Best Smart Tech Ideas for the Holidays
“These gift ideas work for everyone from the tech-obsessed to tech novices.”
Want to surprise your loved ones this holiday season with a tech gift they’ll never forget? We’ve created a great list with 6 of the coolest tech gadgets, there is something for every type of person and every budget!.
So if you were lacking some inspiration this year, or you were just super busy? We’ve got you covered!
For the music fans
Bose Noise Canceling Wireless Bluetooth Headphones
Keep your head up and hands free with the noise canceling headphones by Bose. This upgraded Bose model has an impressive 20 hours of battery life, plus a microphone so it is a great headphone that can also be used for calls.
For the AV geeks
BenQ HT2050A Home Theater Projector
Wow your friends and family with this award winning projector. Take the action to the big screen by projecting a 100 inch screen from just 8 feet away. This projector might look small but its performance is great. It uses DLP technology, which is the leading technology used in 90% of the world’s cinemas and 100% of Digital IMAX theaters
For the avid gardeners (or not so avid)
Only for people with green thumbs? No, this little smart AeroGarden is great for everyone that wants to grow some herbs and fruits year round in the comfort of their own home. Just plant the herb seeds and follow the instructions about when to water and add plant food—the lights turn on and off by themselves. Always fresh, always local, always in season, gardening has never been so easy!
For the beauty sleepers
Philips SmartSleep Connected Sleep and Wake-Up Light
You’re not a beauty sleeper and dark and gloomy mornings are not your strong suit? This smart wake-up light is designed to wake you up naturally by creating an artificial sunrise in your room. Bye Bye jarring alarms and hello sunshine!
For the writers
Moleskine Writing Set Smart Notebook & New Smart Pen
Are you struggling with typing your notes in apps? Do you find writing by hand much more comfortable? The Moleskine smart notebook is the bridge between the digital world and the analog world. All your written notes are replicated digitally via an app, so you have both a digital and paper record of all your thoughts!
For the cleaners
A great robot vacuum cleaner that does not break the bank. The robot vacuum can map out your floors, so you can send it to specific rooms in your home using either the app or a voice assistant. Saves you time and you always come home to a clean home!
For the gamers
Want to be able to bring your game anywhere? The Nintendo Switch is still one of the best handhelds on the market. You can save the games to your system with 64 GB of internal storage. The OLED edition offers similar performance to the standard model but features an improved kickstand, better speakers, and a larger seven-inch OLED display that's both brighter and more vibrant than the screen on the OG Switch.
For the pet lovers
Keep an eye on your dog (or other pet) when you're not at home and you can even play with little pupper! Toss a treat to your dog via the free Furbo iOS/Android app. All new Treat Toss allows you to adjust treat size to suit your dog's needs. Fill the Furbo with your dog’s favourite treat to use as a reward, or as a distraction for symptoms of separation anxiety like pacing, barking or licking. Little Fido will never feel alone anymore.
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Automatic speaker recognition technology outperforms human listeners in the courtroom.
A key question in a number of court cases is whether a speaker on an audio recording is a particular known speaker, for example, whether a speaker on a recording of an intercepted telephone call is the defendant. In a research paper published in the journal Forensic Science International, a multidisciplinary international team of researchers has reported the first set of results from a comprehensive study that compares the accuracy of speaker-identification by individual listeners (like judges or jury members) with the accuracy of a forensic-voice-comparison system that is based on state-of-the-art automatic-speaker-recognition technology, and that does so using recordings that reflect the conditions of an actual case.The conclusion of their research paper was that the forensic-voice-comparison system performed better than all the 226 listeners who were tested.