When it comes to innovations in technology, you really have to learn to "think outside the box". Yeah, that is so cliche that you have to be inside the box to use that. Two weeks ago, I was at CES 2013 and there were booths and booths full of mobile accessories and cases for popular phones like the iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy S III, and Nokia Lumia 920. I didn't really see … [Read more...] about The Sensus Canopy: Use the other side of your iPhone case for control

I always like seeing new and more convenient form of transportation, and yes, I wish I could afford a Segway. This Solowheel looks to be a smaller version of the Segway, or other self-balancing vehicle. As you can see, the Solowheel is very small, sort of like a tiny unicycle that you don't need to pedal. It has two gyro sensors for control, which is leaning forward to … [Read more...] about SoloWheel, a gyro-stabilized electric unicycle

While I was at CES Unveiled, I got a chance to see Dacor, a company that has created innovations like the 30-inch Self-Cleaning Pure Convection Wall Oven, has created an oven with Wi-Fi Connectivity. That's right, it is an oven that can be controlled remotely, and it runs on the Android OS. It is powered by a Samsung 1GHz Processor 512MB DDR2 RAM, and the user, or "chef", … [Read more...] about Dacor brings us an Android stove

I think we all know that the smartphone operating systems are ruled by iOS, Android, and Windows 8, but there could be a new player in this game. Mozilla, creator of the Internet browser Firefox, is working on developing a mobile phone that will use their own version of a mobile operating system, Firefox OS. This phone is being developed with Telefonica and Geeksphone. … [Read more...] about Mozilla is working on a Firefox smartphone

While I was at CES 2013, I saw a little robot that reminded me a lot of Number Johnny Five, except he didn't have tank treads for legs. The robot's name was Shimi, and it was made by a company known as Tovot you should probably just watch the video and see everything Shimi can do. Considering how many Bluetooth speakers that I reviewed last year, it is nice to see a … [Read more...] about The Shimi robot from Tovbot

I think we all know that 3-D has brought new life to video games, but now that the sight and sound have been taken care of, we might as well try and cover scent in our video games. Sensory Acumen has created this gaming product that they call GameSkunk, which is an olfactory device made to deliver scents to gamers, and it can do about 30,000 of them. I know what you are … [Read more...] about Sensory Acumen’s GameSkunk brings the smell to video games

All right, I suppose that I have now seen iPad accessories for everything. I saw this at CES 2013 at CTA Digital's booth, who I believe is a company that is most famous for gaming accessories like the Wii Sniper Rifle. I don't know about this, as I couldn't imagine someone using the iPad to potty train a kid. CTA Digital told me that this works with all apps, which can … [Read more...] about CTA Digital presents the iPotty for the iPad

When it comes to listening to music, we have been a prisoner to earbuds for the past decade. It is time to think past the plugging of the ears. Personally, I am surprised we haven't gone to bone conduction, such as the ones on Aftershokz Mobile. These type of headphones don't have to come in contact with the ears, just the skin. A company known as Max Virtual is working … [Read more...] about The CYNAPS Project from Max Virtual

I think we all know that the iPad and various other Android tablets essentially rule the tablet market, and it is really interesting to see what could be the next big thing. I think I may have found it with the enchantROOM. The enchantMOON is from Ubiquitous Entertainment Inc. (UEI) and I believe that is a Japanese company. The enchantMOON has the MOONPhase OS, and it … [Read more...] about enchantMOON, like no tablet that you have ever seen

I realize that headline seems very contradictory, but when it comes to protection for mobile devices, there are the usual cases that I often report about, and then there are the gourmet ones that offer a lot of protection. These are the cases of Otterbox and Ballistic. I had a chance to try out the Ballistic case for the Motorola RAZR M, my former phone. No offense to … [Read more...] about Go Ballistic on your mobile device, and you’ll be protected

I think it is interesting that we have mobile devices, but our clothes do not accommodate for them. After all, most pockets of jeans would not fit a phablet. Suddenly a company named Alphyn Industries comes along with a whole slough of products made for the mobile phone revolution. Alphyn has clothes like the SOMA-1 Wearcom pullover, which has a transparent pocket made … [Read more...] about Alphyn Industries Clothes are prepared for the mobile revolution

I think the Octa Tablet Tail isn't the only iPad accessory to have some metallic tentacle effect, as the Standzfree has a stand for its bendable structure. Considering that a lot of us are using the iPad while sitting in a chair, lying in the bed, or standing up, isn't it good just to have an iPad holder for these? The Standzfree can adjust to 48 inches from 36 … [Read more...] about Standzfree iPad floor stand

You're probably wondering why I am wearing these cat ears on my head. You may also be wondering why I am not smiling. This picture was taken at CES last week, by the way. Yeah, you will still be hearing a lot about CES for quite a while. It has nothing to do with my mood. Trust me, no one was holding a gun to my head on this one. You see, the Neocomimi cat ears aren't … [Read more...] about Neocomimi cat ears tilt with your metal state

I know that I have been covering a lot of accessories these days after CES, but man, there were a lot of them. I think it has been a while since I covered an iPad case, and I liked the ones I saw at the ZooGue booth at CES. ZooGue showed off the Case Prodigy, and it has a magnetic kickstand that is good for up to six secure angles with a high angle and anything in … [Read more...] about ZooGue iPad Case Prodigy

Granted, 2012 wasn't as bad as the movie of the same name, but there were a lot of natural disasters thanks to Hurricane Sandy and more. I think we all could use a good emergency phone, and SpareOne could be that phone. SpareOne won the CES Design and Innovation 2013 award for "Tech for a Better World", and it is essentially a phone that can run on a single AA battery. … [Read more...] about SpareOne, a mobile phone for real emergencies