The Microsoft CES 2012 keynote might be the last, but that doesn't mean it lacks in interesting news-- amongst other announcements, Steve Ballmer revealed the Kinect is coming to Windows PCs on February 2012.

The Kinect was a hit on the Xbox 360, with 2010 sales reaching around 18M units. It also proved to be fertile ground for inventive hackers, who used it for all sorts of experimental applications, such as PC control.

Now Kinect for Windows will allow for official gesture and voice control Continue reading...

While many companies search for ways to add value, Monster consistently turns adding value into an art, a lucrative art. But how?

“One demo at a time,” asserts Noel Lee, known as the Head Monster. It’s not enough to add valuable features: you have to show the benefits to the public.

When industry pioneer Lee started in the audio cable business, there was no internet, no blogging, no YouTube. “You had to stand in front of buyers and demo, and demo, and demo…”

“If you want to sell high performance to Continue reading...

Your Macbook and iDevice owning customers might find the PlugBug quite useful-- it replaces the removable standard 2-prong adapter and adds a USB port, turning it into a 10W USB charger.

Thus, it allows one to simultaneously charge a Macbook and an iDevice. As a plus, the PlugBug also works as a standard standalone USB charger.

It still has one catch, though-- it is currently only available with a North American-compatible plug. It can still serve European customers crossing the pond by converting Continue reading...

Lenovo updates the N5901 Multimedia Remote with Keyboard with the N5902, replacing the glossy black finish with a matte fingerprint-proof exterior and adding backlighting to the keys.

The company also includes an optical pointer and a "ridged" scroll bar.

It operates at 2.4GHz frequency, and has an operating range of up to 30 feet according to Lenovo.

Ideal for customers using home theatre PCs, installation requires plugging a USB nano dongle (included) and is compatible with Windows 2000, XP, Continue reading...

Your more artistic customers should find Wacom's Inkling rather interesting-- it turns real ink drawings on paper into digital art, without the need of a scanner.

The Inkling consists of a traditional ballpoint pen and a digital receiver tracking and recording pen strokes with 1024 sensitivity levels.

The receiver clips to the edge of paper or sketchbooks, and is adjustable for left or right handed users. Once finished from a drawing, the user presses a button to make the Inkling record a new Continue reading...

Who says mp3 player cases can't be dynamic? Improv Electronics launches the Skin Flik, the colour-changing device case for iPod Touch 2/3G.

The case carries a Reflex electronic skin with integrated LCDs, alongside a touch sensitive strip. Swiping a finger over the strip lights up the LCDs, causing the colour change.

The LCDs lie beneath a clear plastic lens printed with a graphic image, parts of which remain clear to reveal the skin beneath.

It also doesn't use power from the device, as it uses Continue reading...

One can't always rely on their memory for password storage-- thus your customers should find a secure alternative with Menstecnica's I-Memo and its fingerprint recognition.

The I-Memo is a portable password-storing device smaller than a mobile phone, allowing access to stored passwords via fingerprint verification instead of a  master password.

It stores up to 2000 records (each with PIN, userID, password and other fields) and has a random password and number generator. The device can handle up Continue reading...

Customers wanting to boost their tablets' sound might just get what they want with Logitech's Tablet Speaker, a clip-on solution for their audio problems.

A rubberised clip attaches the speaker to the tablet's back, while it connects to the device via 3.5mm headphone jack.

Logitech says the speaker has up to 8 hours of power, and the battery charges via USB.

The package also includes a travel case for easy storage.

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