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THE GADGETSIndoor DroneA flying drone for inside your home? What willthey think of next? The Amazon Ring AlwaysHome Cam is an autonomous drone-stylecamera connected to a series of sensors in thehome, and designed to fly to them and startrecording. If these sensors are triggered by apotential break-in, the home owner will receive asmartphone alert that will allow him to watch thefootage live. So, it’s really a security camera thatflies room to room inside your home, shootingvideos that it can stream or upload to thecloud, providing you with multiple viewpointsthroughout the home without requiring the useof multiple cameras. When not in use, the droneflies back to its dock, and recharges.New Windows OpenTaking video conferencing up a notch, a Frenchcompany has developed a tool that allows youto meet colleagues for stand-up meetings, nomatter where they are in the world. La Vitre isa communications solution made of a very largevertical touchscreen equipped with a camera, amicrophone and speaker. Users simply have to“knock” on the touchscreen to launch a meetingand remote colleagues appear as a life-sizeimage right in front of them. The screen is alsointeractive so you can write on it using a fingeror stylus.Peeping ThroughRumour has it that Apple may launch an augmented reality line of smart glasses in the spring of 2021. The glasses are said to look similarto regular glasses, with both lenses to feature displays that can be interacted with using gestures. Called “Apple Glass”, it will work inconjunction with the iPhone and early prototypes have supported LiDAR sensors for 3D scanning.TM | NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 202036
Surface DuoTwo screens are better than one right? TheMicrosoft Surface Duo is a dual-screen booklikemobile device, and introduces revolutionarynew ways to use your “phone” thanks to its 360°hinge, two screens, and apps that seamlesslywork together. The Duo is ergonomic and lightfor a device with two screens and two batteries.X Marks the SpotSuperb gaming performance is here.Microsoft says the Xbox Series X isits fastest, most powerful console ever.The mini-tower game console featuresan all-new D-pad, which is a hybridbetween the Xbox One controller’s fourdirectionalpad and a rounded diagonalpad, and promises the best responsiveplay. Plus, it comes with AMD’s Zen 2and RDNA 2 architectures providing 12teraflops of power, supports ray tracingand is 8K ready. It’s time to level up.Ring It UpHeard of the Token ring, which simplifiescontactless payments? The wearable device keepsyour information wrapped around your finger,and all you have to do is knock twice to activate it,then hold your hand over any contactless reader.Token comes with a built-in fingerprint sensor soit scans your fingerprint as you put the ring onand unlocks your ability to use it. Though notsuper new, the token may come in much handiertoday, when everyone is trying to limit physicalcontact as much as possible.Race MagicUse your Nintendo Switch game console todrive remote-control cars in Mario Kart Live:Home Circuit. Your kids will surely be thrilledwhen this virtual racecourse, which alongwith the cars, magically appear on the Switchscreen. Launched in October, the game putsan augmented reality spin on the iconic racer.Nintendo says the physical kart responds toboosts in-game and in the real world, stops whenit hits an item and can be affected in differentways depending on the race. Players place gatesto create a custom course layout in their ownhomes. How cool is that?37 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 | TM
