The health impacts of a standing desk are debatable, but initiating up and down movement tends to lead to more movement and activity that is great for you. I've spent a couple of weeks with a Vari Electric Standing Desk after leaving behind my height-adjustable attachment and I couldn't be happier.
Jawbone makes excellent Bluetooth headsets and is expanding into the speaker and health markets. The Jambox is one of the best portable speakers I have ever heard.
There are several options for wireless scales, but Polar takes it further with personalized guidance, weight trends, and motivational status plots.
Flip form factor mobile phones are very popular in the U.S. and until now these users were unable to pick up a BlackBerry in this form factor. The RIM BB Flip brings the power and functionality of the BlackBerry to this form factor, complete with a SureType QWERTY keyboard. The BB Flip from T-Mobile also supports WiFi and UMA for unlimited calling over WiFi.
There are loads of wearables capturing all sorts of data and with the latest flagship GPS sports watch, Polar provides compelling hardware and then helps you use that data for improvement. The Vantage V2 offers several hardware and software enhancements compared to the Vantage V.
Like other Apple products before it, there is a growing accessory market for the Apple Watch. The new Griffin WatchStand is half the price of competing charging docks.
We continue to see huge strides in prolonged battery life on truly wireless earbuds and the competition is broader than Apple, Google, Jabra, and Samsung. RHA is known for high quality audio products and this latest model offers the longest battery life we've seen on truly wireless earbuds.
The Amazon Kindle 2 was recently announced and is now shipping to consumers with a sleek new form factor and some other hardware improvements to make it the most compelling ebook reader on the market. The Whispernet wireless service and on-device Amazon store front set the device apart from the rest of the pack, but there are even more subtle improvements that make this $359 device a must have for book fans and gadget geeks.
The Amazon Kindle comes with decent black leather case, but it doesn't do a very good job of holding the device securely in place when the front flap is opened. There is also no backlighting on the Kindle so you need good lighting to read with the device. M-Edge has two solutions that integrate with each other to address both of these issues and I was pleased to finally find such an elegant solution.
The HTC Pure from AT&T is the first Windows Mobile 6.5 device launched on a US wireless carrier. This is an AT&T branded HTC Touch Diamond2 loaded up with plenty of AT&T bloatware in a sleek form factor at a nice price of $150 after rebate and contract. The device performed quite well with lots of apps running and may be what some people are looking for in a touch screen device.