Hasta La Gadget!

Radar and wi-fi have been a part of wearable technology for
dogs for some years now; you might even say that dogs have had a ‘paw
up’ on wearable technology.  Of the new dog tech products being
introduced at the 2014 Computer Electronics Show (CES),  I particularly
like prospects for the Voyce dog-wearable collar that monitors and
reports your dog’s health and fitness levels 24/7.

More… more… more.  Hold… hold…. The words, somewhat garbled, are
those of your computerized trainer in the newest invention for those
who currently waste too much time social networking. Now, while you’re
waiting in grocery lines, traffic, or even watching TV, you can be
flexing various muscle groups and having your strength measured and
pushed to the rythms of more… more… more… hold… hold…instead
of tweeting, googling, or facing the book. The Tao WellShell is here. 
Well, almost….

Unveiled today at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show, Ozobot is a robot that’s all about playing games. The diminutive robot is capable of recognizing and responding to lights, colors, and shapes; it uses this to react to stimuli in mobile games. Basically, it’s like Nintendo’s ROB for your iPad.

A graduate student at UC San Diego by the name of Nick Morozovsky has invented a rather unique alternative to in-person power line inspections. Meet Skysweeper: a mechanical inchworm that consists of little more than some 3D printed components, an arduino motor, and a store-bought battery.

While touring in South Korea, chess grandmaster Gary Kasparov visited the Youth Mind Sports Fair, where he was party to the huge popularity of eSports, particularly compared to chess. He was unfazed, and simply explained this won’t always be the case. He…actually raised some really good points.