CMG's Christmas Gift Selections

Perfect gift suggestions from Cinema Mucho Gusto need to be useful, thoughtful, and technology-forward.  With this in mind, our 2013 Christmas gift selections are:

The Smart Toupee

A Sony Patent Drawing for Smart Toupee

For the man or woman who has everything but hair, the Smart Toupee is the perfect gift. Created and patented by Sony Electronics, these hairpieces can notify wearers of text messages, phone calls, or emails.

Termed a 'wearable computing device' the wig is adapted to cover part or all of the head with, at least, one sensor for providing input data, a processing unit, and communication interface. The wig is designed to provide tactile feedback directly to the scalp.  The sensors notify the wearer of incoming text messages, phone calls, emails, or in concert with GPS, to alert the wearer when they are going in the wrong direction.

Yes, the Smart Toupee is the gift that will set you apart in showing appreciation for the bald folks (or wannabe baldies) in your life. Pair it with a set of Google Glasses.

A Gift Card for Ghost Texting Software

Ghost Texting is communicating with the dead.  No, its not through the use of a Ouija Board, medium, or psychic but the digital domain.  It is software that ingests all of a person's previous public content and develops an interactive artificial intelligence blog that communicates through text messages. It could be your giftee's next 'Friend' category on Facebook.

To further enhance and upgrade the dead's communication skills, the opportunity to provide his/her personal emails, videos, pictures, and prior social network postings to the program will allow for phone conversation.  Hmmm..... Creepy but a great gift suggestion, nonetheless.

The Sit and Be Fit Stool

Why pay for the cost of a gym membership.  Why feel the need to workout. Just give your best friend or relative the Sit and Be Fit Stool.  Designed as an ergonomic exercise chair for office or home work environments these whimsical cuties - a cross between a traditional stool and an accordion - bend and flex. It provides that all day workout your giftee needs as they work their core chatting with staff or co-workers, it's the best workout device since the ThighMaster.

The Alcohoot

For $119 you can gift a breathalyzer that plugs into the audio port on a Smartphone or tablet.  So for the friend or relative who likes to throw back a few, this is the perfect gift.  No more need to rely on their own inner sobriety tester the Alcohoot does it all.
It boasts, "law enforcement grade" sensors, paired with an internal pump and pressure sensor.  And, each year, for $30, the folks at Alcohoot will ship you a brand new device along with a shipping label to return the old one.

So, your giftee can drink up and then test themselves before getting behind the wheel.

PointGrab

PointGrab turns your finger into a remote control!  Imagine dimming the lights simply by pointing at the switch. Or, turning on a microwave without leaving your couch. PointGrab makes this a reality.   A TV can be controlled simply by pointing at it.

Termed 'gesture-based functionality', PointGrab says that "our technology allows users to point at lights, air conditioners, and other appliances to turn them on and off.  For the real couch potato on your X-Mas list this is the gift that will keep on giving and giving.