Tech News - Giant ipads & invisible helmets?

Hey guys it's Dave, it's been a while Since I did a tech news update video, today is Wednesday the 20th of November 2013, so let's run through the major tech stories that have happened over the last few days. First up, an invisible bicycle helmet, yep, you head that right, it's not a joke, the Hovding, I hope my pronunciation of Swedish is correct, was developed by founders Anna Haupt and Terese Alstin. It's basically an airbag for your head that is worn around your neck like a scarf and utilizes a series of motion sensors to detect when you're about to hit your head off the ground after falling from your bicycle. Again, this is not for use on a motorbike. Anyway, it inflates like an airbag and protects your head and neck from injury. It's battery operated and I've included an annotation to the full crash test video below. Personally, anything that provides cyclists with additional safety is a great thing, just as long as you've kept the batteries charged at all times. This has been developed largely because many people find helmets too bulky and unattractive to wear. The Hovding has been tested extensively and is currently priced at just over $500 but as this is only a new invention, the price will no doubt tumble down in no time. What would you think of such a device, is the Hovding something you'd be interested in? Next up, The new MOGA Ace Power iOS 7 Game Controller has been unveiled and works with the iPhone 5, 5c. 5s and 5th gen iPod Touch via the lightening port. The device is held in place through a method MOGA calls SMRT Lock Technology and will collapse down to an easy to carry size. As you might expect the controller offers two analog sticks, L1 / R1, L2 / R2, a directional pad, and the usual 4 main action buttons, Y,X,A and B. A number of game developers are expected to begin producing games with support for this controller soon. Moving on, all this talk of super smartphones and tablets could make someone think that Ultrabooks were already dead. Well, Toshiba will certainly try to remind you they still exist with their new Dynabook Kira V654 that boasts a battery life of more than 22 hours on a single charge. Now someone go tell Apple that, that's what I call an all-day battery, or at least pretty damn close. Specs are pretty standard with a 1.6Ghz - 2.6Ghz Intel Haswell Core i5 on offer along with 8GB of RAM and a 128GB SSD. It's a 13-inch laptop with a pretty outdated resolution of just 1366 x 768, I don't know how many times I used to talk about laptops with that resolution but it happened a lot in 2011. The low res is all part of the battery saving however, as the Dynabook Kira V834 model provides a 2560 x 1440 res with only 14 hours of battery life. Anyway, this V654 model will set you back $1450. And finally, Could Apple be about to release a 12.9-inch iPad Pro in 2014, according to Mac Rumors an official at a Korean Apple display supplier has spoken to The Korean Times and stated that a larger form factor iPad featuring a near ultra HD display will make its debut next year. For some time now we've heard numerous whispers about Apple's ongoing testing of alternative screen sizes for their iPad lineup. A larger form iPad may seem a tad unwieldy to some and would make Apple a first mover in an entirely new consumer Tablet segment. Could a 12.9-inch tablet (effectively the size of a notebook display), be a suitable replacement for a laptop or desktop machine? At present this story remains conjecture but we will wait and see how this develops in the coming months. So that's where I'll leave today's tech question: What would you think of a 12.9-inch iPad Pro?