Oregon Scientific, the perrinneal seller of weather stations, alarm clocks, and assorted electronic odds and ends, came to CES with a number of new product announcements spanning the full range. Top billing goes to the Time and Wireless Charging Station+, a beefier version of the Qi-enabled Wireless Phone Charging Station it had already been selling. The idea is pretty simple — it's a combination alarm clock and Qi-compatible power mat for your phone — but the new model also integrates a projector to beam the time onto your ceiling and offers indoor / outdoor temperature readings plus barometric pressure for a simple weather forecast. At $129, it's a little pricier than your average nightstand alarm clock... but then again, your average nightstand alarm clock doesn't keep your phone juiced.
Oregon Scientific Time and Wireless Charging Station+, ATCMini camera, and more (hands-on pictures)
Oregon Scientific has brought a Qi-compatible alarm clock, a tiny rugged HD camcorder, and other gadgets to CES 2012.
Oregon Scientific has brought a Qi-compatible alarm clock, a tiny rugged HD camcorder, and other gadgets to CES 2012.
Moving down the line, we also saw the company’s diminutive ATCMini Action Video Camera, which isn’t much bigger than a lipstick case and offers rugged 720p video, audio, and 1.3-megapixel stills in a 2.3-ounce package that the company claims is the world’s lightest. A helmet mount is standard equipment, and you’ve got your pick of a bunch of optional mounts for handlebars, surfboards, and pretty much any other “extreme” sport you can imagine. It runs $179.
Rounding out the range are the Gaiam Touch Heart Rate Monitor — a simple sports watch with heart rate monitoring and a button-free design — and a Touch Advanced Weather Station. Like the watch, the new weather station is also button-free; it’s designed for nightstand use but doesn’t measure much bigger than a deck of cards tall, offering date, time, temperature, humidity, and pressure with an optional EL backlight. It runs $49.
