LAS VEGAS (AP) — Welcome to CES 2024. This multi-day sales event hosted by the Consumer Technology Association is expected to attract some 130,000 attendees and more than 4,000 exhibitors to Las Vegas. The latest advances and gadgets through personal technologytransportation, healthcare, sustainability and more will be on display, with growing uses of artificial intelligence almost everywhere you look.
The Associated Press will maintain an ongoing report on whatever we find interesting from the CES floor, from the latest announcements to the most original smart gadgets.
GYROGLOVE WORKS TO HELP THOSE WITH HAND TREMORS
Roberta Wilson-Garrett was a morning person who jumped out of bed at dawn. Until he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease six years ago.
Now her hands twitch and shake, making the morning, when her medication wears off, particularly difficult. It takes him hours to get ready for the day. All of his coffee cups now have lids.
GyroGear, a Boston-based medical technology startup, launched a hand-stabilizing glove at CES 2024 that it hopes will help people like Wilson-Garrett regain control of their lives.
“It makes my life normal again. The things you take for granted, I don’t take for granted anymore,” Wilson-Garrett told AP as her right hand shook. “It gives me a piece of my old life back when I wear the glove.”
When Wilson-Garrett put on the black glove, her right hand relaxed and she was able to hold a pen and write her name.
The GyroGlove is available now for $5,899.
ADVANCE AI WITH FORTUNE TELLING
Can Generative AI tell your future? A fortune teller presented by South Korean manufacturing and IT services giant SK Group at CES this week gives us some insight.
SK’s AI Fortune Teller, which is based on high-bandwidth memory technology, claims to be able to predict users’ futures by reading their emotions. The machine takes a photo of your face and, naturally, asks you to select a card from an on-screen deck. Within moments, the AI analyzes facial features and produces a Tarot card-like print with a short message or forward-looking advice.
This AI fortune teller is not available to consumers outside of CES, but it is being shown at the Las Vegas show to help showcase SK’s latest technological and sustainability advancements. Other attractions announced at the interactive “SK Wonderland” exhibition include an all-electric dancing car and train capable of being powered by hydrogen energy.
HYUNDAI’S NEW FLYING TAXI CONCEPT ARRIVES AT CES
A new flying taxi concept, dubbed S-A2 by Hyundai, debuted at CES 2024.
The South Korean automaker envisions the vertical takeoff and landing electric vehicle as a commuter solution for high-traffic urban areas.
Hyundai claims the vehicle will be capable of traveling at 190 km/h at an altitude of 460 meters while operating as quietly as a dishwasher.
The S-A2 builds on Hyundai’s S-A1 concept, which debuted at CES in 2020. Company officials say they are working to have the vehicle ready to meet set flight standards by countries around the world.
A “SMOKE-FREE” INDOOR SMOKER
GE Appliances is looking to change the way you smoke food with its new $1,000 indoor smoker.
About the size of a toaster oven or microwave, the GE Profile Smart Indoor Smoker can hold a whole halved brisket, 40 chicken wings, or three racks of ribs. It still uses wood pellets to achieve a smoky flavor, but its technology traps the smoke inside, making it “perfect for people who live in urban environments,” like high-rise apartments, said Whitney Welch, spokesperson for GE Appliances.
ACCESSIBILITY OF GAMES FOR INCLUSION
There is an increasing focus on accessibility in the video game industry. Last October, Sony launched the Access controller for Playstation.
To talk about the wins so far and the road ahead, CES 2024 featured a four-player panel for “The Evolution of Accessible Gaming.”
For Paul Amadeus Lane, an accessibility consultant and moderator who moderated the panel, gaming has been a lifelong passion, but when he was in a car accident that left him unable to use his fingers, he had to initially thought his playing days were over.
“It was like I had lost a good friend. But then this good friend turned up when I discovered all these accessibility features,” Lane said during the panel.
Mark Barlet, founder of AbleGamers, said that people with disabilities are 56% more likely to be socially isolated, which is why tackling this phenomenon is essential. directs his organization. Plus, he says it’s smart business.
“Twenty percent of the population has some sort of disability and you start watching video game companies fighting for eyeballs – all of a sudden they’re like, ‘Hey, would you like to sell more games ? » becomes a truly powerful conversation.
When asked what advice they would give to game developers, panelists Liz Schmidlin, head of user research at PlayStation, and Michele Zorrilla, senior user experience researcher at Insomniac Games, echoed a similar statement : Start discussing accessibility early in the design process. .
Barlet added: “Good accessibility is good design. »
YOUR OWN PERSONAL ROBOTIC MASSUSER
Artificial intelligence was seen powering smart home hubs, cars, TVs, medical devices and even nail printers at CES 2024. Now it gives massages.
Created by French company Capsix Robotics, iYU uses artificial intelligence to perform a real-time body scan and recommend the best experience to the user. A robotic arm then performs various massage techniques.
DO YOU WANT A PHYSICAL KEYBOARD FOR YOUR iPhone?
It’s a new product, but the functionality may look familiar: Clicks Technologies’ iPhone keyboard is making a splash at CES 2024.
According to co-founder Johnathan Young, the smartphone accessory is aimed at three main audiences: iPhone users with dexterity or accessibility issues, the younger generation looking to stand out, and people who need older Smartphone keyboards are missing.
Prices range from $139 to $159.
RECOVER YOUR VOICE
Dutch startup Whispp aims to use AI to help millions of people with voice disabilities speak with their natural voice again.
While many current technologies focus on text-to-speech or text-to-speech, Whispp uses audio-to-audio based AI, enabling near real-time speech conversion.
Users can recreate their distinct voice by providing recordings of their current or past voice, adding a personalized touch to their own communication.
At CES 2024, Whispp launched an AI-powered voice assistant and phone call app.
MARTHA STEWART, TECHNOLOGIST
Tuesday, businesswoman and media personality Martha Stewart took to the kitchen stage at the Samsung CES booth to prepare her “Martha-tini” and mashed potatoes using the company’s SmartThings technology.
As a bonus, the famous cooking, entertainment and housekeeping celebrity revealed how she got hooked on the tech culture scene.
“Well, I got my first computer in 1982. An IBM. I still have it. …and all my friends and I would sit up all night trying to figure out what the computer could do for us.
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Associated Press journalists Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Rio Yamat, McKinnon de Kuyper and Shawn Chen contributed to this report.
