The six weirdest and wackiest products of CES 2013

If you're looking to learn about the latest and

greatest innovations in the world of technology that

have the potential to change our lives forever, the

Consumer Electronics Showcase (CES) in Las Vegas

every January is the place to go.

And if you want to see the latest products that seem

to have no discernible useful purpose and should

probably be scrapped, CES is your must-stop as well.

To save you the trip to Sin City, we've culled the

news wires for the weirdest and wackiest products

from CES 2013.

By Jeff Jedras

Sure, when you're sitting in the coffee shop tapping on your iPhone everyone can see how cool you are, but what about when you put your smartphone in your pocket for the walk to Whole Foods?

With the Delta 415 Wearcom jeans from Alphyn Industries, even when your iPhone is in your pocket people will know just how hip you are.

The $160 jeans (yes, really) have a special pocket on the upper leg with a durable polymer top so you can see and use your smartphone without taking it out of your pocket.

Delta415 Smart Pants

If you're like most office workers, you spend a good

eight hours a day (or more) with your hand on a

computer mouse. The folks at Japan's Art Factory

figure, why not put that time to good use and get a

hand massage while you crunch that spreadsheet?

Their wireless touch mouse, which doesn't look too

dissimilar to the standard Apple design, includes a

massage function, with 10 massage speeds and two

massage patterns.

One problem I see: sure, my right hand will be relaxed,

but what about my left hand?

Massage Mouse

Ever wondered why, when you go shopping for

novelty cat ears, you can’t find a pair that you can

control with your brain waves?

NeuroSky thinks you have, and to save you the

embarrassment of asking they've just gone ahead

and developed the Necomimi BrainWave Cat Ears.

The company claims the ears read your brain waves

and broadcast your emotions. If you're relaxed the

ears drop down, and if you're focused they perk up.

Surely not having to communicate basic emotions to

your loved ones is worth $99.95, no?

Necomimi BrainWave Cat Ears

CTA Digital makes a wide range of tablet accessory products,

including many traditional children's toys that you can stick an

iPad into – iPad not included. But their product that has taken

CES by storm – thankfully, no reports of live demos though – is

the iPotty.

It's exactly what you think it is: a children's training potty, with

a slot to insert an iPod to keep them occupied while they're

learning to do their business.

First of all, if you've tablet-trained your toddler before they're

toilet-trained, well, interesting priorities. Second, is there an

app for that yet?

Finally, a pro-tip: get some handiwipes to sanitize that iPad.

iPotty

I got an electric tooth brush for Christmas – it

vibrates when it's time for me to begin brushing a

different row of teeth. The HAPIfork from HAPIlabs

seems a logical progression – it beeps if I'm

shovelling food into my mouth too quickly.

We do eat too quickly, which is bad for us, so helping

us to slow down isn't a bad idea. I get more sceptical

though with you add a smartphone app to track my

fork usage statistics, track patterns, set goals and so

on.

Dashboarding run amok!

HAPIfork

Tired of always losing your stylus? (Stick with me a moment

and pretend you still use one). Apparently a “Cleveland

Clinic-trained dermatologist” has the answer: Nano Nails.

They appear to be press-on nails that can double as a

smartphone stylus. As a promotional video puts it-- groan--

it's a stylus that's “always at your fingertips.”

How they're different from any other fake nails, we're not

entirely sure. And the appeal would seem to be limited to

just half the population.

Now, if they were somehow Bluetooth-enabled...

Nano Nails