The Prestige
Hands down, the best iOS compatible product I played with at CES was the Celluon portable projection keyboard. This pocketable device, the newer of which is about the size of two chap stick tubes, projects a keyboard through a glass lens, then uses a distance laser technology to determine which keys you are pressing. To use the keyboard, the device must be placed on a flat, non reflective surface.
You can currently purchase a bulky model on the Celluon website, but I look for this to be marketed more heavily once the company finds a buyer. After speaking with Celluon’s representatives, the smaller version and an iPhone case option will be available by the end of the year. Celluon attracted a lot of attention at their booth to never be mentioned on any mainstream coverage. Look for this company to do big things. This is projection keyboarding done right.
At PepCom’s Digital Experience on Monday night, LEGO announced their evolution three Mindstorms set, which is iOS compatible through a companion app. Launching mid-year, the EV3 system will include a brain kit and enough LEGOs to build five different structures, from a spider to a snake. As you see in the video below, the snake is completely functional, with forward and back movement, including a striking mechanism. The snake will strike when the iPhone is pushed forward, shake side to side with a similar iPhone movement, and strike when something is placed in front of the eyes, which contain proximity sensors. The system will clock in around $350 at launch.
Data source: iDownloadBlog (By Jim Gresham)
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