Archive for November 9th, 2009

This interesting device from Sensixa passed through the FCC today.  Called the e-AR, this device looks like a Bluetooth headset, but it’s actually designed to record a wide range of fitness data…all from behind your ear.

According to the Senxia website, the e-AR records gait cycle, steady/unsteady locomotion, acceleration, and spinal/joint shock wave transmission.  Now, I don’t know what that means, but it sounds impressive.

The e-AR comes with a base station that connects to a computer via USB.  The earpiece and base station communicate via RF, and your charge the earpiece by placing it on top of the base station.

Don’t expect to find the e-AR at your local sporting goods store, however.  The device is designed for professional athletes – not you amateurs out there.

Baby monitors appear frequently on the FCC, and here’s another one from The First Years.  This system consists of a monitor that you place by your baby, and a monitoring unit that you can clip onto your belt.

The First Years’ baby monitor isn’t particularly unique, although it is a pretty compact system and the belt clip is handy.

Is Intel’s stranglehold on the netbook market slipping?  Today Fujitsu passed their LifeBook P3010 netbook through the FCC.  The netbook, which was announced in October, rocks a 1.6 GHz AMD Neo processor, not the ubiquitous Intel Atom.

It will be nice to have some competition in the netbook processor market.  AMD is able to make a play here because they can bundle their AMD Neo processor with integrated ATI graphics – just like Intel does with the Atom.  I’d hope that this drives up processor speed, while decreasing prices and power consumption.

The P3010 actually boasts some impressive specs.  The device has 2GB of RAM, a 320GB hard drvie, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3200 graphics, 802.11 b/g/n WiFi – all in a 3.5 lb package that’s just over an inch thick.

I don’t know who Ezkey is, and I don’t care.  All I know is they passed an Apple Keyboard look alike called the ike-101RF through the FCC today, and this one’s for Windows users.

The ike-101RF is a stunning device.  It’s very thin – I’d estimate around 18 to 20mm at most.  The ike-101RF is a 2.4 GHz device however, unlike the Bluetooth-powered Apple Wireless Keyboard.

No word on pricing or availability.  Ezkey isn’t exactly a well known company over here in the States, but I’d guess that the ike-101RF makes it over here in some form before Christmas.

I haven’t seen any device with Qualcomm’s MDM8200 processor…until today.  Sierra Wireless’ MC8700 data card passed through the FCC today, and internal pics show a Qualcomm MDM8200 under hood.

The MDM8200 is a HSPA+ processor that promises up to 28 Mbps downstream and 11 Mbps upstream.  That’s a lot of wireless bandwidth to play with.

No word where or when the MC8700 will appear, but I’m guessing it should start to show up in laptops soon.

Who knew that TDK was still making consumer electronics, but the company today passed a wireless headset through the FCC.  The device consists of a 3.5mm transmitter and a pair of cans.  Note that these headphones are not Bluetooth – it appears that they use cordless phone bands.

Cideko wants your PC and TV to play nice.  The company’s Air Sender (above right) connects your PC to your TV wirelessly over 802.11n.  Cideko claims that the Air Sender has a range of 100 meters, and transmits up to 1024×768 video in real time.

Additionally, you can control your computer remotely with the Air Keyboard (above left).  This device was announced back in June, but it just hit the FCC today.  The Air Keyboard has multimedia controls, a mouse and a full QWERTY keyboard.

If Cideko’s claims are correct, this seems like a solid solution to meld your PC and TV.  No word on pricing or availability.