2015 Inspector Gadget

INSPECTOR GADGETDavid M. Cieslak, CPA.CITP, CGMA, GSECArxis Technology, Inc.

The Association for Accounting Marketing

David M. Cieslak, CPA.CITP, CGMA, GSEC

Principal at Arxis Technology, Inc.

Frequent speaker for AICPA, Flagg Management, Sleeter Group, K2 & numerous state accounting societies

Named one of Accounting Today’s 100 Most Influential People in Accounting ten times

CPA Practice Advisor – 2011-15 Top 25 Thought Leader

Currently serves on the Sage Mid-Market ERP Partner Advisory Council

AKA “Inspector Gadget”

Phone: 805-306-7800

[email protected]

www.arxistechnology.com

Twitter: @dcieslak


Map

Software

Underlying technology

Hardware

Wearables

Favorite things

Other gizmos and gadgetry

Software


Windows 10

Start button

Boot to desktop

Continuum mode – detects keyboard

Windows 8 apps run on desktop

Virtual desktops

More snap options with Snap Assist

Cortana support

No more “Patch Tuesday”

Edge web browser

Avail – late 2015

Pricing – FREE!


Edge

Search from the address bar

Hub – aggregates favorite info. in one place

Write/doodle on pages

Toggle to clean layout view

Reading lists enable users to take content with


MS Office 2016

Refreshed, more colorful interface

Improved search functionality

Expanded Data Loss Protection

Works seamlessly across devices/OS


MS Word 2016

Real-time collaboration• See where each author is in the

document• View changes being made as

they occur


MS Excel 2016

Faster data analysis

One-click forecasting based on data series

Inclusion of Power Query, Power Pivot functionality, and new modern charts and graphs.


MS Outlook 2016

Technical and performance improvements to Outlook

Clutter


Adobe Acrobat DC

Take a photo or scan a paper document and turn it into an electronic one

Document Cloud incorporates Adobe EchoSign, plus a new Fill & Sign mobile app (Android/iOS/Windows)

One time purchase or subscription ($15/mo.)

Underlying Technology


Intel “Broadwell” microarchitecture

Latest Intel architecture (5th generation)

Streamlined version of Haswell architecture (perf. boost)

Broadwell based CPUs will power most devices over next 18 mos.

Shrinks the processor manufacturing standards to 14nm, i.e. 14nm transistor size (previously 22nm)

Resulting chips - less power use, better battery life, and quieter PCs that don't run as hot.

Processors will still follow the same naming convention, in increasing order of price/performance: Celeron, Pentium, Core i3, Core i5, and Core i7 (not all are avail yet)


Intel Core M

Based on Broadwell microarchitecture

System-on-a-Chip (SoC) products

Delivering full PC performance, day-long battery life, tablet-thin, and fanless feature sets

Aimed at mobile devices


Intel Haswell-E

3.0GHz Core i7-5960X

Eight cores (16 processor threads)

20MB of cache

40 PCIe 3.0 lanes

Intel’s first-ever octa-core consumer chip


USB 3.1 Type-C

Universal orientation – i.e. reversible

2x faster than USB 3.0 – up to 10Gbps

Supports - DisplayPort, HDMI, power (100 watts), USB, and VGA

Appears as “USB-C” on new Apple products

Hardware


Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon

10.9 hrs of battery life

Under 3 lbs

2 USB 3.0 ports

i5 or i7 Haswell chip

512 GB SSD

8GB RAM

Virtual function keys

Starts at $1,259


Lenovo LaVie / LaVie 360

World's Lightest 13.3" Notebook PCs - 1.87 / 2.04 Pounds

13.3" QHD Anti Glare 2560x1440, 10-Point Multitouch Display

5th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors

Windows 8.1 64-bit

256GB SSD

LaVie 360 – fold display back to use as a tablet

Long battery life (Up to 9 Hours)

$1,499 / $1,699


HP Spectre X360

Windows 8.1 64-bit

5th Gen Intel Core i5 or i7 processor

13.3" LED-backlit touch-screen display

8GB LPDDR3 SDRAM

Up to 512GB SSD

Weighs 3.33 lbs. / 0.63" thin

Up to 12 hrs. battery life

Notebook, stand, tent or tablet mode

$1,300


HP Envy X2

Windows 8.1 64

Intel Core M Processor

4GB or 8GB RAM

500GB hybrid drive

15.6” touchscreen display!

Backlit wireless keyboard

$899


Microsoft Surface Pro 3

12” display

4th generation Intel Core i3 – i7

64GB – 512GB SSD

4GB – 8GB RAM

Windows 8.1

$800 - $1800


Lenovo ThinkCentre M93p Tiny Desktop

Windows 8.1 64-bit

Intel i7-4765T 2.0GHz 8M or i5-4570T 2.9GHz 4M

3x USB 3.0, 1x USB 2.0, VGA, Display Port or HDMI, 2 x PS/2, serial port, parallel port, headphone jack, mic jack

Tiny! - 7.0" x 1.4" x 7.2”

2.9lbs

$650


Apple MacBook

Intel Core M processor - 1GHz, 1.2GHz, or 1.3GHz. Turbo Boost up to 2.9GHz

12” LED backlit Retina display – 2304 x 1440

8GB RAM

256GB or 512GB storage

1 USB-C port

Up to 9 hours battery life

2 pounds

Available in gold, silver, and space gray

From $1300


13” Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display

Fifth generation Intel Core processors - up to 3.1 GHz, with Turbo Boost Speeds up to 3.4 GHz

Force Touch trackpad

Intel Iris Graphics 6100

2 times faster flash

Up to 10 hours battery life


Apple iMac

27-in Retina 5K display w/ 14.7 million pixels

3.3 GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 processor

OS X Yosemite

Starts at $1,999


Samsung Ativ Book 9

12.2” display – 2560 x 1600, 247 ppi

Intel Core M (Broadwell) – 2GHz

8GB RAM

128GB SSD

USB 3.0 (x2)

Micros HDMI

Up to 10.5 hrs. battery life

$1,200


HP Stream Mini & Pavilion Mini

HP Pavilion Mini Desktop• Starting price of $319.99• Intel Pentium 3558U processor• 4 GB RAM• 500 GB Hard Disk Drive (HDD).

HP Stream Mini Desktop• Starting price of $179.99• Intel Celeron 2957U processor• 2 GB RAM• 32 GB SSD.


Zotac Zbox Pico PI320

Windows 8.1 micro-PC

Intel Atom Z3735F (quad-core, 1.33GHz), burst frequency up to 1.83GHz

2GB Memory

32GB SSD - Expandable via micro SDHC/SDXC

HDMI (HDCP compliant)

3 USB 2.0 ports

10/100 Ethernet (RJ45)

802.11n Bluetooth 4.0

Low power, basic complete desktop PC

$199


HP Stream 11 Signature Laptop

11.6-inch HD display

Intel Celeron N2840

2GB memory/32GB eMMC

Includes Office 365 Personal ($69.99 value)

$199


Asus EeeBook X205TA

11.6” display

1 Year Office 365 Personal

.69 inches thick and 2.2 pounds with a full Chiclet keyboard

Long 12 hour* battery life with 14 day standby power

802.11AGN Wi-Fi for faster web browsing with 1 Micro HDMI and 2 x USB 2.0

$199


LG 34UC97 Ultrawide 21:9 Curved LED

34” LED – IPS, backlit

HDMI, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt

$1,200


Microsoft Surface Hub

OneNote Whiteboard

55” HD or 84” 4K

Touch and ink input

Dual cameras & sensors

Single touch to start meetings via Skype

Large format MS Office apps

Avail late ‘15

Phones


Smartphone platform market share (US) – Jan 12 to Jan-15


Apple iPhone 6 / 6 Plus

Retina HD displays – 4.7” and 5.5”

64 bit A8 processor

16, 64 or 128GB memory

Touch ID

iOS8 / Apple Pay / Near Field Communications (NFC)


Google Android (5.0) Lollipop


Samsung Galaxy S6 / S6 Edge

5.1" Quad HD Super AMOLED®

2560 x 1440, 577 PPI, Dual edge

64-bit, Octa-core processor

Up to 128GB storage

10 minute charge = up to 4 hrs of battery life**. Built-in wireless charging capabilities.

16MP camera


Google Nexus 6

5.96” 2560x1440 QHD AMOLED display

Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 805 processor

Memory: 32 GB, 64 GB

Up to 6 hours of use from15 minutes of charging. With 3220 mAh battery, over 24 hours of use from a full charge

Bluetooth 4.1

13MP camera


HTC One M9

5.0” full HD 1080p

Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 810, octa core 64-bit

32GB storage

microSD up to 2TB storage

20MP camera

Bluetooth 4.1


LG G4

1.8GHz 64-bit Hexa-Core CPU

5.5 inch Quad HD IPS Quantum Display - 2,560 x 1,440

Android v5.1(Lollipop)

32GB RAM

16MP Camera

Removable battery

MicroSD card slot


LG G Flex 2

5.5-inch full HD P-OLED screen

64-bit octa-core Snapdragon processor

13-megapixel camera with laser auto focus

3,000 mAH battery for fast charging and long-lasting performance

Self-healing coating - recovers beautifully from minor scratches

Wearables


Thinking about a smartwatch?

Splash-resistant/water-resistant• Ability to wear all day, other than when it is charging, doing everything from washing your hands to

taking a shower to going for a swim.

Bluetooth 4.0• Smartwatches rely on your smartphone for data. Make sure your phone supports the Bluetooth 4.0

standard.

Battery life• Look for devices with battery lasting 1-2 days or longer.

Touchscreen• Some smartwatches use touchscreens rather than physical buttons. Touchscreens allow for quick

gestures to dismiss messages or cycle through menus, and they are familiar to anyone who has used a smartphone.

Style• Smartwatches are available in a variety of materials – from plastic cases, to aluminum or stainless

steel. In the end, it all comes down to style and preference. Make certain your device is functional and stylish!


Apple Watch

Connects with iOS 8 based phones

Lot of apps!

Battery – Up to 18 hours

NFC Cost - $350 - $550


Pebble Time

Color e-Paper display

Timeline interface

Built in microphone

7 days of battery life

Backward compatible

Quick change bands

20% thinner

3 Colors

Smart straps – GPS, heart rate, pollution sensor, key fob, longer battery, etc.

Kickstarter campaign reached funding goal in 18 min! $1M in 30 min. / $20M in total (highest ever)

Avail May 15


Pebble Time Steel

Same as Pebble Time

1mm thicker

Gorilla Glass, leather band, stainless band

$250


Samsung Gear S

Two-inch curved Super AMOLED® display

Direct network connected

Tizen OS

4GB memory

1-2 days battery

AT&T, Verizon, Sprint

$399 ($299 with contract)


Motorola Moto 360

Google Android Wear (Android Smartwatch) OS – pairs with Android phones running 4.3 or higher

1.56" 320 x 290, 205ppi, Backlit LCD, Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3

512MB RAM / 4GB storage

Bluetooth 4.0

Pedometer

Optical heart rate monitor (PPG)

$249


LG G series

Google Android Wear

Note: Watch Urbane LTE doesn’t require paired phone (able to make direct 4G connection) but doesn’t use Android ware

$229 and up


Microsoft Band

“Powered by Microsoft Health”

Track heart rate, steps, calories and sleep

Notifications – text msgs, incoming calls, tweet, Facebook updates, e-mail, calendar, timer & alarm

GPS, heart rate, UV monitor

Windows Phone, Android & iOS

$199


Fitbit

3 models – Charge, Charge HR, Surge

Activity tracker and notifications

Sync starts automatically with connected devices

7+ days battery life

$130 - $249


Jawbone Up24 (wrist band)

Designed to be worn 24/7; up to 10 days of battery life

Track your sleep: total hours, light versus deep, length of time to fall asleep

Track your activity: steps, distance, calories burned, time spent active versus idle

Log what you eat / drink & track nutritional info

UP is compatible with many devices running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) or later, and iOS 6.0 or later.

$99


Lenovo Vibe Band VB10

E-ink display – always on

Water resistant

One week battery life

Tracks steps, calories burned and delivers notifications

Works with Android and iOS

$90


Google Glass - *DISCONTINUED*


Mini Augmented Vision

Favorite Things


Ring Video Doorbell

Key press or motion detector activates

Mobile access – alerts on all paired devices

HD camera, microphone, speakers to interact with visitor

Recording to the cloud – playback anytime

$199


Pebble

Notifications• Selected messages / apps• Incoming calls• Travel updates / gate changes• Charges on my credit card• Sport scores

Vibrates if phone is out of proximity

Runkeeper

Water proof

5-7 days between charges

Just the right amount of info to my wrist and affordable!


Favorite Apps


Favorite Apps

Reading• News

• Books


Favorite Apps

Listening

Way helpful apps


Favorite Apps

Microsoft Office

File sharing / syncing


Favorite Apps

Travel

Fitness

Other Gizmos & Gadgets


SanDisk 200 GB microSD HC

Transfer speeds of 90 MB/s

$400


SanDisk Extreme PRO SDXC UHS-I

Write speeds up to 90 MB/s

$800


Samsung Portable SSD T1

Measures 2 by 2.8 by 0.4 inches

weighs less than an ounce

Capacities of 250GB, 500GB, and 1TB,

Prices ranging from $179 to $599

Supports USB 3.0, with transfer rates of up to 450MBps

Optional AES 256-bit encryption.


Swiftpoint GT Mouse

Combines intuitive touch gestures with the precision and convenience of a mouse

Swipe or flick using a natural finger and wrist action without having to reach for the screen.

Take productivity to a new level and never click on a scroll bar again.

Ergonomic pen-like grip

Lightweight & compact design that is a perfect fit for your multi-device lifestyle. Use it on a desk, laptop palmrest, or even your leg!

Rechargeable and wireless

$139


iPin Laser

World's smallest laser presenter inside the 3.5mm earphone jack! Incredibly small: 1.6cm long, weigh less than 1 gram

Compatible with iPhone 3G - 6 and iPod Touch 4th/5th generations.

Battery-free: Powered directly by your phone

Stay plugged-in: With 90 degrees ON/OFF switch, no need to unplug the iPin to take phone calls

Wi-Fi wireless connection: Remote mouse cursor control and presentation navigation straight from your phone

$50


Bragi Dash

Discrete and completely wireless stereo earphones.

Playback music through a Bluetooth connection or use the embedded 4GB music player

$299


Amazon Echo

Personal assistant

Think “Siri in a can”

$199 or $99 for Amazon Prime members


Sonicable

Charge your phone faster when using your computer USB port

Switch disable “sync” which in turn doubles charging speed

$27


Trunkster

Zipperless luggage

USB charging

Internal scale

GPS

Carry-on and checked versions

Kickstarter - avail Aug-15

$250


Splash Tunes Pro

Bluetooth waterproof shower speaker

Rechargeable via USB

3 colors – Blue, pink, grey

$70


Quicklock

Unlock wirelessly via• NFC – card, ring,

wristband or label• Bluetooth – Android or

iOS app

4 colors

$79


Fuz Designs Noke

Pairs with Bluetooth enabled Android or iOS phones

Or, if user doesn’t have their phone, Quick-Click technology allows user to create a custom access code.

Water resistant

Battery life > 1yr.

Avail Jun-15

$65


Digital Antennas

Indoor, attic or outdoor

Multi-directional (no pointing needed)

$40-$150

Check you local coverage for channel listings and recommended antenna type!


Record up to 4 shows at once - 75 hours of HD programming

Works with any HD OTA antenna and your home’s broadband

Integrates streaming content from Netflix, Amazon Prime and more

Comprehensive program guide

$49!

Stream to other rooms using $149 TiVo mini extender


IN1Case.com

Multi-tool utility case

Avail for iPhone and Samsung Galaxy S models

Tools• blue pen• red pen• polycarbonate casing• phillips screwdriver• flat-head screwdriver• kickstand• nail file• tweezers• scissors• toothpick• scratch protection inside felt

TSA compliant!

$40

@DCIESLAK

2015 Inspector Gadget

Technology

Transcript of 2015 Inspector Gadget