From 9 to 12 November in Las Vegas hosted the consumer electronics show CES. Its scale is amazing — this year was attended by 3.9 thousand companies, 20 of which are Ukrainian. The visitors were about 200 thousand After major exhibitions decided to discuss not only new, but also the role of the events in the industry and in society.

The authors of the hundreds of reviews and collections can be divided into two camps. Optimists enthusiastically talk about new technologies and the progress of mankind. Skeptics say that there is nothing new they have not seen. There are those who believe that the time of the exhibitions of consumer goods has passed. The position of the pessimists share the eternal rivals Apple and Samsung. First do not hold products in Las Vegas, and the second saves your main a new kind of Galaxy smartphones to the individual presentation.

But let’s be honest: it’s not the technologies and their novelty. After all, CES is an event for consumers. Conceptual study and potrebenko move with different speed. You can think of any daring innovation, but its refinement and testing to fit the millions of gadgets, it takes years, sometimes even decades. For example, touch screens of our smartphones. The idea that a computer can be controlled through touching the screen, the British introduced in 1965. But before touch screens came into our life, it’s been 40 years!

The uniqueness of CES in the fact that 90% of Las Vegas novelties are serial and will be on store shelves within 2018. If you talk about technology, it’s new on the exhibition was really very little. After all, we already heard about robotic maids, and the Internet of things. But the value of these innovations is that they are available now and will become part of the everyday life of the consumer. This is the same bird in the hand better than pie in the sky.

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All connected. Things moved to the Internet

The Internet of things, or IoT — a major direction in the market of gadgets. Its representatives are working to connect to the Internet and to implement technology artificial intelligence any device. In the future, this useful property will have almost all the things surrounding the person — from clothes to furniture.

At this stage, the producers actively work with appliances for the home. The big news is that she finds a voice. It belongs to electronic assistants, voice services based on cloud technologies. The most popular is Alex from research labs Amazon.

Voice Alex their new products supplied LG. Now InstaView ThinQ refrigerator can tell a lot about their inner world. For example, if you chose a recipe of some dish then Alex will tell you what the ingredients are for making it. If the refrigerator is connected to the oven, Alex will read the instructions while cooking, and in between put on your favorite music. Through the smartphone app directly in the supermarket you will be able to communicate with a talking fridge and clarify what products are missing.

The Internet of things getting closer to the person literally. Today, developers are paying much attention to the gadgets that monitor health and quality of life. These devices are becoming smaller and move into the category of wearable. For example, testers for Allergy sufferers that you can carry in your pocket, hook on the neck or keychain.

Even smaller sensor Oréal’L s UV Sense for prevention of skin cancer. It works without batteries, has a thickness of two millimeters, a diameter of nine millimeters, is glued on the nail. The sensor constantly collects information on solar activity and sends it to a special application. So the user can know the level of ultraviolet radiation, if it is high, the sensor will advise you to hide in the shadows.

And another interesting: simulator Peloton Tread with large monitor and Internet access, Bank card Wallet Card with Dynamic integration to other cards and messages about transactions on the screen.

	Online fitness Monitor simulator Peloton Tread shows online exercises, counts your performance and analyzes achievements.
	Talk to him The LG ThinQ refrigerator InstaView speaks the voice of Alex, the electronic assistant from the Amazon.
	From the sun Sensor Oréal’L s UV Sense transmits the data to the application using the NFC technology, which is used in Bank cards with Pay Wave option.
	Buy in touch The payment card Dynamic Card Wallet have access to the Internet, the embedded chip and antenna, like a mobile phone.

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In a better world. Supplement than reality

A few years ago the instruments interacting with virtual reality, predicted a great future on the market. However, they remain a niche, because in order to perceive a virtual reality, you need to have it. Designing virtual are not so many companies — mostly the creators of computer games, military developers, large science lab and a couple film companies. While virtual reality headset popular among gamers, although at CES 2018 have presented enough new products — in particular, HTC Vive Pro, as well as Chinese budget variant Xiaomi Mi VR Standalone.

Much more popular than augmented reality, which superimposes digital information on an objective reality and makes our imperfect world clearer and more beautiful. Or helps to abstract from its shortcomings. A classic example of “smart” glasses with Internet access, built-in display, camera and microphones. With their help it is possible to take photos and videos and directly upload to social networks. And when you look at the item in the store to get information about it from the Network.

Smart glasses are not new to the market five years ago, they represented Google and suffered a marketing failure. But now, it seems, has come to a turning point. Consumers are already ripe for such a product. Google has a new competitor Vuzix glasses Blade, which received a lot of positive reviews.

As already noted, with augmented reality it is possible to correct the shortcomings of the surrounding world. Ukrainian developers from the Bureau ARTKB in Las Vegas showed the headset mask Hushme. It is intended for telephone conversations in public places. When you don’t want others hear your conversation, then put on a mask and speak into it. The gadget connects to your smartphone and replace it with the crowd noise and other sounds. You hear the wind, birds singing, monkeys screaming, anything to your taste. Others do not hear what you say.

And another interesting: Dreamlite mask for better sleep that blinks green lights in a special sleepy rhythm, collects and transmits the application information on the quality of your sleep. For kids toothbrush Kolibree Magik, it is connected to the gaming app and works like a joystick. Every movement of the brush is a dead monster in the game. As a child, and health monitors, and the screen looks in the case.

	Boring ritual Toothbrush Kolibree Magik allows children to simultaneously monitor health and play.
	Smoothly Headset mask Hushme from the Ukrainian Bureau ARTKB protects telephone calls from eavesdropping.
	Clearer and more beautiful Smart glasses Vuzix Blade with functions of augmented reality.
	For gamers Virtual reality headset HTC Vive Pro.
	Chinese version Virtual reality headset Xiaomi Mi VR Standalone.
	Complete set To the headset Oculus Go the manufacturer offers games and movies in 3D-format.
	Sleep, my love Thanks to mask Dreamlite, you will learn a lot about the quality of your sleep.

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Useful robots. Useful robots

Futurologists predict that in the next 30 years robots will do all the dirty work. Disappear dozens of workers. In the consumer market, while robots are few, and until recently they performed in the main playing functions. Of course, robot toys in Las Vegas was plenty — including robotobibok, the robot that collects tennis balls, and even a robot that plays ping-pong. However, this year at CES showed really useful rabotayuschaya.

The company introduced the Turing robot guard. It is, of course, the thief is not caught, but will be around the clock to patrol the area, recognize suspicious activity (e.g., a fight), record it and notify the owner of the site. If it does, then the police.

An unexpected application of robotics said the company ForwardX. The exhibition presents suitcase CX-1, equipped with a wide-angle camera and a laser radar. The suitcase is connected to a special bracelet that is worn by the owner of the Luggage. Thanks to this baggage itself is heading for the owner, around all obstacles, and if something goes wrong, you will activate the siren.

Manufacturers of robotics continue to create new devices, working in the family. In particular, in the market for a long time appeared robot vacuum cleaners. Today, developers add functionality “robotgenius”. Thus, the novelty Aeolus the same company can not only vacuum but also can MOP the floors with a MOP, removing the dishes from the dishwasher, moving furniture. Thanks to his artificial intelligence device to recognize voice commands and analyzes human motion — if you have something fell from his hand and you flinched, the robot will rush to the rescue.

And another interesting: robot-chest Laundroid from Panasonic is folding the Laundry from the washing machine and distributes it on the shelves. Also presents conceptual designs for retailers: the robot mannequin Euveka that adapts to the shape of the buyer, and truck vegetables and fruits Robomarts designed to help online shopping products.

	Instead of the grocer Goes on autopilot robot is a supplier of vegetables and fruits Robomarts.
	In each boutique Robot concept Euveka “smart” mannequin which reads the parameters of the figure the buyer and adapts to them.
	Robbia Suitcases ForwardX CX-1 do go over their owner and are able to bend around obstacles.
	Security 24/7 Turing company recommends the use of robotic security guards not only to individuals but also to municipalities.

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Without wires. What’s the best wireless devices

The problem of wires is not new. We use more and more gadgets, they need to something to plug in and charge. For all those actions necessary cables. So actively developing wireless technologies. But manufacturers solve the problem not as a whole, and step by step. This year they focused on sound and charger.

2018 at CES was presented a lot of wireless headphones which are easy to use in travel, at the gym, on the street. They, as before, transmit the information through Bluetooth, but their functions expanded. For example, the company Libratone, specializing in sound, showed in the Las Vegas headphones Track+. In addition to playing music and amplification of sound during a telephone conversation, you can adjust the level of external noise. In addition, the novelty has a motion sensor — when headphones are not moved, they go into sleep mode and save battery power.

Manufacturers of smartphones and accessories to them are working on wireless charging. The process of their serial production begins. Although in 2008 was developed the Qi standard, technology induction energy transfer distance up to 4 cm.

In the charging process, as is known, there are two participants — the actual charger and the smartphone. Little to release wireless charging, you also need to provide the gadgets “receiver” of energy. To date, such devices have with the new models Apple, Samsung, HTC, LG and other companies. At CES was presented a lot of wireless chargers which is already compatible with popular models of smartphones.

Because the technology only runs in, the wireless charging there are a number of features. For example, to start the process of feeding energy, you need to check whether the smartphone touches the device. The process of wireless charging is quite long, and most charging still needs wires.

And another interesting: wireless chargers in different price categories, you can find companies Belkin, iOttie, RavPower, Anker. Sony has released headphones WF-SP700N, they promise to provide the voice assistant from Google voice to start music and use Internet search engines.

	Almost imperceptible The headphone Sony SP700N is the mode of “external sound” when you listen to music and hear others.
	Guarantee use Wireless charging from the company iOttie works as usual through a USB port can charge up to six devices.
	And in the snow and in the rain Headphones JVC HA-ET90BT moisture proof and securely fixed in the ear, so as not to fall out of it during training.
	To listen long Battery Libratone Track+ for up to eight hours of headphones.