5 Gadgets You will Surely Obsess Over
Calling all gadget gurus, and everyone else who’s looking for some automated fun. Want the scoop on 5 killer gadgets you’re sure to obsess over? Here’s the lineup of key techy toys in some essential categories that are shop, gift, and lust worthy.
Wearable: The Apple Watch
Ok for real this time, they’ve gotten some things right. You may have laughed the idea off at first, but with smart-watches showing up from all of the tech giants, the latest models cannot be ignored. While the first editions looked something like a cross between a mini-phone and fitness tracker strapped to your wrist, the new designs are actually sleek and attractive — in addition to providing several useful features.
The Apple Watch 2 now offers a wider range of faces and apps for personalization, and tools like navigation, Apple Pay, and emails (which yes, you can respond to now) all straight from the convenience of your wrist. From colored bands to customized resting display, the ways you can use your Apple Watch, are truly up to you.
Photography: The DxO One
Think you’re a selfie pro with your iPhone? Try the DXO 1. The new, pocket size photography gadget promises to take your cell-shots from point-and-click to professional grade quality. Shooting at an impressive 20.2 megapixels, the lens is 32mm equivalent, and attaches to your smartphone port. The DXO 1 is actually the camera itself, and transforms your phone screen into the display and control center. Able to shoot at a max aperture of 1.8, it’s an ideal upgrade if you’re not looking to haul around a 20lb. camera but still want to capture great portraits and memories on the go.
Home Theater: The HEOS HomeCinema
Following today’s trend of less bulk, but more function, HEOS by Denon has found the ideal solution with their compact, home cinema system. Canceling the need for 7+ piece systems, HEOS does the job with just two pieces — it’s bi-amplified soundbar and wireless subwoofer. Their advanced DSP audio processing gives the listener a stunning surround-sound effect, without actually being surrounded by endless boxy equipment and wires. If you’re looking for theater like oomph with enough sound to reverberate your living space, HEOS is the way to go. Their soundbar alone is enough to amp up any home entertainment while blending seamlessly into its surroundings. And with this 2PC set — start the popcorn and grab a coke. It’s movie time.
Smart Devices: The Nest Learning Thermostat
Read “thermostat” and felt bored? Keep reading. The Nest is probably the smartest temperature gauge on the market, built not only to regulate the hot and cold of your living space, but also to save you money over a period of careful monitoring of your daily habits.
Whether you’re pinching pennies or just one of those extremely sensitive types who likes to live, eat, sleep, breathe — all in different temperatures, the Nest has you covered. In about a week, it learns your adjusting habits, and programs itself to change them for you. If you want to over-ride the automation, you can control it from the sleek touchscreen, or from an app on your smart device (even if you’re not home). Saving energy in a big way, it’s also great way to go green, without having to eat your mother-in-law’s chunky kale stew.
The Tablet: iPad Air 2
Weighing in at less than a pound, the iPad Air 2 has found other ways to outweigh its competition. Strutting a stunning 2048×1536 resolution on its minuscule 6.1mm thick screen, it’s not only perfected to travel along with you anywhere you go, it’s also got an amped up power system for faster graphics and wireless. And with up to a ten-hour battery life, binge watching your favorite streaming TV shows just got a whole lot easier (as if we needed one more reason). Oh yeah, and there are more practical uses as well, with endless apps in today’s techy world from Easy Chicken Recipes to managing your personal finance.
Still drooling? These 5 tech gadgets are all latest editions and available on the market now. Yes, it’s understandable if you find yourself scrolling up and down trying to decide if your next purchase should be a thermometer or a soundbar. With features advanced enough to wet any appetite for technology, enjoy your next life journey with the updated and upgraded fun to be had with better music, apps, photos, display, entertainment, and ingenuity.
