AT CES, the technology show in Las Vegas this week, a variety of advancements were showcased, including electric vehicles, see-through televisions, cutting-edge accessibility technology, and virtual assistants powered by AI. These innovations aimed to address significant real-world issues, bring more enjoyment to daily life, and also offered some unconventional ideas.

Last week, reporters from the Associated Press searched through vast exhibition spaces to find the most captivating, intriguing, and unique technological advancements.

These are the highlights from CES 2024 that caught our attention.

At a convention where extravagance and luxury were evident in almost everything, it was heartening to witness the significant advancements in assistive technologies for individuals with disabilities.

GyroGear, a startup in Boston that specializes in medical technology, presented a new glove at CES 2024 that aims to assist individuals with Parkinson’s disease and hand tremors in regaining control of their daily lives. Whispp, a Dutch startup, utilizes audio-to-audio artificial intelligence to enable individuals with vocal impairments to engage in real-time conversations using their natural voices. OrCam revealed several devices designed to aid those with hearing loss in managing auditory overload. Additionally, Sony featured its Access controller for PlayStation prominently in its booth.

Many major technology companies at CES 2024 focused on using software and AI to enable communication between smart devices, as well as between smart devices, your home, and your car.

Samsung’s latest slogan, “AI for all,” involves connecting their smart home products and appliances so they can work together to complete tasks, such as automatically pre-heating the oven when a recipe is selected. The company has also partnered with Hyundai to create services that allow for seamless integration between homes and cars for Kia and Hyundai vehicles. Google is now making Chromecast available on a wider range of apps and devices. Additionally, Amazon has given its support for the Matter casting standard in order to promote better compatibility between various smart devices.

Mercedes-Benz has introduced a new virtual assistant that utilizes AI technology to customize interactions between drivers and their vehicles.

The year 2024’s CES featured a plethora of innovative electric cars, remote-controlled construction vehicles, hydrogen-powered engines, and other advancements in mobility.

Honda introduced two new concept vehicles, named the “Saloon” and “Space-Hub,” for their upcoming global electric vehicle line. Kia opted for a modular approach with three electric vans that have the ability to easily switch body modules for different purposes. Meanwhile, VinFast, a Vietnamese electric startup, revealed a concept for an electric truck.

Bosch Mobility and Hyundai have both strongly emphasized the use of hydrogen as an energy source. Additionally, Hyundai demonstrated its advanced AI-powered self-driving construction excavator.

Advanced kitchen tools, such as robot chefs and AI-driven appliances, are offering the possibility that individuals no longer have to prepare meals or cocktails on their own.

The company GE is promoting the idea of cooking smoked food inside, while utilizing generative artificial intelligence in a Brisk intelligent grill in order to simplify the process of barbecuing.

Making homemade ice cream can be a lengthy process, but with ColdSnap’s innovative ice cream machine, you can have a frozen treat ready in just two minutes. Additionally, Bartesian’s cocktail mixer can whip up an impressive 60 varieties of drinks for you to enjoy.

In addition, Veba Baby offers a smart monitor for baby bottles that is specifically geared towards younger consumers and their parents. This monitor keeps track of the expiration dates for breast milk and formula, and also functions as a bottle locator. It monitors the temperature and feeding times, among other things, to ensure the freshness of the contents. All of this information is recorded on a companion app.

“What do OLED, Micro LED, and 8k all signify? They represent a display with incredibly high resolution, but the most captivating televisions showcased at CES were barely noticeable.”

At the event, LG and Samsung, two leading companies in the consumer electronics industry, introduced transparent televisions.

LG’s 77-inch transparent OLED screen appears nearly invisible when not in use. It has the ability to switch between transparent mode and a more conventional black background for regular TV viewing. Samsung also showcased a transparent display using MICRO LED technology, but it was only a concept at the time.

When not in use as a traditional TV, both can serve as digital canvases to display artworks.

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This report was contributed to by Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Rio Yamat, McKinnon de Kuyper, and Shawn Chen, reporters for the Associated Press.

Source: wral.com