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SPECTACLES
One of the biggest complaints about millenials is that they experience the world through
their smartphone screens. Well, Snapchat, the wildly popular image-sharing app, just put
paid to that grouse with Spectacles. The phone camera need no longer come between
you and your subject – here, a built-in video lens allow you to record upto 30 seconds of
video or take still photos from your sunglasses, without your phone ever leaving your
pocket. Even if you don’t have your phone with you, the images and video are saved on
the Spectacles and can be transferred later. Spectacles come with a charging cable and
charging case, and are to be sold at pop-up kiosks known as Snapbots. This might be the
coolest and simplest application of wearable technology to accessories and fashion yet.TECH
HERE ONE
Ever wished you could literally
mute the sounds of the world around
you so you could enjoy your music
better? Doppler Labs has made that dream a
reality with Here One, a new pair of wireless
earphones that allows you to personalise your
listening experience via a connected app. Alongside
real-world volume control, the Here One earphones also
offer smart noise filters, allowing you to tune out a
particular noise in the background, like construction
work or traffic. They also offer speech
amiplification, so that you needn’t strain to have
conversations in loud and crowded spaces.
Add wireless streaming, phone call
capabilities and an in-built equalizer,
and it’s easy to see that these are
earphones for the future.WORDS: DUSHYANT SHEKHAWATNEW
MOTO Z
The smartphone’s multitasking potential effectively ended
the era of feature phones – devices that touted a single
special feature like a camera or a music player in addition
to their calling and messaging facilities. Still, although
smartphones integrate nearly every imaginable feature
into a single device, the specialisation that came with
feature phones was lacking. Motorola’s solution to this
problem is to go modular. The new Moto Z is a
highly-capable smartphone that pairs with a range of
special Moto Mods. These Moto Mods attach to the
phone’s surface via magnets, and, after some quick
set-up, open up a whole new world of specialised
gadgetry. The Moto Mods include attachable lenses, power
pack back covers, projectors and speakers. Partnering
with quality manufacturers like JBL and Hasselblad
ensures that customers picking up Moto Mods will get
their money’s worth from this smartphone.36 40 February 2017February 2017