[ad_1] The giant cabinet was fully playable for up to four people, with massive buttons, joysticks and all. The game itself was straight out of 1993, and it was surprisingly responsive, considering the unwieldy controls. Two colleagues and I had to jump up and dangle off the edge of the controller in order to hit […]
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Vote for the Best of CES 2020 People’s Choice Awards!
[ad_1] We’ve announced our Best of CES finalists so now it’s time for you to cast your vote for your favorite gadget at CES 2020! Just head over here (or below) to pick your three favorite items from our pool of finalists. You have until 6 PM ET tomorrow, January 10th, to get your votes […]
Julia is a smart kitchen gadget destined for the shopping channel
[ad_1] I watched Julia (named after Ms. Child) being used to make both cream of mushroom soup and steamed salmon, and it’s clearly perfect for these sort of test-kitchen demos. Throw in your vegetables (pre-peeled and roughly chopped) and you’ll soon be able to use the bowl’s heating element to begin cooking. While this went […]
I remotely patrolled a house with a $10,000 security drone
[ad_1] The system starts with ‘Sunflowers,’ a collection of motion and vibration sensors that double as color-changing garden lights. Each flower has a 20-foot detection radius and can accurately differentiate between people, cars and animals. Which is good, because you don’t want to be woken up every time a fox trots across your lawn. (Unless, […]
iRobot’s IFTTT support lets smart home devices talk to your Roomba
[ad_1] All of the initial recipes focus on scheduling clean-ups when you’re away. Your bot will swing into action when your Ecobee thermostat is set to “away,” or when your August Smart Lock kicks in. You’ll also find integrations for MyQ’s Smart Garage, WeMo light switches and the Life360 app. iRobot didn’t provide examples of […]
Citizen’s Alexa smart speaker is like a Sonos One with an analog clock
[ad_1] The Alexa-powered smart speaker is the more interesting of the two, even though it wasn’t officially announced. It’s called, well, the Citizen Smart Speaker. It kind of looks like a slightly fancier Sonos One, with a Citizen timepiece wedged on the front. All of the controls will be similar to those with Alexa speakers, […]
Samsung’s Galaxy Home Mini is finally landing in early 2020
[ad_1] Assuming Samsung doesn’t delay the device, that means you’ll finally be able to get your hands on a Bixby-powered speaker more than 18 months after Samsung first announced the Galaxy Home. We initially saw the device at the company’s Note 9 event in 2018. Minus a brief appearance at last year’s CES, we’ve heard […]
Weber’s grilling hub equips any grill with WiFi smarts
[ad_1] Back in November, grilling giant Weber joined the WiFi-connected pellet grill game when it announced its upcoming SmokeFire grills. A fancy pellet grill is a nice thing to have, and while they’re versatile, not everyone wants to pay several hundred dollars, or even over a thousand or more, to buy one. At CES, Weber […]
Lexilight is a reading lamp designed to help people with dyslexia
[ad_1] The Lexilight is completely adjustable — knobs on the back of the light change the pulsation, allowing users to find the rhythm that works for them. Lexilife is a new company out of France, and it’s showing off the Lexilight at CES 2020. The lamp itself is available now in Europe and will come […]
Charmin thinks your bathroom needs robots and VR
[ad_1] There’s a rolling robot, the RollBot, that will deliver you a fresh roll of toilet paper and can be controlled with your phone via Bluetooth. SmellSense will check how a bathroom smells before you enter by scanning for carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide, two smelly compounds. SmellSense will provide real-time bathroom stench updates with […]