The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has been another excellent event to start the year, but this time it wasn’t the mobile phone companies winning over journalists and industry members at the event.
Instead, smart home devices, wacky gadgets, automotive companies and the TV industry all turned up at CES 2015.
Sling TV
Dish Network arrived at CES 2015 to announce the first TV network based on the internet, named Sling TV.
The new service will be available for $20 per month, and Dish claims it should be used in tangent with Netflix, Instant Video and Hulu Plus, for the complete internet TV experience for cable cutters.
ESPN has both channels on Sling TV, a first for an online TV provider. This should entice sports fans in the U.S. to potential cut the cable, especially if Sling TV promises fast live TV, at the same time as cable and satellite.
Gogoro Smart Scooter
Gogoro has announced a new smart scooter at CES 2015, capable of swapping out electric batteries, rather than waiting for the scooter to recharge for hours. Coupled with the rather sleek design, Gogoro might be on to a winner.
Customers buying the smart scooter also buy into a subscription service with Gogoro, to receive batteries every few months from the provider. Users can also use the scooter app to check the nearest charging stations.
Parrot Pot
One of the weirdest things to come to CES 2015, Parrot Pot allows users to grow a plant, without ever having to actually feed it.
Parrot Pot uses Bluetooth sensors to realise when the pot needs water, and then the system will automatically pour water onto the plant. It also comes with a companion app for users who want to track the growth of their plant.
Mercedes Benz F 015 Luxury In Motion
The automotive industry has not attended CES in a few years, but the buzz on self-driving vehicles has brought Audi, Mercedes Benz, BMW, Ford and other companies to the event.
Mercedes Benz unveiled the F 015 ‘Luxury In Motion’ concept, showing how self-driving could change the way cars are created, to accommodate for nobody driving the car and no need for seats facing the road.
BMW self-braking car
BMW unveiled a new self-braking car, capable of stopping the driver from crashing into obstacles.
The self-braking system is part of a larger effort by BMW to create a driverless experience for the user, which should be available within five years according to executives. This is a good start, showing the safety measures an automated system can put in place.
Iris Connected Home
Lowe’s showed off some of the connected home at CES 2014, but this year it showed a full connected house in the Iris brand.
The connected home has various devices and sensors all around the home, to make it feel alive. Lowe’s has not given a firm date on when this will be available, but wants to start smart developments within the next few years.
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