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Dr. Oz wants to sell you a heart-monitoring smartwatch
Perennial snake oil salesman Dr. Oz has found a new way to take your make money: a wearable. The press release promises the iBeat Life Monitor is "lifesaving" smartwatch that "empowers people to live longer lives." The big difference here versus offerings from, say, Apple or Withings, is that the iBeat apparently monitors your heartbeat nonstop, and, in the event of a "life-threatening heart emergency," the wearable will contact relatives, friends and medical professionals.
iBeat glow-in-the-dark headphones
If you often iPod in the dark, these are for you. The iBeat "illuminating headphones" work with all iPods (well pretty much anything with a standard mini jack) and come in neon pink, white, blue, orange and green. You can glow steady or pulse to the music - your choice. I can see the club kiddies going wild for these.I'd buy a pair just for fun, but I am so very annoyed by the obnoxious audio assault I was presented with when I landed on their website (with no way to turn it off), that I have decided not to give them my money.As Gizmodo points out, these are also perfect for helping iPod muggers aim in the dark.
