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CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
LISTEN TO
YOUR LENSES
Bose FramesWhile your average pair of sunglasses focuses
on protecting your eyes in style, Bose Frames
add something extra to the formula: sound.
Each temple holds a tiny audio system
designed to be audible only to the wearer.
That means no headphones are needed to
enjoy music or a podcast on your commute.
“Frames provide an open-ear personal listen-
ing experience that allows the wearer to enjoy
content without closing themselves off to the
world around them,” the company says. The
sunglasses connect to your smartphone via
Bluetooth so, if you choose, you can receive
audio alerts and notifications from apps.
ÑPatrick Lucas AustinPARENTING
A BETTER WAY
TO CONNECT
WITH KIDS
CaribuLots of services provide
video calling: Apple’s
FaceTime, Facebook’s
WhatsApp, Microsoft’s
Skype, Google’s
Hangouts. But none of
them caters to young
children who can’t
handle sitting through
a long video chat with
their relatives. “Kids
feel like they are in theSpanish Inquisition,”
says Maxeme Tuchman,
co-founder of Caribu,
a Miami-based startup
that aims to make video
chat a better experience
for both kids and adults.
Caribu lets both parties
share an activity on
the screen, so they can
see and talk to each
other, as well as draw
pictures, play games or
read more than 1,000
books in eight languages
together. The service
costs $7 a month but is
free for military families.
—Emily BaroneSOCIAL GOOD
NO-WAIT MEDS
Pelebox smart lockersPelebox founder Neo Hutiri knows what it’s like
to manage a long-term illness in South Africa.
“My biggest challenge was not my [tuberculosis],”
he says, “it was spending three hours [waiting
in line at the clinic] just to collect my medication.”
The Pelebox smart locker lets registered patients
pick up prescriptions from kiosks around town
with a onetime SMS code. So far, the lockers
have delivered more than 10,000 prescriptions.
Average wait time? Under a minute. —Aryn BakerENTERTAINMENT
TV OF
THE FUTURE
LG 88-in.
OLED 8K TV4K televisions
have finally gone
mainstream, and
prices are falling. But
another big upgrade
is just around the
corner: 8K displays,
like LG’s 88-in. model,
are trickling out and
promise even better
picture quality for the
big game or family
movie night. LG’s
display is the first
8K TV with OLED
technology, which
allows for a higher-
contrast picture and
a thinner display—
the LG TV is a mere1.96 in. thick. 8K-
quality movies don’t
yet exist, but LG’s
display will “upscale”
existing video until true
8K content becomes
available. LG’s Tim
Alessi says that, unlike
other TVs, this model’sresolution will even
allow for comfortable
viewing in tighter
spaces. “You can get
up super close to it,
and you’ll still see
a solid, clear, well-
defined image,” he
says. —Alex FitzpatrickEach pair
can play up
to 3.5 hours of
streaming music
on a single
charge