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It is nice to be able to listen to music while commuting, traveling, or exercising. Typical earbuds can make that frustrating, though, especially if the cord gets tangled or the ear buds won't stay in. Earin has solved that problem with wireless ear buds that were designed for audio. Daniel stopped by the Earin booth at CES Showstoppers 2016 to
Activity tracking wearables are commonplace but most are bracelet-style devices. Kuai have taken a different approach, incorporating sensors into sport headphones worn during physical activity. Jamie finds out more about the Kuai multisport biometric headphones from Carlos Marco, CEO and founder. The headphones are earbuds with over-the-ear hooks to keep them in place during sport. The headphones have several sensors,
Sleep is great. Not only does it refresh you for the coming day, your behaviour while asleep can provide indicators to health issues such as sleep apnea. Howard Borenstein, President of Sleepace takes Jamie through snooze system. Sleepace compromises three components. First is the Reston, a flat band which goes under the mattress and records night-time behaviour. Second a complementary
The real privacy battle is the war that is waging behind our browsers and how companies are watching our every move to the point of it being downright creppy. We are on the march finally to 1100 and looking forward to getting over that line. Great feedback from the last show, only bad thing audio file that was sent sounded
With its high-quality cameras and extensibility thru apps, the iPhone ushered in a whole new era of photography. It was obvious early on that the iPhone would be used for more than just taking snapshots, and a wide range of accessories have been developed to complement this. One thing that's been tricky, however, is dealing with all of these different
Cooking outdoors can present a lot of challenges. You need to have the right equipment and more importantly, the fuel to get your fire started. It's certainly easier to set up a cookout at home where you've got access to nearby utilities. But what if you're out on a camping trip or a long hike where modern amenities aren't immediately
I live on California's Central Coast. We're in the midst of the rainy season here and weather patterns are often unpredictable, with overcast days that could produce a downpour at any moment. It's tough to know when it'd be a good idea to bring an umbrella or leave it behind. Fortunately, the makers of Oombrella are working to change that.
If the world is ever truly going to embrace renewable energy, it's going to take a concerted effort. People from all walks of life, living in varied environments, will have to either fully embrace things like solar power, or they'll have to do everything they can to let others know they support the cause. SunPort is hoping to help consumers
Scott Ertz interviews Arun Kumar, partner presenter at the Wireless Power Consortium booth. They discuss the current state of wireless charging technology. They demonstrate a 15 watt wireless charger hooked to a laptop. It will soon be possible to integrate wireless charging circuitry directly into laptop computers for the first time, perhaps within a year. Scott also interviews John Perzow,
Scott Ertz interviews Jason Menard, marketing manager at Crosley. Turntables are making a bit of a comeback along with vinyl record albums. They discuss Crosley's latest line of turntables. Previously Crosley was known for its suitcase style of turntables. In response to customer requests, Crosley is now moving into more sophisticated direct drive turntables. The "C" series currently has 4
Scott Ertz interviews Jill Byeff, marketing for Altec Lansing. They discuss Altec Lansing's latest innovative line of headphones and earbuds. They discuss the new DVR DJ style headphone. The headphone has a built-in 1080p 30 frames per second video camera that has 8 gigabytes of memory built-in as well as an SD card slot to increase video recording capacity. There is
I'm intrigued by a lot of these new "connected home" devices. My inner geek gets abnormally excited by the idea of being able to control everything (or at least most things) from a smart device or computer. That's why I was excited when electronics manufacturer 1byone offered to send me one of its Smart LED Bluetooth Light Bulbs. Unboxing
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