SlideShow: International CES 2015 in focus

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Las Vegas: It's opening day here at CES 2015 and I have just combed through a portion of the exhibit space. While there hasn't been a runaway favourite product here yet, the majors like Samsung, Intel and Sony have opened up their showcases and are lined to the rafters with everything from sports wearables, smartphones and tablets, cameras, 4K TVs and various 'Internet of Everything" products.

CES 2015: The Mira fitness bangle is not coming to Canada

Following a similar concept to FitBit, Withings, Jawbone and other fitness-focused wearables, the Mira by Mira is an activity tracker that aims to stand out by making their bracelets female friendly, offering sizes like petite, small and medium in a variety of colors. Mira is showcasing their fitness bracelet on the floor here at CES. 

In a conversation with MobileSyrup today, Mira has confirmed that they have no plans on launching their offering in the Canadian market. In fact, they have no plans on launching outside of the US at all. Interesting play, but maybe a smart one.

Learn more about the Mira 

CES 2015: First look at the Wocket smart wallet

Wocket is the world's first smart wallet, the next evolution in smart devices, Here's a demo from the show floor at CES 2015. Wocket is designed to protect your identity and replace all the cards in your wallet, with no smartphone or internet connection required. The Wocket works virtually anywhere credit cards are accepted; stores up to 10,000 cards, records, coupons and other data.

Video: Demo of the Typo 2 keyboard cover for iPhone at CES 2015

The original Typo keyboard for the iPhone was somewhat controversial in that it looked and felt like a BlackBerry keyboard and that resulted in a famous lawsuit which went in BlackBerry's favour. We recently got to see the Typo 2, designed for the iPhone 6 in action. While the Typo 2 features a backlit keyboard that allows for quick typing, it does cover the Touch ID button. Check out a demo above.