Electronics fair showcases 'smart' items for person use

It opened on Tuesday and is one of the world's biggest trade fairs devoted to technology, with some 36,000 exhibitors and about 160,000 visitors.

A more personal or "me" approach to technology is one of the major themes at the show, connecting thousands of objects that people use each day - clothing, cars, light bulbs and home appliances.

ON DISPLAY

Some of the new devices on display include a baby bottle to measure infant nutrition intake, floating speakers and shoes with wheels that help you walk faster, AFP reported.

Mr Shawn DuBravac, chief economist at the Consumer Electronics Association, said: "The key to all of this is that something happens in the physical space and we digitise it and feed it back into the physical space.

"No longer is the focus on what can technologically be done but what is technologically meaningful."

These new technologies "continue the trend of deploying the Internet in a personal way", Mr DuBravac added.

The fair ends today.

So you want to...

1 WALK FASTER

Rollkers is a transport accessory that can increase a person's average walking speed to 11kmh. Rollkers fit to the bottom of shoes and can be adjusted to fit any size or shape of shoes. Rather than actually rolling on them, you walk normally with them.

2 TIGHTEN YOUR BELT

Belty monitors the wearer's waistline measurements and advises when it is time to lose weight. Belty automatically loosens when the wearer sits and tightens when the wearer stands. The product is still under development, but its creator expects to have it on the market by the fourth quarter of the year.

3 FREE YOUR MUSIC

The Axxess CE Air 2 floating Bluetooth speaker is scheduled to be released in the second quarter of the year.

4 LIGHT UP YOUR RIDE

Wearable Technologies chairman and chief executive Mark Bernstein and his wife Cathy wearing Visijax cycling safety jackets at the International Consumer Electronics Show. The machine-washable jacket uses a 30-hour battery in the lining to power LED lights that stay on or flash. It has lights on the sleeve that use motion-sensing technology to indicate if its wearer is about to make a turn.

5 BAKE THE PERFECT CAKE

Via a connected kitchen scale, the Perfect Bake app lets the home baker know when to stop adding ingredients. It can also recalculate any recipe based on the amount of available ingredients. Perfect Bake consists of the connected scale, three colour-coded bowls and an oven thermometer.

6 FLY A WRIST DRONE

The Nixie is a quad copter worn as a slap bracelet that takes photos when it flies in a pre-programmed mode before returning to the user.

7 WASH CLOTHES FASTER

The LG Electronics Twin Wash System has a second, smaller washer built into the bottom for doing two different loads at once.

8 FEED YOUR BABY BETTER

The Slow Control smart baby bottle helps parents track how much and how fast their baby is drinking. It also provides feedback on how to hold the bottle properly.

This article was first published on January 09, 2015.
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