CES 2024
CES (Consumer Electronics Show) is the most influential electronics convention in the world.
Companies showcase their latest products or concepts.
It’s held in January in Las Vegas every year before it travels to different countries
1) Can you describe the product?
2) Do you think it will be successful?
Nomo Smart Care
Nomo is a monitoring system that helps people keep an eye on their senior parents
You can communicate through the hub any time
Motion censors show if your parent has been moving around
Tags on the medicine cabinet and fridge let you know if they have been following their daily routine
Alerts are sent to your smartphone if the person has been inactive for a while or if they fall down while wearing a tag
This set costs $250 and subscription starts from $5 a month
Would you buy this for your parent?
What other features would you like it to add?
Fiio Cassette Player
Who is the target of this?
Reviews:
“it made me feel warm, fuzzy and frustrated… because I have thrown away my cassette collection”
“FiiO's ode to the Sony Walkman is aces”
It made me feel warm and fuzzy = very happy, love something
ode = 1) poem or song about something
2) a tribute, something that shows respect and admiration for something else
“Top Gun Maverick is an ode to the original movie”
aces = (1980’s slang) = cool
Clicks Creator Keyboard
$139 (for small phones), $159 for large phones
It comes in yellow and grey
This case allows push-button typing for iphones
Do you want one? Who is the target of this?
seniors or anyone who has trouble typing on touchscreens (why is a yellow option available?)
blackberry fans. This was the market leader in business cell phones before the iphone
Seergrills Perfecta
$3,500
This is the world’s first AI grill
It can cook your steak in 90 seconds and chicken in under 3 minutes
What do you think the AI does?
It measures the size and temperature of your meat to provide perfect 360° cooking.
You can select the type of meat and how you like it (seared, well done, rare)
Plantpetz
Why do these planters need this technology?
$40 - 4 inch pot
$60 - 6 inch pot
The sensor measures how dry the soil is. If it needs watering it will make a sound or play music that you choose to remind you to water it
The motion and sound sensors let the plant know you are nearby. It will shale of move towards you when you talk to it
If you touch the plant it will shake to show it’s happy
Bmind smart mirror
Price: around $1000
This is an AI smart mirror. What do you think it does?
In the morning it asks: “How are you feeling?” Then it uses AI to read your facial expressions, tone and body language to assess your mood.
Depending on your mood it will:
change the lighting colour
recommend food
recommend breathing and meditation exercises
praise you
display nature images on the screen
If you say: “I don’t feel attractive” it will praise your looks or other good points
meditation (noun) = meditate (verb) = think about nothing, or think about one calming thing (めいそう)
Do you think this will be popular? Would you use this?
BMW AR ride
concept only
What is this?
it puts arrows on the road to give directions
coloured blocks appear at the side to show if the area is clear (green), has an potential obstacle (yellow) or if you should stop (red)
It can also warn you about potholes in the road
Do you think it will ever be sold?