The wacky and bizarre products of CES 2023
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I've picked the best products from CES 2023, and now it's time to check out the wacky and weird products.
The line between best/cool/innovative and wacky/weird/dumb can be a fine one. After all, we really don't need many more gadgets than a computer, smartphone, internet, and basic household appliances. But tech companies have convinced us that spending on cool tech is a great use of disposable income. They're also telling us that the Metaverse is the next big thing.
Beyond defining the big trends, CES also shows us the big flops. There was a historical "gallery of flops" exhibit in the Eureka Park portion of the show, but it somehow fell through because they didn't have access to the keys to the lockers where they kept their exhibits. It was a gallery of nothing when I passed.
Many people have laughed at the Withings urinalysis scanner for your toilet, but I found it much more practical as a useful preventative measure - a good way to catch signs of disease - and not only a conceit about the "quantified self". "That's why I'm not inclined to make fun of health innovations.
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look hereBut some of these products made me laugh out loud, useful as they may seem to some enthusiasts. Remember that everyone has a different line when it comes to the division between cool and weird. Sometimes a product gets weird when you attach a price tag to it, like the $250 dog feeder I wrote years ago that was looking to replace a $5 dog bowl. Or the $5,000 Kohler shower system I saw this year. As part of a home improvement or luxury home purchase, the $5,000 shower system isn't so crazy.
Other everyday products made you wonder if they were really necessary just because you connected them to the internet, resulting in a new Internet of Things gadget. We are now seeing AI/machine learning seeping into everyday products, and the wave of nothingness is starting again.
Without further ado, here are the weird products from CES 2023. Like them or not, they're all fun.
Glüxkind Technologies Ella Smart StrollerI looked at other posts and found that Canada made a lot of weird CES listings. He showed off the AI-powered Ella stroller with a motor. More specifically, it uses algorithms to help parents with their strollers. It has self-driving capability, but not when the baby is actually in the stroller. This only comes into play if you have to hold the baby in your arms and push the stroller at the same time. It also uses sound to make your baby coo...
Check out all the Smart Security Summit on-demand sessions here.
I've picked the best products from CES 2023, and now it's time to check out the wacky and weird products.
The line between best/cool/innovative and wacky/weird/dumb can be a fine one. After all, we really don't need many more gadgets than a computer, smartphone, internet, and basic household appliances. But tech companies have convinced us that spending on cool tech is a great use of disposable income. They're also telling us that the Metaverse is the next big thing.
Beyond defining the big trends, CES also shows us the big flops. There was a historical "gallery of flops" exhibit in the Eureka Park portion of the show, but it somehow fell through because they didn't have access to the keys to the lockers where they kept their exhibits. It was a gallery of nothing when I passed.
Many people have laughed at the Withings urinalysis scanner for your toilet, but I found it much more practical as a useful preventative measure - a good way to catch signs of disease - and not only a conceit about the "quantified self". "That's why I'm not inclined to make fun of health innovations.
EventOn-Demand Smart Security Summit
Learn about the essential role of AI and ML in cybersecurity and industry-specific case studies. Watch the on-demand sessions today.
look hereBut some of these products made me laugh out loud, useful as they may seem to some enthusiasts. Remember that everyone has a different line when it comes to the division between cool and weird. Sometimes a product gets weird when you attach a price tag to it, like the $250 dog feeder I wrote years ago that was looking to replace a $5 dog bowl. Or the $5,000 Kohler shower system I saw this year. As part of a home improvement or luxury home purchase, the $5,000 shower system isn't so crazy.
Other everyday products made you wonder if they were really necessary just because you connected them to the internet, resulting in a new Internet of Things gadget. We are now seeing AI/machine learning seeping into everyday products, and the wave of nothingness is starting again.
Without further ado, here are the weird products from CES 2023. Like them or not, they're all fun.
Glüxkind Technologies Ella Smart StrollerI looked at other posts and found that Canada made a lot of weird CES listings. He showed off the AI-powered Ella stroller with a motor. More specifically, it uses algorithms to help parents with their strollers. It has self-driving capability, but not when the baby is actually in the stroller. This only comes into play if you have to hold the baby in your arms and push the stroller at the same time. It also uses sound to make your baby coo...
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