During the CES major unveiling fanfare and show-floor events, many had glimpses of future technology that are arriving sooner than later, including smart locks. That and some others have certainly caught the attention of yours truly.
During the CES unveil and event which gives the media a preview on some of the top picks by the association and award winners in various category, while we had glimpses of future technology arriving sooner than later, there a few that caught our attention. Either because they will revolutionise the living world or we just thought they were cute.
Benjilock, sounds so cool! If you had watched Shark Tank then you will know this product for receiving an applause and investment from one of the sharks. Soon to be available for purchase, the Benjilock is a hybrid lock system that uses fingerprint (up to 4 identities) and conventional keys. With a built in battery that’s rechargeable, the lock has a real weight and uses an app to manage access.
Storm Trooper to guard your home, retailing at US$299.99 the First Order soldier responds to commands, takes pictures and shouts if you are unidentifiable.
Waterproof your Apple Watch with this casing from Catalyst, the encasing allows users to go to depths of 100 metres and still keep tab of your health. Certified IP68 and military grade robustness of 810G, you can sink it or drop it and wear it without a scratch. Catalyst only makes casing for Apple devices due to their longer life-cycles.
Next up, CES 2018 award winning robot from BlueFrog Robotics, Buddy. Built in AI, facial and vocal recognition including smart navigation and learning, Buddy is exactly what the developer meant it to be, cute, adorable and a companion.
Jabra introduced its Jabra Elite 65t, a wireless earbuds that are super light and with four microphone technology they are suppose to reduce wind noise when on the call. The 6mm speakers allows you to either let in or keep out ambient sounds.
Lo and behold, the Trident Artic 3 makes an appearance again this time with the latest Intel 8th Generation Core chipset and NVIDIA GeForce GTX1080 GPU, a gaming powerhouse for the space constraint folks the MSI Trident first made its appearance in March last year.
Stay tuned as we bring more interesting finds from Las Vegas.
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