{"id":7257,"date":"2015-09-07T17:02:49","date_gmt":"2015-09-07T17:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/passkit.com\/blog\/?p=7257"},"modified":"2015-09-07T17:02:49","modified_gmt":"2015-09-07T17:02:49","slug":"weekend-in-tech-trends-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/passkit.com\/blog\/weekend-in-tech-trends-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend In Tech Trends"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Tech Trends- Sep 5-6<\/h3>\n<p>SpaceX set to launch, Star Wars comes to life, and your Apple Watch never needs to die again and more in this week&#8217;s &#8220;Weekend in Tech Trends&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h3>Tech Trends 1- SpaceX Falcon Heavy could launch this spring<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacex.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SpaceX<\/a>\u2019s Falcon Heavy rocket has a launch date. While originally promised to launch in 2013, SpaceX has announced that the Falcon Heavy will launch sometime in the late April early May timeframe.<br \/>\nBuilt with 3 Falcon 9 rockets strapped together, the Falcon Heavy is the world\u2019s most powerful operational rocket. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.astronautix.com\/lvs\/saturnv.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saturn V<\/a> being the only rocket that was ever been more powerful. While the launch in the spring is only a demonstration, the next launch in September would bring just over 35 satellites to space. The video below is the flight animation of the Falcon Heavy, check it out to see the future of space travel.<br \/>\n<iframe title=\"Falcon Heavy  | Flight Animation\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4Ca6x4QbpoM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2015\/9\/6\/9270317\/spacex-falcon-heavy-rocket-scheduled-launch-spring-2016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TheVerge<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Tech Trends 2- The BB-8 is the droid you have been looking for<\/h3>\n<p>Star Wars merchandising has hit the level we have been waiting for. <a href=\"http:\/\/store.sphero.com\/products\/bb-8-by-sphero?gclid=CjwKEAjw67SvBRC1m5zPv4GboAUSJAB6MJlkc4GcYC4heE5zF8DPPjc_DdCedOIwN1RSeAQjR6Zz1xoCWVLw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sphereo&#8217;s <\/a>BB-8 is a real live working droid that interacts with you. After pairing the BB-8 with your smartphone, you can watch the classic hologram message of Leia saying \u201chelp me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you\u2019re my only hope\u201d. The droid is controlled by your smartphone. It can be driven around and will complete other tasks as well.\u00a0If you leave your\u00a0BB-8 alone, it will look around and get antsy when you&#8217;re not messing with it. All this is topped off with an awesome wireless charger. Check out the video below to see the BB-8 in action.<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?t=128&#038;v=TrlaTQkDIyY<br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/ianmorris\/2015\/09\/05\/star-wars-bb-8-will-appeal-to-everyone-and-be-big-business-this-holiday-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forbes<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Tech Trends 3- Charge your Apple Watch on the go, without any chords<\/h3>\n<p>To many <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/watch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Watch<\/a> owners surprise, the Apple Watch\u2019s battery actually lasts a long time. But for those more intense users who struggle to keep their Apple Watch charged. This keychain is a handy solution.<br \/>\nBuilt with an Apple Watch MagSafe charger inside the keychain. It would be able to charge your Apple Watch on the go. The one problem is, nobody knows any specs on the product. The company who made it, Adition, has yet to release any information on the future of the keychain. But whether its from Adition or another company, this is a concept that we should see in the future.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7259\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7259\" style=\"width: 694px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dxjl3qy52c1o9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/07162328\/adition-apple-watch-power-charging-bank-thumb.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7259\" src=\"https:\/\/dxjl3qy52c1o9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/07162328\/adition-apple-watch-power-charging-bank-thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Tech Trends- The ultimate portable charger for the Apple Watch\" width=\"694\" height=\"390\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7259\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tech Trends- The ultimate portable charger for the Apple Watch<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2015\/09\/05\/apple-watch-battery-keychain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mashable<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Android Pay could be released in the &#8220;next few weeks&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>After the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-3210170\/Will-Android-Pay-launch-TOMORROW-McDonald-s-accidentally-leaks-release-date-s-earlier-expected.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fake release date a couple weeks ago<\/a>, Android Pay is set to launch in the \u201cnext few weeks\u201d. A couple of weeks ago, many businesses, such as Subway and McDonalds, had begun putting out stickers that showed Android Pay as being live. I was at a Subway last week and was able to snag a picture myself.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7261\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7261\" style=\"width: 707px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dxjl3qy52c1o9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/07163446\/AndroidPaySubway.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7261\" src=\"https:\/\/dxjl3qy52c1o9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/07163446\/AndroidPaySubway.jpg\" alt=\"Tech Trends- Subway has been promoting that Android Pay is available for the past two weeks. Android Pay is actually set to launch in the next few weeks. \" width=\"707\" height=\"530\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7261\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tech Trends- Subway has been promoting that Android Pay is available for the past two weeks. Android Pay is actually set to launch in the next few weeks.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nSo according to an FAQ page about Google Wallet, we should be seeing Android Pay in a couple weeks. For current Google Wallet users, the app will automatically switch over to Android Pay, and Google Wallet will become a stand alone app in the Google Play store. So we should be seeing the update to Android and Android Pay soon.<br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.trustedreviews.com\/news\/android-pay-release-date-2015\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TrustedReviews<\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tech Trends- Sep 5-6 SpaceX set to launch, Star Wars comes to life, and your Apple Watch never needs to die again and more in this week&#8217;s &#8220;Weekend in Tech Trends&#8221;. Tech Trends 1- SpaceX Falcon Heavy could launch this spring SpaceX\u2019s Falcon Heavy rocket has a launch date. 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