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Bike Bag? Camera bag? Where do I sign up?

Today, the stars have aligned to bring the perfect Friday afternoon item for Gadget Lab. As an aficionado of both camera bags and bicycle bags, imagine how fast I scrambled to my keyboard when I saw this camera-carrying backpack, from none other than Chrome, the bike-messenger-bag people.

It’s called the Niko, and it’s similar in concept to Kata’s 3N1 bags, with a wraparound flap to open the bottom section and a separate, zippered and lidded compartment up top for sundries.

Like all Chrome bags, it consists of an outer nylon shell with a truck-tarp interior, rendering it all but totally waterproof. And l

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Some of you might be thinking: so QuickSmart invented a stroller that turns into a backpack. So what?

Clearly, you have never been a parent. When you have a young one who needs a stroller, this young one can suddenly get fussy and want out of the stroller. Then you have to watch the young one and the stroller. However, if you could just put the stroller on your back, it would be much easier. (Of course, the young ones usually want back in the stroller at an inconvenient time, but that is a separate issue that QuickSmart cant solve.)

This also comes in handy when you are taking the stroller through some tough terrain.

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Bioengineering doctoral student Kate Balaconis shines the iPhone reader against her tattoo-less arm.

Maybe tattoos aren’t just for Harley riders or rebellious teens after all. In a few years, diabetics might get inked up with digital tats that communicate with an iPhone to monitor their blood.

Instead of the dye used on tribal arm bands and Chinese characters, these tattoos will contain nanosensors that read the wearer’s blood levels of sodium, glucose, and even alcohol with the help of an iPhone 4’s camera.

Dr. Heath

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