Top ‘Tech Innovations 2016’: The Year Is Promising With Surface Dial, Tesla Model 3, Amazon Echo And More

By Jeff Thompson - 25 Nov '16 18:31PM

The year 2016 can be considered as a breakthrough year for tech innovations considering the various products that have caught the attention of the consumers. The list of top tech innovations 2016 includes Surface Dial, Tesla Model 3, Amazon Echo, SolarCity Gigafactory, Reusable Rockets are a few on the list.

Microsoft Surface Dial - The device is priced at $99.99, is changing the imagination of creative workers and normal people. Being embedded with Surface Studio or Surface Book it creates wonders on the screen. The innovative device, a cylinder shaped dial, opens unlimited possibilities of creativity stands the best among tech innovations 2016.

Tesla Model 3 - The announcement has come in 2016 but delivery would start by late 2017. However, the electric car that sells at the base price of $35,000 which can travel 215 miles once charged, got 276,000 bookings in the initial 3 days. The car with acceleration from 0-60 mph in 6 seconds and coming with the self-driving system making it another one in the list of major tech innovations 2016.

Tesla Model 3’s battery will be 30% more energy dense than the Model S’ original pack https://t.co/Bgz2DveFAP pic.twitter.com/ubhgOgI3V7

— Electrek.Co (@ElectrekCo) November 14, 2016

Amazon Echo - The AI assistant device is actually introduced in 2014. But, this year it has got stronger and now it is a complete home solution, security, and personal management device. When it introduced in 2014, the device was very primitive with many of the commands were not recognizing, but over the years Amazon brought a lot of updates and changes and made it a real tech innovation.

SolarCity Gigafactory - This is actually a solar panel manufacturing plant setting up in Buffalo, Nevada. The plant has an estimated cost of $750 million and will produce 10,000 solar panels per day. The dream project of Elon Musk will ensure highly efficient solar cells made at a low price. Considering the global warming, the transition to solar energy will be much faster if it could cater what it promised.

Reusable Rockets - Another one in the list of major tech innovations 2016. The year saw more organizations and companies started moving to reusable rockets. Until recently, the rockets were meant for one-time use and now it is being redesigned to use multiple times like space shuttles. The technology has miles to go, but the transition is promising and could be future means of transportation.