A brilliant moment for technology

A brilliant moment for technology

Do you remember where you were when Apple boss Steve Jobs presented the very first iPhone?

okay, for most it is not a moment like the murder of President John F. Kennedy, the moon landing or the case of the Berlin Wall. I remember it because I did the same thing that I usually do when companies announce interesting things - watch the market. And this announcement liked the market very much.

But I remember Apple and his iPhone because I leaned back and thought: "Jobs have something great."

This smartphone should be everything we needed. It was slim, powerful and easy to use. It had the "coolness" factor that Apple had established with the iPod years earlier.

We are faced with another "Apple moment" with a company that has produced some breathtaking technological innovations and still made it slim, user-friendly and cool.

it started with a car

Tesla has taken the next step to revolutionize how we think and use energy for our daily needs.

The first step was with its model 3 - the first electrical, internet -capable and self -driving car. The company has received around 400,000 pre-orders for this car worth more than $ 10 billion, and it is not even planned to come onto the market before the end of this year.

This sleek-looking car has an affordable entry price of $ 35,000 and appeals to Millennials by being environmentally friendly and still giving them access to the latest technologies.

In addition, Tesla has a innate "coolness" factor because it is right at the top of the latest innovations.

And now Tesla wants to help at your home ... Well, to be precise, your roof.

top technology for your roof

Tesla recently announced that it started to accept orders for its new solar roof system with its so-called “Infinity” guarantee.

Instead of adding the current huge solar collectors on their existing roof to capture the sun rays, Tesla has developed tiles that look like normal terracotta, slate or asphalt roof tiles, but actually a kind of glass with the solar cell is built inside. And Tesla's guarantee claims that the roof lasts longer than the lifespan of your house.

Instead of having the unsightly panels, you can get bricks that look like normal roof tiles. Tesla designed the collection of solar energy aesthetically appealing ... and it is cheaper than many analysts expected. Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, announced that active tiles would cost $ 42 per quadrat foot and inert tiles $ 11 per square foot.

Bloomberg estimated that the renovation of a 2,000 square meter house in New York would cost around $ 50,000 (according to federal tax credits), but would generate energy for saving the energy with a 40 % cover of active tiles and a battery for saving the energy. Year. Not bad business, especially if your house is well exposed to the sun.

The vision of Musk is that your home collects solar energy through the roof tiles and the energy is saved in a central battery. With this battery you can charge your electric car. Your total energy requirement is covered in a practical place - clean, efficient and simple.

capture the moment of Apple

We were here ... in 2001 when Apple released his first iPod and revolutionized how we carry and hear music with us. Sure, an iPod was a little more expensive than other devices at that time, but the technology was up to date and offered everything we wanted directly at hand.

Apple did it again in 2007 when his first iPhone launched the market, and people flocked to him, so that the iPhone could sell more than 6 million units before it went over to the next Generation.

Well, I don't say that Tesla will receive 270,000 pre -orders for his solar roof, as Apple did for his iPhone in the first 30 hours. The price is certainly higher, but Tesla plays the same combination that Apple created years ago-top technology, user-friendliness, an accessible price and a certain "coolness" factor that other solar companies simply could not reach in the past. 400,000 pre -orders for Model 3 mean that the company certainly enjoys global attention.

Tesla is an excellent example of the type of technological innovations and possibilities that are currently on the market.

You don't want to miss the next Apple or Tesla moment.

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This article arises from an idea, found somewhere in the world in an international article. Translated and newly written.