Cool Gadgets To Come In 2014 :

1. Lenovo Yoga 8 and 10

Launched and endorsed by Ashton “Not Steve Jobs” Kutcher, Lenovo’s flexible slate has a bulbous cylindrical grip at its base. As a result it can strike three different, cosmic-energy-channelling poses. You can stand it on your desk for video, tilt it at an angle for typing or just, you know, hold it in your hand. Both the eight- and 10.1-inch models claim an 18-hour battery life, have a quadcore processor and either 16GB or 32GB of storage. Despite the budget pricing, the feeble 1280x800 screen resolution on both is unlikely to bring about inner peace and tranquillity.

2.TomTom Runner

GPS-meister TomTom leaves Nike behind with its new running watch, which notes duration, distance, pace and calories burned. You can set a desired pace or distance target or run against previous outings, visually represented on the 144x168-pixel screen. More upmarket models add cycle and swim tracking and heart-rate monitoring.

3. Nikon Df

One of the most handsome cameras T3’s clapped eyes on in a long time, the Nikon Df is a versatile DSLR with a super-clear, glass “pentaprism” viewfinder offering a 100% frame coverage. Shutter speed, ISO sensitivity, exposure compensation and shooting modes are handled by four large, tactile, metal-carved dials on top. That’s a pleasantly retro approach to camera design, but the 16-meg, 36x23.9mm CMOS sensor, Expeed 3 processing engine and the way it gets high-end results in multiple lighting conditions are as modern as you like. Further features include a 5.5fps burst mode, weatherproofing, 39-point autofocus and a 3.2-inch, 921k-dot LCD screen if you don’t want to gaze through a “pentaprism”.

4. Motorola Moto G

Moto returns to the UK market, having ignored us for the Moto X, with a mid-price version
of that all-American superphone. It packs a 4.5-inch, 720p screen, a 1.2GHz quadcore
processor, five-meg rear facing camera and a choice of either 8GB or 16GB storage. The 2,070mAh battery will, Motorola says, give 16 hours of talk time. The OS is Android 4.3 Jelly
Bean, but an upgrade to 4.4 KitKat is “guaranteed” for early 2014 – and as Moto is now a
Google subsidiary, it’d be weird if it didn’t deliver on that.

5. Gigabe P35K Ultrabladeyt

Weighing only 2.16kg and measuring in at just 21mm deep, this is the lightest gaming 
laptop of its size in the world. Under the svelte, sand-blasted, matt aluminium case and
15.6-inch, full-HD screen you’ll find a fourth-gen 2.4GHz Intel Core i7 processor, 
turbo-boostable to 3.4GHZ, a 2GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 765M graphics card and up to 
16GB of RAM. Storage? There’s room for up to two 1TB HDDs and two 256GB SSDs – 
that should keep you going for a while. The GPU can also be turbo-boosted for 
increased polygon-shifting oomph.

6. Denon DSD-501 Cocoon Stream

Putting an all-in-one audio solution in a curvy, cyber-jellybean chassis, this is the
latest streaming speaker to attack this increasingly saturated market. It attaches to
your computer, mobile or NAS by Wi-Fi or ethernet, sucking in sounds via Apple’s
AirPlay on your Mac, PC or iOS device, or from Android and Windows apps if those
are your bag. Denon’s hi-fi know-how should mean substantial sound, while 3.5mm and 
USB connections lurk round the back.

7. Bang & Olufsen BeoLab 17, 18, 19

7. Bang & Olufsen BeoLab 17, 18, 19

“Immaculate Wireless Sound” is the promise from the Danish audio company as

 it shifts to the WiSA standard – think AirPlay for oligarchs – for its three new

 speakers. The brushed aluminium BeoLab 17 is the baby of the group with 

dual 160W amplifiers and a digital sound engine. The BeoLab 18 floor-stander

 flexes custom-built midrange/woofer drivers with discrete, 160W amps. Lastly

 but not trebly, the BeoLab 19 sub ploughs the bottom end, with twin drivers

 operating in phase to eliminate vibrations.

8. HTC Desire 500

The One and One Mini are, ironically, “two” of the phones of the year, but HTC

has other brands up its sleeves. Aimed at more budget-conscious folk, the Desire 

500 boasts the same BlinkFeed homescreen aggregator and integrated Beats 

Audio tech as the Ones. Austerity becomes a little more apparent with the low-res, 

4.3-inch, 480x800 display, 1.2GHz dualcore processor, eight-meg camera – no

 “Ultrapixels” here – and a piddling 4GB of internal storage. Still, it’s cheap.

9. Canon Legria Mini

Canon’s newest handheld cam is a compact box of tricks to tickle the fancy of 

any vlogger or narcissist. Its ultra-wide f/2.8 lens offers a 160-degree viewing angle

and shoots in 1080p, with effects such as time lapse, slow-mo and 4x fast motion. 

The 2.7-inch variable angle LCD and kickstand are perfect for self-recording, while 

Wi-Fi lets you upload the results to your YouTube empire at speed.

10. Philips Elevation TV

You can now paint more of Philips’ colourful, patented Ambilight glow across 

your walls with its latest, 60-inch, full-HD smart TV. The Elevation is the first to 

emit light from all four sides, in shimmering shades that match the on-screen 

action. It’s also compatible with Philips’ Hue bulbs, so the theme can be splattered 

even further a field. The 13.5mm frame makes it the slimmest Philips smart TV yet 

and there is, of course, Wi-Fi for on-demand TV from Netflix and YouTube, plus access

to web apps and your own media.

11. Motorola Droid Maxx

Motorola Farm’s been on lockdown since it was swallowed by Google, but the sound of buzzsaws and screaming as it works on the next Android flagship, the Moto X, has been deafening. No sign of that this month, but this faded giant has revealed three new handsets, of which this 4G trooper is the pick, thanks to a muscular, 48-hour-lasting, 3,500mAh battery. Its charms don’t end there, either: voice recognition is integrated into Google Now (you get its attention by saying, “Okay, Google Now”) while the Kevlar-clad, 8.5mm body also houses an “eight-core” processor – two for general processing, four for graphics, two for other stuff