Remember summer? It’s out there, and if you haven’t considered adapting your work and leisure habits to this season that has now fully taken its rightful place, you might take a moment and check out how you, your business and your family might enjoy all the advantages of this hot weather while keeping the necessary amount of comfort and the connectivity modern technology demands. While some tech allows your productivity to go on undisturbed even when you enjoy unwinding moments, others are designed for sheer fun. We have browsed a few thematic online articles, and selected some gadgets meant to make the summer of 2016 more breathable and breezy.
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Waterproof cameras for around the pool/water-related moments
- The YoCam waterproof life camera resists to up to 20 feet of water, comes with remote P2P connection capabilities, (and a remote companion application), highest quality lens, IP68 Waterproof, Mosteady™ Stabilization, High Dynamic Range (HDR) Imaging, Wifi, Bluetooth 4.0, as well as included “32GB micro SD memory card, a lanyard, a clip, a magnetic standard, a 360-degree clamp, an adapter, and a USB charging cable” – suitable for various outdoor activities, not just diving, surfing or other water-related pass times. ($221.93)
- The famous GoPro Hero4 Black would be another way to go when choosing the best action camera that would not fear a quite impressive amount of water: it resists to up to 131 feet of water (40 metres), while qualifying for the “most advanced GoPro ever”. Delivering super slow motion at 240 frames per second, at the amazingly high-resolution of 4K30, 2.7K60, 1080p120, 720p240, this camera is the first of its kind in terms of professional, ultra-high resolution video. The price for this fast and powerful photo capture companion (waterproof due to its housing) is of US$499.99 – but it proudly stands for “simply the best” video capture experience ever, according to the dedicated webpage.
- For an extra touch of design, some might want to experience the 360fly Waterproof 360 Action Camera, which comes in 4K or HD, and “combines a powerful 16-megapixel image sensor with innovative smart camera features — First-Person POV, Motion/Audio Active, Time-Lapse Mode” – at the same price as GoPro. It is a 61 mm sphere weighing no more than 172 grams, and it is water-resistant (according to the 360fly website), even waterproof (according to Inc Magazine) “if you use the supplied plug to seal the microphone hole” (Sydney Morning Herald)– and, as PetaPixel mentions, it resists up “to approximately 16 feet” of water.
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An array of outdoor chargers that enhance mobility
Travel power chargers or power banks come nowadays in many shapes, sizes and, of course, prices. From RAVPower 20100mAh Power Bank, ($55.99 down from $79.99 on Amazon at the moment we checked) that provides external power for phones and tablets (endowed with Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 + USB-C Port), going through the equally compatible USB Type-C port Anker PowerCore+ 20100 ($59.99, down from $119.99 on Amazon at the moment we checked), and ending up with this Aukey 10,400mAh Quick Charge 2.0 Battery Pack ($8.00 on sale from $19.99), this AndroidHeadlines top manages to present quite a few quality products that would efficiently serve your devices and yourself during the relaxing summer moments outside the house of office.
For more reviews, check this updated power bank chargers index list (with reviews down the page) coming from PowerBankTalk.
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Random summer-y gadgets
Besides immortalizing the coolest moments or taking your work and tech gear outside in order to feel the summer days to their fullest (and enjoyable extent), one might have in mind different summer adjacent technologies.
We actually kept this summer must-haves list coming from The Gadget Flow open in the browser, as a source of inspiration – although exploring a different vibe within the boundaries of summer tech so far. Although sun protection gadgets, self-inflating beach pillows, various wireless speakers, innovative mugs, glasses or juice-makers are not necessarily nor traditionally work-related, they are however fun and bring a much needed energy booster.
Popular Mechanics includes in its selection of the most important summer of 2016 technologies an interesting application coming from Hyundai – well, expected to launch in 2016: the augmented reality Virtual Guide that helps the owners of compatible cars fix their vehicle tech issues. That would be another approach on summer technology, indeed. Car technology passionate people may find it enthralling to unwind with this application that gives them insight and more control over their vehicle, should it become available in time for the summer of 2016.
A similar playful spirit envelops some of the other summer selections, like this iGrill 2 Cooks smart thermometer featured on Know Techie’s shortlist.
For the neatest tech aficionados, a surprise entry might be this PhoneSoap Smartphone Sanitizer, a quick solution for many of this hot season’s annoyances that may appear when putting your smartphone on a table full of food and drinks, or when being caught in various outdoors activities while keeping your mobile at hand. It literally snaps germs away while charging the phone’s battery – and we found it in quite a few summer gadgets’ tops.
Whether looking for a completely carefree summer fun time, or tagging along with your friends and family outside keeping your work gear at hand, the available gadgets this year should fit almost all the necessities of a summer techie.
In addition, there are plenty of useful, interesting, fun or high-class gadgets still to come – some of them suited for summer, others perhaps matching other seasons and their specific activities. Technology need not be apart from nature – even if it seems to create its own perpetual season for those who work and spend time mostly on their devices.
