Don’t miss out on Asia’s
largest technology events of the year! For the inner geek and active
enthusiast, I have highlighted a few of the fair’s most practical
product
innovations.
The Hong Kong Trade
Development Council (HKTDC) has organized 3 technology related trade
events that will host almost 5000 exhibitors. The first was the Hong
Kong International Lighting Fair (Spring Edition) from April 6-9,
followed by both the Hong
Kong Electronics Fair (Spring Edition) and the International
ICT Expo, from April 13-16.
Lighting Fair Highlight
Playbulb Color
The flashiest bulb
catching my eye from the Lighting Fair product line up is the
‘PLAYBULB
color’. This revolutionary bulb can do it all! Play and control
music from your smart phone and even change color and dimness based
on a timer or tap. The only downside is having to install 2 apps, and critics say its not that bright. Nonetheless, if I had the cash, I would disperse them throughout my house and businesses.
Electronics Fair
The Electrics Fair
has a huge amount and variety of products to temp the gadget seekers.
Although many seem to be knock offs of existing designs, if you dig
through the clutter, some fantastic devices present themselves. My favorites
are those that appeal to the more sporty and gadgety groupies.
Electronics Fair Highlights
LED bike wheel
Tired of being
nearly driven over when cycling at night? Or simply want to attract
some attention? Look no farther the LED
bike wheel is here! Never fear the Hong Kong manufacturer assures
it is ‘High Quality’.
i-gotU FitLeap
Check out this
exceptional i-gotU
FitLeap POD-30 that has a built in G-sensor which detects motion
in all 3 dimensions. This foot or body pod has a sleek and simplistic
appearance, but on the inside it records jump height, jump count,
jump intensity, airborne time, step count, distance, and route data
in either real time or offline mode. The GPS unit enables additional metrics like stride length. The pod’s accuracy is said to be great too. Illustrative analysis can be
done with the free i-gotU Sports App, and is available on both
Android and iOS. This handy device is applicable as not just an
activity tracker or pedometer but for somatic game control as well.
Not to mention the rest of the i-gotU line up is equally alluring.
Eyewear Video Recorder
Looking for a less
bulky alternative to the Go-Pro? Have a glance at the HD
1080P Eyewear Video Recorder. Be aware however it is only water
resistant, and thus can not compete with the waterproofing of the
Go-Pro. Critics say it can get a little hot, and is not very durable, however, overall video quality is great and makes for a light weight Go-Pro alternative.
Portable Weather Station Carabiner with Heat Alert
For those athletes
or enthusiasts concerned about over heating, or weather monitoring,
here is a handy little carabiner. This compact
weather instrument can alert you as heat exhaustion approaches.
Not to mention, it is equipped with a thermometer and hydrometer to
help you anticipate current weather patterns. Check out the Hong Kong
distributor for more of its features.
Solar Light
If you are lazy or
forgetful like me, then you might appreciate this super
bright solar light for car camping. I often forget to charge my
electronics and hate having to hand crank my camping light when I
would rather get dinner started. However this 17 potent LED lantern
would still require me to remember to set up the solar panels while
the sun is still out, and thus is probably not too practical if I am
mountaineering all day long.
Solar Lamp
Something a lot less
powerful, but great for most camping situations is the M416-Solar
handheld lantern. Not only does it come with a hand crank for
back up, but also has a USB port so it can be used as a power bank.
The solar panel is located on top, which makes for easy set up and
the possibly of collecting sun while strapping it on a backpack. The
only problem with the solar panel is the difficulty in pointing it
directly at the sun. Although this product looks promising, a lack of
additional specifications has me asking more questions.
Hot or Cold Electric Insulators
Ever craved for a
hot bowl of chilli after a day in the snow or an ice cold beer/water
after exercising in the sun? Well check out the workable
thermoelectric
cooler and warmer. To bulky? Try the more portable HK-BL-305
19L thermoelectric cooler bag.
Bike Speaker
Like music while on
the go? Try this waterproof
bike speaker that has Bluetooth capability, an SD card slot, a
torch function, a 9 hour battery, and a mount that can be easily
attached to a bike handle bar. I’m sure it can be mounted to other
things too with a little innovation. Given all this hype the missing
specifications would probably reveal a very low sound quality.
Power Leg
Injured, old,
handicap, lazy, overworked, or tired? Why not use some simple
technology to give you that extra kick. Feast your knees on the
PowerLeg
from Gaponet Co., Ltd.
Wireless Body Indexer
And last but not
least, scan yourself with this non
invasive wireless body composition analyzer. Although I would be
hesitant to scan my child with this device, now that I have enough
kids around, I would consider using this neat innovation on myself to
measure different body composition metrics between climbing sessions.
Check out the fair’s product pages for thousands more interesting or cheap knock off innovations and services. I have highlighted the most interesting products to me, however, the categories hosted at these tradeshows are for all interests. For an additional summary of the tradeshows see the Hong Kong Spring Electronics, ICT and Lighting Fairs Coming Soon article.
Have something else
to add to the discussion and critiquing of these products? Comments
are welcome and appreciated!
