Tag Archives: wearables

Momenta is one of the finalists in Microsoft’s Next-Gen PC Design competition, and it’s not wonder why. The neck-worn Momenta is designed to record your life in a rolling buffer, while actively reading your pulse. When Momenta senses your heart rate increasing, it saves the previous five minutes of buffered video, acting as sort of a real life TiVo so ...

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 ...

Last summer the Internet was under a spell. That spell being the Fake Steve Jobs blog. While the unleashing of the real “fake Steve Jobs” might have caused the blog to slowly take a head dive, the Fake Steve Jobs Mock Turtleneck might make people confuse you for an internet cultural icon for half a second. The real Fake Steve ...

When we saw the Safe Turn wrist blinkers for bicyclists, we thought that the blinking bracelet was a effective way of keeping safe on the road. The Turn Signal Glasses might not be the most practical tool for bikers, but for joggers and cautious jaywalkers, they fit the bill pretty well.

Slippers. Most commonly worn by hospital patients and sleepy-eyed senior citizens. The Joy Slippers are a substitution for a mouse and joystick, controlled via foot movements. The best thing about the slippers is that you can make them yourself with a step-by-step DIY.

What’s with gamblers and watches? This is the second gambling theme watch we’ve seen, the other being the excellent Girard Perregaux Jackpot watch. Though unlike the Jackpot, the Roulette Watch scuttles away from the slot machine to the exciting spinning roulette table.

Protesting with signs attached to sticks of wood is for hippies. As respected members of the tech community we all need something with a little more pizazz. The Wearable Video Vest is a cool way to garner some attention. Well, at least more attention that you’d get with a piece of poster board. The Video Vest features a full-on full-motion ...

I would have died for a pair of these back in the days when friends and I would get together every weekend for a day long game of Capture The Flag or Manhunt. Nothing was more important than communication, and this was before the days of cellphones. The Walkie Talkie Watches would have been an awesome way to sync our ...

Resembling a hazmat mask made of bubble wrap, the Sippy Mask looks about as comfortable as a deep prostate exam and has a usage which is equally vague and nonexistent. But how can you go wrong with a face covering straw? The Sippy Mask is also said to glow under a black light, which makes midnight sipping a glow-in-the-slightly-dark experience. ...

A recent project from the students over at London’s Royal College Of Art caught our eye with its unique look and obvious sensory deprivation. Called “Animal Sense Devices”, the pieces are a set of experimental sense amplifiers which give humans animalistic senses.