Gadgets play a major role in modern life and are used across many fields like education, entertainment, business, and communication. Mobile phones running popular operating systems like Android, iOS, Windows, Blackberry, and Symbian can be considered gadgets. These devices allow apps to be used for specific tasks and purposes. Popular smartphones include models from Samsung, HTC, Google, Nokia and Apple while common gaming consoles are the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 and Nintendo devices. Accessories are also important for phones and include cases, headphones, chargers and more.
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4. Gadgets
⢠A gadget is a machine or device
which does something useful.
⢠With the advancement technology
gadgets have become a part and
parcel of todayâs techno-savvy world .
⢠They are no longer a luxury but have
become a necessity.
5. Uses Of Gadgets
Gadgets play a major role in present life of people. They have
many uses. They are being used in every field.
⢠Domestic uses: Home Appliances
⢠Education : Research Help To Children
⢠Medical :Biological Research
⢠Entertainment : Gaming , Music , Movies
⢠Business : Accounting , E-commerce , etc.
⢠Communication : Connect People Sitting Far Away Places .
6. Mobile phone
â˘A mobile phone is an electronic device which is used for communication .
â˘A mobile phone which is fast and has a capacity to perform like a computer is
called a Smartphone.
â˘Smart phones are available pre-loaded with different Operating Systems .
â˘The different Operating Systems are :
1. iOS
2. Android
3. Windows
4. Blackberry
5. Symbian
7. Android is a Linux-based operating system designed primarily for touch
screen mobile devices such as smart phones initially developed by Android, Inc.
Android is open source and Google releases the code under the Apache
License. This open source code and permissive licensing allows the software to be
freely modified and distributed by device manufacturers, wireless carriers and
enthusiast developers.
Android has a growing selection of third party applications, which can be
acquired by users either through an app store such as Google Play.
The different versions of android are :
1. 1.5CupcakeApril 30, 2009
2. 1.6DonutSeptember 15, 2009
3. 2.0â2.1EclairOctober 26, 2009
4. 2.2FroyoMay 20, 2010
5. 2.3â2.3.2GingerbreadDecember 6, 2010
6. 2.3.3â2.3.7GingerbreadFebruary 9, 2011
7. 3.1HoneycombMay 10, 2011
8. 3.2HoneycombJuly 15, 2011
9. 4.0.2-4.0.4Ice Cream Sandwich December 16, 2011
10. 4.1.xJelly Bean July 9, 2012
11. 4.2Jelly Bean November 13, 2012
8. â˘Windows Phone is a family of proprietary mobile
operating systems developed by Microsoft, and is
the successor to its Windows Mobile platform.
â˘It was first launched in October 2010, with a
release in Asia following in early 2011.
â˘The latest release of Windows Phone is Windows
Phone 8, which has been available to consumers
since October 29, 2012.
â˘Partnership with nokia :
â˘On February 11, 2011, at a press event in London,
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Nokia CEO
Stephen Elop announced a partnership between
their companies in which Windows Phone would
become the primary Smartphone operating system
for Nokia.
9. iOS is a mobile operating system developed and distributed by
Apple Inc. Originally released in 2007 for the iPhone and iPod
Touch, it has been extended to support other Apple devices
such as the iPad and Apple TV. Apple does not license iOS for
installation on non-Apple hardware. As of September 12, 2012,
Apple's App Store contained more than 700,000 iOS
applications, which have collectively been downloaded more
than 30 billion times. It had a 14.9% share of the smartphone
mobile operating system units shipped in the third quarter of
2012, behind only Google's Android.In June 2012, it accounted
for 65% of mobile web data consumption (including use on
both the iPod Touch and the iPad).At the half of 2012, there
were 410 million devices activated.According to the special
media event held by Apple on September 12, 2012, 400 million
devices have been sold through June 2012.
10. BlackBerry OS is a proprietary mobile operating system developed by
Research In Motion (RIM) for its BlackBerry line of smartphone
handheld devices. The operating system provides multitasking and
supports specialized input devices that have been adopted by RIM for
use in its handhelds, particularly the trackwheel, trackball, and most
recently, the trackpad and touchscreen.
It is even most famous for the blackberry messenger. BlackBerry
Messenger (BBM) is a proprietary Internet-based instant messenger
application included on BlackBerry devices that allows messaging
between BlackBerry users. It was developed by the manufacturer of
the BlackBerry, Research In Motion (RIM). Messages sent via
BlackBerry Messenger are sent over the Internet and use the
BlackBerry PIN system, so communication is only possible between
BlackBerry devices.
11. Symbian is a mobile operating system
(OS) and computing platform designed
for smartphone and currently
maintained by Accenture. Symbian was
originally developed by Symbian Ltd., as
descendant of Psion's EPOC and runs
exclusively on ARM processors, although
an unreleased x86 port existed. The
current form of Symbian is an open-
source platform developed by Symbian
Foundation in 2009, as the successor of
the original Symbian OS. Symbian was the
most popular smartphone OS until the
12. Apps
⢠Apps stands for application software
.
⢠They are designed for a specific
purpose both for mobile devices and
computers.
⢠Apps are available on many different
operating systems and can be tailor-
made.
⢠They are nowadays being designed for
Smart phones (phones having windows
, ios and android as their OS).
13. Google Play, formerly known as the Android
Market, is a digital application distribution
platform for Android developed and maintained
by Google. The service allows users to browse
and download music, magazines, books,
movies, television programs, and applications
that were published through Google.
14. Windows Marketplace, a Microsoft platform for
the delivery of software electronically that
worked with Windows Marketplace and was
secured by use of Windows Live ID. More than
80,000 apps have now been published in the
Windows Phone Marketplace and new content is
currently being added at the rate of 340 apps
per day.
15. The Apple App Store
is a digital application
distribution platform
for iOS developed and
maintained by Apple
Inc. The service
allows users to
browse and download
applications from the
iTunes Store that
were developed with
the iOS SDK published
through Apple Inc.
16. Most selling smart phones
Android : Samsung Galaxy Note II , Samsung
galaxy S III , HTC Desire C , HTC Desire VC,
Google Nexus .
Windows : Nokia Lumia 920, HTC 8C .
iOS: Iphone 5, Iphone 4S
Blackberry : Blackberry Bold 9900 , Porsche
Design
Symbian: Nokia 808, Nokia 603 , Nokia 700
17. SMART WATCHES
â˘The Sony Smart
Watch is a wearable
device that connects to
an Android phone and
can display Twitter
feeds, SMS, among other
things. It is compatible
with most Android
phones.
â˘The other smart watch
is IâM Watch which has an
iOS .
â˘The smart watches
18. Gaming Consoles
⢠A gaming console is an interactive
entertainment computer or customized
computer system that produces a video
display signal which can be used with a
display device (a television, monitor, etc.)
to display a video game. The term "video
game console" is used to distinguish
a machine designed for people to buy and
use primarily for playing video games on a
TV. There are many gaming consoles
selling in the market . X-Box 360, Play
Station 3 , Play Station 2 , Play Station
Portable, Play Station Vitta , Nintendo DS
, Nintendo Wii , Nintendo Wiiu are some of
the most selling Gaming Consoles.
19. accessories
No phone is complete without an accessory. The main accessories
needed for the phones start from earphones to docking stations.
You can listen to music or charge your phone on the way to
office using these accessories. Some of top accessories for the
year 2012 are:
1. OtterBox Cases
2. Sennheiser IE8i Professional Earphones
3. Proporta Touch Screen Gloves
4. Beats By Dr. Dre In Ear Headset
5.Proporta Aluminium Lined Leather Pouch
6. Aquapac Waterproof Case
7. Clingo Universal Vent Mount
8. iDAPT i4
9. Proporta USB TurboCharger 5000
10. Micro SIM Card Cutter.
Accessories also include smart watches(as metioned above),
docking systems etc.