Mobile

As far as entries to the Next-Gen PC Design competition go, the INFO Live is relatively simple and straight forward. The INFO Live Bracelet basically acts as a wearable smartphone, merging a mobile device and a PC into a fashion accessory. Use the 55 x 20 x 180mm touch-controlled INFO Live device for Internet connectivity, data transferring to other wireless-enabled ...

Waiting in the airport for your luggage to sail down the assembly line is both suspenseful and boring. Seeing that your luggage is safe and intact is great, but the wait time is boring as hell, especially if your suitcase is your place to sit. The Bluebird concept from Nate Lynch keeps your luggage communicating with your phone via Bluetooth ...

There are so many more options these days when it comes to sharing information, that printed media (and as a result, printers themselves) is becoming phased out more everyday. The Trak concept is the printer re-imagined for modern times. Everything is about mobility these days, so people want a printer that can be brought anywhere with them. The Trak attaches ...

As an iPhone user, I can tell you that the little switch on the side of the phone which puts the Apple device in “silent mode” is very easy to switch unintentionally. Because of this, I have missed calls that could have been a matter of great importance, such as saving the world, or picking up some milk from the ...

Senile senior citizens cannot be trusted. As much as I love to laugh at the frequently falling and hip-breaking demographic, I also know a life with seniors is no picnic. As senility wins over their feeble tissue masses which used to be called active and functioning brains, they start reverting back to simple childhood curiosities. The difference is, that seniors ...

We’ve seen an assortment of uses for RFID technology, the majority of it being used for credit card and financial transactions. The Consorzio del Prosciutto di San Daniele, a group of Italian ham producers, has started using RFID in an unorthodox way.

Sharp is not a major player in the phone industry outside Japan, but it has definitely attracted a sizable group of cult followers. However the company has not been launching any high-end phones since more than 2 years ago (Sharp 903/ SX833/ WX-T91), well this is about to change this year. Earlier this month FCC has given go-ahead to a ...

Band-Aids are great for covering cuts, scrapes, and assorted battle wounds to protect from infection, but isn’t it time we mixed some 21st century ingenuity into the old “cover it up and pray for a clean heal” mentality? UK startup Toumaz Technology is working on a band-aid that can monitor your vitals using a 800-900MHz wireless chip, and costing less ...

…It’s time for a new scale. The Eye Level Wireless Scale allows you to read your weight, even if your tummy is too large to view the weight on a typical floor scale. Though, before the thought “Wow, I think I need a new scale” enters your mind, hopefully the thought “Wow, I really need to lose some weight” is ...

No worries. This pen won’t self destruct. Or will it? Mwahaha. The WiFi Detecting Pen features 4 LEDs which show the strength of a WiFi signal within 30 feet. The pen itself runs off of two button cell batteries and will help you find a signal even when you’re deep within a terrorist compound, using your espionage skills against forces ...