Phones become tricorder and stun gun

Add-ons that turn smartphones into Star Trek-like tricorder medical diagnostic kits, Predator-style thermal vision cameras and even electric "stun guns" are being promoted at the Consumer Electronics Show. The inventions join a growing list of hardware that adds abilities to existing handsets. Most will go on sale this year. But one expert said the ambition of many was to see themselves taken over by one of the big manufacturers. That is what happened to Authentec, which attended CES f several years before its fingerprint tech was acquired for use in Apple's iPhone 5S. "If you come up with a good idea the reality is that you're going to get sold for a high price," explained Ben Wood from the tech consultancy CCS Insight. "It's palpable here - you can feel there are people scouting the show floor desperately looking for that next big thing." Tricorder tech California-based Scandu is already attracting attention before its first product's release. Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. //

Phones become tricorder and stun gun 2014-01-09T10:53:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Undercover 999