Eye Sightings

The Future of TV

While the death of broadcast television has been widely predicted, this year's CES has shown that the television itself may outlive its original medium.

Revolutionary Consumer Technology

The photo above was taken from our window yesterday afternoon, when Union Square got a brief visit from the Occupy Wall Street protesters. We spent some time walking through the ranks, and were amazed to see how many people were carrying cameras -- if the revolution isn't televised, it will certainly be Facebooked.

Movies You Can Taste

The 5th annual NYC Food Film Festival, which begins tomorrow, is founded on the idea that seeing food up on a screen is no substitute for tasting it, smelling it, experiencing it.

EYES ON THE ROAD: Consumer Eyes Visits the Iowa State Fair

There’s nothing quite like the state fair – and no one, arguably, has a better state fair than Iowa. From the livestock shows to the deep-fried food, to the yodeling contests, to the world-famous butter cow, the Iowa State Fair is a great American tradition. As citified New Yorkers, it’s a tradition we don’t often have an opportunity to take part in – but this year we decided to attend. We’ll be taking photos, tweeting and recording interviews with vendors, visitors, competitors and experts – and we’ll be passing all the insights on to you!

What's Your Everyday Carry?

Do you carry a Swiss army knife in your pocket? How about a flashlight? A thumb drive with all your important files? We’ve come a long way since the months following the attacks of September 11, 2001, but emergency preparedness is experiencing something of a revival.

Buying, Virtually

Would you ever spend real money on a virtual product? How about virtual money on a real product? The virtual economy is booming, and what sounded like a far-fetched concept even a couple years ago is quickly becoming accepted by the mainstream.

Social Media Do's and Don'ts from the ReadWriteWeb 2WAY Summit

Do you know what the future of social media holds? This week we sent two members of our team (Dave B. and Dave C., a.k.a. "the Daves") to ReadWriteWeb's annual 2WAY summit at Columbia University in search of insights about digital technologies and social media.

In many ways, we're on the threshold of a new phase of the social media boom. 71% of the US population is on Facebook. 89% of US adults are using some form of social media, and 88% of companies are communicating with them. As this technology nears saturation, brands will need to find new ways to stand out from the crowd.

PetTech

There's no doubt that consumers today love their gadgets almost as much as they love their pets. Lately we've noticed these two loves are coming together in interesting ways that let the four-legged members of the family engage and enjoy tech toys as much as humans.

Pedometers for Pets

New York's New Foodie Epicenter

Lately, when something cool is happening on the New York food scene, it usually turns out to be happening somewhere in the vicinity of Madison Square Park (at 5th Avenue and 23rd Street). The park is the annual home of the Big Apple Barbecue Block Party – which brings together the country’s top pitmasters and over 100,000 die-hard barbecue enthusiasts every June – and every week seems to bring fresh proof that this unassuming corner of NYC is at the forefront of many current culinary trends.

Coop Scoop

Americans' love of chicken recently seems to have morphed into a love for chickens. As in raising chickens. Over the past few months, we've seen home chicken coops popping up in the most unlikely – read urban – places, indicating that a trend that started on the fringes of the locavore, sustainability and eco-consciousness movements is now moving into the mainstream.

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