Join 8pen Android App helps you text really fast, with just one hand
Some of you might remember when we reported on Swype, a very fast way to do one-handed texting. Swype works by putting out the QWERTY symbols on the touchscreen, and then connecting the dots to spell out what you mean.
This 8pen takes the keyboard and completely reinvents it. It essentially uses one dot, and then responds to the user’s finger movements. Basically, you start dragging your finger off the dot in a certain direction, like you are setting an analog clock. Your finger always arrives at that same spot, but what letter you entered depends on what path you take.
There is a video of it after the jump if you want to see it in action. You can clearly see that you would have to utterly learn how to type again in order to text with this guy, but 8pen says that it would be “easy to learn”.
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Hands on with the Inductive Charger from Energizer
We have reported on the Inductive Charger before, which looks to be Energizer’s answer to the Powermat and Wildcharger.
Some of you remember when I had a face-off between the other wireless chargers. If you recall, there was no victor for that contest. Both products do exactly what they advertise.
The Inductive Charger only has power sleeves for the Blackberry Curve 8900 as well as the iPhone 3GS and 3G. At least, for now.
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Hands on with the Energizer Energi to Go Travel Kit
While I was at CTIA Fall 2010 in San Francisco, I got a chance to meet with the Energizer people. They were pretty excited about their wireless chargers, but they were also showing off their Portable Power Travel Kit.
The Energizer Energi To Go Portable Power Travel Kit has a set up that I have seen before, like on the PowerPak from Technocel.
This kit comes with this rectangular battery unit that you see here. It can be charged up via USB. You can also plug it into the wall or even to a dashboard cigarette lighter. The unit has an indicator with four bars that will all be illuminated when the battery is full.
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Hands on with the Looxcie
What you are seeing to your left is not a Bluetooth headset, but a camera. This is the Looxcie (pronounced Look-See) and it made a prominent appearance last night at Pepcom’s MobileFocus, an event-within-an-event at CTIA Fall 2010.
Looxcie is a wearable camcorder designed to fit on the ear, and is always gathering video footage. It is linked via Bluetooth to your smartphone, and you can use your phone as a viewfinder. I have a few pictures of it after the jump so you get an idea of what it is like.
If a user wants to “capture a moment” on Looxcie, then he or she simply presses a button on the device itself, and it saves a clip of the last thirty seconds. With the smartphone app, the user can view, edit, and even share this “Looxcie moment” on Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter.
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Earzee Wristband Bluetooth headsets
What you see here in this obviously touched-up photo is a man using an Earzee. This is a product from Fish Phonics that I encountered at CTIA Fall 2010, and I believe that the purpose of its design is to prevent radiation.
Well, the words “reduce radiation” appear on the flyer for it. I also believe that this Bluetooth bracelet is made for those who don’t want to have “that thing” in their ear all day.
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Tokyo Game Show reveals iPad App with a virtual kiss
It would appear that there are more fun with virtual girlfriends going on at the Tokyo Game Show.
Just yesterday, we were discussing how to give your virtual girlfriend a massage with a Wii Balance Board. This one is a way to give your virtual girlfriend a kiss. I’ve got a video after the jump, and you should watch it. It’s just funny.
This iPad App is developed by Japan’s Neuro Sky and Double Crane. It requires that the user wear some sort of headband that can monitor sensory feedback. Apparently, if you can concentrate and relax enough, the supermodel photo will turn and kiss you.
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Trek Support Backpack
This is the Trek Support backpack. It is designed to hold a lot of electrical devices, and charge them as well.
The Trek Support backpack is made to charge any device via USB such as cell phones, cameras, MP3 players, and laptops. All that is required is to plug it into the wall.
This device is good for when you have some downtime in between flights, and you’re waiting at some place with an outlet. Just plug in the extension cord, and you’ll get that juice you will need.
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Smart Book is more than the sum of its parts
I think many of us suffer from gadget-itis, a case where we have way too many mobile devices. The primary symptom is having too much digital content spread out over a laptop, tablet, and mobile phone.
Often, none of these devices are synced, so it is difficult to find what file we need at the right time. Fortunately, this Smart Book hopes to end that.
I have a video after the jump of a man showing how it works. The notebook has a detachable screen that can be used as a tablet, and the tablet has a detachable mobile device that can be used as a phone.
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