More Products Aim at Female Audience

Oooooh two new products targeted at women, how do you like them?

First is a wrist watch from Sony Ericsson that has built-in blue tooth. As someone who still doesn't really use a cell phone (long story, but so far has worked to my advantage) I'm not sure how to rate it, however the features are cool in the way that I use to think being a spy could be a glamorous adventurous job - I'd glance at my watch to see who is calling on the phone. It will also vibrate when a text is sent, and can hook up to a blue-tooth ear piece to accept a call. However I'm not entirely sure on the watch design - I may lack cell phone cool, but I happen to be a watch wearer and these don't really hit my bar for trendy watches. HOWEVER - I credit companies for trying to address the female audience, we're a tough crowd but when they get fashion and technology in sync someone is going to have a huge success.
Next up is Audio Technica headphones, they claim designed for women. They come in an array of different colors, and colorful tins to keep the earbuds in. They claim to be with 'superior comfort designed for women' but the proof is in women finding them comfortable - I would hate to think someone launched into a new range of hardware without considering the anthropomorphic differences of the audience they're targeting.

So two product areas where companies are trying to blend technology and fashion to address women. I'd like to meet their engineering/design teams to understand the gender mix of the groups - are these products designed by men for women, or mix gender teams?
Bottom-line -- keep trying the innovations aimed at women, I really appreciate it.

A Girlie Gadget that's not Pink

I have been surprised how little I have found in the gadget department for women since I started this blog at the beginning of the year. My original intent of the blog was to highlight technologies that brought pleasurable experiences that didn't require overhead of learning or figuring out what/how to get the experience. Well, today I found on http://www.slashgear.com/ a blog post that highlights a girl gadget that's simple and useful - it's a compact mirror that has a built in usb and a card reader inside. I think it's a pretty neat combination of features. The writer is pleased to find it doesn't come in pink, me too.

Could it be a Romantic Gift?

What would you do if husband, or loved one presented you with a crystal clad 1 gig USB drive? It's a real possibility as Philips and Swarovski are collaborating to bring stylish USB drives to market. I don't dislike the idea but am hesitant about whether I'd want to receive one for a valentine's gift. Is it possible to receive techno-gadgets as romantic gifts? I think it takes a little effort on the gift giver to really deliver on the romantic gift. How about if the USB key contained photographs from a special occasion, or a special message. What enhancements would you consider to make this a romantic gift to remember?

What would the quick moment be if you had one of these? Enjoying the thought that dangling from your purse was not only an attractive accessory but when that moment arose when someone needed to transfer set of photos, a music file, a video from one machine to another you can whip out your usb crystal clad heart and save the moment. No doubt you'd have just had a manicure so the dazzling contrast between red painted nails and the silver would be striking and everyone around you would wish they were such a well put together woman! Moment over. Let's ignore the moment where it would be located at the bottom of your overstuffed purse with sticky candy, tissues, and old movie tickets.