There are more quirky products at the consumer electronics show this year and it looks to me like the press enjoys reporting on these.
The Lollipop Star candy that transmits sound through vibrations in the jaw and skull while it is in the mouth. Bite down lightly to activate the vibrations. You can buy one for $9.00.
A smart feeding and drinking station for cats uses AI, cameras, and pattern-recognition software to analyze a cat’s behaviour and facial expressions. The purpose is to monitor well-being and flag potential problems in real-time. Makes me think we could get trained in cat language with something like this - a Dr. Doolittle talk to the animals training machine. This one’s price tag is between $199 and $299.
And don’t forget toilets. The smart toilet idea has been around a while. The newest smart toilet sends an alert to family members if the owner doesn’t use the toilet for more than 12 hours. This one is priced at $4,990. Seems an expensive way to monitor the elderly or disabled to me. Do you phone them and then if they don’t answer or call back, you wait. And then the toilet calls that they haven’t been to the bathroom for 12 hours. Then do you decide you might do something?
There’s a smart toothbrush using AI and gas sensors to detect volatile organic compounds associated with over 300 health conditions. That one is called the Halo. No price tag yet on this one.
Here’s a favourite image from Chanticleer Gardens in Wayne, PA near Longwood. I consider this to be the top Romantic garden in North America.
