# Smartphone-Controlled Telescopes Celestron’s Cosmos WiFi Telescope Offers New Star-Gazing Me By Farida Helmy | Published 2014-01-13 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cosmos-wifi-telescope References: [popsci](http://www.popsci.com/gallery/gadgets/12-best-products-ces-2014/?image=7) & [celestron](http://www.celestron.com/science_education/cosmos-90gt-wifi-telescope.html) Getting closer to the cosmos has never been more accessible; the cosmos and Celeston have teamed up to give us the chance to savor the night sky with the new Celestron Cosmos WiFi Telescope, which is controllable via our smartphones. With the populous smartphone glued to us constantly, why not use it for good to brush up on constellations using the (first ever) Wi-Fi Celestron Navigator mobile app to virtually operate the Cosmos 90GT WiFi Telescope? For all you astronomy enthusiasts stargazers out there, all you need to do is “hold your smart device up to the night sky. When you find an object you’d like to view, tap the screen. Your Cosmos 90GT automatically slews to the object, while the screen displays information about it.” ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.7/10 - Popularity: 25% | Activity: 49% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Smartphone-controlled Telescopes:** Disruptive Innovation Opportunity: Leveraging smartphone technology to make stargazing and astronomy more accessible and interactive. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Consumer Electronics:** Disruptive Innovation Opportunity: Integrating smartphone control into consumer telescopes, creating a new market for tech-savvy stargazers. - **Mobile Applications:** Disruptive Innovation Opportunity: Developing mobile apps that enhance the stargazing experience by providing information and control functionality for telescopes. - **Astronomy:** Disruptive Innovation Opportunity: Revolutionizing the field of astronomy by combining traditional telescopes with smartphone technology, enabling seamless exploration of the cosmos. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Smartphone-Connected Telescopes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dwarf-ii-portable-smart-telescope.md) - [App-Controlled Smart Telescopes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/evscope-equinox-2.md) - [Consumer-Grade Connective Telescopes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/equinox-2.md) - [Intelligent Connected Telescope Models](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/decouvir-telescope.md) - [Intelligent 4K Smart Telescopes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/seestar-s30-pro.md) - [Automated Algorithm-Powered Telescopes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-space-telescope.md) - [Rooftop-Mounted Space Telescopes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/celestron-origin.md) - [Portable AI Telescopes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vizta-smart-and-portable-telescope.md) - [High-Power Palm-Sized Telescopes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/konsivy-pro.md)