi standard of the new generation and USB 3.0, simultaneous operation in two ranges can reach speeds up to 300/867 Mbit / s.
Netgear AirCard 785 4G LTE
Availability and price: For sale. $ 459 (~ 17,000 rubles)
What is this? Netgear AirCard 785 4G LTE - The world's first LTE access point, not locked to a specific operator and operating in two Wi-Fi bands. Allows you to connect up to 15 devices to the network immediately. The device allows you to choose any operator and tariff plan in Europe or Asia.
LG Kizon
Compatibility: Devices based on Android 4.3 and higher.
What is it? LG Kizon is a smart tracker for children that allows you to track your child’s location and call him at any time. The tracker has a built-in speaker and microphone. Also, on the front side of the tracker there is a single button, when pressed, the number of one of the parents is dialed (the number is registered through the application). By the way, the charge lasts for 36 hours.
Communication: 3G, GPS, WIFI Battery: 400 mAhLG G Watch R
Compatibility: Devices based on Android 4.3 and higher.
Availability and price: Q4 2014. Price in Europe 330 $ (~ 12 220 rubles)
What is this? LG G Watch R is a smart watch based on the Android Wear platform, capable of recognizing voice, showing notifications coming from all phone applications, allowing you to read mail, watch missed calls, view the weather forecast and monitor the heartbeat thanks to the heart rate sensor.
Display: 1.3 'OLED Processor: 1.2GHz, 4 cores Operating system: Android Wear RAM: 512 MB User memory: 4 GB Optional: Waterproof and dustproof (IP67) Battery: 410 mAh