British fashion designer Richard Nicoll wanted to create an electric atmosphere at his catwalk show at London Fashion Week this weekend. He did that, in part, by debuting a rechargeable handbag that can power your cell …
Accessories & Peripherals
Nomad Brush: Making iPad Painting More Painterly
When I attended Macworld|iWorld last Thursday and Friday, the show floor was bustling with attendees. And in terms of bustle-per-square-foot, the busiest booth I saw probably belonged to Nomad Brush, which makes brushes that can …
Kinect Camera Tech Lets You Try On Clothes without Trying On Clothes
“Do you ever buy clothes online?”
That question was asked to me by Bodymetrics CEO Suran Goonatilake right before a demo (see above video) of his company’s fancy virtual shopping technology at the 2012 Consumer Electronics …
Meet Autom, Your Personal Weight Loss Robot
When you attend the Consumer Electronics Show, you’re going to get asked one question more than any other: “Seen anything cool?” I usually fumble a bit and then come up with a few products. But if anyone had asked me at this …
The (Fake) Consumer Electronics Show
At its CES booth in the Las Vegas Convention Center’s North Hall, SecurityMan has been showing some products that don’t work. I don’t mean that as a criticism. Along with its security products, it had a whole wall of dummy …
Slide to Unlock, Then Rock with the ‘Guitar Apprentice’ iPad Accessory
Shown off at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show, Ion Audio’s Guitar Apprentice iPad accessory has already been a fixture on every local, regional and national broadcast news outlet’s segment, the formula being that the anchors …
6 Slightly Ridiculous Celebrity-Endorsed Headphones from CES 2012
Just because Dr. Dre had a hit on his hands with his line of “Beats” headphones doesn’t mean other celebrity-endorsed audio gear will fare as well. Here’s a look at some of the new contenders and the celebrities that have endorsed them.
Aha’s Webified Radio Service: Coming Soon to a Lot More Cars
What’s the best way to bring stuff from the web into the car? A bevy of companies are working on answers to that question. Aha, a startup that is now part of stereo giant Harman, has one of the most intriguing answers: Treat it …
Cord-On-Board: New iPhone Case Packs Its Own Charging Cable
Philadelphia-based CaseInity‘s protective iPhone case looks to solve the simple-yet-persistent I need holes! problem every iPhone owner faces by making sure you’ve got a 9.5-inch USB charging cable with you at all times.
The …
Retro Mouse Merges New Technology with Old-Timey Wrist Pain
What a wonderful pile of crap this $20 Retro USB Mouse looks like. Wonderful in the sense that it conjures up memories of a simpler time in the history of computing – pile of crap in the sense that the median nerve in my …
Cellphones that Repair Themselves? Scientists Create ‘Self-Healing’ Circuits
Cellphone, heal thyself — if you’re sick of having to work your way through a series of broken electronic devices, dulled (or dead) batteries and an endless thread of replacement cellphones, help may be at hand thanks to …
