Most Anticipated Tech Products for 2013

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Most anticipated Tech Products for 2013
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Xbox 720The latest tech reports on Microsofts
next console -tentatively named the Xbox 720 or
Xbox Loop - state the chipset has already been in
production and game developers are working hard
on new titles. The machine should be on shelves
in time for Christmas, 2013.
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PlayStation 4 The history of video game consoles
is marked by generations. As these things go,
this has been a long generation. Nintendo got out
ahead with this years release of the Wii U, but
its still unclear how their machine will stack
up against the next generation of consoles coming
from Sony and Microsoft.
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Blackberry 10 Research in Motion (RIM), the maker
of the BlackBerry smartphone, plans to unveil the
new BlackBerry 10 operating system in January.
That is (hopefully) good news for a company that
recently sacked hundreds of employees and lost
contracts with the US government over security
and reliability issues with RIM products.
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Microsoft Surface Pro The Surface RT is already
for sale as a tablet/notebook, but the Surface
Pro will have a full version of Windows 8 and
will support any Windows 7 apps. It will be
packed with an Intel Core 15 processor and a
display that supports 10-point multi-touch and
stylus input.
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iPad 5 You dont think Apple is done building
their Death Star, do you? In another move sure to
separate consumers from their cash, the iPad 5
will likely be ready for Christmas, 2013 at the
latest. Expect it to share some touch screen
technology from the iPad Mini to make it lighter
and slimmer.
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Amazon Phone Amazon answered the tablet call with
its fleet of Kindles, now its looking to the
smartphone world. In line with their Kindle
philosophy, Amazons phone will likely be heavy
on software integration and light on bleeding
edge hardware. Amazon users will want to stay in
their ecosystem of Amazons Appstore, Amazon MP3,
Amazon Cloud Player and Kindle books.
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Augmented reality glasses These sci-fi specs are
finally getting closer to reality as close as
mid-2013, according to some tech experts. Google
and Vuzix are working on models that are similar
to headsets, projecting an image in front of the
wearers eye.
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Fujitsu Lifebook 2013 The Fujitsu Lifebook 2013
is a concept device designed by Prashant Chandra.
Its the result of a competition the company ran
in 2011. The Transformer of tech gadgets, the
Lifebook 2013 features a digital camera,
smart-phone and a tablet all of which can be
detached and used individually.
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MITs folding car - The Hiroko The Massachusetts
Institution of Technology (MIT) is expected to
release the Hiroko in Europe and select American
markets in 2013. The car is able to fold up,
which allows three of them to occupy a typical
parking space. The Hiroko currently has a 75-mile
range and seems destined to be put into service
in ZipCar-themed programs given the crowded
nature of European streets.
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Smartphones that bend When fashion and technology
meet, good things can happen. Sometimes. This
might be the case with bendy screen smartphones.
Samsung has already shown its OLED display
technology, which means this tech could be in our
hands or wrapped around our wrists - in 2013.
Its likely to be called the Galaxy Skin and will
feature everything you expect in a smartphone -
camera, high-res screen and a decent processor.
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Article by Victor Paul Alvarez