Helite, the French company behind protective motorcycle and ski jackets with built-in airbags, now has a protective vest for cyclists that uses the same technology. Helite B’Safe is a smart airbag vest that protects bike riders in case of accident. Helite first came to our attention at last year’s CES when it shared the Hip’Air (now …

In recent years, there have been any number of pet cameras that allow you to see what your dog is doing while you’re away from home. Some are just cameras, other have speakers so that you can talk to your furry friend and, more recently, several can give your dog or cat a treat. But at CES, the French company …

The first thing I notice about Morphee is that it doesn’t look like anything else. It is definitely not a phone, a smartwatch or a robot. An argument could be made that it is a controller for a Jules Verne time machine. And despite not having a screen, apps or an internet connection, the Morphee might be one of the …

Last night, outside the exhibition hall at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, I had what can only be classified as a “CES moment.” Sprawled across the lobby were five candy-colored suitcases with ears. As I got closer, I noticed that ears wiggled back-and-forth whenever someone petted the suitcase. It turns out this was a Fravel suitcase designed to be …

Maybe it’s you. Or maybe you know someone who just can’t stop checking their phone while they drive. They know it’s dangerous and that it can lead to an accident or death, but they just can’t help themselves. Even after seeing Werner Hertzog’s cautionary film From One Second To The Next, they reflexively pick up their phone while driving. Well, …

Nobody likes a dirty diaper, even if it’s one of the realities parents have to cope with. So South Korean company Monit has set out to make the experience a bit more bearable. At CES, Monit shared what might be the ultimate wearable: a smart diaper. Monit created a cookie-sized sensor with Bluetooth that attaches to the outside of a …

One of the biggest challenges to mixed reality headsets is the size. Compared to virtual reality, MR headsets like the Magic Leap One and Microsoft HoloLens are small. But on the muted Jackson Pollock-style carpet of the Mirage Hotel at CES 2019, the company Nreal announced a pair of MR glasses the size of a pair of chunky Oakleys. The small …

I’m in a Mandalay Bay exhibition hall for CES 2019 and spot a guy holding a guitar. He’s wearing a sleek black smartwatch on his wrist that lights up at regular intervals with a green light ring. The guitarist turns the edge of the watch face and the pulsing light speeds up. Then he turns it the other way and …

Cycling to work, or jogging within a city exposes you to exhaust from cars, buses and trucks. Over time this exposure can make it hard to breathe and lead to asthma or even more serious respiratory conditions. The World Health Organization estimates that 4.2 million people die every year from exposure to air pollution. The French company R-Pur at CES …

We live in a world filled with smartphones, smartwatches, smart appliances — even smart toothbrushes — and now we can add smart fishing to that list. But this isn’t just some CES 2019 branding gimmick. Cyberfishing’s new Smart Rod Sensor works with your existing fishing pole to track casts, catches and locations in the same way a runner uses a smartwatch to capture …