When asked how he felt after visiting this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2023), Michael, vice president of Insta360 Marketing, who has participated in 12 sessions, told us very excitedly: “This year’s CES is back! It’s like 2020 before the start of the new crown. Almost the same traffic, the booths were almost sold out, and the venue was full of people. ”
Seeing CES once again turned into a huge crowd, the excitement of tech practitioners is beyond words. Xu Ruicheng of Grand View Capital described it to Geek Park: “It’s the first time I participated in CES after the epidemic, and I feel that everyone is overwhelmed.”
The world’s largest consumer electronics show has been sluggish for the past two years because of the coronavirus pandemic. The CES in 2021 will be held online. Although it will return to offline in 2022, the booth vacancy rate is very high. Many reporters and exhibitors have canceled their schedules at the last minute.
With the epidemic under control, global travel and economic activities have recovered. After three years, the casino in the desert has once again become an oasis of technology and innovation.
According to the data provided by CTA, the organizer of CES, more than 3,200 exhibitors have registered to participate in this year’s CES, covering almost all tracks in the current technology field. Among them, the TOP 5 tracks with the number of exhibitors are “Internet of Things and Sensors”, “AI”, “Smart Home”, “Automotive” and “Medical Health”.
It is not difficult to see that intelligence is the most important theme of this year’s CES. Whether it is intelligent infrastructure (Internet of Things and sensors), AI technology itself, or important intelligent consumption scenarios (automotive, home and health, etc.), it is the hottest field in the global consumer electronics industry today. Not only are large-scale technology and consumer giants accelerating their deployment to seize the beachhead, but geek entrepreneurs from all over the world are also starting businesses in these fields, hoping to become the leader of the next technology era.
If you want to gain insight into how technology will change people’s lives, CES is the best observation window. Geek Park sorted out the trends of large technology companies and the surprising new products displayed by entrepreneurial teams during this year’s CES. The gold mine of the technology industry in the next few years will be hidden here.
Tech giants center stage
Large technology companies and consumer and manufacturing giants exploring the frontiers of innovation are still the protagonists of this year’s CES. Among the more than 3,200 exhibitors, 323 companies are from the world’s top 500 companies, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Samsung, Sony, Nvidia, AMD , Canon, Lenovo, LG, TCL, BMW, Volkswagen and other large enterprises have all brought their innovative achievements in the past year.
The trend of large technology companies is the vane of the field of technological innovation. We have observed that the most active areas of large companies at this year’s CES are smart cars, smart homes, and VR/AR. In addition, although the proportion of traditional consumer electronics products has decreased compared with a few years ago, leading companies in some subdivisions, Still brought a lot of imaginative innovative products.
We have sorted out more than a dozen companies in three fields that deserve special attention from hundreds of giant companies, as follows.
01
smart car
Let’s first look at the direction of smart cars. Since autonomous driving was put on the agenda, cars have become one of the absolute protagonists of CES. This year, the car-related exhibition area is also arranged in West Hall, the first open venue in CES for many years.
Being in West Hall, the most intuitive feeling is that the automotive industry is undergoing technological change, which is reflected in the frequent launch of new product OEMs, the continuous emergence of in-vehicle software players, the continuous change of autonomous driving technology, and new partners Relationship and Investment Agreements.
In addition to the cool models, you can still see the changes that are happening in this industry now- this is an event where automakers and technology companies are getting closer and closer, giving people a clearer view of their future. How to work together, and most importantly, how they will depend on each other to survive. At the same time, the relationship between people and cars is being reshaped.
BMW——i Vision Dee
“If a car could talk, how would it interact with its users?” BMW’s answer: A car, on any given day, could be any color you like. In the keynote speech at the opening of CES, Oliver Zipse, chairman and CEO of BMW, released the BMW i digital emotion interaction concept car – i Vison Dee in a high-profile manner.
Not only can the concept car change color in seconds on command, it can also use e-ink to make facial expressions through its grille and headlamps.
Under the sporty sedan design, it uses 240 color electronic ink panels, each panel has 32 color options, so that the car can switch between 32 body colors (gradient colors can also be presented). The panels are laser cut and an e-paper film is applied to the body and wheels.
For human-computer interaction in the car, i Vision Dee provides a “mixed reality” view by projecting a HUD interface on the windshield. The driver can choose from five levels of immersion, from simple, shallow driving to And the vehicle information belt, to the entire screen to display the virtual world. At the same time, it also launched a new voice assistant system called Dee.
For BMW’s car, The Verge commented: Without gimmicks and external concepts, CES would not be CES, and the BMW i Vision Dee is a perfect example. As an exploration of the future, i Vision Dee did not choose the usual options of a concept car, such as a folding steering wheel, a self-driving lounge, and a flying car, but instead adopted a technology that can land now – a head-up display (HUD) and virtual assistants, and “color changing”. An audience member said with emotion: “Technology has finally come to the point of changing the shell.”
Sony X Honda – AFEELA
Three years after surprising CES 2020 attendees with its first concept car, Sony is “taking a step forward.” At CES 2023, Sony Honda Mobile (In 2022, Honda and Sony announced a partnership to build a car.) Officially announced a new brand: AFEELA, and an electric vehicle prototype of this brand. Sony said that the first AFEELA model will be scheduled for sale in the United States in the first half of 2025, and the first batch of cars will be delivered in the spring of 2026.
Sony Honda Mobility said the car on display has 45 cameras and sensors, a digital display on the front bumper, lidar for autonomous driving, and a 3D graphical interface built using Unreal Engine. The first AFEELA car will use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon digital chassis system-on-a-chip, including autonomous driving and advanced driver assistance systems (AD/ADAS), human-computer interaction/vehicle infotainment systems, and telematics.
Regarding Sony’s ambitions to build a car, Sony Honda Mobile CEO Yasuhide Mizuno said that the car will use Sony’s experience in AI, entertainment, virtual reality and augmented reality to showcase a unique electric vehicle. Previously, he had said, “Develop a car as hardware to meet the entertainment and networking that we want to provide.”
Logo – new concept car Inception
French automaker Peugeot unveiled its new concept car at CES, the Inception, which is eye-catching with its exaggerated design. Peugeot says the model design will herald a new direction for the brand, with the electric cars due to be available to customers starting in 2025.
As the photos show, the sharp angles and brutalist design make it an unforgettable presence in the entire car exhibition area.
Inception is more than 16 feet long overall, which means that its parent company Stellantis’ STLAFrame architecture can be designed into larger vehicles. Thanks to the long wheelbase, the car is equipped with an equally large 100 kWh battery pack. Peugeot says the battery pack can last up to 500 miles.
The battery powers a pair of electric motors, one on each axle for all-wheel drive, for a combined output of a claimed 680 horsepower. The 800V architecture of the Porsche Taycan and Audi e-tronGT means the cars can travel 93 miles in five minutes.
Inside, the concept car is still full of technology. At a glance, the car has a rectangular steering wheel, an ultra-simple instrument panel and a color-changing interior. It also has a 360-degree screen “Halo Cluster”. Notably, the traditional steering wheel is replaced with a tablet screen, complete with touch-sensitive controls beneath the driver’s thumb.
In fact, Peugeot’s parent company, Stellantis, had multiple “debuts” at this year’s CES, including a Chrysler cockpit concept and a Ram 1500 Revelotion electric pickup concept that borrows from many of the world’s sports cars. But Peugeot’s Inception was evaluated by the technology media as the most CES-style among all the models exhibited by the Stellantis brand.
Volkswagen ID.7
Volkswagen has unveiled a mid-size electric sedan concept called the ID.7. This car has a luminous digital camouflage appearance, like a layer of “QR code” coating, providing an interface between the physical world and the digital world. GM says the car will be ready for mass production and says it expects to have a battery range of about 435 miles by European standards.
The interior is equipped with a large 15-inch infotainment display and a new AR-HUD display. It also has an updated climate control system that starts heating or cooling when the driver approaches and automatically redirects the airflow to reach the target temperature more quickly. Ergonomically, the ID.7 now displays air-conditioning controls on the infotainment system’s home screen and adds lighting to the touch-sensitive temperature slider.
The ID.7 will rely on Volkswagen’s Modular Electric Drive Matrix (MEB), which also forms the basis for other ID. models such as the ID.4 and ID Buzz. It will have an ultra-low coefficient of drag of 0.235, putting it on par with luxury electric German cars like the BMW i4 and Mercedes-Benz EQS.
The electric sedan will be fully unveiled in 2023, but won’t go on sale until 2025. Volkswagen said that ID.7 will be positioned in the mid-to-high-end market. As far as its specs go, the ID.7 has the potential to be the first non-luxury electric sedan to hit the U.S. market since the launch of Tesla’s Model 3 in 2017.
other
In addition to the cool concept models brought by OEMs, it is also worth paying attention to the expansion of large companies in the upstream and downstream of the automotive industry chain at this CES. For example:
- Mercedes-Benz will enter Tesla’s territory – electric vehicle charging stations;
- LG Electronics will enter the field of autonomous driving through a partnership with auto parts maker Magna;
- Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Digital Chassis system will work with Salesforce’s cloud services to provide self-driving technology.
In addition, there are many dynamic and innovative companies in the automotive field that have launched eye-catching products, such as the large trucks launched by Caterpillar. On the whole, this year’s CES auto exhibitors have made their own attempts to define the relationship between people and cars. At the same time, the cooperation between upstream and downstream is also closer than in previous years.
02
VR / AR
Compared with hot fields such as AI, automobiles, and smart homes, the number of VR/AR exhibitors this year is relatively small, about 280. The two most important VR/AR developers, Oculus and Apple, have stopped participating in CES many years ago, which also makes the VR/AR exhibits at this year’s CES less “fine”.
But as the next generation of smart terminals, VR/AR is still one of the most noteworthy areas at CES. Sony, HTC, and Magic Leap, the veteran companies that took the lead in the last wave of VR/AR and have been quiet in the past two years, are the biggest surprises and highlights in the field of VR/AR at CES this year.
Sony – PSVR 2
Sony, a major Japanese consumer electronics manufacturer, has always been the protagonist at CES. This year, Sony’s new products cover electric vehicles, TVs and other fields, but PSVR 2 is the one that has attracted the most attention.
Compared with the previous generation that was launched six years ago, the display of PSVR 2 is upgraded to a 4K HDR OLED panel, and the resolution has been greatly increased from 960×1080 to 2000×2040. PSVR 2 also provides a wider field of view, and the FOV has been upgraded from 100 degrees to 110 degrees. In addition, PSVR 2 also has built-in cameras, and now there are four cameras embedded in the helmet, which has changed from external tracking in the past to inside-out tracking, and supports perspective functions.
In addition, at this year’s CES, Sony shared the development of a new accessibility controller suite code-named “Project Leonardo”.
Leonardo’s kit features PlayStation 5 faceplates and trigger buttons that can be swapped around a wide, circular gamepad, as well as a joystick that can be repositioned relative to the gamepad. It will also come with accessories of various shapes and sizes for “players to find a configuration that suits their strength, range of motion, and specific physical needs,” as well as four 3.5mm auxiliary jacks to plug in third-party accessibility accessories.
The Leonardo can be used as a standalone controller, as a pair, or in conjunction with the DualSense wireless controller bundled with the PS5, making it adaptable to a variety of accessibility needs. The Leonardo’s physical customization capabilities are matched by its software options; the Leonardo will allow players to map functions to various buttons and save three different configurations as profiles for easy use.
Magic Leap 2
Another surprise at this year’s CES was the resurrected Magic Leap. A live audience said, “Magic Leap, which was thought to be dead, has a booth almost as big as Microsoft’s booth this year.”
Faced with a common problem that has plagued countless headset makers — that $2,300 mixed-reality headsets simply don’t have consumers, Magic Leap pivoted, shifting its focus from the consumer to the enterprise. At this year’s CES, the Magic Leap 2 they exhibited is such a positioning. In the exhibition hall, what the demo version shows is not a game use case, but a serious enterprise application scenario.
One is a 3D scan of a human brain, exploring applications in the medical field, while another shows a mountain popping out of nowhere, with wildfires spreading in the foreground and small helicopters circling overhead.
Magic Leap CEO Peggy Johnson revealed that Magic Leap 2 has been licensed for use in operating rooms and has become the first AR device to receive IEC 60601 certification.
Magic Leap 2 will remove the burden for surgeons to stare at a separate 2D screen, helping them focus more on surgery. This technical implementation was made through a partnership with SentiAR. SentiAR provides real-time 3D maps of organ and instrument locations, helping surgeons view critical parts of the body, such as inserting catheters into blood vessels or organs, without looking at a 2D monitor, minimizing distraction and inconvenience.
HTC Vive XR Elite
HTC’s Vive XR Elite is a VR headset with mixed reality capabilities, and the $1,099 headset will be available in late February. Pretty fast for a product that was just announced at CES.
As a stand-alone VR headset, the hardware shrinks down to a pair of goggles nearly the size of glasses, and its weight is reduced to 340 grams (less than half the weight of the Quest Pro). Its battery strap is detachable, and you can add eyeglass-like arms for further downsizing. The small size brings a benefit: the XR Elite is not installed on the glasses, but uses a diopter adjustment dial, which can change the degree of the lens at any time without you needing to wear glasses at all.
The Vive XR Elite can be used not only for VR content, but also for mixed reality, thanks to a dedicated depth sensor on the front, as well as a color pass-through camera that can eventually display mixed reality experiences and support AR apps.
This product is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 chip, which adds a higher resolution 110-degree FOV, and the LCD screen resolution for each eye is 2K and can run at 90Hz. It also comes with 12GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, and can be connected to a PC running SteamVR or HTC’s VivePort software, or to an Android phone. Two of the XR Elite’s main downsides are its lack of sophisticated eye and face tracking, though HTC says it’s working on modules to address those shortcomings.
HTC’s headset aims to meet the needs of most of the market, making it lighter and more comfortable. But, like Meta’s recent Quest Pro, the headset begs the question: are we really ready for the rise of $1,000-plus VR devices?
Thunderbird RayNeo X2
RayNeo X2, which was incubated by TCL, launched RayNeo X2 at CES 2023, which is the world’s first AR glasses using binocular full-color Micro-LED binocular diffractive waveguides. The main feature of this product is to provide intelligent navigation, automatic translation, photography, music playback and other functions while maintaining a delicate and light body suitable for daily wear.
TCLRayNeo will launch a developer program in the first quarter of 2023, calling on innovative developers to join and build creative, user-driven features for AR glasses.
In addition to the Ray Neo2 of the optical waveguide solution, at this CES, TCL also launched the NXTWEAR S smart glasses based on the Birdbath solution, which has a new generation of dual 1080p Micro OLED displays and a unique acoustic phase cancellation mode, which can achieve equivalent The 130-inch high-definition screen provides users with a personal high-definition theater experience.
03
smart home
and other consumer electronics
In the field of smart home, “Matter” is undoubtedly the biggest protagonist this year. This smart home connection standard agreement, which took three years and was finally formally reached in November 2022, is recognized as an important milestone in shaking the smart home market.
This year’s CES has more than 600 “IoT and sensor” manufacturers and more than 500 “smart home” manufacturers participating in the exhibition. Companies large and small have launched dazzling smart home products based on the Matter protocol.
Xu Ruicheng of Grand View Capital told us that he was deeply impressed by TCL, Sumsung, Bosch and other Chinese, Korean and German companies this year. He believes that an obvious trend is that these industry giants are starting from their superior categories and accelerating penetration into all aspects of human life, which also echoes the theme of this year’s CES “BE IN IT”.
Take TCL as an example. In the past, the form of the TV booth has long since passed away, and this year’s TV area may only be one-tenth. Instead, there are dozens of different attempts in games, office, low-carbon and so on. Xu Ruicheng believes that in the near future, it is very likely that human beings will live in technology units such as TCL Home and Samsung Home.
Samsung
To select the most impressive among hundreds of smart home exhibitors, none other than Samsung. Through the story line of “smart life”, Samsung connected all aspects of life related to people in the display area, instead of talking about refrigerators, TVs, and mobile phones individually as in the past.
This year, Samsung’s pavilion is the only booth in the home furnishing category where the entire venue needs to line up to enter. The setting of the entire exhibition area is similar to IKEA, and the audience will walk through more than a dozen smart living units with different scenes, including smart fitness, smart elderly care and so on.
Samsung Smart Fitness Unit
Samsung Smart Pension Unit
Dong Yi, the founder of smart home manufacturer SmartLife, was quite emotional after visiting Samsung’s booth, “This year, there is a very hot word in the smart home industry called Matter, but consumers don’t really care about it. What consumers care about is what scene I am in. , What problem does it solve for me, and what value does it create.”
“Samsung’s expression is just like this. What problems does smart home solve? It doesn’t just mean that there are many new technologies, but it will clearly explain what kind of life value these technologies create.” As a Chinese IoT manufacturer, SmartLife exhibited this year Nature X, a smart home control device, aims to make the connection between the car and the home easier. The logic behind the product is to layout the car scene and improve the usability of the product.
It is worth mentioning that in addition to smart home, this year Samsung has another eye-catching product – a new generation of smart display Samsung Odyssey G95SC. This 49-inch model is the world’s first 32:9 OLED gaming monitor. It has a 240Hz refresh rate and dual quad HD displays with a resolution of up to 5120 x 1440.
Amazon Ring
Since making smart speakers and e-books, Amazon has also become a frequent visitor to CES. At this year’s CES, Amazon, with its smart home brand Ring, once again brought a new indoor drone product, Always Home Cam.
The flying cam is so lightweight, it’s designed to be an automated indoor security camera that can fly around your home and check for trouble, like a gas stove left on. The product makes a loud noise while flying so family members can know when it’s flying without risking hitting someone.
The camera uses a lidar sensor to model the room and will only move along a path set by the user. It records data in flight and docks in a small “basket” to charge while the camera lens is blocked.
In an interview with The Verge, Ring founder Siminoff said that when it’s generally available, the company plans to sell it alongside Ring’s home security system, Ring Alarm, so that it will only fly when the system is set to patrol, so when someone is home. , the drone will not fly.
In order to meet the needs of automatic alerts when someone is at home, Ring also has an Astro robot, a robot with a camera that can patrol the home with car wheels. Its price is as high as $1,000. It is not currently sold to a wide range of users, but it can be purchased through registration and has been sent to some customers.
Lenovo
As in previous years, this year CES Lenovo brought a family of PCs and mobile phones to the exhibition. The most interesting products are the dual-screen notebook Yoga Book 9i and the new notebook that can rotate the screen-ThinkBook Plus Twist.
The Yoga Book 9i looks like two 13.3-inch 2.8K OLED screens stacked together, with a hinge in the middle and a detachable keyboard below, like adding an external screen to Microsoft’s Surface computer.
Yoga Book 9i
Dual-screen PCs have always been in strong demand, especially as productivity tools. For financial practitioners, programmers, text and video editors, and any white-collar workers who need to participate in remote meetings, there are a lot of scenarios that require dual screens at work.
Lenovo’s Yoga Book 9i solves the dual-screen PC experience well, and offers an even more interesting usage: When an external keyboard is placed under the second screen, the uncovered part becomes a productivity accessory. screen; and when the external keyboard is placed above the second screen, the lower screen will naturally become a touchpad and tablet.
Another hit, the ThinkBook Plus Twist, as its name suggests, has a screen that can rotate 360° horizontally. One side is an OLED screen, and the other side is the most commonly used ink bottle for e-book devices.
Lenovo Group has created exclusive built-in software for this product. With the help of two-way hinges, ThinkBook Plus Twist can be freely used among the four modes of standard notebook computer, immersive office, full-featured tablet computer and e-ink notebook/reader Switch to adapt to various mobile office needs.
Zhenghao EcoFlow
Shenzhen-based domestic mobile energy storage pioneer Zhenghao EcoFlow also participated in this year’s CES. They launched a new home backup power solution based on the DELTA Pro portable power station, including three new outdoor home power products, combined with clean power generation accessories A system that provides consumers with access to affordable, clean and reliable home energy solutions.
The first new product is a portable refrigerator with a built-in ice maker. While keeping food fresh in outdoor life, you can also enjoy the pleasure of “adding ice to drinks at any time”.
The second model is the newly upgraded second-generation Lan Wave outdoor mobile air conditioner. The new generation of outdoor mobile air conditioner can both cool and heat, making life in outdoor and off-grid spaces more comfortable.
The third model is a lawn sweeping mower with lawn sweeping function, which also won the CES 2023 Honor Award.
Eye-catching innovative products
Large technology companies such as Samsung and Sony are the focus of media and technology enthusiasts at CES every year, but the “regulars” under these spotlights are not the only protagonists. In the past 10 years, exciting innovations have often come from some small companies. As Michael, who has participated in more than a dozen CES, said: Today, companies that have set up small booths of dozens of square meters in the Venice Pavilion (note: this year’s start-up exhibition area is in the Venice Pavilion) will appear in the West Pavilion and Central Pavilion in a few years. Right in the middle of the stage.
At this year’s CES, many start-up companies also brought impressive innovative products, which are not inferior to big companies with huge R&D and industrial resources. Especially in the fields of digital health, metaverse and robotics, many start-up companies and innovative products worthy of attention have emerged this year.
Geek Park has selected 10 products worthy of attention, as follows:
smell simulator
——Aroma Shooter
Aromajoin, a Japanese tech startup, showed off the Aroma Shooter, a scent-dispensing device worn around the neck, at CES 2023. Founded in 2012, Aromajoin mainly develops odor control technology. “The goal is to digitize odors and create odor communication channels other than words, images, and sounds.”
The Aroma Shooter has a built-in solid-state aroma box, which first inhales the surrounding air and adds aroma to the air through the filter element. The mixed gas is then sprayed through the filter on the device to the user’s nose, allowing the user to smell the simulated odor. According to reports, this solid-state aroma box can last for up to 3 months, and can switch up to 100 scents within 0.1 second, and provide mixed scents.
Aroma Shooter needs to be used with their App, and the simulated taste can match text, images and audio and video. In addition, with built-in Bluetooth, Aroma Shooter can be connected to mobile phones, computers and VR devices.
Judging from the feedback from the live experience of the technology media, the scent emitted by the Aroma Shooter is very recognizable. The smells of fresh grapefruit, crackling campfire smoke, freshly baked bread, and burning rubber all sync up with the video, bringing the visuals to life.
Force Feedback Gloves
——Contact Glove
Japanese tech start-up Diver-X showed the Contact Glove, a VR glove. The glove works both as a sensory feedback tool in the virtual world and as a VR controller. The VR glove simulates touch with SMA-derived coils developed by the company that wrap around the fingers, and when an electric current is applied, they shrink the attached membranes, compressing the fingertips to provide tactile feedback.
The Contact Glove uses gestures to mimic the buttons and triggers on a traditional controller. For games that require precise button input, a connected controller is also available for purchase separately. The controller is loaded and removed with magnets, eliminating the need for gripping gloves.
According to the live experience of the technology media, Contact Glove can create a realistic sensory experience, which is more convenient than a stick controller.
Smart Urine Testing Device
——U-Scan
French digital health device developer Withings demonstrated U-Scan, a home “urine laboratory” in the toilet, at this year’s CES. Withings, founded in 2008, is known for developing smart watches and was acquired by Nokia.
When you urinate, the U-Scan collects a urine sample and delivers it to a replaceable test cartridge. After the measurement is complete, the urine is drained through the drain and the U-Scan automatically cleans when the toilet is flushed. The test results will be sent via WiFi to the Withings app on the iPhone.
U-Scan has a built-in thermal sensor and low-energy radar. The former can distinguish between urination and toilet water. The latter can determine who is urinating by analyzing the movement and distance of the urine stream, so it can be used by multiple people.
U-Scan will initially launch the Nutri Balance and Cycle Sync test kits in Europe. Cycle Sync predicts menstrual cycle and ovulation window; Nutri Balance provides pH, vitamin C and ketone level analysis.
Of course, there is still an embarrassment in this product. When processing samples, U-Scan will make obvious sounds. However, the detection speed is very fast, and the user will receive the detection result after about a minute of detection.
The second generation wireless charging standard
——Qi2
The Wireless Power Consortium announced a new wireless charging standard called Qi2 during CES 2023, a major update nearly 14 years after the first generation of the now-common Qi standard was released.
Qi2 is designed to be a convenient and efficient global standard for charging mobile devices and wearables. Based on the Magnetic Power Profile pioneered by Apple, Qi2 will deliver an improved wireless charging user experience while unifying wireless charging under a single global standard.
The WPC has not released a complete specification related to Qi2, but the new Qi2 standard will be released later this year and will replace the existing Qi standard. Qi2-compatible accessories should be available by the end of the year.
human presence sensor
——FP2
At this year’s CES, Lumi demonstrated a series of smart home solutions based on the Matter protocol, among which the human presence sensor FP2 is the most eye-catching product.
Human presence sensors have been widely used in smart lights, but a major pain point today is that the detection of human motion is not smart enough. For example, when reading in bed at night, because the movement range is too small, the smart light will often turn off automatically, and it needs to be turned on again by waving hands.
FP2 has made a huge leap forward in human motion detection. This $60 sensor introduces millimeter-wave radar technology, which can more accurately detect slighter movements of the human body, such as detecting the slight rise and fall of the chest when breathing, thus It can better distinguish whether the owner of the home is reading or sleeping.
In addition, only one sensor FP2 can detect multiple people and multiple areas in a room, which means that users can set more fine-grained settings, such as setting to enter “reading mode” when sitting in a chair next to a lamp at night, or setting to get up in the morning When there is someone next to you, the light will not be turned on automatically, so as to avoid disturbing the lover next to the pillow.
Industrial use supported by AI
Powered Exoskeleton – Apogee
European robotics company German Bionic demonstrated its artificial exoskeleton Apogee power suit using artificial intelligence technology at this CES.
According to reports, Apogee is mainly aimed at industrial and commercial users. Compared with the company’s previous CrayX products, it is lighter and easier to wear. When lifting heavy objects, it can provide support for the lower back up to 30 kg (66 lbs). And minimize fatigue by providing assistance with walking. For workers, this exoskeleton device can undoubtedly greatly increase work efficiency and reduce the risk of injury.
It is worth mentioning that at this CES, the German company also released a smart protective vest called SafetyVest. This equipment cannot help users pick up heavy objects, but it will monitor their movements and bodies while they are working. Posture, and provides “data-based, personalized ergonomic assessment” and suggestions for improving movement.
Both Apogee and SafetyVest rely on Germany’s Bionic IO architecture to collect, monitor, analyze and report user ergonomic data. And when the user has unsafe actions, the user will be reminded through the onboard display or sound alarm.
Four-seater electric flying car
——Aska A5
After releasing its first concept design in 2019, American startup Aska showed off its new flying car prototype, the Aska A5, at CES this year.
The A5 is powered by batteries and a small gasoline engine and can travel 200 kilometers on a single charge. It’s about the same size as a large SUV, topped by massive wings with helicopter-like propellers. It can travel both on land and in the air, and can accommodate four passengers in the cabin.
We haven’t been able to see the Aska A5 fly yet, but Aska co-founder and CEO Guy Kaplinsky says FAA approval for the eVTOL “will come within a month.”
Women’s health detection ring
——Evie Ring
At CES 2023, medical device company Movano showcased the Evie Ring, which is designed to address women’s health issues.
The ring-sized medical monitoring device can monitor resting heart rate, heart rate variability, skin temperature, SpO2, menstrual and ovulation cycles, and sleep stages and duration. Movano says its SpO2 and heart rate data detection is “medical grade” and is seeking FDA approval for the Evie Ring.
Evie Ring works similarly to Oura Ring Gen 3, but unlike Oura, users don’t have to pay a monthly subscription fee to use health data.
Self-driving, self-coaxing baby
Smart Stroller – Ella
加拿大初创公司Glüxkind Technologies 研发的搭载自动驾驶系统的智能婴儿车Ella，在本届CES 期间引起科技媒体广泛关注。
Ella 提供了在自动驾驶汽车和送货机器人中常见的技术，比如用于上坡步行的双电机系统和自动下坡制动辅助系统。当婴儿不在车内时，监护人可以开启免提模式，此时婴儿车会自动驾驶，并与父母保持伸手可及的距离。如果父母与婴儿车离得太远，婴儿车会自动停下。
Ella 还具有安抚功能，开启Rock-My-Baby 模式，婴儿车可以模仿摇篮前后摇摆并播放白噪音。
不过，这样一辆婴儿车需要花费3800 美元，是普通婴儿车价格的20 倍以上。
智能口红涂抹器
——Hapta
欧莱雅最近几年一直在推动美容科技领域的发展。今年CES 上，这家美妆巨头与科技公司Verily Life Sciences 共同开发了智能口红涂抹器Hapta。Verily Life Sciences 此前的业务主要是制造具有自动稳定技术的电子器具，以帮助震颤性手抖的患者更轻松地进食。
Hapta 基于同样原理制造口红涂抹器，旨在帮助手臂或手部活动受限的人。它结合了智能手势和磁性附件，可实现360 度旋转和180 度弯曲。用户可以在确定设置后将设备锁定保存设置，以备反复使用。Hapta 可以通过电池运行约一个小时。
即使对于健全的人来说，化妆有时也是一项艰难的工作。对于「手残党」来说，Hapta 的出现无疑是令人惊喜的。
结语
客观来说，今年CES 的热闹程度，与疫情前相比还有一定差距。
据CES 官方工作人员透露，2020 年CES 的参展人数有22 万，2022 年降至7 万，而2023 年这一数字是15 万，只有疫情前的七成水平。3200 家参展商虽然比2021 年和2022 年大为提升，但与2020 年的5100 多家相比，也只有六成多一点的水平。
今年的CES 只能算是一个回归，让大家重新建立连接，而不是立马变得「生龙活虎」。现场的一位中国创业者也认为：CES 2023 只是让大家回到正常的沟通状态，至于科技行业的飞起，甚至现象级成功的出现，还需要更长时间。
这点从获客效率上也能看出。一位中国展商向极客公园表示，「在获得新客户方面，今年CES 的效果是很一般的，3 天过去，获得的新客户并不及往年。原来在这里会见到很多欧洲的客户，而今年欧洲的客户非常非常非常少。」
过去，CES 是一个很好的舞台，创业者可以在这里寻找全世界范围内的合作伙伴和客户，很多「连接」发生在各个场馆的展台前、会议室或者咖啡馆发生。今年，这样的连接依旧在发生，不同的是：展商会考虑投入回报比。无论是具有世界品牌的大厂，还是寻觅全球市场的创业公司，大家不再执念于在主展馆办一个风光的展览，也会考虑在附近酒店的套房里展出产品，提前预约客户和合作伙伴，点对点精准「连接」。
在经历过新冠大流行、经济低迷后，科技行业的信心回归，是个缓慢的过程。
尽管CES 的影响力不再像2015 年前后那般炸裂——层出不穷的创新让人眼花缭乱，但这更多是正常的周期。LifeSmart 创始人兼CEO 董熠认为，现在大家正在做的是把既有创新转化成实际的生产力，不只是看最新的东西，也把过去几年新的东西变成每家每户的生活，是商业化落地的过程。
大观资本徐瑞呈也认为，CES 这五年的新东西都是渐进式的放出，当然也都是在身体力行，一点点慢慢推进创新。在CES 2023 上，不缺观众的大公司展台、被寄予厚望的创新型创业公司、和奔向全球市场的中国展商都在继续各自的商业化进程。
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