2015年1月8日星期四

Things We Like in support of 2015: A Realist’s conductor to CES

Things We Like in support of 2015: A Realist’s conductor to CES

We took a team of knowledgeable editors and writers to the biggest electronics prove of the time: CES 2015. And as a substitute of symbols up hundreds or else thousands of posts on what’s clothed in Las Vegas, we wrote a single incline of the things with the aim of we might urge clothed in the approaching time.

The items we pulled out are a mixture of things: Folks with the aim of we feel inhabit preference obtain nifty or else need clothed in their on a daily basis lives, a little fanciful picks with the aim of we think preference bring in life new enjoyable, and the things we suspect—but can’t without doubt know until we test—might befall our another favorites clothed in their set categories. That’s it.

To occur up with the incline, we researched, interviewed, walked the prove floor, and parsed the top news sites. We collected adequate data to complete such as much blogging such as other sites of our size. But we desire to circumvent symbols up the superfluous, so we haven’t integrated the weird or else unpredictable or else useless or else nonsensical gadgets with the aim of nearly everyone inhabit don’t need or else with the aim of we feel inhabit shouldn’t remaining money on. Like a Wi-Fi router with the aim of is theoretically the fastest to be had, but with the aim of rebuff existing laptop can take plus of. Or else a high-end harmony player from Sony—that overheads $1,200.

So don’t expect this incline to overwhelm you with build up. There’s a portion of BS by the side of this prove, and we try to circumvent being a part of with the aim of setback such as much such as promising by staying such as still such as promising.

Problem headphones with training response: Parrot Zik Sport

Such as constantly, the individuals by the side of Parrot tolerate amazingly innovative ideas in support of headphones. The individuals who brought us the Zik tolerate introduced the Zik Sport: Sweatproof, wireless in-ear headphones with in force din cancelling with the aim of complete way new than tease music—they besides offer training response. Not solitary complete they tolerate customization in support of the in force din cancellation with the aim of allows you to hear exterior sounds (like the Zik 2.0), but they besides tolerate a heart-rate television and an accelerometer with the aim of counts your steps, tracks the amount of bounce clothed in your tramp, and tracks how prolonged every end is clothed in write to with the ground.

All of this data is tracked through an app and is to be had in support of evaluate next your run. Parrot claims the battery life is 8 hours as soon as fully charged and each bring forward is being used, closer to 15 if you’re righteous in performance harmony. The design is without doubt unique and decidedly space-age looking.

Here’s the catch: The models we adage by the side of CES were prototypes, and Parrot assumed these are a act clothed in progress. We don’t know how much they’ll cost, as soon as they’ll befall released, how well they in point of fact stay locate throughout a workout, how pleasant they’ll sound, or else how well the focal point rate and accelerometer functionalities act.

There’s a portion with the aim of needs to befall worked old hat in the past the Zik Sport are released. But if they bring on their promises, the Zik Sport preference befall, hands down, the nearly everyone unique and forward-looking sport headphones we’ve always seen. So such as soon such as they happen to to be had to test, you can befall definite they’ll befall on our heads and old hat in support of a run. -LD

Ultrabook: DELL XPS 13

The DELL XPS 13 might righteous befall our subsequently pick in support of top ultrabook. It has a 13-inch IPS screen clothed in a 12-inch hulk, which channel the ultrabook has a enjoyably trivial 5.2-mm bezel with the aim of I aspiration all laptops had. The XPS 13 can befall configured with a 3200×1800 screen or else a 1920×1080 single, and it contains Intel’s another Broadwell mainframe. Our ideal configuration has a 1080p screen, an Intel essence i5-5200U mainframe, 8 GB of RAM, and a 256GB SSD in support of $1,100. In support of $300 new, you can understand a 3200×1800 screen and identical specs.

The XPS 13 weighs 2.6 to 2.8 pounds (for non-touch and drop screen models, respectively), and measures 0.33 to 0.6 inches thick, 11.98 inches widespread, and 7.88 inches deep. DELL besides claims with reference to 11 hours of battery life on the QHD sort and new than 15 hours on the 1080p sort. We’ll tolerate to pause in support of other reviews and our own extensive tough to conclude performance and battery life, but on the external the DELL XPS 13 is a refreshing and promising system with the aim of may well befall our another pick in support of top ultrabook.

I spent a minute measure with the XPS 13 on the prove floor, and was impressed with the ultrabook’s immersive screen, comfortable grand piano, receptive trackpad, and overall build quality. It has a better screen and grand piano than our current recommendation, the Acer Aspire S7, and Intel’s another Broadwell processors ought to befall new power-efficient, only if new battery life than survive year’s ultrabooks. DELL launched the XPS 13 at this point by the side of CES, so it’s to be had in a jiffy and we expect to see to it that reviews clothed in the approaching weeks. -KS

Charge your laptop from a USB docks: Zolt

Measures like CES bring in it clear out with the aim of shipping around nearly everyone laptop chargers can befall a bother, but unlike phones and medication, which tolerate a vast quantity of charging options, laptops are pretty much trapped with pardon? Comes clothed in the box. This is especially dutiful with MacBooks due to Apple’s forceful control on the MagSafe standard. With this clothed in mind, Zolt’s namesake artifact fixed our attention. It’s designed to switch your laptop mare with a much minor device while accumulation on a little USB ports such as well. It’s to be had in support of pre-order in support of $80 and preference retail in support of $100.

The 3-inch-long, 1.3-inch-diameter mare is with reference to the size of a roll of quarters and solitary weighs 3 ounces; the size is without doubt charming. The plug’s prongs rotate to fit whatever outlet configuration you’re working with and fold up in support of travel. Zolt says the mare preference occur with pliable tips with the aim of bring in it compatible with 90 percent of laptops old hat of the box.

What’s attention-grabbing is the company’s contention: “Apple Mac laptop solution approaching soon.” as soon as we spoke to representatives from the company, they told us they’re clothed in discussions with Apple to abuse an representative solution, but wouldn’t die into new order than with the aim of.

Knowing Apple and its infamously forceful control on MagSafe, we’re skeptical. While Zolt was resolute with the aim of this solution is, clothed in verity, approaching, and they won’t righteous befall ripping parts old hat of off-the-shelf chargers, it righteous doesn’t seem like something Apple would complete. Especially not in support of the $20ish penalty promontory we heard quoted. If it does last part up to befall dutiful, this abettor preference without doubt befall worth allowing for. In support of the measure being, we urge waiting in support of the artifact to transport considerably than saving $20 on the pre-order. -NG

Tags : CES ,Dell

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