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Ever wanted to sew monograms onto a shirt or embroider Winnie the Pooh onto a child's blanket?
Me neither, but I have aunts who would love to do something like that.
Brother is showcasing a line of digital sewing machines complete with touchscreen interfaces where you can either upload or draw pictures that the machine then embroiders onto whatever it is you want Simba or Dora the Explorer to appear on.
Speaking about cartoon characters, did you ever see the Family Guy episode where Peter Griffin breaks his TV so he builds a television-shaped frame that he mounts on a belt so that it stands in front of his face and he can pretend the whole world is his favourite show?
Well, that's exactly what went through my mind when I saw the models wearing the Tiffen Steadicam, a belt and vest mounted camcorder tripod.
According to the woman wearing the Robocop-like contraption it is very comfortable and allows the user to operate a camcorder steadily and hands free. Although that sounds great, the company's Merlin stabilizer will run you about $850, while the most heavy duty arm and vest models cost upwards of $60,000.
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