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Anyone who has worn earbuds or in-ear headphones will know that (a) they are very effective in blocking out external noise and (b) phone conversations sound a little strange if you use them with your smartphone to take a call. ONvocal have a solution to these problems....it's a little unorthodox and pricey so Don finds out more from company president,
Smart homes and the Internet of Things are very much in vogue at CES this year with vendors offering a wide range of products, some of which hardly deserve the name "smart" and others that are genuinely innovative. In the latter camp, there is Oort which tries to "make your world smarter". Don learns more from Radek Tadajewski, Wizard of
Although initially with a stylus and more recently with fingers, the touch user interface goes back as far as the early days of mobile devices to the Apple Newton and Palm Organiser. Elliptic Labs want to add non-touch to the mobile user interface with ultrasound gesture recognition. Todd gets a demo from Laila Danielson, CEO. Elliptic Labs use an ultrasonic
Digital pictures and cameras on smartphones have changed the photography beyond recognition in the last twenty years and the quality of the imagery is such that innovative filmmakers are using iPhones to record footage. One restriction remains and that is the lens itself; there's only one and it's fixed in place. There's no swapping in a macro lens, though Schneider
Corning are famous for their glass-based products, most notably Serengeti Drivers sunglasses and Gorilla Glass screens which protect the majority of mobile devices on the planet. Todd gets a hands-on demonstration of Corning's latest products from Jon Pesansky and Gabriela Allen. This year sees Gorilla Glass 4 come to market which roughly doubles the height a phone call fall without smashing its
It's best not to drink alcohol at all before driving as even small amounts of alcohol can impair your judgement. However, if you need to check your blood alcohol concentration (BAC), then the Floome smartphone breathalyser from 2045 Tech can help you determine if it's legal to drive. Fabio Penzo CEO shows Todd that he's sober. Floome is a small
Flic is a bluetooth-enabled button. That's it. But it's a simple idea that has a thousand uses from taking pictures with a smartphone to autodialling or even working as a personal distress alarm. Nick and Todd go "ah-ha" with Pranav Kosuri, co-founder of Shortcut Labs. Flic is a coin-sized button that can be stuck or clipped onto nearly anything. When