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Geoffrey A Fowler and Joanna Stern, Years of Living Connectedly; As the tech industry’s annual trade show, gadgets help us work harder and relax better. Wall Street Journal, Jan 7, 2016. http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-wo ... ctronics-1452116495
 
 My comment: In print the first and second items are
 (a)
 (i) "PetChatz HD With PawCall": A two-way video-conferencing system for pets
 (ii) "Bartesian Cocktail Machine": A pod-based mixed-drink maker
 
 The explanation following the items do not appear in print.
 (b) A wordplay on artisan, Bartesian is a startup founded in 2014 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
 
 barista
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barista
 (section 1 Etymology and inflection)
 (c) There is no need to read the rest, which do not impress me.
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