It’s that time of the year when technology powerhouses, start-ups and geeks alike hoard up together to showcase the future of humanity. This year they are all in Las Vegas at one of the most amazing spotlight events of electronics, the Consumer Electronics Show 2015.
It is basically like a toy fair for the grownups with drones flying around in their cages, cool electric vehicles surrounded by crowd, unimaginable music tools and power-packed wearables displayed everywhere. We picked out some of the most intriguing future technologies that are going to shape the mankind. Or at least our pockets.
- Zoo of Drones
One thing we could infer from CES this year was that the craze of drones is going to be exponential in the coming years with hundreds of companies entering the consumer drone industry in past couple of years.
CES 2015 seemed like a zoo full of drones and most of them were caged in glass and net enclosures. The sexily named “Unmanned Systems” zone at the venue saw clusters of drones from indie enthusiasts to full time drone manufacturers.
They’re also attracting a decent amount of people as CES attendees were trying to get close to them, which is not surprising for this new market. Most of the companies demonstrating their flying machines had entered the consumer drone market in just the last few years.
The Consumer Electronics Association puts the global market for consumer drones at $130 million in 2015 and predicts a $1 billion drone industry by the end of this decade.
- Samsung 34-inch curved monitor
If the idea of curved TV’s sound a bit overrated, the curved monitors are definitely not. Tech enthusiasts were in love with the stunning and beautiful Samsung’s SE790C Curved Monitor with its sleek contours. Featuring a 21:9 ultra-wide aspect ratio, it is almost as wide as two traditional 4:3 monitors side by side. At 3000R, the curve is relatively tight (meaning the radius of the curve is 3,000mm), but for a monitor this size it makes perfect sense as it will be only a couple of inches away from your face. If you want to transform your workspace into a lair, this is exactly what you should look for.
- Belty smart belt
Can’t wait to loosen that tight belt grip after a heavy meal? It’s an everyday story for most of us but now it has a happy, manageable ending with the new product called the Belty. It is essentially a sensor-equipped smart belt that automatically adjusts itself throughout the day; depending on how much you’ve eaten and how much exercise you’ve done to balance off the size of your waist. An app connects with it that collects and stores the data throughout the day, sending feedback to the belt motors, which expand and retract accordingly in response. However, the prototype is made of clunky metal, but the company, Emiota, says “it aims to make Belty a high-end product.” Let’s hope you can pair with your Gucci belts.
- Mercedes-Benz F 015 electric self-driving car
The F 015 Luxury in Motion “visionary concept” car which is an “autonomous” vehicle is Mercedes-Benz’s leap into self-driving cars. The F 015 has wacky dimensions and large LED lights on the front and back, which it uses to communicate with other cars. It’s equipped with four rotating chairs that allow the passengers to sit face-to-face while the windows can be used as display screens. The future is made of driverless vehicles, and this is just a glimpse of it.
- IO Hawk personal transporter
Pair up your skateboard and Segway and you get the strange IO Hawk. It is a self-balancing motorized personal transporter built by the company IO Hawk. Powered by batteries, this handle-bar-less Segway has high output motors and uses a small pressure from your feet to guide it towards your desired direction. All you need to do is to shift your balance, and the device responds and moves in that direction. At 22 pounds it can travel up to 6 mph. Pretty neat if you feel lazy, huh?
- Parrot Pot
Nothing more than a boring flower plot, this device might be something what your plants need. Parrot Pot is a Bluetooth flower pot which can understand when your plant is thirsty and then water it for you. Yes, you heard it right. Roughly just a foot tall, this white pot has built-in sensors that can read the fertilization levels, soil and surrounding temperatures and level of moisture in the soil and notify you when the plan needs water. No dead plants on your shelves anymore!
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