Solutions to First World Problems

SOLUTIÇNS TO FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS BEST CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS OF 2013 THE REMOTE IS SO FAR AWAY ALL I HAVE IS MY PHONE, IPAD, AND COMPUTER CHROMECAST ШНАТ IT IS: WHAT IT DOES: A form of magic employed by the lazy, it is a tiny dongle that plugs into your TV's HDMI port and wirelessly connects to most Allows you to become one with the couch while you • Stream Internet • Browse media • Control playback devices. ...while Netflix judges your questionable taste in Works with most mobile devices so you never have to look for the remote again. DEVELOPED BYy: PRICE: entertainment from afar. Google $35 IF ONLY MY TABLET WASN'T SO... BIG IPAD MINI ШHАT IT IS: WHAT IT DOES: • Sends stuff to Chromecast • Lets you play games • Plays and records videos The illegitimate lovechild of the iPhone and iPad. "We would not make one of the 7 inch tablets, we don't think they're good Also, everything else you'd want to do with a tablet. *wink* products, we'd never make one." - Steve Jobs DEVELOPED BY: PRICE: October 2010 STARTING AT $399 I WANT TO SEND A MESSAGE, BUT I DON'T WANT TO LOOK DOWN GOOGLE GLASS ШНАТ IT IS: ШНАТ IT DOES: An Android computer attached to your head. • Takes discrete pictures • Gives directions • Translates languages • Further isolates you If THIS doesn't get you laid, nothing will! from others DEVELOPED BY: PRICE: Google $1,500 MY LAST CONSOLE NEVER REALLY UNDERSTOOD ME PLAYSTATION 4 ШHАT IT IS: WHAT IT DOES: Not only are HiFi graphics Gaming console focused primarily the new standard, but it on gamer experience. allows games to be pushed to PS Vita. woman's perspective woman's perspective Another gaming system for all the men in your life to care about more Allows your boyfriend to ignore you on the go by switching over to psVita. He can also broadcast his fun directly to social media. than you. And unlike men, it learns user's likes and dislikes. man's perspective O Finally, something focused on my needs. man's perspective Finally gives me something to O do on those long boring dates with my girlfriend. DEVELOPED BY: PRICE: SONY. $399 I WANT TO PLAY A GAME, BUT I DON'T WANT TO MOVE. "XBOX ON" ХВОX оПE ШНАТ IT IS: ШНАТ IT DOES: A gaming console that REALLY listens... Entertainment system and gaming console. like, all of the time. woman's perspective woman's perspective This console streams live TV and Another gaming console intent on ruining my relationship(s). This one never turns off, instead responds can switch between Xbox apps through voice commands. Voice recognition inspires the feeling of creepy-but-insanely-cool. to voice commands 24/7. man's perspective man's perspective Another bad-a console. That Plays games and stuff. DEVELOPED BY: unlike my girlfriend, is always turned on, and actually Microsoft responds to voice commands. PAPER SHOULD BE LESS "PAPERY" AND MORE "INTERACTIVE" PAPERTAB ШНАТ IT IS: WHAT IT DOES: A flexible e-ink touch tablet that responds and feels like paper. Allows users to interact with multiple flexible "Tabs" like they would with a stack of papers... because... sure, why not. When paper wasn't good enough, we built electronic tablets. Now we're making the electronics DEVELOPED BY: If you thought keeping track of multple back into paper again. devices was fun, just wait till your one (intel) device is made up of multiple pieces! Queens PLASTIC LOGIC labs IF MY FORK TOLD ME TO STOP EATING, MAYBE I WOULDN'T BE SO FAT HAPIFORK ШHАТ IT IS: ШHАT IT DOES: A fork. A vibrating, It vibrates if you eat too quickly. Measures the frequency of forkfuls. electronic fork. Because THAT Monitors your eating habits because makes sense! why have self-control when your fork DEVELOPED BY: PRICE: can do it for you? HAPILABS $99 hapi.com/faq.asp#ans22 BESTCHOICEREVIEWS.ORG tation.com/ps4/index howstuffworks.com/plasma-display2.htm DEVELOPED BY ign.com/articles/2013/11/20/xbox-one-review N NOWSOURCING store.apple.com/us/buy-ipad/ipad-mini-retina google.com/intl/en/chrome/devices/chromecast televisions.reviewed.com/content/lg-55ea9800-preview gizmag.com/apple-ipad-mini-vs-kindle-fire-hdx/29200 cnn.com/2013/04/19/tech/innovation/hapifork-smart-fork news.discovery.com/tech/gear-and-gadgets/papertab-130109.htm ps4daily.com/2013/09/top-10-most-exciting-features-of-playstation-4 techradar.com/us/news/video/google-glass-what-you-need-to-know-1078114 bestbuy.com/site/Video-Games/Xbox-One/pcmcat300300050002.c?id=pcmcat300300050002 gigaom.com/2013/08/08/why-google-glass-costs-1500-now-and-will-likely-be-around-299-later