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• Sony high-res OLED screen attaches to any eyewear

  If you're not a fan of Google Glass-style displays yet, Sony hopes you might give its new detachable OLED a chance.

• Cosinuss in-ear sports monitor tracks your heart rate, no chest band required

  Some Bluetooth headsets are designed to get beats into your ear: The C-SP 01 from Cosinuss is there to get them out.

• Fujitsu says its all-in-one PC-phones cut power consumption for UC

  Unifying communications (UC) by replacing separate PCs and telephones with a PC equipped with a headset and some telephony software can sound like a great idea until the first electricity bill for those always-on PCs comes in. Fujitsu hopes to end that bill shock with an always-on multimedia PC for businesses that features a special power-saving mode.

• DoCoMo shows 'touch display' for computer glasses

  Head-mounted computers like Google Glass are a useful way to view content and interact with the world on the move, but one drawback is the lack of a physical interface on which the user can click, drag or navigate content.

• Magnets in Skunk Juice headphones protect your player

  Ever have your headphones on and then got them caught on something while moving, causing them to rip out of your ears?

• 50 Cent launches headphones with sleek

  Dr. Dre, Eminem, and other hip-hop luminaries have pushed their own headphones, and rapper 50 Cent is now working with Sleek on his model.

• New Creative gaming headset has 50mm drivers, no wires

  Are you hardcore gamer and need that extra boost in communication to boost your performance when pounding away at the keyboard? If so, you may want to check out the Sound Blaster Tactic3D Omega Wireless Gaming Headset. Creative's new wireless gaming headset works with a variety of games like WoW and other role playing games, as well as for listening to music, Netflix, or chatting on Skype.