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Washington DC-Marriott Marquis A Celebration of Innovation And Technology (2016) "...recognizing the outstanding accomplishments of five people dedicated to public service who believe that innovation is the driving force that makes our nation great." As an outsider to the political process...a brief trip for a small part of CTA's Tech week for Congressional members (and their staff)...functions as a reminder of how Federal legislative (in)actions massively impact the way USA citizens live their lives. The big draw -at the  well run Digital Patriots Dinner --- was the chance to hear Honoree Senator Cory Booker give another one of his bring the house down/barn raising speeches that are so inspirational. Some Highlights: At the pre-dinner cocktail reception -the HTC VIVE virtual reality demo-had attendees lining up for a chance to experience three   G Rated 360º degree motion tracking/interactive, full room scale virtual reality experiences (powered by STEAM VR)-...

West 18th Street, NYC Wellness and health, Hi Res Audio, VR and IoT devices...just some of the areas with practical products on display at last week's CES Unveiled NYC event... Some ( more ) Highlights: From a company founded as a spinoff from the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology in 1996- QUELL is a drug-free, pain relief- retail product that sells for $249 that - we asked -is not reimbursed by health insurance...at least not yet. Wearable Intensive Nerve Stimulation-is a beefed up strap -band-with electrodes-wrap around upper calf, click the button to start relief-stimulates the nerves in upper calf carrying neural pulses to the brain natural pain relief center...which then sends "endogenous opioids"released within spinal cord where pain signals are blocked in one's body. Not a cure for what ails (like arthritis, diabetes, etc)...but allows for less pain meds...based on study of 88 people. Very interesting. FDA cleared, B...

TIMES SQUARE area---atop NASDAQ-yup-Panasonic powers the display too….  Las Vegas, International Consumer Electronics Tradeshow The L"Oreal Paris APP " MakeUp Genius "is massively popular---so it follows that Panasonics Virtual Make-Up mirror enjoyed a huge amount of attendee attention amidst a sea of very cool stuff at this tradeshow. SO FUN! In tandem with Panasonic's Lumix camera line-the mirror takes your image -and then serves up choices-for make-up (eyelashes, cheek-eye colors, lipstick tones)... under various lightening settings---and hairstyles- and amusing-also for facial hair-though it was the ladies checking out their images super-imposed with mustaches-when we cruised by. ALSO fitting-because social media isn't enough of a judgmental means of expression…could 'like' hairstyles. The commercial applications of this technology are real and numerous---at a make-up counter--- when getting ready for a big night out…but in the end-how it...

R-6S Smart Glasses - swappable shields: photochromic, clear tinted (pictured, on left), magnetic stereo audio ports side each side frame- w/ ear buds (pictured middle), adjustable nose bridge w/ multi-size pads (extra accessory) like our swim goggles so we assume great grip- no-slip, removable ear horns, magnetic charging port w/ USB on-the-go (pictured lower right)…recharges the 1300mAG Lithium-Ion Batteries, also tricked out with input/output high speed 720p auto-focus camera at 60fps(!) in front top bridge of the nose-clearly visible in above picture, 2 digital microphones-user+environment, custom ˜ReticleOS framework atop Android Kit Kat, Several sensors including integrated Inertial Measuring Unit (Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Magnetometer), Altitude Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Ambient Light Sensor-in frame. Comes with protective case, ear buds, wireless finger control-and add-on accessories wireless keypad, back-up portable power supply, corrective lenses+ear horns.  ...