Always wanted a personal robot? Misty II to ship in April for $2,400
Misty last year showed off Misty II, a slightly more advanced version of the original Misty robot the company debuted at CES in January 2018. The company confirmed at CES 2019 that the "personal robot you’ve been waiting for," will ship in April for $2,400.
You may soon be able to summon an autonomous wheelchair like an Uber
At CES 2019, autonomous wheelchair company Whill unveiled its vision for a world in which people can summon its wheelchairs by app, in locations such as theme parks, museums, hospitals, shopping malls, airports, and city centers. Here's how it aims to make that a reality.
Muse’s Softband will help you meditate your way into a good night’s sleep
Meditation headband maker Muse has unveiled its first soft headband at CES 2019. The Softband allows users to listen to guided meditation on their Amazon Alexa devices, and then keeps track of their sleep patterns while they get some shut-eye. Here's when you can expect it to arrive.
Where are they now? A look back at last year’s Top Tech of CES winners
What happened to the 14 prize-winning products we singled out as the coolest things we saw at last year's CES 2018? Join us as we take a look at what the past 12 months has meant for each one. Spoilers: They're still as awesome as they were on the day that we first met them.
Robot delivery startup Udelv woos Walmart for a trial run in Arizona
Last year saw plenty of partnerships struck between big retail firms and tech companies interested in robot delivery services. It looks like more of the same this year, with Walmart and startup Udelv launching a trial service this month for online grocery shoppers in the city of Surprise, Arizona.
Bag the toothbrush. The Y-Brush can clean your teeth in just 10 seconds
If the 2 minutes it takes to brush your teeth feels like forever to you, then Y-Brush might be your solution. The Y-Brush was on display at CES 2019 and gained attention for the claim that it can fully brush your teeth in just 10 seconds with its vibrating mouthguard full of nylon bristles.
B-Secur HeartKey taps ECG signals to authenticate user identity, monitor health
B-Secur's HeartKey platform uses the heart's unique ECG patterns for various applications, including user authentication and health monitoring. The company teamed up with Analog Devices to create the Advanced Auto Steering Wheel, which will start the car once it confirms the driver's identity.
DJI’s pricey Smart Controller is the ultimate accessory for drone enthusiasts
DJI's new Smart Controller lets you keep your phone in your pocket thanks to its integrated 5.5-inch, 1080p display. The controller has a range of up to 5 miles and a 2.5-hour battery life, and runs a version of Android complete with third-party app support. It will ship later this year for a price of $650.
Forget security cameras — this drone will watch over your house from the skies
Sunflower Labs' innovative smart security system involves a series of outdoor sensors, capable of dispatching an autonomous camera drone to check up on any unusual disturbances. It sounds pretty wild -- and it's on display at CES 2019 for anyone who wants to go check it out.
This iceless cooler looks like a Mars rover, keeps beer cold for a week
Furrion's Rova uses lithium-ion batteries and a compressor to keep beverages cold for up to a week with no ice, meaning you can skip the 7-11 run and cut straight to camping. It also charges gadgets and looks like it came straight from a Halo game.
Taste test: The new Impossible Burger is a triumph of food engineering
Impossible Foods is back with a new-and-improved plant-based burger, and we got a chance to try it out at CES 2019. Suffice it to say that our minds were blown by the Impossible Burger 2.0. Everything is dialed in -- the smell, the color, the texture, the flavor -- that it's hard to tell it's not actual beef.
Orbi crams 360-degree cameras inside glasses, drones — even football helmets
360 camera company Orbi is launching three new products for immersive video -- second-generation camera glasses, a 360-degree camera system for drones, and football helmets equipped with cameras and sensors. The football helmets offer a first-person view of the game -- and could help improve safety.
Startup wants to reverse Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s using human blood extract
A cutting-edge startup is working on a treatment for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer's by altering the concentration of plasma proteins in patients. This work is based on research indicating that cognitive decline in mice can be reversed through injections of blood taken from younger mice.
The Urgonight headband trains your brain waves for better sleep
Insomniac? Are you tired of wearing things during the night which only makes it more difficult for you to get a good night's sleep? One device at CES offers a solution. The Urgonight headband is a device you only need to wear a few times a week during the day to train your brain to sleep better.
We’re giving away the Origin PC Neuron and more for CES 2019
Though you won't be able to get your hands on most of the tech unveiled at CES 2019, we're offering you something even better -- a chance to win some. Enter for an opportunity to snag an Origin PC Neuron, Yuneec Mantis Q, FT Aviator, or a $100 Amazon gift card.
Food 2.0: Impossible Foods is back with a bloody new non-beef burger
At CES 2019, Impossible Food announced its new, improved Impossible Burger. This is the first time its recipe has received an upgrade since the award-winning plant-based meat debuted in 2016. Here's what makes the refreshed recipe better than its predecessor in every way.
Packages could be delivered by robodogs riding in robotaxis, Continental hopes
As we all order more and more stuff from Amazon and other online retailers, delivery of goods becomes a more pressing concern. A solution is being proposed by Continental at this year's CES 2019, where the company will be exhibiting its system of driverless vehicles and delivery robots.
This high-tech beehive protects honey bees from their mortal enemy
Since the 1980s, Varroa Destructor mites have been wreaking havoc on the world's honey bee populations, and beekeepers haven't had a good way to fight back. Thanks to an innovative new hive design that focuses on the mites' vulnerability to heat, however, that might soon change.
Bell is building a self-flying air taxi, and it brought a prototype to CES 2019
Bell has a long and storied history in the aviation and aerospace sectors with innovations that include WWII combat aircraft and the world's first supersonic jet plane, but it's making new history at CES 2019 by unveiling the Bell Nexus, a prototype design of a flying taxi.
This futuristic autonomous pod hotel drives you around as you sleep
Toronto-based design studio Aprilli is reimagining the future of transportation with its 'Autonomous Travel Suite' concept, describing a kind of self-driving sleeper van that’s like a hotel room on wheels. Coming soon to a freeway near you? It's not as crazy as it sounds.
AirSelfie makes a course correction at CES 2019 with 3 new selfie drones
The AirSelfie 2 was a bit of a disaster: It was overpriced, underfeatured, and flew like a drunk hummingbird. The company seems to have taken note of the criticism, launching three new drones at more competitive price points, and two of them sport a few features that we're excited to test out.
Sphero’s Specdrums let you drum up a symphony of sound with colors
Sphero, the company best known for bringing licensed Star Wars robots to the masses, is venturing into a new segment of consumer tech with its latest product, Specdrums. The Bluetooth-enabled rings allow you to harness a medley of sounds from surrounding surfaces and colors.
A DJI quadcopter gets the horror-movie treatment in ‘The Drone’
"The Drone" is an upcoming horror flick about a DJI quadcopter that becomes possessed with the spirit of a serial killer. Yes, it does sound a bit bonkers, but with all those spinning blades and a camera for a roving eye, it was about time someone got around to making such a movie, right?
Today, hacks are annoying. In future smart cities, they could kill
Corporate security breaches are becoming so common that people now accept them as part of a digital future. But for smart cities, system hacks could prove far dangerous for citizens, potentially causing havoc to municipality services. Here’s what companies and cities are doing to secure their systems.
Rogue drones prompt major airports to spend millions on protection
Drones are great fun, but the occasional ne'er-do-wells do their best to ruin it for anyone. An incident in December 2018 that brought one of the world's busiest airports to a standstill for 36 hours has prompted two U.K. hubs to invest millions of dollars in tech to prevent drone flights in restricted areas.
Exciton transistors could create the energy-efficient electronics of the future
Last year, researchers developed a new type of transistor based on excitons, a special type of quasiparticle, which could be used in the future to make electronic devices smaller, faster, and more efficient. Now the same team has made another breakthrough by discovering new properties of excitons.
Dark matter heats up and moves around in dwarf galaxies during star formation
The exact nature of dark matter is one of the enduring questions of physics, as it is difficult to identify and has many mysterious manifestations. Now a team from the University of Surrey, UK, have discovered that dark matter can be heated up and moved around due to star formation within galaxies.
Nearby dwarf galaxy will collide with Milky Way, awaken black hole at its heart
In two billion years' time our galaxy will collide with the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), the brightest satellite galaxy of the Milky Way which currently sits around 163,000 light-years from us, waking the dormant black hole at the heart of our galaxy and causing it to devour nearby gases and grow.
What is an artificial neural network? Here’s everything you need to know
Curious about this strange new breed of AI called an artificial neural network? We've got all the info you need right here.
Artificial soil made from lava rock allows growing of food in space
New research has succeeded in growing plants in high-tech planters which use artificial soil made from lava rock. The planters regulate the water, nutrients, gas, and air that plants require and record the ways that plants adapt to conditions similar to those in space such as low levels of nitrogen.
NASA probe visits Ultima Thule, the farthest object humanity has ever reached
NASA's New Horizons probe is reached the farthest region of our solar system on New Year's Day 2019, when it buzzed a distant object known as Ultima Thule located in the Kuiper Belt. It is the most distant object ever explored by a spacecraft, located four billion miles from Earth.
Mini guidance satellites could be used to position telescopes in space
An issue with modern segmented telescopes is keeping each section of the mirror stable. Now, an MIT team has suggested using a miniature satellite the size of a shoebox with a simple laser which could provide a steady, bright light for the telescope to use as a reference point when moving through space.
Indiegogo claims 2018 was its best year yet with 1,300 success stories
Just how many successful products launched on Indiegogo last year? The platform shared the number of projects shipping to backers for the first time. The year-end statistics also list the most successful campaigns, the number of backers from 2018, and milestones for the platform.
Roaming vending machine snack bots invade a California college campus
PepsiCo's fleet of autonomous Hello Goodness delivery snackbots just rolled out at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. The roaming vending machines let students order their snacks using a mobile app, and will then deliver them directly to their hands.