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...tech baron also sported Microsoft’s new multi-function “smart watch” on his left wrist, although Gates, who scratched his wrist repeatedly last night, was clearly not a regular wearer of the device...
...Daughters line. Its slinky tanks and T's with Yiddish phrases like YENTA and OY VEY are now in more than 100 stores and have been spotted on such non-Jewish celebs as Madonna, Christina Aguilera and Kelly Osbourne. Indeed, one of its best-selling shirts proclaims the wearer to be a SHIKSA--a non-Jewish girl...
...billion this holiday season alone--is not redeemed. Why? Some people just don't get around to it. But Cameron Johnson, CEO of a new website called certificateswap.com is betting that in many cases the reason is that the shoe--or, rather, the shop--doesn't fit the wearer. Loosely modeled on eBay, a number of websites, including certificateswap.com and swapagift.com have sprung up to capitalize on that fact. Gift-card holders can post their certificates at a small discount and sell them to the highest bidder. Consumers ship directly to each other. The newness of these sites may mean...
Ready for a shocking fashion statement? The No-Contact Jacket may look pretty fly, but it's also a piece of serious personal-defense technology. If the wearer feels threatened in any way, she (so far it's only for women) can activate a switch in either palm that blasts an 80,000-volt electrical pulse through the jacket's material. That's enough to knock anybody back a few paces. Powered by a regular 9-volt battery, the No-Contact Jacket is fully insulated, so the wearer won't feel a thing. Even when...
...your vision while you sleep. That's the promise of a new contact lens made by Paragon Vision Sciences of Mesa, Ariz. The firm's Corneal Refractive Therapy lens is worn overnight to flatten the top layer of the cornea. In the morning the contact comes out, and the wearer has normal vision for one to three days, until the cornea gradually reverts to its normal shape. Similar contacts have been around for decades, but these are the first approved by the FDA for wear during sleep. They are especially attractive to athletes and those who find daytime lenses uncomfortable...