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Dean Heckler of HeckerDesign creates modern space saving home-office furniture out of his studio in Phoenix, AZ. Aimed at those of us who would love a bijoux pad out of Wallpaper* magazine but don't either have the space or the money, it's powder-coated steel made to match the latest tech gear. His OneLessDesk is already a classic. It's also made
Scott gets a demo of Orbotix's Sphero from Adam, one of the company's founders. At first glance, Sphero is a robotic ball remotely controlled from a smartphone or tablet. Yes, I was kind of underwhelmed too, but fortunately, it's a bit more than that. To start with, Sphero is as much a game development platform as it is a product
Todd listens to Mary Semcken, VP of Marketing for Able Planet, which has an innovative technology for reducing the decibel level of headphones without reducing the richness of the sound. Amazingly, Able Planet has won a CES Innovation Award every year from 2006 through 2010. Mary shows off three new headsets, the first in military-style colours so that you can
Andy personalises his gear with help from Jed Seifert of MusicSkins. Why settle for piano black or ice white, just because they're what Apple says is cool? With vinyl skins, you can customise your phone or mp3 player from a choice of literally thousands of skins. Whether it's Madonna or Muse, Johnny C or Jay-Z, there's a skin for you.
Andy sounds out French auto audiophiles Oxygen Audio and their award-winning O Car integrated head unit for the iPhone. It's totally awesome - the iPhone mounts into the head unit of the car stereo and then acts as the controller for all the audio functions, including playing from iTunes. There's even an RDS tuner built into the unit for the
Tom interviews Ross from iGo, which will probably be familiar to anyone who's traveled on business. These are the guys who provide all the portable power equipment to keep your gadgets charged up - I've even got a few bits'n'pieces from them - and at CES, they were showing off a few of the their latest toys. First up was
The nPower PEG (Personal Energy Generator) is a kinetic charger that generates electricity through the motion of your body, typically when you are walking or running. It stores the energy in a rechargeable battery which can then be used to charge your mobile phone, mp3 player or other portable device via USB. As a rough guide, a minute of motion