The most interesting and bizarre things shown at CES 2021

Digital health

The ability to diagnose the symptoms of the disease with the help of smart devices at home is my only hope that the quality of healthcare in our country will improve in the foreseeable future. In some diseases, artificial intelligence may already be more efficient than doctors, and since our country lacks them, and soon there will be even fewer of them, probably only technology can save us. I try to keep up to date with news in this field and some interesting devices appeared at CES.

HealthyU

The HealtyU device is a cardiac monitoring device, equipped with 7 electrodes, enabling much more accurate measurement than any smartwatch. Built-in microphones enable stethoscopic auscultation of the heart and lungs. The device also measures temperature, blood pressure, heart rate and blood oxygen saturation. The device has been equipped with a small, but quite legible screen and works with a dedicated application. Importantly, the company is in the process of obtaining the FDA certificate, which also has their product already on the market, i.e. the digital stethoscope.

Flō

This device, if what its creators promise is confirmed in practice, will allow allergy sufferers to limit the intake of antihistamines. In the event of exposure to an allergen, the device is inserted into the nostril and turned on for 10 seconds (for each hole). Flō uses red and near-infrared light to stop the release of histamine and soothe inflammation. The product is the result of many years of research, and currently the company is in the process of approving it by the FDA. Studies with its participation did not show any side effects resulting from its use.

iSyncWave

The device is to be a home equivalent of an electroencephalogram that allows not only to diagnose various neurological diseases, such as dementia, but also to allow LED light therapy to alleviate their effects. iSyncWave, contrary to the previously mentioned, is still in the prototype stage and there is no information about when it may appear on the market. Taking into account the large number of neurological complications after Covid-19, it may also turn out to be useful in clinics and hospitals.

Life Style

Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Custom powered by Personal

I don’t know who came up with the name, but it probably hasn’t thought through all the marketing implications it brings. Nevertheless, women are unlikely to look at the name, but the possibilities offered by this device. Simply put, it is a home “factory” of lipsticks with a wide range of obtainable colors. It is powered by special cartridges that allow you to mix basic shades in various ways.

The control takes place using a mobile phone, and artificial intelligence algorithms allow you to suggest the color that will best suit the selected creation. You can also match the shade of lipstick to the selected jewelry element or the color of the nails. The device will cost $ 299 and the cartridges $ 100. So far, it is quite an expensive device, but in the future similar gadgets will probably be standard equipment in women’s cabinets.

Ninu Smart Perfume

A similar idea, but concerning perfume, was presented by the startup Ninu. The Smart Perfume device is to have three basic fragrances that, thanks to the application, can be mixed according to the wishes expressed by us. It will be possible to suggest to the application what impression we want to make in the company, and it will compose an appropriately intense fragrance. The company informs that the offer will include sets intended for both women and men.

The device is currently being tested, and the company hopes to launch a crowdfunding company in the near future to start production. Prices are unknown.

Smart home

ColdSnap

As a lover of Italian ice cream, I could not miss the machine for their production. It is not a product that I would like to have at home in this edition, it is large, expensive and its principle of operation is based on a similar principle as in the case of cheap capsule coffee machines. Nevertheless, I treat it as the first step in the domestication of Italian ice cream, and if it sells, more advanced “ice makers” will certainly appear. In this particular case, the price of the device is expected to be around $ 1,000, and the product cans will cost around $ 2-3. A lot.

Fun and helpful Samsung robots

Samsung presented a funny pair of home robots, Bot Care of which takes care of our health, activity and acts as a secretary, while Bot Hand is loading the dishwasher and cleaning. These products are, of course, only demonstrators of possibilities that are unlikely to be available for sale, but they show what the future may look like in the most developed countries of the world in a few years.

Drony Cadillaca

Cadillac is a company that, despite many changes, is still associated with cars for older Americans. Despite quite aggressive projects, the average age of the owners has dropped to only 50 years. Hence, I was rather surprised that GM chose this brand to be at the fore of changes, for example in the context of electric cars.

It is even more surprising that it was under this brand that the concept of automatic vehicles such as a city taxi and a transport drone was presented. Admittedly, both designs look very futuristic and can be liked. The question, of course, is how many of these visions will remain in real life. Anyway, for the first time in years it’s worth watching the news from Cadillac.