10 world technology focal points in 2013

The world in 2013 recorded many breakthrough technologies, such as Amazon's delivery aircraft, Candy Rush's dominance on Facebook, smart watches, .

In which there are technologies that have been applied outside of life, there are also technologies that are only on paper and look forward to the day to become a reality. Either way, all of these technologies are worthy of recognition because it has helped to make life more modern day by day.

1. 2013 - Year of the phablet

There are bigger screens than smartphones, but they are quite small compared to tablets, since the appearance of phablet has been evaluated to fail miserably. However, the reality shows that these devices are very interested by users and sell well. Some phablet models of 2013 can be followed by Sony Eperia X Ultra , HTC One Max .

2. Cars powered by electric energy

Tesla Motors has launched a model S-powered car powered by electric power. Electricity is considered a clean energy source and electric cars have become an important invention when the earth is increasingly polluted by emissions from petrol and oil. However, to disseminate this type of vehicle is a huge challenge for humans.

Besides, Tesla Motors also has the idea of ​​building an underground tunnel to reduce travel time from the city of Los Angeles to San Francisco to 30 minutes, faster than 1 hour and 20 minutes if traveling. with the fastest speed ship in the world today.

3. Bitcoin virtual currency

Bitcoin virtual currency was first released in 2009 to serve the purchase - exchange on the internet. By the end of November this year, the world must be taken aback when a unit of Bitcoin was worth more than $ 1,000.

4. Candy Crush game

Candy Crush is the most successful game on Facebook social network. It has been downloaded over 500 million times, and for every 23 Facebook users there is 1 Candy Crush player. However, in 2013, Facebook chose the game Animal Case as the game of the year instead of Candy Crush.

5. Amazon delivery aircraft

Amazon has a bold idea, which is to use Air Prime unmanned aircraft for delivery. According to the company, Air Prime will be equipped with GPS devices to accurately locate the address to be delivered within no more than 10 miles. Air Prime is expected to come into operation from 2015, but still cannot say anything. Because currently Amazon also has to ask the National Aviation Security Agency for Air Prime a separate flight, as well as many other arising problems if Air Prime works not really stable.

6. Smart watch

This device can be worn neatly on the wrist, making it easy for users to make calls and text messages, of course connecting to a smartphone. Currently, Samsung Galaxy Gear and Sony SmartWatch are the most talked about smart watches. Meanwhile, rival Apple is reportedly cherishing its own iWatch product.

7. Smart glass

Google has always shown itself to be a great tech giant when successfully crafting Google Glass's smart glass line for video recording, auto-shooting, searching for information, directions, translation, reminders, video chat , voice control . All can be done with just a glasses on the eye.

8. Oculus Rift virtual reality glasses

The Oculus Rift glass helps role-playing gamers in more 'fun' games by expanding the angle of view with 2 internal lenses, and the ability to handle with intelligent algorithms to gather pixels focused on visible area of ​​the eye. In addition, Oculus Rift also supports controlling game characters with eyes, shaking his head .

9. Google Robot

Andy Rubin, who is behind Google's Android mobile operating system, is currently working on a secret robot project. Although Andy Rubin did not reveal much information, a source said Andy Rubin's robotics department is aiming for a breakthrough. This news confirms many previous rumors when Andy Rubin left the Android development department, and has repeatedly expressed his love for robots, and said he was 'good at turning fun into a career'.

10. The virtual sword in Star Wars is real

Recently, scientists at Harvard University and MIT have demonstrated that, under certain conditions, photons can interact with each other and form molecules. According to them, "photonic molecules" groups of photons can form a completely new form of matter - something that was previously hypothetical. Combining the properties of light and solid matter, this physics form is quite similar to the lightsaber - a fictional material used to make light swords in the Star Wars movie.