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2017 Tech Trends To Watch

Boat-Plane-Car Hybrid Vehicle Unveiled at MAKS Air Show

An all-new hybrid 'universal transport' prototype was showcased at the MAKS airshow in Russia on Wednesday, called the BORTS Triton, a wheeled offroad vehicle which has also has hovercraft capabilities as well an aerochute, which means that this one of a kind auto can conquer the land, water, and skies. The two-seater SUV is adept on land as an electrical car, uses an aerochute when converted into a plane and becomes a hovercraft once on water all thanks to a low-noise, ten-blade propellor.

This is the ZeTime - a Traditional Swiss Watch with a Digital Touchscreen

Swiss watchmaker MyKronoz showed off its new hybrid smartwatch ZeTime, which combines Swiss watchmaking traditions with a digital touchscreen, at the Mobile World Congress 2017 in Barcelona on Tuesday. The manufacturers claim that ZeTime boasts a 200 millamp hour battery capacity, meaning it can continue to function for 30 days on a single charge. The TFT display is 1.18 inches in diameter with a screen resolution of 240 x 240 pixels. It is equipped with Bluetooth, which allows the watch owner to manage calls and receive notifications. For wellness lovers, ZeTime offers a sleep and activity tracker, which calculates movements and activity time. The smartwatch is expected to hit stores in September of this year and will cost about $211.

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