When I say mainstream, I suppose I mean I can finally imagine my Mum using it - in the form of a GPS for dogs. The £100 Zoombak pet locator straps to your dog's collar and will text and email you if you dog leaves a defined 'safe area'.
You get the real-time location of Mabel and can check up online. So if you have an escaplogist dog (or just want to track exactly where you partner goes when they walk the dog) this is probably for you. CNet has video.
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• On the Christmas list: the 52" Philips touchscreen.
• Also spotted: the build-your-own-gadget kit BugLabs. You get one Bug Base micro-computer and can snap-on new modules, like the digital camera or an LCD screen, when you need them. CNet points out that you could DIY your own GPS-enabled digital camera and upload images to Flickr.
• CES is full of iPod docks - Valleywag cites the prediction by the Consumer Electronic Association that they will start to eclipse sales of traditional stereos this year. But of all those, Shiny Shiny has found the best - the Lasonic iPod Boom Box. Just like the old days.
• Hear the Wall Street Journal's legendary tech correspondent Walt Mossberg embarking on his 13th-ish CES courtesy of BoomTown. He says he hates the people and says there are just too many companies: "but I'm forced to do it by Rupert Murdoch," referring to the new owner of the WSJ.
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