The Wackier Side of Macworld

This past week I covered a few notable items I spotted at Macworld like Belkin's Flywire, Griffin's PowerDock, and the iVolta wireless charging pad. A small fraction of the stuff I spotted had little to do with Macs or iPods, like some of the gear in the round-up below. This stuff was too wacky even for Macworld, and you could tell even Macheads were scratching their heads wondering how this gear even got on the showfloor. Anyway, here's a list of the wackiest things I saw at Macworld this year:

Metronaps: Going to a tradeshow is exhausting, so Macworld had a napping lounge for sleepy Macheads. The futuristic looking white pod offered attendees privacy for 20 whole minutes in order to boost their energy before hitting the showfloor again. Too many people were in line to try them out, so I didn't get to nap in it, but I hear it was worth the wait.

i-Lidz: Personal Media Viewers like MyVu and Qingbar's GP300 are often way too expensive to buy, so Matthew Michaels, a former stay-at-home dad decided to do something about it. He created what he now calls the iLidz, an iPhone holder that attaches to the bill of a cap and magnifies the iPhone's small screen because "who really wants to hold a PDA for 2.5 hours." The low-tech personal media viewer was created with office binder clips and a plastic magnifying card that when attached to any hat will create the illusion of viewing a 60-inch display. I tried on the iLidz, but it kept slipping forward because the iPhone was just way too heavy for it. How much will this contraption cost? Matthew says you can buy one on his site for $30.

Dynamax Core Trainer: When I saw a woman holding this thing and wildly shaking about like she was possessed by something, I had to stop and find out what she was holding. Turns out she was getting an upper body workout with the help of a gyro that according to the site creates over 175lbs of resistance at around 6,000 RPMs. The inside of this core trainer lights up and gets brighter as it gains speed, calling even more attention to the person holding it. If you want to train like a Navy Seal, you better be ready to drop $299 on the gyrating Dynamax Core Trainer.

Did you attend Macworld? If so, what was the wackiest thing you saw at the show?