New Years!

Happy new year to all our Ethiopian viewers!

In light of this being a once in a year celebration, we here at ICT group have a special review written to show you that 2010 E.C is going to be a great year. 2009 was a year of many technological firsts with lots of new and cool gadgets flooding markets worldwide for every customer out there and as such 2009 was not one to disappoint people – be it common user or a critic. However, with all the new technology lying ahead, 2010 is boasting that it can take down 2009 with ease.

Best products of 2009 E.C

1.Samsung Galaxy S8/S8 plus
Samsung hit a much-needed home run after the PR disaster caused by its Galaxy Note 7. That's what the Korean tech giant got with the Galaxy S8, a redesigned smartphone with a dazzling screen, long battery life, and a great camera. The S8's curved display give the feeling of a borderless screen, making it more adept at displaying games and movies. The S8 isn’t perfect—its voice assistant wasn’t ready at launch, and some found its fingerprint sensor to be awkwardly placed—but it’s a big win overall.

2. LG Signature W-Series "Wallpaper" TV
TV-makers today face an impossible task: On one hand, consumers expect new screens to make TV shows and movies look fantastic. On the other, they want these eye-popping displays to blend seamlessly into their living room. LG's Signature W-Series "wallpaper" TV accomplishes this masterfully. The $7,999, 65-inch display weighs just 16 pounds and is .15-inches thick, making it seem like the screen is floating on the wall. (It’s mounted with magnets, no bulky brackets necessary.) But it's the OLED (Organic LED) technology that's most impressive. Pairing the blackest blacks possible with rich color results in a visually stunning high-contrast.

3. Here one
The next time you’re sitting on a plane with a wailing baby, imagine being able to simply turn down the poor kid’s volume. Or you’re hanging out in a crowded bar, struggling to hear your friends, and you boost just their voices. That’s the promise behind Doppler Labs’ Here One earbuds, which let users manipulate sounds in the world around them thanks to onboard microphones and sound processors. In practice, the Here Ones are often better are quieting general background noise rather than specific sounds. But Doppler’s innovation reveals how the headphone tech of tomorrow could make us masters of the audio universe around us.

4. Raspberry Pi Zero W
Little better exemplifies this concept than the Raspberry Pi Foundation's series of cut-rate micro-computers. And with this year's Raspberry Pi Zero W—effectively a zippier Raspberry Pi Zero with wireless connectivity included—anyone can forge the bones of a 32-bit computer that runs Linux for $10. Whether you're a hobbyist tinkering with robotic racers and retro game handhelds or building computers for children in Mali, the promise of affordable ad-hoc computing just got sweeter.

5. Snapchat Spectacles
Much like Snapchat itself, you either get it or you don't. Snapchat parent company Snap Inc. debuted its Spectacles video-recording glasses late last year. An easy setup process, good-enough video quality and stylish look made Spectacles a hit. From a hardware perspective, Spectacles could use improvement—they’re not great when it’s dark out and they’re troublesome for prescription eyeglass wearers. But Snap’s first foray into hardware shows promise at a time when camera companies like GoPro are struggling.

6. Superpedestrian Copenhagen Wheel
Superpedestrian’s robotic bike wheel augments cyclists’ oomph by powering their ride up to 20 miles per hour for over 30 miles. Though it looks like a simple bike wheel, the Copenhagen packs impressive technology inside. An integrated motor powered by a battery provides the giddy up, a wireless sensor connects to smartphones for data crunching, smart-locking hardware makes sure no one makes off with this $1,499 wheel, and regenerative brakes add to the efficiency. Cycling purists might shun the device, but it’s really geared for the increasing number of bike commuters out there. Turns out reinventing the wheel was worth it.
What to expect from 2010?
Well it is still too early to call on which products mentioned will make it to store and what other products might manage to fit in the next 363 days but here are the products that are rumored to be unveiled in 2010.


1. The IPhone 8 – this is a confirmed one actually and will be released in a matter of days if not weeks to the public and there is no doubt in anyone’s minds that this will be among the greatest thing to be released this year, at least for now.
2. WiFi will be more available!!! A new study shows that in 2010 there will be a WiFi connection for every 20 people.
3. Pcell –with the help of this new tech phones might boost cellular connectivity by over a thousand times the normal speed.
4. First 3D printed car will be made available, it says it all!
5. And last but not least, 10Gbps Wi-Fi will be available at 5GHz frequency bands. For those that don’t speak geek, that is very fast.
6. Apple will be implementing OLED screens on their new line of gadgets revolutionizing the smartphone industry.
Well this list looks slim but I need to remind our dear readers that the year is still young and whatever awaits down the line is still now known yet. However, from what we can tell 2010 will be a year to remember.