Nike+ has just introduced the FuelBand, a new iOS-connected product that’s described to help people who want to be “more active.” To do that, the wristband measures and displays four different metrics: time, calories, steps and NikeFuel. NikeFuel is basically technology that measures movement through the wrist that gets boiled down to a measurable number.
iLuv has put out two new accessories for travelers at CES, with the SmashBox Pro portable speaker case and the DreamTraveler, a travel-friendly charging station for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod. Designed for outdoor use, the SmashBox Pro keeps a mobile device such as a smartphone or music player protected while rocking built-in stereo speakers.
Casio Japan will be releasing their new G-SHOCK GB-6900 watch in March, a wristwatch that’s built with the typical G-SHOCK ruggedness but updated to support Bluetooth 4.0 LE (low-energy) tech – basically a Bluetooth connection that consumes less power than your garden-variety Bluetooth (despite the live connection, Casio says the watch’s battery is still good to last two years). Like a number of Bluetooth-enabled wristwatches that we’ve seen before, the GB-6900 will be able to display info for incoming calls, as well as alerts for e-mail and text messages. The Bluetooth tech will also let it sync the time with paired smartphones.
While it’s not really that big a surprise anymore (Asus already mentioned that their upcoming Transformer Prime tablet will be running on it), at least it’s now official: NVIDIA has finally (and officially!) announced the Tegra 3, the quad-core ARM Cortex A9 processor that was previously known as the Kal-El. Among its highlights, the new mobile chip promises to deliver “PC-class” performance to tablets and smartphones with three times the graphics performance of the dual-core Tegra 2, but uses up to %61 less power.
Here’s an interesting development in the rather uninteresting world of glass: Nippon Electric Glass Co Ltd. has developed a new glass substrate called “invisible glass.” While it might sound rather dull, considering that glass is already transparent and Corning already announced a new type of glass that’s tougher than their patent Gorilla Glass panels, here’s what makes it awesome: no matter how clear you make glass, you still know they’re there because of the way they reflect light. This new glass was designed to reduce the amount of incoming light, resulting in a clear panel that almost looks invisible.
