“You need to check this out!” Seconds later, the first chords of the Rolling Stones’ “Start Me Up” were blasting. The windowpanes were rattling. Little things that are usually found on desks were vibrating in a corner office in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood. It was 10:35 a.m. on a summer Monday morning. Joseph Einhorn, CEO of Fancy, was showing me his favorite gadget. It was a Cotodama Lyric Speaker, about the size of an attaché case and mostly glass. It was shocking the glass wasn’t breaking even though my eardrums were on the verge of doing so. Then, as Sir Mick’s voice began to shout the first verse, the song’s lyrics…
