NEW GADGETS AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW
Panasonic's HX-A100, a wearable camera, was shown on a mannequin.
NEW GADGETS AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW
Thought you had the most up-to-date technology out there? The annual International Consumer Electronics Show, or CES, is in Las Vegas once again to prove that all of our gadgets can only get bigger—much bigger—and better.
Take a look at some upcoming updates to phones, TVs, computers, and more that will soon be on the market.
Pictured: The Cookoo watch, shown here, allows users to stay connected with their mobile devices alerting them of incoming calls, emails, or text messages.
SmallWorks produced this iPhone case, which is compatible with Legos.
The Eton BoostTurbine 2000 rechargeable USB battery packs have hand turbine power generators.
Show attendees looked over Samsung’s 110-inch, 4k Ultra HD television.
This is a 3D printer, the MakerBot Replicator 2X.
A man looked over a Panasonic 4K tablet featuring a 20-inch screen.
Panasonic's HX-A100, a wearable camera, was shown on a mannequin.
Markus Wells dipped an iPad into a bowl of water to demonstrate the LifeProof Nuud case. The cases, which retail for $129.99, are waterproof to 6.6 feet, Wells said.
The electronic HAPIfork, which monitors eating habits, will be available this summer for $100.
Kiss your simple refigerator good-bye. LG provides essentially a refrigerator with built-in computer functionality. Their "smart" refrigerator can control temperatures and when to change your filters, but you can use the outside control screen for recipes, managing foods, shopping lists, memos, day scheduling and more.
Chris Parkinson, a Golden-i software manager, demonstrated a wireless, wearable computer by Kopin at the Verizon booth. The hands-free computer was designed for a firefighting application and can stream both regular video and infrared cameras.
The WeMo light switch by Belkin is controlled wirelessly with a smart device. Expected to be available this summer, the light switch will retail for $49.
A Power 2U AC/USB outlet by Other World Computing was on display. The 20-amp outlet will sell for $40 and will be available in February.
The Wi-Fi-enabled Samsung DV150F digital camera, which features a front-side LCD screen, will sell for $150 later this year.
The Wi-Fi-enabled Samsung NX300 digital camera is able to shoot in 2-D and 3-D using a specially equipped lens.
BodyMedia offered stylish health and wellness body monitors that attach above the elbow and measure sleep wellness, heart rate, and distance walked. The monitor is set to launch later this year around $119 to $149.
Conventiongoers could check out Samsung's Smart Care washer and dryer.
A Samsung Galaxy Note II phone-cum-tablet was on display.
David Cumbow checked out a Samsung Galaxy-connected camera. The camera does everything a smartphone can do except make phone calls, a representative said, including connect to the Internet via 3G/4G, through AT&T or Verizon, and via Wi-Fi.
Polaroid high-definition sports video cameras were on display.
A Casio G-Shock Bluetooth watch costs $180 and synchs with phones that have Bluetooth 4.0 or above, presently iPhone 4s and 5, and can alert the wearer to incoming emails, text messages and phone calls. It also has a phone find feature and a walk-away warning if the phone and the watch are separated a a certain distance.
The Sony Xperia Z, a new smart phone.
Qualcomm Inc., Chairman and CEO Dr. Paul E. Jacobs (right) received the keys to an all-electric Rolls Royce during a keynote address.
Attendees used a cellphone to operate an LG Smart Oven.
A display with a Polaroid lens adapter for an iPhone.
Moshi Digits touch-screen gloves were shown with smartphone technology.
With four times as many pixels as HD TVs, “ultra high-definition” TVs are set to be the talk of CES, with models from companies like Samsung, LG, and Sony.
Consumers will be able to bring the movie theater experience home with them, provided they have around $20,000 to spare.
But analysts aren’t expecting the TVs to make a huge splash just yet, as they are only expected to account for 1.4 million units sold in the United States in 2016, or about 5 percent of the entire market.
Lenovo has created what it calls the first “interpersonal computer”—a 27-inch “coffee-table PC” that runs Windows 8, but can lay flat for games like “Monopoly.”
The Table PC is big enough to fit four people around it, and the screen can respond to the touch of 10 fingers at the same time.
Lego is set to offer a new Mindstorms EV3 kit that will have the ability to talk to iPhones, iPads, and iPod Touches through Bluetooth wireless connections. This will enable Apple product owners to use their devices as remote controls for their robots.
The kits will cost $350 and go on sale in the second half of 2013.
Several super-sized smartphones are set to make their debut at the show, with screens bigger than 5 inches diagonally.
New buzz word alert: Sometimes these phones are referred to as “phablets,” because they’re almost the same size as tablets.
Canopy has invented this touch-sensitive phone case called the Sensus, which lets users interact with apps using multi-touch surfaces on the side and back of the case.
The Eversense electronic thermostat by Allure Energy allows users to control their home environment using their smartphone.
Expect a slew of machines that bend the boundaries in the coming months, featuring touch screens that twist or detach from the keyboard.
Chevrolet touted their electric Spark car, the first car in the industry to feature Sirius integration for voice commands. The car will be out the first quarter of this year.
