Virtual Projection Keyboard

CES 2013, Computers,

Shrinking Down to Keyfob Size

CTX logoTiny screen keyboard on your smartphone got you down ?  Here’s a way to use any flat surface for a full sized equivalent, with this laser projection keyboard from CTX Virtual Technologies connected to your smartphone via Bluetooth. You will be able to type on any flat surface on a projected full-sized keyboard ready to go. A second model includes a secondary battery, enabling you to get the benefit of a protective case, virtual keyboard, and battery all in one unit.

 

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Combat Creatures – Your Own Battlebot

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Affordable Play With Robot Warriors

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Combat Creatures introduced WiFi controllable remote toys  called Attacknids . Introduced in 2012, the toys have been a big hit and have been featured on the David Letterman show, Fox News, and many gadget shows.

The units can be armed with Nerf missiles, Ping Pong ball cannon, flying disk ammo and roving crab-walk shields, and  provide some of the thrills of the old Comedy Central Battlebot series at an affordable price.

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Put That Cupholder to Good Use: Secure Your Smartphone

CES 2013, Gadgets

Flexible Solution to Holding Your Phone

HerculesNot all CES is bleeding edge tech. If you are looking for an inexpensive way to hold your phone, GPS, or music player in a wide variety of vehicles – or keep the kids in the backseat a bit more organized, here’s the Cup Holder phone mount. Especially designed for over the road use – it can be found at various truckstops and RV destinations throughout the US, or available on the web at HerculesHolder.com.

CorrysCoolStuff.com also has a variety of specialized novelties that might be of interest to you as well. And the price is right – less than $15.

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Pro Backgound for YouTube Productions

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Use Pro-grade Equipment to Amp Up Business Videos

Darim logoYouTube has a large consumer presence, but it is also used by many businesses to communicate messages about their products and services. A professional set can deliver the impression of a formal studio setting and deliver a much more professional appearance.

Virtual studios are an extension of green screen technology – permitting the talent to appear to be sitting in an ultra modern studio costing millions of dollars. This system from DarimVision, called V-Studio  allows corporate or podcaster video producers to produce videos for YouTube that rival commercial productions – in either prosumer or professional models.

 

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3D Printing With Fine Detail

CES 2013, Gadgets,

A New Form of Stereo-Lithography for Consumer Use

Formlabs1Formlabs, Inc combines software and a different chemical process and feedstock to create  a novel 3D printer. Targeted at professional end of the market, it is still within range of the serious hobbyist or tech enthusiast, and offers unprecedented resolution for detailed work.

Most 3D printers are based upon a thermoplastic technique – essentially a precision position X-Y-Z glue gun. The layer resolution is typically around a millimeter. This system uses a photopolymer-based process, where a high precision system directs a laser across a tray of liquid resin and causes a thin layer to solidify. This process creates layers that are much thinner, on the order of 25 microns (.025 millimeters) The build platform then rises in preparation for the next layer. After thousands of repetitions, your part is complete with exquisite detail.

 

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Skype Cubicle for Office Use

CES 2013, Gadgets

 Enhanced Skype Environment for Business

Poor lighting, lousy sound and poor camera angles can really distract from a professional communications setting on Skype or similar services. 

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 Steelcase provides a formal location with great sound conditioning, lighting and camera positioning that contibute to a comfortable and efffective communications pod that is a natural extension of the office environment. The effect is to get conference room or cubicle ready for an interconnected world.

This interview with Steelcase at CES features the MediaScape line of furniture that has connected devices that feature one touch connection to the system in work or school.

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Roku Stick Now on Available on Multiple TV Brands

CES 2013, TVs,

A Plug-In Roku Uses New MHL Port

Roku is now available on fifteen platforms through the use of the new Roku Streaming Stick, which provides over 700 channels of content as an option to a number of TV manufacturer’s products through a new port Multimedia High Definition Link (MHL) port.  It’s been recognized as a great strategy for manufacturers to tap into a market leader’s offering through a plug-in adapter, without having to waste resources trying to develop their own particular flavor of Smart TV.

Conventional Roku set top boxes required HDMI access and separate power connection. This new stick allows you to dispense with those connections, and have the Roku controls kept with the controls from the TV. The familiar Roku interface remains the same, and the consumer is able to provide one time set up on WiFi for the Roku’s internet connection. Price class $100.
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Radio Controller Quadcopter

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RC Pilot Fun on a Budget

RClogger

RC Logger introduces an affordable unit that will let you get started in the remote control aircraft hobby on a budget.  RC Logger has set out to find the sweet spot with a $79 unit that has the range and performance that challenge the bigger units and provide affordable entry into the RC pilot club.

The unit has a learning mode to allow you to start slowly. After you build your skills, there’s a more aggressive sport setting. Flight times are about 7-8 minutes. The unit will go about 20 mph and with a 915 Mhz system you could easily run it out of sight before it will  run out of range. It recharges from a USB in about 20 minutes. More details at RCLogger.com
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Portable Cooking Without Flame

CES 2013, Home

Emergency Food Prep or Hiking Off the Grid

MagicCook

If you need to prepare a hot meal and find yourself a long way from a source of power, here’s an ideal product. By adding a liquid to the container along with a chemical fuel packet, within sixty seconds you have boiling heat to cook all sorts of mealtime treats. Combining 16 different chemicals, it provides up to sixty minutes of heat for baby food, lunch, or dinner.

Snow, soft drinks or water are just enough to activate the chemical pouch in the system.With a shelf life of five years, the system is ideal for off road, camping or boating use. The small set is $35, including ten heating pouches. including the container. Replacement is $15 for a pack of ten.
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LTE Cellular Extenders from Wilson

CES 2013, Mobile

Wilson Amplifiers

Cellular Range Extenders from Wilson Electronics

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Smart Phones on LTE Networks Require Smarter Fill In

Smart phones are driving the FCC band assignments for cellular services for the new LTE technology. The problem is that they add additional frequency bands as they add higher speed coverage. Carriers have gained authorization for new frequencies but the laws of physics still introduce dead spots on the road and in buildings.

Wilson Electronics has a new line of Range Extenders that solve the problem with five band ‘Quint Band’ versions that include this new spectrum for Verizon and ATT LTE services. They are suitable for mobile use or to extend the signals into marginal signal areas in warehouses or small business operations.

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