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Show Report: Ezio

January 15, 2013
2013 International CES

Interesting but a bit perplexing in that its products were expressly declaimed as non-final designs without prices, Ezio used its 2013 CES booth to show off its concepts for a Bluetooth 4.0 Smart Jewelry Collection —necklaces and wristbands with jewelry-like implementations. The pitch: one of these can be worn on your body, providing alerts for a wirelessly-connected iPhone’s incoming calls, messages, and anti-theft purposes. Ezio also mentioned Icestud, a “plug-in earphone jewel” to add a Swarovski crystal-topped peg to the headphone port of an iPhone.

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Show Report: Huckleberry

January 15, 2013
2013 International CES

Huckleberry came to the 2013 CES with a new collection of iPhone cases that immediately caught our attention. The good news: the lineup of DC and Marvel Comics Chara-Covers ($35 each) includes some of the best-looking 3-D molded cases we’ve seen, featuring multiple colors, cute cartoony versions of classic characters, and reasonable iPhone protection. Bad news: they’re only for the iPhone 4/4S, not the iPhone 5—at least for now. Some of the cases are apparently planned for availability in January, others for April.

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Show Report: Mimoco

January 15, 2013
2013 International CES

Focused heavily on Mimobot-branded USB drives, Mimoco used the 2013 CES to show off Elvis, Star Trek, Hello Kitty, and Legends models, amongst others, each featuring well-known characters and celebrities. The drives are sold for $20 (8GB), $30 (16GB), $40 (32GB), or $70 (64GB), and feature pop-off head caps.

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Show Report: Simplism

January 11, 2013
2013 International CES

Japanese company Simplism showed off a few new cases at the 2013 CES, including a self-healing case and a case with three-dimensional textures.

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Show Report: PhoneSuit

January 11, 2013
2013 International CES

PhoneSuit is best known for battery accessories, and used the 2013 CES to show off new Lightning-based systems, as well as universal charging units. Not pictured is the company’s forthcoming iPhone 5 battery case, which will feature a new design in comparison to the previous version.

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Show Report: blueLounge

January 11, 2013
2013 International CES

Dock, charger, and case maker blueLounge arrived at the 2013 CES with a handful of new products in tow—including Lightning accessories and a new stand.

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Show Report: Yantouch

January 11, 2013
2013 International CES

Colored LED lighting specialist Yantouch returned to the 2013 CES with largely iterative new products in tow. New versions of the Black Diamond 3 speaker included improvements and changes, such as increased bass performance and improved beat matching modes.

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Show Report: Canopy

January 11, 2013
2013 International CES

Previously featured in a successful Kickstarter campaign, the Sensus case was the star attraction at Canopy’s 2013 CES booth. Wrapping around the body of an iPhone 4/4S—the iPhone 5 version’s still in prototype form—Sensus adds ten point touch sensitivity to the back and side of the iPhone, enabling you to control certain apps and games without obscuring the screen. Demonstrations of the technology included a simple shooter, which let you move your auto-firing spaceship around with rear controls while toggling weapons with the side control bar, and a web browser that lets you scroll with the side bar rather than touching the screen. Pricing could be as low as $59 or as high as $99 for Sensus; the price at Apple Stores would likely be artificially higher. A mid-2013 launch, around or after the Game Developers’ Conference, appears to be in the cards.

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Show Report: Zerochroma

January 11, 2013
2013 International CES

Having already developed the best integrated stand for iPad and iPhone cases, Zerochroma used the 2013 CES to show off iterations on the theme: a new folio-style iPad case with the stand built in, clear-backed, colored-edge versions of VarioProtect for iPhone 5, and separate versions of the stand that can be attached to full-sized iPads and new iPod touches. A much-anticipated iPad mini version of VarioProtect is said to be months away.

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Show Report: Outdoor Technology

January 11, 2013
2013 International CES

Outdoor Technology, most widely known for its Turtle Shell Wireless Boombox, had a few new products to show at the 2013 CES, including a larger, renamed version of the Turtle Shell.

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