Allerta got the nod to execute RIM first BlackBerry watch. Using Bluetooth, the watch syncs with the device to deliver incoming emails, text messages, and other alerts to you wrist. This is a viewing only device as messages cannot be composed on it. The watch is a full metal body, 1.3 OLED screen, vibrate, microUSB, and rechargeable. The unit is said to last up to 4 days of normal use. Due to ship in February, the price of $149.00 is not too bad. The Allerta inPulse is an interesting device, let’s see where this goes.
Finally a solution to the phone watch is here. And I am happy to report that its thorough. This cost effective set rings up at a scant $200. But good luck finding one. This tri-band GSM kit comes with a bluetooth headset, touchscreen watch, microSD, and camera. Impressed? Me too. Way to go Kempler & Strauss, the W PhoneWatch is the solutions we have expected plus more.
Dots Gloves makes a whole lot of cool gloves. These cool knit gloves are used to be able to register on touch screens with out removing the glove. They come in left or right handed and are usable with resistive and other models with capacitive screens (iPhone users can rejoice). This version is for resistive touch and have rounded metal tips that wont scratch your screen. Really cool for $10.00.
For the hearing and vision impaired, the world can be very limiting. Silent Call tries to provide a level of freedom for these people. The Silent Touch provides visual and vibration for certain events. Events such as doorbell, phone, smoke alarm, fire alarm, burglar alarm trigger the watch to activate within a 300 foot range.This watch works with the Sidekick II system from Silent Call. Silent Call has wake up alarms and mattress vibrators to alert the owner. The vibration changes with the type of alert. The Silent Touch watch sells for $150.00 and the charger for $117.65. A kit that includes the watch, charger, and bed vibrator costs $289.00.
Noon Solar is back with the Oakley Tote. These eco-fashion bags are getting more and more international popularity. Not only is this a solar bag, it is made with nature in mind. The naturally dyed chrome free leather complements the bags green charging ability.
This bag has a lithium-ion pack, solar cell, wall charger, iPod connector, and USB phone tips.
The 16 inch by 14 inch by 6 inch Oakley ranges from $378.00 to $390.00.
As part of a commercial and government concept, Pharad has developed a wearable antenna. Compatible with GSM band phones, this embeddable device helps increase reception. When first created it was aimed for first responders but now is available to the general public.This flexible, water-proof antenna, is able to be place within or on garments for great versatility. It is made of Pharad’s state-of-the-art, thin flexible material called Flextenna. This is great considering they offer other varieties too like UWB and GPS. This may become a mainstream concept soon.
Talk to the hand has a new meaning. The fusion of Bluetooth and apparel has taken a new step. Glove maker Swany has matched up with Texsys to bring you G-CELL. This is the bluetooth cellular glove of the future.
This glove has a microphone/speaker, call and end buttons, vibrate, and flashing call indicator.
This ski glove features:
Bluetooth 2.0 complaint
Voice Dialing compliant
Vibration and Visual Alarm
Standby around 240 hours
48 hours talk-time
Rechargeable Lithium Ion Polymer Battery
Waterproof electronic system
Cost and availability is unknown so far. Stay tuned.
This Finger Touching Cell Phone is one of the iF Concept Product Awards for 2007. This concept product Designed by Sunman Kwon at Hong-ik University in South Korea and Samsung, is a wearable mobile device for enhanced text chatting. You slip the device onto your hand and it projects a 3×4 cellphone keypad on your palm as seen in the picture to the left. The buttons are placed on the finger joints, so all you do is tap your finger joints whenever you want to type out a text message.
The Finger Touching Cell Phone looks really cool. We can only hope that this concept makes it into a real device.
The Clothing+ Handsfree solves the cable hassles and phone placement problems of the ordinary earpiece-headset.
The use of the widespread handsfree sets is plagued by constant problems with entangled cables and untying knots. The placement of the phone can also be a problematic; either the cable does not reach from ear to pocket or dashboard, or the cable gets caught in something like the collar or the seatbelt and the earpiece pops out. An entangled cable is slow and difficult to untangle, and for example while driving this can be very dangerous.
By combining a neck leash phone holder with a handsfree device the Clothing+ Handsfree provides a solution for both phone placing and easy, hassle-free, access to the earpieces.
The Clothing+ Handsfree can be used with the following Nokia phone models.
