Why it’s Breakthrough: It’s a wi-fi enabled home and office explorer that can be remotely controlled from anywhere in the world using a web-enabled device including a PC, Mac, cell phone or smart phone, PDA or even a video game console. Use the Rovio to see, listen or even talk to those in its presence. Rovio enables you to be in two places at once.
 
The Story: Rovio’s TrueTrack™ Navigation System, a smart navigation and positioning system that works like a micro-GPS system, delivers robotic tracking capabilities that have never before …

Why it’s Breakthrough: They’re slip on galoshes made for high-heels, not only making it easier to walk on slippery surfaces, but also protecting your shoes from otherwise being completely exposed to the elements.
 
The Story: For those whose shoes are as much a statement as they are a utility, introducing Swims. Swims offers an easy, protective solution to the user by instantly making it easier to grip an otherwise slippery surface better than a traditional sole. Additionally, Swims also protects the majority of the shoe from those same messy elements. 
But it’s not just …

Why It’s Breakthrough: WELLalarm is your voice in an emergency. A unique convergence of technology, jewelry, and health care, WELLalarm offers secure, 24/7 access to your vital medical information from anywhere in the world – including your iPhone or BlackBerry! In an emergency, responders can go to WELLalarm’s emergency website or place a quick call to the WELLalarm 24-hour emergency response number and have instant access to a user’s emergency health information by phone, mobile device, internet or text.

WELLalarm™ is a cutting edge web-based service that offers secure, 24/7 …

Why it’s Breakthrough: Moshi IVR Alarm clock is the first fully functional voice responsive alarm clock that can set both time and alarm by voice – perfect for the visually impaired, or the lazy.
 
The Story: Moshi , a division of SnS International, creator of the Moshi Pillow, continues to deliver comfort and convenience with the debut of the Moshi IVR Alarm Clock featuring TimeSet technology.
Moshi IVR Alarm Clock is the first touch-free clock that can set both time and alarm by voice. The user can initiate commands by saying “Hello Moshi™.” and the clock …

It’s been tested. It’s been proven. It’s the world’s fastest swimsuit.

To celebrate its 80th anniversary, Speedo, the world’s leading swimwear brand, launched the new Speedo LZR Racer on February 12th, 2008. Independent testing has shown the LZR Racer to be the world’s fastest swimsuit – results further proven by the 17 World Records set by athletes wearing the LZR Racer in the past two months alone.
Speedo harnessed the expertise of NASA and a number of international research institutes to create a faster suit which has 10% less passive drag than …

It’s a wearable, fashionable data organizer on which users can store, receive and access information. And because it takes advantage of intuitive finger movements to move data around, keeping or putting everything in one very convenient place is a snap.

Relying as much on form as it does function, INFO Live was created to give people freedom and convenience with style. Everything the wearer needs can be loaded onto this concept, and it can be customized to hold whatever data or information the user sees fit.
It’s as versatile for the traveler …

It makes for the optimal environment for the body, enhancing focus, energy, endurance and recovery.

Athletes have come to count on Canterbury of New Zealand to blaze new trails in sports technology apparel, but it’s with particular excitement that Canterbury of New Zealand unveils this truly high-performance clothing breakthrough. IonX™ Recovery Gear, a revolutionary technology and entirely new category of athletic apparel, doesn’t just enhance the body’s ability to perform and recover better, it optimizes it.
A great deal of research and development has surrounded the power of negative ions, and the …

Opal is a a great way to shed light on something. Easy to move around with you, Opal is lit with warm white and highly efficient LEDs that are cool to the touch. They’re also powered by a rechargeable 9V battery. Once these lights are charged, they can be carried and/or placed in any room, not only adding a genuine unique aesthetic, but also some soft but highly effective luminescence.
Opal can sit atop a table, or can be easily suspended on its included string. For something so small, it makes a …