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Testing LG’s MoodUP Refrigerator with a see thru panel and color changing panels. #CES2023

Monster Shoe Club with a display teaching folks about NFTS while displaying LG’s new transparent screens. #MONSHOECL #CES2023

This is Mutalk, a Bluetooth microphone that covers your entire mouth so people nearby can’t overhear you. It’s very Hannibal Lecter. #CES2023

Check it out. Sony’s portable volumetric capture system and spatial reality display. Normally it would take ~100 cams to capture this vivid of a 3D scan. Dropped my digital twin directly into a metaverse experience LIVE. It’s a little rough but doing a lot for 7 cams #CES2023

Getting 3D video scanned straight into Sony’s Manchester City metaverse experience #CES2023

Democratized 🛰️ 📸: Move over astronauts and Google Earth. This is Sony’s Star Sphere, a nano-satellite camera you control yourself. You book an exclusive and private 90-min orbit around the earth controlling camera direction, zoom, and angle #CES2023

Here’s the full demo of Sony’s Star Sphere #CES2023

TWO WORDS: Robot Dentist #CES2023

Airports and Hospitals have a huge need to transport folks with reduced mobility. Whill has developed this autonomous wheelchair they’ve rolled out at the biggest airport in Japan. #CES2023

This is the Nitetronic Z6 Smart Anti-Snore Pillow. It detects that you’re snoring and ROLLS YOU OVER. #CES2023

The Frenz Brainband is a sleep tech wearable that tracks and stimulates brainwaves via bone conduction to help you sleep, focus and relax. #CES2023

Next gen at-home testing for covid, flu, RSV and more. It’s called ViraWarn and it’s a reusable at-home test that with replaceable cartridges. #CES2023

Learning about the Withings U-Scan hands-free home urine lab from the company that mainstreamed smart scales. There’s so much health data in urine, and they’re working to unlock how to collect and leverage that. #CES2023

3M is showing off Post-it for Microsoft Teams, a cool AR Hololens mural experience, and an optical science demo with the Meta Quest Pro. 3M technology is baked into the lenses that make VR seem so amazing. #CES2023

I’m a hologram! Testing out Capsule, which can add a sense of presence no matter how far away you are from an event or activation. #CES2023

Shoe Dust Suction Mat. 420,000 bacteria exist on the soles of your shoes, and this is a solution to improve indoor air quality by removing it. Also, it tickles! #CES2023

Infiniq’s real-time data anonymization and deepfake demo #CES2023

Finally, a robot arm to put the pod in the Keurig. Note the human still pouring the water. #CES2023

I petted the metaCat. And I would pet again. #CES2023

Big lines to try the PlayStation VR2. #CES2023

John Deere has a MONSTER booth. The tech in agriculture is so fascinating. #CES2023

Flying cars? Yes those exist. #CES2023

I had to leave the expo hall to get these tweets to send. And now it’s pouring rain 😂

The USPS just ordered 50,000 of these Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV) mail trucks. They’re electric, have AC (!!), more capacity, a backup and surround view system, 70 mile range, and yes the steering wheel is still on the right side. Also, I tried to drive it. #CES2023

bHaptics has a number of haptic products to help you FEEL in virtual reality including the Tactsuit with 40 points and 15 hours of battery life, and Tactglove to replicate touch. #CES2023

Two words: Industrial Metaverse
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It’s like Tom Cruise in Minority Report, except not. #CES2023

Haptics have come a long way. Ultraleap uses ultrasound technology to create virtual touch mid-air. You can actually feel unique items and rhythms. One use case is automotive interfaces so you can keep your eyes on the road. #CES2023

Robots feeding your cat and giving it water and heating and cooling it. #CES2023

Are we outsourcing a backyard fire to technology?? No, but The Freestyle is a pretty slick litter projector for outdoor movies. #CES2023

Samsung is showcasing some cool new tech to increase productivity and interaction with remote coworkers. This Smart Monitor M8 is super slick. #CES2023

Do you even love Disney if you won't buy a Disney smart fridge? Asking for a friend. #CES2023

SmartThings has come FAR. That’s a lot of IoT products. #CES2023

Virtual flight simulator smiles for days. #CES2023

Live view from a semi-quiet hallway at #CES2023 calling in for an interview. 💅

Views from the auto hall at #CES2023.

Electric. Smarter.
Safer. Autonomous. In-Car Game Streaming. In-Car VR.

Suspended Truck.

Kicking off Day 2 of #CES2023 at the Venetian Expo’s corded landline telephone banks.

The future is calling.

The (New) Rise Garden is really cool! A hydroponic garden that self-waters and fertilizes. Modular design. And the lights aren’t blinding like the countertop ones. I could see this in a hallway at my house. #CES2023

This is the EcoFlow Glacier cooler, the first cooler with a built-in ice maker. #CES2023

BiRod is a MASSIVE telescopic camera system that goes up to 30 feet. Create continuous, drone-like birds-eye video. I had to get on my knees to take this pic. #CES2023

It’s another anti-snoring pillow. This one is only available in Korea right now. Got to feel it react to snoring and inflate one side to move your head and stop your snoring. It also collects sleep data into an app for ya. #CES2023

Roomba-type lawn mowers are getting smarter year over year. The Worx demo features a number of obstacles (stuffed animals, basketballs) to show how safe it is. They call this a “Landroid.” #CES2023

Is this the end of cords in the kitchen? The folks behind the Ki wireless charging pucks are integrating that tech into counter tops to power appliances wirelessly. They let me climb undernearth the counter to see how it works. #CES2023

Bird Buddy! It’s a smart bird feeder that photographs your birds, identifies them, and creates postcards you can share with others. I’m in @briannagallett’s friend list for her birds, too! 🦅 And they have a new hummingbird feeder coming soon. #CES2023

I got to hold the Fufuly, a robotic pillow with a heartbeat that gets your body to subconsciously calm down, slow your breath, and relax. I have to say, it really worked. #CES2023

It was inevitable: Internet of Toilet. #CES2023

Seeing a number of these portable power stations. Basically a car battery size brick w/ really nice finish and a number of outlets and ports to power your things. And yes, it’s as heavy as a car battery. But think of rolling to a campsite or tailgate with hours of power. #CES2023

Mixed Reality Makeup: scans your face and projects different styles and colors of makeup to virtually try it on before you apply. #CES2023

In 2020 I got a hotdog tattoo at the Prinker 3D booth. This year I got a space shuttle. Chose it from the app and it “printed” it on my skin in less than a second. 🚀 #CES2023

The big news from Prinker at #CES2023 is the eyebrow printer and this “hair color printer.”

What color should I get my hair printed?

Cargill’s innovation team is here showcasing 4 companies including Chekt (contactless food-pickup system), Digital Saathi (farming platform), Kitchen Blueprint (inventory management), and Nosherie (consumer insights). #CES2023

Storyfile is scaling their AI storytelling platform to SAAS. Very exciting stuff. And I got to ask William Shatner if he’s ever seen a UFO. #CES2023

Minnesota Twins x @Techstars startup Edge Sound Research is here with a packed booth, a #CES2023 innovation award, and a really solid demo. First met them at @rem5vr ESC. They tell me they’re having a great show 🔊

What a cool use case for augmented reality! XanderGlasses offer real-time captioning of everything you can hear and projects it as text in your right lens. Takes prescription lenses. My demo experience is it’s very fast and accurate. #CES2023

I sought out the Heat It booth because I live in Minnesota and mosquito bites are part of our lifestyle. This is a little dongle that plugs into your phone and heats to 100 degrees to counterbalance the histamines. I tested it. It was… hot. #CES2023

Petnow is a nose print identification app for dogs. It’s an alternative to microchipping to identify and track lost pets. #CES2023

Clam is a simple stupid photo booth that takes your picture with the push of a button, customizes the output, and offers event attendees an ownable NFT token they can save in any wallet. We’ll see a lot more of this. #CES2023

I knew it. Sorry @VancityReynolds, your secret is out. #CES2023

This is me interacting with an IRL concert live but as a metaverse character created from a webcam and JoyCons that the people at the event can see on a screen. We’ve only started to unlock the blend of physical and digital in social situations. #CES2023

I met the Boston Dynamics robot, Spot, and took a selfie with him. And he rolled over and let me rub his tummy. #CES2023

This is Crdl, a human-centered care product for “creating heartfelt connections between people with physical or cognitive impairment and their caregivers.” It’s a highly advanced version of the Makey Makey of years past. Powerful two-way touch connection through music. #CES2023

Steambox is a self-heating lunchbox that keeps the food hot at 68 degrees. Costs about $220 and weighs almost 2 lbs. #CES2023

What if a smart watch was beautiful and didn’t need to tell the time? That’s what Nowatch does. It has interchangeable stone faceplates, with a smart sensor underneath tracking all the health data we’ve come to expect. And a mindfulness button to log key events #CES2023

Finally, the clarinet enters the digital era! No, but seriously. The reed has a sensor/mic and allows you to play it silently. Plus, you can use your app to add real-time effects like key changes, tone, and sound effects. As a former sax player, I get it. #CES2023

Move over self-driving cars, here comes self-driving strollers

The Ella smart stroller by Canadian startup Glüxkind is a “hands-free” motorized buggy that uses AI to detect obstacles and danger on the pavement. #CES2023

The Stillness tub from Kohler is the infinity tub we didn’t know we needed. #CES2023

The Muro Box is an app-controlled music box that can download countless songs, you can create your own playlist, and you can even hook a keyboard to it and make your own songs. #CES2023

Parso is a portable, directional sound speaker that only you can hear. This is super cool. I bet this becomes a thing. #CES2023

Finally got to test the Breylon Ultra Reality monitor in person. It gives you monocular depth which relaxes the ciliary muscles of the eyes providing a large depth range with massive field of view emulating a panoramic 122” virtual screen. Simply: it’s gorgeous. #CES2023

Another #coffeerobot. That’s right, make me a coffee, robot. #CES2023

This is Cati, the “first multi-turn conversational AI companion for children.” It’s basically the Teddy Ruxpin of 2023 and you can drive the conversation instead of cassette tapes. #CES2023

I got to test the Archelis exoskeleton assist suit. When you feel like resting, you just lean back and sit. The exoskeleton mounted to your legs picks up your body weight and you can seriously sit and relax on your haunches. #CES2023

Scared of hitting moose?

Solar freakin’ roadways

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Okay that’s enough for today. If you like this kind of stuff check out my substack in my bio. And yes, I’m still wearing the Bird Buddy hat. #CES2023