10 Future-Proof Gadgets You’ll Still Love Next Year
Keyboards
The last major change in PC keyboard technology occurred in 1994 when Microsoft first added the Windows key to its Natural Keyboard and other vendors followed suit. Yes, there are a number of innovative features that have appeared in gaming keyboards over the past few years, ranging from extra programmable keys to bright backlights to the color LCD screen on Razer’s Deathstalker Ultimate.
However, none of these advances makes your keyboard from the Clinton administration really feel out of date. Mice are a different story as a new generation of Windows 8-friendly touch mice should start rolling out over the next few months.
If you’re looking for a better typing experience on your PC, there’s no reason to wait. I recommend a model with springy mechanical switches like the Unicomp Ultra Classic or the Rosewill RK-9100.
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October 12th, 2012 at 2:30 pm
Unless your specific piece of equipment can’t do a specific job, all you electronic gear can be “future proof”. All you have to do is keep doing what you’re doing. And as long as you can keep that up, there’s no need to get rid of any device until it actually fails. The problem is the copy and past opinion pushing bloggers that have a vested interest in the tech world.
Make no mistake about it, tech writers DO have a vested interest, they MUST push the latest gadget, and if they stop pushing and you stop buying … well, they’re out of a job. Keep that in mind the next time some IT guy tells you to be sure and get the latest update, the latest hardware or the latest whatever. He needs you to spend your money on anything, just something! That’s the only way he keeps getting paid to tell you how and when to spend your money.
November 9th, 2012 at 7:07 pm
What the heck are you talking about? I’m an “IT guy” and I get paid to solve problems, not push some software update on to people (which, by the by, are usually free anyhow.) Most devices used in the corporate environment have already been tested to work in that environment before being distributed.
Moot point.
Tech writers, well, you’re probably right on that one. Saying “some IT guy” just doesn’t sound like you know what you’re talking about.
December 3rd, 2012 at 6:27 pm
Man no wonder why nobody knows about this site… it’s all crap articles. The iphone 5 is far from future proof, it was outdated right off the assembly line. Please either write good stuff or don’t even write wt all. I swear if hackers spent their time taking down sites like these, we would have such a better internet
December 4th, 2012 at 5:19 pm
Why is the i5 so special and not any other phone, I see ppl with 2 year old phones everyday that do everything they need them to. They’re all going to work for years and if you really want to get technical about it, the android phones are more future proof than any Apple phone. With a micro SD slot and swappable batteries you can turn your battery life into as good as new or better than new a year down the road for $10 and you can expand your memory if you need.
May 18th, 2013 at 7:57 am
Hmmm… How to say that… No windows 7 laptops are not future proof, simply because M$ products are not!!!!!