Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Off-the-beaten-track at CES 2013





Samsung. Panasonic. Sony. Intel. Qualcomm. All have big booths pitching smartphones, smart TVs, smart tablets, smart cameras -- you name it.




But my first day at CES 2013 was spent wandering around exploring things from companies you've likely never heard of. And there's some interesting stuff out there!




Most of my time on Tuesday at CES was spent wandering the South Hall. What I'll cover below are things that caught my eye. Not all of these are necessarily new products, and this will be far from a comprehensive round-up within product categories. But I hope you'll find it interesting.




Take your phone underwater One of my favorite finds was an inexpensive pouch from DiCAPac that lets you use your smartphone even if you're in water.




Sure, you've got waterproof cases out there like the Armor series from OtterBox. But at around $100, it's overkill for what I need: something light to protect my phone when I go paddleboarding, on the off-chance I might fall off.




Similarly, the Griffin Survivor is expensive at $80. The ... [Read more]










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