Dots Gloves for Touch Screen Users at Macworld 2010

Using touchscreens, like those found on the iPhone and iPod Touch can be tough, if not downright impossible if you live in a cooler area of the country. Why? Because you can't operate the device(s) with most normal styles of gloves. Essentially, the iPhone senses changes in capacitance of a thin screen over the display thanks to your skin changing the amount of voltage going across the screen (don't think about it too much...)

At any rate, several companies are racing to solve the issue of gloves-on operation of the touch and iPhone. One of those at Macworld was Dots Gloves. Here's a quick look at their $15 glove solution:

Atlona DVI/DisplayPort Converter at Macworld 2010

Atlona Technologies was at Macworld to show off their AT-DP200, and soon-to-be-released, AT-DP400, family of DVI to DisplayPort converters.

The 200, seen in the video is designed to allow any older Mac with a DVI port to use a newer DisplayPort-equipped Apple monitor. But can't I just use Apple's adapter? Well the Atlona converters ensure HDCP compliance (key to watching a lot of copy-protected content to an external monitor, and extra clocking/syncing features to ensure the best picture possible.)

Here's our visit to Atlona Technologies at Macworld 2010:

MusicSkins at Macworld 2010

There are a lot of cling-style iPod/iPhone stickers/ covers out there. MusicSkins has done the best job though, of securing licensing deals to bring the widest selection of TV and music skins, along with original designs. Speaking of original designs, MusicSkins is also unique in allowing you to create your own skin, or do short runs for promotional purposes.

Here's our quick visit with MusicSkins at Macworld 2010:

DriveSavers Offers Tips So You Never Need To Use Them

It takes a lot of moxie to tell your potential customer base exactly what they should do so that they don't have to use your services. Of course, it doesn't hurt that even if you got your message of prevention to every potential client, you would still have more than enough business.

DriveSavers, known for retrieving data from ridiculously hopeless hard drive scenarios, was at Macworld to talk about their recovery services, but to also talk about their new free iPhone app, designed to educate consumers on the causes of drive failure and the importance of data backup:

iFrogz at Macworld

iFrogz had some fun new products to show off at Macworld this week. First is their new Swerve case, which combines two cases in one, and their dual AC/12 volt, dual USB charger.

Here's a look: