Monday, February 16, 2009

Still waiting for my next gadget to be released

The economic downturn has made electronics companies draw back from releasing new technology. Here are the key gadgets that I would gladly layout good dosh for but don't think they'll exist in 2009:

Better camera specification
  • Must - built in GPS to tag photo location in EXIF
  • Must - 5x or more optical zoom with internal lens
  • Must - pocket sized
  • Must - image stabilization
  • Must - good in low light conditions
  • Must - take decent video of unlimited length (> SXGA @ 30 fps)
  • Must - have excellent burst mode (> 7 shots/s)
  • Must - under £250
  • Nice - waterproof
  • Nice - integrated with mobile
  • Nice - can sync with external flash
Better notepad specification
  • Must - web tablet touch screen
  • Must - screen larger than 10cm wide (iPod Touch is less than 9cm)
  • Must - screen resolution > SXGA
  • Must - wifi
  • Must - GPS so I can find my way on foot or by bus
  • Must - less than £200 (otherwise I'll just get a netbook)
  • Must - take standard memory cards (like SD or M2)
  • Must - takes open source software
  • Must - weigh less than 500g with charger (my laptop weights 1.2 kg and it's a drag)
  • Nice - expanding keyboard 3/4 size or more
  • Nice - built in cheap (£2/month) wireless broadband deal

Better usb drive specification
  • Must - 32GB of storage space (I have 19GB of photographs to carry around)
  • Must - small (preferably tiny) with intrinsic plug cover
  • Must - under £30
  • Could be - a M2 memory card with adaptor (so it can be used in a mobile phone)

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