Archive for October 14th, 2009

A few weeks ago we posted about Altierre’s electronic price labels.  Today, RN Electronics passed their own electronic price labels through the FCC, a sure sign that this market is heating up quickly.

The company’s EPOP 300 electronic labels enable shop owners to wirelessly control price labels throughout the store.  These tiny devices use an e-book display, and will last up to 5 years on a single battery.

Electronic price labels are a great idea, although I haven’t seen these in the states…yet.  But really, these labels are the future of retail – retailers will not be able to resist the ability to instantly change prices around the store.

Ever have this problem:  you’re in your room and you feel like singing, but you don’t actually have a microphone, so you’re forced to use a hair brush?  The problem, of course, is that your brush isn’t actually a mic, so your voice doesn’t get any louder.

Well, Moxie Girlz has an solution for you with the Primp ‘n’ Perform brush mic.  The device is actually a microphone that will amply your voice to any FM radio.  But, it also has a hair brush attachment that will turn your mic into a brush.

I suppose this is great for those budding singers that get used to singing into a brush, and are having trouble making the transition to a real mic.  But if that’s not your problem, then the Primp ‘n’ Perform will probably kinda miss the point.

The rear view camera is a great idea for cars.  You can’t see very much in the rear view mirror, including children and short walls.  Plus, it’s hard to tell how much farther you can actually go back when you’re just using mirrors.

Rear view cameras are an option on a growing number of cars, but if this is not an option for you then you’ll need something like the WXC-24 form XM.CO.  This system includes a camera, transmitter and receiver.  You mount the camera near your license plate, and then plug in the transmitter to the power going into your brake lights.  The receiver attaches to your AV system, which hopefully has a decent-sized screen, and you’re set.

It does seem like a bit of work to install this thing, but ideally you’d have it professionally installed by a car audio technician.

Sony passed their PRS-900 ebook reader through the FCC today.  The company previously announced the reader, dubbed the Daily Edition, back in August.  The big story with the PRS-900 is support for 3G wireless from AT&T and a touch screen.

The device will sport a 7” screen, a $399 price tag, and will be released in December.

Sony always seemed to be an odd competitor in the ebook market to me.  Guys like Amazon and Barnes and Noble seem to make a lot more sense.  But to Sony’s credit, they are making a ton of progress with the PRS-900, and the addition of 3G will help to bring the reader on par with the Kindle.