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By Chris Scott Barr

There are certain things that a person can wear that will instantly earn them the label of “dork” or “nerd.” The pocket protector is a perfect example. Sure, it can be argued that it is a very important accessory for those who carry a multitude of things in their shirt pocket. However, it still looks stupid. The same holds true with this CVFR-S09 Solar Vest.

This vest is equipped with four solar panels which can be used to charge a number of different gadgets. The panels are even removable so that you can set them in the window while you’re inside. The fact that I can hold up to 8 gadgets in my pockets and recharge each of them (one at a time) might seem cool, but it’s not something I’d be caught outside in. For crying out loud it has the words “SOLAR VEST” sewn in the back of it. It might as well say “KICK ME” instead. The $140 price tag doesn’t even justify it as an impulse buy.

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If this guy looks serious, it’s because he is — serious about bringing you some awesome watch phones. Canadian firm Neutrano is working with Chinese OEMs to import, tweak, and certify some of those watch phones that we’ve unfortunately been spending more time reading about than actually using — and while they aren’t going to appeal to everyone, the stainless steel version is the closest thing we’ve seen to something we’d consider wearing this side of an LG. Fans of chunky, stylish wristwatches should be able to pass it off as a fashion statement of sorts — your friends don’t even have to know it’s a phone, really. When you get a call, the thing’s got to come off your wrist and be held up to your ear unless you’ve got a Bluetooth headset ready to rock, but worry not: Neutrano’s also showing a model of its Nutec WristFone that pops off at the base of the wristband so you don’t need to unstrap it from your wrist. You pay for that convenience with some extra bulk (and we’d argue that this is the geekiest, ugliest model of the bunch), but we’ll admit, it’s pretty trick. Everything’s controlled over touchscreen; you’ve got character recognition for entering text messages and a row of shortcuts silkscreened across the bottom of the display, and the detachable model also features an integrated keypad (think Casio calculator watch) to make entering phone numbers a little less painful. Neutrano is targeting June for these at a price somewhere between $300 and $400, and the company’s president is still actively deciding on colors, band styles, and software features, so sound off in comments if you’ve got any hot ideas for ‘em. Oh, and check some video of the phones in action after the break!
Gallery: Neutrano’s watch phones at CTIA

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We never thought it would it come to this, but damn if that image above doesn’t make the idea of having a prosthetic limb attractive. A pang first felt at the sight of Oscar Pistorius’ Cheetah prosthetics is now fully engorged with visions of reckless play around farm equipment. The concept “immaculate” from Hans Alexander Huseklepp explores the idea of turning a handicap into a high-performance, cybernetic fashion statement. The neurological prosthetic is clad in technology-packed corian plates with dome-joints that offer a larger degree of freedom than that motherly-issued arm of yours. So enough with the flesh-colored plastics already, this is the biomechatronic future of the proud naturoid we’d like to see. Hell, we have to do something now that tattoos and piercings have gone mainstream.

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