What's Next in Gadgets
Журнал Time представил небольшой обзор новых гаджетов, который поступят в продажу в ближайшем будущем.






Honda - первая компания, производящая мотоциклы, которая с этой весны вводит подушки безопасности для одной из своих моделей Gold Wings.
It was perhaps inevitable that Honda, with experience in safety technology and motorcycle design, would be the first to introduce a motorcycle air bag commercially. If crash sensors mounted on the front fork detect an impact, a computer quickly decides whether to deploy the bag. Honda Gold Wings will offer air bags as early as this spring.


Компания Delta вскоре представит водопроводный кран, который с помощью освещения меняет цвет воды в зависимости от ее температуры.
Blue is cold, red is hot—any kid knows that. So Delta developed the Brizo bath faucet, which uses lighting to change the water color depending on the temperature; it prevents children and the elderly from accidental scalding. The electronic faucet can be turned off or on with a touch, or with a wave of the hand.
Available within two years; $300 to $500.


Новый мобильный телефон Samsung SGH-P300. Всего 9мм в толщину, тоньше чем Motorola Razr.
Samsung's SGH-P300 is slimmer than Motorola's Razr. Its thickness is slightly less than 9 mm. It looks like a pocket calculator, but it's a tri-band world phone with a built-in MP3 player and 1.3-megapixel camera with video-recording capability.
Now in Europe, $600 to $700; coming soon to the U.S.


Видеокамера Sanyo Xacti HD1. Использует внутреннюю память и создает high-definition video.
Some camcorders have ditched the tape, relying instead on internal memory. Others capture high-definition video for playback on big-screen TVs. Sanyo put both innovations into its Xacti HD1, which also features a next-generation organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display.
This month; $800.


Новый S-Class 2007 имеет специальный прибор ночного видения. Теперь ночью можно следить за дорогой с помощью приборной панели.
The 2007 Mercedes-Benz S-Class has a radar-guided park-assist option too, as well as a "night view assist." By shining invisible headlight- mounted infrared beams up to 500 ft. ahead of the car, it can display a black-and-white nightscope view on the dashboard.
2007 S550 available this month; $85,400.


SCOTY, ваш электроныый дворецкий, оборудованный видеокамерой и Wi-Fi-технологией. Реагируя на ваш голос, будет менять музыку, читать вам вашу электронную почту и докладывать о незванных гостях.
Robosapien maker WowWee Robotics teamed up with Philips to build the Smart Companion Operating Technology. SCOTY (pronounced Scotty) is a camera- and Wi-Fi—equipped butler who sits in your living room, obeying voice commands to play specific music, read new e-mail and even report intruders.
September 2006; $400.


Холодильник от Samsung, который меняет температуру своих отсеков в зависимости от желания владельца.
Frozen turkeys and cases of beer never seem to fit in the fridge. Samsung's "four-door convertible" lets you select, on the fly, whether each of the two bottom drawers are for chilling or freezing, from 50 degrees Fahrenheit down to -13 degrees.
This month; $3,000.


Микроволновка, которая станет элементом вашей кухонной мебели.
First refrigerators and dishwashers started blending into the kitchen cabinetry; now it's the microwave. Sharp's approach was to design a 1-cu.-ft. pullout microwave that tucks right into a drawer opening. The upcoming 24-in. Insight Pro is compatible with one of the most popular cabinet sizes.
June 2006; $850.


Новый лэптоп от Intel, который способен крутить экран во все стороны.
Fly coach, and the dream of watching movies on your laptop quickly fades, thanks to the reclining seat in front of you. Intel's new laptop design lets you pull the screen forward from behind the keyboard and even raise the screen to eye level. Elements of the design may appear this year in laptops priced at $1,100 and higher made by Intel partners.


Карманная клавиатура от Eletex, которую можно будет свернуть в рулон. Клавиатура использует технологию Bluetooth для беспроводного подключения к КПК и смартфонам.
Soft Hardware. You may have heard about the jacket with iPod controls stitched to the sleeve. Eleksen, the maker of "electroconductive" fabric products, now wants to introduce a qwerty keyboard that you can roll up and put in your pocket. The ElekTex keyboard will use Bluetooth technology to connect wirelessly to PDAs and smart phones.
June 2006; $150.


Производители ноутбуков в сотрудничестве с новой операционной системой Windows Vista представят в этом году концепт Side Show. На ноутбуках поместят небольшие экраны, что позволит вам читать входные сообщении или, например, менять музыку, не раскрывая корпус.
E-mail can be read only when a laptop is open, right? Microsoft's proposed solution is SideShow. Laptop makers are planning to design small screens on the outer body so you can read incoming messages or choose music without opening the case. SideShow will be supported by the Windows Vista operating system, launching this year.