SportVue are showing previews of their upcoming heads up display for motorcyclists. The device attaches to the helmet visor and projects the engine management information (speed, RPM, selected gear) into your peripheral vision. The information is gathered by a control module and transmitted wirelessly to the helmet.

The new model adds display of radar information from your speed detector (not included), bluetooth compatibility to show call information from your phone, turn indicators and last but not least a colour display.

Yomping around CES is a tiring job (but it beats going to work for a living), dotted around the show floor there are some very welcome rest areas where you can sit down, relax and get a free revitalising massage. Nearby one of these relaxing zones I came across the Massage Mouse.
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InferPoint are showing the SlimMouse off – it’s about the size of a finger so it certainly qualifies as portable. The traditional left and right buttons have been rearranged to be in front of each other, and a scroll wheel is on the side.

It’s innovative but personally I found it pretty unergonomic to use. I’ve not got big hands but I had to scrunch them up to get any sort of grip on the mouse and I certainly couldn’t use it for any length of time. On the other hand I’m not a girl with small hands and long nails – perhaps it works better in that case

It’s another robot with a cutesy name, SPYKE the WiFi Spy Robot. It’s due to be sold under the Meccano brand name which is pretty appropriate as you’ll have to make him your self.

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From the same people who brought you the R2D2 DVD projector comes a neat web cam. Again, it’s R2D2 styled and mobile, but it’s somewhat smaller being designed to fit on a desk.

The remote control for it is a full scale model of a light saber but also doubles up as a USB phone. Al saw it immediately coined the term “SkypeSaber” – I have no idea what they’re calling it officially but I like our term anyway!

The LucasArts franchise gains yet another prodcut with this R2D2 styled DVD projector from Nikko Electronics. It may not be able to project holograms but it is a DVD player, projector and remote controlled robot!

The feature list is:

• LCoS PRojector projecting up to 80″ wide
• iPod dock
• DVD Player (with remote styled after millenium falcon)
• Memory card slot for photo slideshows
• Movement and sound of the whole unit via remote control
• Built in speakers
• FM Transmitter broadcasts audio on up to 7 frequencies

Honestly, I don’t know if this isn’t a case of “form over function”. It’s certainly cool but I’m not sure how practical it is! Still, if you’re a Star Wars collector this is something you’re going to want.

Gizmodo have video of it in action – sweet!

We originally previewed the Loc8tor back in 2005, this year at CES we finally had a chance to play with one and also find out about the new Loc8tor Plus.

The Loc8tor is an interesting gadget that helps us find our other gadgets when we accidentally leave them lying around. With the new Loc8tor Plus it doesn’t only help in finding lost gadgets it also prevents us losing them in the first place.
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Sometimes a “gadget” doesn’t have to have flashing lights or take batteries. Sometimes it can just be a neat, useful accessory. Which is the category Camera Armour falls into.

SLR Cameras are delicate pieces of equipment, but they have to operate in some pretty unforgiving environments. Even the relatively sheltered environment of a show such as this one has it’s perils – a camera swinging from your shoulder can easily bang against any of the stands as you walk around. It makes you a little paranoid…

So what do you do? You encase the camera in a thick rubber case that absorbs knocks and scrapes but leaves the controls accessible. It works too, the armour means you can bang the camera around but there’s no loss of usability.