Senior Geeks @ CES

After spending my first day at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas, I found myself truly overwhelmed with exciting concepts. Some were new and some were not. But all offered some benefit to improve and/or enhance lives. There were items for health improvement or even to help maintain status quo. Products were displayed to make our homes and cars and lives safer. There were products that helped enhance the earth and offer a better world for the future. And, of course, a good many were designed to just plan make life more fun.

There were so many it was difficult to pick one to tell you about. But the one I think that I got a big kick out of was called MoBeam. MoBeam was created and marketed by Ecrio Inc. It is being marketed, among other ways, as a way to help the environment. I found it to be something that could save a bit of money and possibly a bit of aggravation.

The device looks like a USB flash or memory drive. It is plugged into a USB port and then downloads coupons from a web site. It stores the barcodes and then when the item is purchased the scanner at the retailer reads the information carried by the MoBeam. Once the item is read the coupon is deleted and the coupon value is deducted from the price of the item purchased

The MoBeam device is the size of a keychain ornament, making it easy to carry and keep handy. And the digital creation and subsequent reading of the coupons and other barcodes it ‘carries’ can eliminate the need to print coupons. Thereby, saving trees and other environmental concerns. Besides, I think it sounds like fun.

Submitted by Paula – Grandma Geek