CES 2013
Every year in January hordes of people drive through the American desert to check out CES 2013 in Las Vegas: THE Consumer Electronics Show. This time there were a lot of innovations focusing on flexibility and tactility.
Samsung YOUM: Check out this vid of the keynote by Samsung at CES showing their flexible prototypes that can turn a phone into a tablet.
Willow Glass: These flexible screens are not necessarily made of plastic, because glass is now flexible too. Corning is the producer and you can check out the bendability of their glass here. (2 years ago they made a vid about a Day made of Glass, still find it amazing!)
Tactus: At Tactus Technology they believe that feeling is the future. So they made buttons that physically pop up from the screen. Why settle for flat? Check it out here.
Sony Xperia Z: Sony wants you to use your phone while showering, because they made a waterproof one. It just has to dry for 4 hours before you can listen to any music again....
Besides all these flexibele innovations, there were also more and more products in the 'quantified self' category: tracking your health and lifestyle by using devices. Here are two examples:
HAPIfork: The folks at HAPIlabs want to prevent us from eating too fast and stimulate us to better digest our food. The HAPIfork is an electronic fork that helps you monitor and track your eating habits. It also alerts you with the help of indicator lights when you are eating too fast. Check out the promo here.
Fitbit Flex: This wristband tracks your everyday activity, like walking, eating and sleeping. You can set your own personal goals and the lights on the wristband show your scores. So you're reminded of your (under)achievement all day long....