Today at CES: Baby Wearables, Dog Texts and E-Ink Cars

It's the official first day of CES and our team has already located dozens of the coolest new gadgets, features, and concept cars that will likely never see the light of day.< /p>

Halo (not Amazon's Halo) has a wearable accessory for babies that tracks heart rate, rollover, skin temperature, and movement. 10,000 steps a day may seem like a challenge when you can't walk, but it's important to have goals.

Image credits: Halo (opens in a new window)

Aeolus Robotics has created a humanoid robot, Aeo, to help schools and hospitals by disinfecting, delivering food and performing basic patrols. He can also apparently take selfies.

Since we're all going to end up living in the Metaverse eventually, let's scan our rooms so the transition isn't too shocking. MeetKai transforms smartphone video into detailed 3D environments.

MeetKai's Room - rendering technology.

Amazon is bolstering its Sidewalk network with a set of low-bandwidth IoT devices and partners. Clearly, we're all still figuring this whole "smart home" thing out.

Labrador Systems has enhanced its elderly care robot with an Echo Show, using it as a kind of interface for the bot. It's an "early proof of concept", which is good because I'm not sure that's the way to go.

Alexa can now tell you where the nearest public charging station is for your electric vehicle. It's sad that it's necessary, but if that's the extent of your difficulties, it might be something you can look forward to.

Knock knock, who's there? Blondes!

Still on Amazon's advice, Ring is bringing back the Judas Cam. Why get off the couch?

Plex is finally launching, two years after its announcement at CES 2020, its rental market. "It was very hard...