New E-Paper watch from Sony turns page on a new chapter

Sources have discovered that Sony is working on a new smartwatch that focuses on fashion over function. The watch is going to be constructed out of a new e-paper display from Sony that spans not only the watch face, but the band as well. This means users will be able to change the appearance with a tap or two. The smartwatch is not only unique in eschewing functionality – it only provides the time and date – but development of the device has revealed a new business unit within Sony that is part of an effort to get the company back on track financially and in terms of innovation.



The new watch is actually out in the public already, but no one realized it until recently. Sony created a new division called Fashion Entertainments and their first product is the FES Watch, which turns out to be the Sony e-paper device. This new division within Sony reports directly to CEO Kazuo Hirai so that new, innovative products can be fast-tracked to market.

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Hands-on with Parrot’s fun new $499 Bebop Drone

Earlier this week, Parrot announced its latest drone, the Bebop, and the Android-based Skycontroller remote. Here are our impressions from our brief flight time with the gadget, which goes on sale in early December. Parrot is probably best known for its AR.Drone quadcopter. While the the device has been one of the best-selling drones on the market, it has remained on the low-end of the market while companies like DJI take over the mid- to high-end. Bebop costs $499 as a standalone device and $899 with the Skycontroller. That’s a sizable jump up from the $399 price of Parrot’s AR.Drone...

The Bebop creates a WiFi network that you’ll need to connect to when piloting. From an iOS and Android device, you’ll have up to 300 meters of distance for the drone. The Skycontroller lets you fly up to 1.25 miles away. Still, I can’t really imagine flying the drone that far, as it’d be impossible to see and steer with your own eyes by then.

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SnapJet: A Slim, Portable, Open-source Instant Film Printer

Note: This project funding is in early stage. As of now (20th Nov 2014) it receives only 0.10% of their target.

SnapJet: A Slim, Portable, Open-source Instant Film Printer

SnapJet's innovative optical system allows you to perfectly replicate the image on your smartphone's high quality display. Image scanning and transfer system has a theoretical resolution limit of 1200 dpi. That means that if you upgrade your phone, SnapJet's print quality gets even better!

All you need to do is put your phone on top, and push a single button to print beautiful photos.
But don't let SnapJet's simple interface fool you. Also included an OLED display, USB, and BLE connectivity. So all the tinkerers and photographers out there can control exposures, hack, and reprogram the SnapJet.


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Motorola Keylink, a keychain for finding your phone

Keylink is a small device that you attach to your keychain. Using the Motorola Connect app on your phone, you can connect your keys to your phone in case either tends to wander off. * If your phone decides to play hide and seek with you, you can press a button on Keylink to make it ring up to 100 feet away. Or if your keys get a similar idea, you can use the Motorola Connect App to make Keylink ring.

The great thing is Keylink is compatible with Android and iOS devices. Simply download the Motorola Connect app from the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store today to get started.

If you own a Moto X (2nd gen.), Droid Turbo or a phone running Android 5.0, Lollipop, you can use your trusted device settings to enable the added ability to keep your phone unlocked when your keys are nearby. This way you don’t have to enter your password to use it. Just enable trusted devices by going into settings and then security.

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Huawei TalkBand B1 comes to the U.S.

You probably have heard about Huawei TalkBand B1 that was announced in MWC 2014. Yeah, it’s a great piece of hardware and innovation. Who could have thought you can wear the same thing on your ear as you do on your wrist. Indeed, an out-of-the-box yet successful thought. Chinese brands as opposed to their previous...


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Hush | The World's First Smart Earplug

Hush as a piece of silence, a small, portable, yet powerful device to enjoy quietness anywhere, anytime. If you want to sleep you should be able to sleep and stay asleep regardless of the noise around you. Hush combines sound eliminating foam with noise masking to isolate you from your surrounding environment.

Hush connects wirelessly with your smartphone so you can fully power off with the peace of mind knowing that you'll be woken up when you're needed.

As a wireless miniature device that has to play sounds and stay connected to the phone for over 10 hours, battery life was one of our biggest concerns. To do this, we had to design everything with low power in mind. By using Bluetooth Low Energy and playing back locally stored audio files, Hush is able to surpass this requirement on a battery that other wireless in-ear products exhaust in two hours.
 


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Blooky: Wireless Bluetooth Password Key

Note: This project funding is in early stage. As of now (13th Nov 2014) it receives only 0.10% of their target.

Blooky Is The Solution To The Password Problem.

Blooky is a wireless Bluetooth password key that remembers all your usernames and passwords, so you don't have to.

Blooky stores your usernames and passwords on an encrypted physical key that you can deactivate at any time if it's lost or stolen. The encrypted data stored on your Blooky is unreadable after your Blooky has been deactivated.

Blooky is a universal solution that works with all the devices you already use, including Macs, PCs, iPhones, iPads, and Androids, as well as all the major browsers including Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Internet Explorer. If your computer doesn't support Bluetooth 4.0, we're offering a tiny Bluetooth LE USB Dongle that will allow Blooky to connect to your computer.


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