译者 jenny_ing
Samsung Galaxy Note
1. 三星Galaxy Note 产品亮点:5.3寸机身,可以当做大型安卓智能手机或者一个袖珍安卓平板电脑,厚度与iPhone一般。除了大小之外,Galaxy Note重新诠释了手写笔,与之前的铁制手写笔不同,此款手机手写笔为塑料材质。这并不妨碍它强大的手写功能。
Notable specs: 1280×800-resolution screen; 4G LTE connection; corporate security features. As Project Runway winner Anya Ayoung-Chee told me, “I love it. If I had this, I really would be able to use it for all of my sketching.”
产品参数:1280*800分辨率的屏幕;4G LTE 连接; 企业安全功能。 真人秀《天桥骄子》的夺冠者安雅告诉笔者,“我非常喜欢它。有了这款机子,我能够用它来做设计图纸了。”
Availability: “In the coming weeks” from AT&T; pricing hasn’t been disclosed.
发布时间:美国AT&T公司在“接下来的几周”发布,未定价
Toshiba Excite X10
2. 戴尔 XPS 13 Ultrabook 产品亮点:XPS13的设计非常出彩,拥有铝合金外壳和碳纤维机身。13.3英寸的屏幕切边很窄,以至于看上去像是11英寸的笔记本。戴尔承诺该款笔记本电池提供将近9小时的待机时长。 产品参数:重2.98英镑,厚度3/4英寸 发布时间:二月下旬,起价999美元。 3.东芝Excite X10 产品亮点:东芝最新发布的平板电脑超乎想象的轻薄。其安卓系列平板提供一系列接口,可以连接平板与电视以及其他周边设备。同时,还能实现内存扩容。
Notable specs: Weighs 1.18 pounds; measures 0.3 inches thick.
Availability: February, starting at $529.
产品参数:重1.18磅;厚度0.3寸。 发布时间:2012年2月,起价529美元。
Intel Smartphone Reference Design
4.因特尔智能手机参考平台 产品亮点:因特尔押宝智能手机市场,宣布与摩托罗拉建立长久合作伙伴关系。展示了因特尔设计的安卓手机,并允许其合作伙伴对该设计进行改动。更多智能手机提供商意味着更加激烈的竞争,同时也意味着更加多样化的选择和更有吸引力的价格。 发布时间:2012下半年会有采用因特尔技术的摩托罗拉手机面市。预计价格与其他智能手机相当。 5. 三星 Series 9 笔记本电脑 产品亮点:13.3英寸的Series 9系列的第二代产品仅重2.5英镑,厚度只有半英寸。同系列15英寸屏幕的笔记本重量仅仅增加了1英镑,对于15英寸笔记本来说,已经算非常轻了。两个版本的屏幕分辨率都是1600*900,相较于去年1366*768的分辨率有大幅提升。
Notable specs: Weighs 2.5 pounds (13-inch version); measures half an inch thick; 1600×900 screen.
产品参数:重2.5英镑(13英寸版),厚度半英寸,1600*900分辨率屏幕
Availability: February, starting at $1399.
发布时间:2012年2月,起价1399美元
Nokia Lumia 900
6. 诺基亚 Lumia 900
Why it’s cool: Nokia’s first 4G LTE Windows Phone handset has a big screen and bigger ambitions. The polycarbonate handset gives it a premium touch, signaling the beleaguered mobile maker’s attempts to win back the hearts of U.S. cellphone users. If you’re 30 or older, wasn’t your first phone a Nokia?
产品亮点:诺基亚首款4G LTE网络链接的Windows Phone智能手机,大屏幕彰显大野心。聚碳酸酯制成的手机触感非凡,这个备受排挤的手机制造商试图通过更酷的体验赢得美国手机用户的心。如果你是80后,你的第一款手机难道不是诺基亚吗?
Notable specs: 4.3-inch screen; 4G LTE compatibility; Windows Phone 7.5 software; carved from a single block of polycarbonate.
产品参数:4.3英寸屏幕;4G LTE 网络;Windows Phone 7.5 系统;整个机身由聚碳酸酯材料打造。
Availability: ”In the coming months,” says AT&T. No word on pricing.
发布时间:AT&T表示“未来几个月内”会发布,未定价
Eye-Controlled Computing
7. 眼球控制技术
Why it’s cool: Forget the mouse, just look directly at whatever you want to manipulate on your screen. That’s the promise of Tobii’s eye-tracking technology. It won’t be affordable enough as a consumer product for a couple years but once it’s here, we may wonder how we ever lived without it. Try looking at something on your screen and then move your mouse cursor to the same spot. See how much faster your eyes move?
产品亮点:扔掉鼠标,仅仅看着你想在屏幕上操控的地方就可以搞定一切!这是Tobii 公司的视觉追踪技术给出的承诺。在几年内,这项技术不会像其他的消费电子技术那样廉价,不过一旦投入使用,我们会觉得没有它的生活不可思议。盯着屏幕上一个点,就能够将光标移动到该点,看看你的眼球能移动多快吧!
Availability: Medical use in about a year, consumer use about a year after that.
发布时间:年内发布医用版本,年后发布个人版
Motorola Droid Razr MAXX
Why it’s cool: Fast though they may be, the next-generation mobile data speeds afforded by new 4G LTE networks can sap a phone’s battery before your lunch has had a chance to digest. Motorola’s feat with the Droid Razr MAXX:? An enormous battery that’s been promised to clear 20 hours of talk time in a form factor no thicker than just about any other smartphone on the market.
产品亮点:对智能手机来说,速度已经不是制胜点。4G LTE网络下运行的手机数据能够瞬间耗光手机电量。摩托罗拉此款手机的杀手锏是一个能支持20小时通话时间的电池,这块电池的厚度与世面上的其他智能手机并无差异,电量却更足。
Windows 8 Tablet/Laptop Hybrids Availability: ”In the coming weeks,” says Verizon, for $299 with a two-year contract. Notable specs: 4.3-inch 960×540 display; 3,300 mAh battery rated at 21 hours of talk time; Android; 4G LTE compatibility; measures 0.35 inches thick.
产品参数: 4.3英寸屏幕,960*540分辨率;3300mAh电池支持21小时的通话;兼容4G LTE网络;厚度0.35英寸。 发布时间: Verizon公司称“几周内”发布;两年合约机价格为299美元。 9. Windows 8 平板电脑/ Hybrids 笔记本
Why they’re cool: Microsoft’s going big on touch with Windows 8, but many users will still want to be able to fall back on a traditional keyboard and mouse experience. Several companies showed off prototypes that attempt to address both needs, in the form of standard-looking laptops featuring detachable screens that transform into Windows 8 tablets for finger-friendly use.
产品亮点:微软对Windows 8寄予厚望,不过大多数用户还是会希望能有传统的键盘和鼠标体验。一些公司发布了几款产品希望能够同时提供两种体验,将外表酷似传统笔记本的电脑瞬间转换为触屏设备。
Availability: Likely by the end of the year, shortly after Windows 8 ships.
发布时间:预计年底发布,紧跟Window 8的发布时间
OnLive Desktop
Why it’s cool: Most well-known for its cloud gaming service, OnLive rolled out a pretty ambitious product for Windows users looking to get a little work done. The company’s new OnLive Desktop iPad app grants you access to a version of Windows and, most importantly, Microsoft Office apps that run from OnLive’s servers directly to your tablet. Oh, and it’s free.
产品亮点:OnLive因为其游戏的云服务而著名,如今,它发布了一款颇具野心的产品,提供给那些在玩游戏的同时希望能够干点什么的Windows用户。该公司名为 Onlive Desktop 的iPad应用能够让用户快速切入Windows桌面和OnLive服务器上的微软办公软件(Office)。这款应用免费提供给用户。
Availability: Now; there’s a paid version with extra features available for $10 per month, too.
发布时间:已发布;同时提供10美元/月的版本提供附加服务
3D Body-Mapping
11. 3D立体身体影像
Why it’s cool: Bodymetrics leverages the same technology used in Microsoft’s Kinect camera to create a 3D model of your body that mirrors your every move. Drop that 3D version of yourself into your favorite online clothing store and before you know it, you’re virtually trying on outfits. The camera’s sensors even relay where certain garments are fitting too tightly or loosely so you’ll know if you need to go up or down a size.
产品亮点:Bodymetrics利用微软Kinect的摄像技术为用户身体创立3D立体影像,能够展现用户每一个动作。用户可以把这个影像放到经常去的网上服装店,进行虚拟试衣。摄像头甚至能够感知到一件衣服哪里松哪里紧,这样,用户能方便知道是买何种型号的衣服。
Availability: This summer in certain U.S. retail stores, though partners haven’t been disclosed yet. Home versions should come along “in the near future.”
发布时间:今年夏季会在部分美国零售店提供,软件的合作商家尚未公布。“在不久的将来”会发布家庭版。 12. 华硕 MeMo 平板电脑 产品亮点:7英寸安卓系统平板电脑,拥有几个非常酷的功能,却又保持了实惠的价格。装载Nvidia Tegra 3 四核处理器, 1280*800分辨率,最新版安卓系统;16G存储空间,800万像素照相机。价格仅为250美元。 发布时间:2012年第二季度,价格250美元。