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Developed on the back of a successful Kickstarter campaign, CogniToys are Internet-connected smart toys with speech recognition that interactively engage and grow with a child. The first CogniToy is a (roughly) six inch friendly green dinosaur - what's not to like? Aylee talks with Donald Coolidge, co-founder of CogniToys to find out more. As if being a friendly colourful dinosoaur isn't enough, the CogniToys Dino is personalised
Stereo headphones have been around since the middle of the last century and 3D audio in headphones from the 1990s. Impressive as the spatial effect from 3D can be, the sound is still always relative to the listener as the headphones are on the wearer, whereas speakers position the sound relative to the room or other space. Until now, that is. 3D
Philips has a range of new headphones, each addressing different consumer needs, from the runner to the fashionista. Daniele listens in with Steve Punter of Philips to find out more about the latest 'phones. First up are the new Wireless Freedom sports earphones, which are Bluetooth wireless headphones so there's no cables to get tangled in gym equipment or yank out
Gibson produced their first electric guitar back in 1936 and since then, the name has been synonymous with the instrument. This doesn't mean that Gibson trades on its history alone and the company remains at the forefront of instrument innovation. The latest "High Performance" series is the most innovative guitar they've ever made. Daniele Mendez gets a demo of the latest axe from
Fitness trackers have been around from a couple of years and they're beginning to evolve from simply measuring steps and reps to coaching for improved performance. Jamie and Nick get a demo by Fabian Walke to show how the Gymwatch exemplifies that next stage in evolution. The main difference between Gymwatch and other activity trackers is that it's designed to
Todd Cochrane talks with a Bill Lempesis, Executive Director of the VESA video standards organization. VESA now has 235 members and is currently concentrating most of its efforts around DisplayPort, a digital display interface standard. They discuss the current state of acceptance of DisplayPort. The new USB-C port is expected to carry DisplayPort video on a wide variety of mobile and
There are all kinds of fitness and sports trackers coming onto the market, from the generalists like Fitbit through to the specialists for single sports, like basketball or baseball. Digital Ski is in the latter category, bringing specialist sensors to both downhill and cross-country skiing. Dr Hermann Schindler of HS Innovations shows Jamie and Nick what's possible with two sensors instead