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Motiv crammed a full fitness tracker into a ring
Fitness trackers are a dime a dozen at this point, with Fitbit dominating the market. But as long as wearable gadgets have been in vogue, the concept of a "smart ring" has made the rounds in various forms. Here at CES, it looks like Motiv is the closest yet to cracking the puzzle of building a ring that's worth wearing. Motiv's ring is basically a tiny Fitbit: It packs in a heart rate sensor and can track your steps, sleep and "active minutes" with a goal of getting its users to be active for at least 150 minutes per week.
Samsung's QLED 4K TVs look better, thanks to metal quantum dots
Here's the truth about most premium non-OLED 4K TVs today: They all look pretty good. But it's the small differences among them that make it tough to choose a new 4K set. As we move into 2017, prepare for those differences to get even more subtle. Case in point: Samsung just announced its new QLED 4K lineup at CES, which offers brightness, color and other improvements over last year's high-end SUHD lineup. Basically, it's yet another attempt to get LED TVs' picture quality on par with what you'd expect from an OLED set.
Faraday Future unveils an actual car
It's happened. Faraday Future has unveiled its high-tech electric FF 91 SUV. Interested parties can place a refundable $5,000 deposit on the car right now, with production starting in 2018. With a range of 378 miles (it has a 130kWh pack), all-wheel drive, all-wheel turning and 1,050 horsepower, it clearly has the Telsa Model 3 in its sights.
This wearable uses tiny needles to analyze glucose levels
There are a lot of things that suck about being diabetic. At the top of the list is having to prick your finger several times per day to check your glucose level. Yes, I'm speaking from experience. Continuous glucose monitors that constantly beam stats to your phone via Bluetooth are already on the market, and the FDA recently approved the first automated insulin system for Type 1 diabetics. However, biomedical company PKvitality has a different solution. And it's one that you wear on your wrist.
The Kolibree smart toothbrush uses AI to help you clean your mouth
Be honest, you probably don't brush your teeth quite as often or as thoroughly as your dentist recommends. But that's OK: With the Kolibree Ara AI-enabled smart toothbrush, you can keep up with your daily dental routine and know exactly where you've missed.
DJI gives its Osmo Mobile stabilizer a fresh silver look
DJI's Osmo Mobile is still a relatively new product, considering it was only announced toward the end of last year. Even so, everyone (or everything, in this case) deserves a fresh look, and that's exactly what DJI is doing with its smartphone stabilizer. Here at CES the company is showing off a silver model (with white accents), which will be available later this month. Other than the different color, though, nothing else has changed compared to the original -- and that includes the $299 price.
Lousy sommeliers can let D-Vine pour the perfect glass of wine
Wine -- what's not to like? Well, plenty if you serve it wrong or -- gasp -- with the wrong food. No one wants to be the guy who turns up with a warm Chardonnay for a fancy chuck steak dinner. Enter D-Vine, a smart wine dispenser that not only serves up a perfectly chilled tipple but also helps you pair it with food and even order more vino when you're running low. This is the future, and we like it.
Amazon Fire TV Edition televisions put its box in the big screen
Earlier today Amazon announced that Seiki, Element Electronics and Westinghouse will sell TVs with its Fire TV experience built in, and tonight we got to see them in action. As promised, the televisions pack the latest version of the Fire TV software, with Alexa voice commands plus the usual apps and tweaks. What they add to it are wrinkles needed for TVs, plus the convenience of not having to switch inputs all the time.
The whole point of this wearable is to put you to sleep
2breathe's sleep inducer is a companion app, wearable and lovely panpipe melody maker. While the company comes from a background in devices designed to lower blood pressure, its new bedtime wearable is all about putting you to sleep -- and keeping you snoozing. (That's apparently pretty important.)
Mohu teases its wireless TV antenna
One thing about cord-cutting and switching to antenna-delivered TV is that some people can't get a good signal near their TV. Mohu's new AirWave antenna solves that by making it wireless. The $150 device just needs to plug into power to catch TV broadcasts, transcode them and stream the video via WiFi to its apps on platforms like Apple TV, Roku, Fire TV, iOS and Android, not to mention the web. We couldn't get all the details tonight at the CES Unveiled event, but it should hit shelves in the spring.
Orosound's 'noise-managing' earphones hush unwanted sounds
Sometimes it's nice to be able to hear clearly in a crowded and noisy environment. It can be extremely difficult to communicate with someone when you can't pick up every word they're saying. The chaos of a CES event is a prime example. Orosound is looking to lend a hand, helping you hear better in noisy situations with its wireless Tilde earphones.
Qarnot's smart space heater has learned some new tricks
Anybody with a desktop tower (or a laptop running Chrome) knows how much waste heat processors can throw off during the course of their computing. Typically that heat is simply discarded, shunted from the processor's surface through a complex series of tubes and sinks. But French startup Qarnot has a better idea: Use that energy to heat your home.
QuirkLogic's Quilla is a massive 42-inch E Ink whiteboard
Canada's QuirkLogic wants to see an end to people taking pictures of their whiteboard notes with a smartphone. That's why it's launching the Quilla, a 42-inch smart whiteboard that's built around the world's largest electronic-paper display. Paired with QuirkLogic's connected-writer system, anything you draw on the display with the stylus will be instantly stored for retrieval later.
LG's Stylo 3 pairs a solid midrange phone with a mediocre stylus
Now that the Galaxy Note 7 is just a footnote in smartphone history, what's a person supposed to do if she wants a phablet with a stylus? Well, there's always the LG Stylo 3. It was the most interesting of the midrange mobiles LG announced before CES officially started, and it's a testament to how good non-flagship phones can be. Mostly.
Netatmo adds a connected smoke alarm to its smart home range
Netatmo is known for connected home products like the Presence AI-assisted security camera that can tell crooks from coyotes, but for CES, it's expanding into a new niche: built-in products. On top of a new smoke alarm and siren, the company has teamed up with French companies Velux and Legrand on AI-equipped in-wall smart switches, power outlets, skylights and blinds.
Bloomlife's baby bump wearable tracks your contractions
While there are several ways to entertain your unborn child with the latest chart toppers, the kind of technology that's invaluable during pregnancy is typically reserved for hospitals and clinics. But a company called Bloomlife wants to bring one key piece of monitoring kit into the home. It's created a pregnancy wearable -- a small device that sticks to your baby bump -- which measures contractions by reading the electrical activity of uterine muscle. A companion app for iOS and Android receives this data, timing contractions in real time and promising a much more accurate reading than existing contraction calculators.
Your next home security system could deploy patrol drones
Security cameras are great, but only when they're actually pointed at whatever is going on. With Alarm.com's forthcoming smart security system, however, unexpected events will always be in focus, thanks to a veritable swarm of drone investigators.
Oh, hey, they have smart hairbrushes now
L'Oreal has been gently getting into the technology game, first by partnering with Dr. John Rogers on a skin-damage-tracking tattoo. Now the cosmetics giant has hooked up with Withings to develop a smart hairbrush that's designed to keep your scalp at its best. The Kérastase Hair Coach, as it's called, was apparently inspired by people's propensity to brush their hair too forcefully, causing long-term damage.
LG's Tone Studio neck speakers are less crazy than you'd think
When LG announced its neck-worn earbud/speakers, a collective groan went up on the Engadget Slack channel. The Tone Studio was ridiculous, or so it seemed. Well, about that: I just strapped on a pair, and they're actually a lot less ridiculous than you might expect. In fact, they do what they were designed to do surprisingly well.
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