Sports Writer
Technology is constantly evolving and
changing the way we live. It’s often hard to imagine our lives without gadgets
like the smartphone, which was a brand new market just a few years ago. Here
are a few upcoming releases with the potential to make an impact on our
everyday lives.
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| The Oculus Rift |
Oculus Rift – Finally, the device that
gamers around the world have all been waiting for, the first virtual reality
wearable headset designed exclusively for immersive gaming. Expected to be
commercially available in late 2014 or early 2015, Oculus VR was recently
purchased by Facebook for a whopping $2 billion. The very first game that will
be supported by the Rift is set to be Doom
3: BFG Edition. The headset will likely cost around $400.
Black Phone – Running on an
Android-based operating system called PrivatOS, the Black Phone promises to
offer unparalleled security and privacy in the wake of the NSA spying scandal. The
phone will feature anonymous searching, anti-theft and remote wiping features,
and many other security based features. Designed primarily for top executives
and information workers, the Black Phone will cost $629 when it is released in
June.
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| The Ring |
Ring – The next evolution of
smart-everything is Ring, a wearable input device that allows the user to
control almost anything with a ring on their finger. Developed by Logbar
Inc., Ring can be paired with your smartphone to control home appliances and apps through gestures, send texts by
air-writing the letters with your finger, pay bills through gestures, and
receive incoming alerts through a vibration or LED flash. Ring costs about
$185.
Glyph – Next in the line of personal
display technology behind the Rift and Google Glass is the Glyph, which is
intended to function as mobile ear and eye display headgear. It essentially
looks like a pair of headphones except the part usually on top of your head is
over your eyes, and can be used to display movies, games, your computer desktop,
or anything else that uses a display. The images are projected directly into
your retinas, mimicking the way light bounces off of the eyes and providing
bright and vivid displays. The Glyph will cost $500 when it is released, which
will be sometime around Christmas.
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| The Razer Modular Computer |
Razer Modular Computer – Current PCs are
very customizable, but users lack the hardware knowledge necessary to build,
customize, and upgrade the components of their computer. Razer’s Project
Christine aims to change that by bringing in a modular concept design that
allows users to select and install modules in no time at all. So let’s say you
want better graphics on your computer. All you have to do is swap-in some extra
graphic modules and just like that your computer has better graphics. A price
has not yet been announced.
