The MICA Smart Bracelet

Grannies get high, Intel's high-tech bangle, Oxford Dictionaries' word of the year and more in our weekly look at the web

A new entry into the wearable tech market by Intel and Opening Ceremony is a fashion-forward accessory for women that strips down functionality to focus on what’s really important. The MICA (My Intelligent Communication Accessory) is a stylish bangle that needs no separate device to operate and comes with its own wireless plan and SIM card. The device will sync with Google Calendars, Facebook, and …

Keep Time for $24 Million

The Brothers Grimm uncut, solar bike paths, a $24 million watch and more in our look at the web this week

Back in 1999, a watch sold at auction for $11 million, setting a record that was blown out of the water for the first time ever this week. A rare Supercomplication Patek Philippe pocket watch, made in 1932, has just sold at Sotheby’s for $24 million. Yes, it sports 24 complications and 920 components (including 70 jewels), but it also has a backstory. New York …

Project Pietà

The Brothers Grimm uncut, solar bike paths, a $24 million watch and more in our look at the web this week

“Prison clothing” has taken on a whole new meaning with Project Piet, a new menswear line designed and made in one of the most world’s dangerous prisonsSan Pedro in Lurigancho, Peru. Former luxury fashion designer Thomas Jacob became a fashion activist the day he visited the prison. Through his project (now expanded to three prisons), the formerly idle prisoners have the opportunity to develop skills, …