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FEBRUARY 2015 JB Hi-Fi 060
TECH visit
Held in Las Vegas, the International Consumer Electronics
Show is the worldwide hub for all things tech.
The ‘global stage for innovation’ puts on display the best
advancements in technology, and this year was the largest in
its history, playing host to more than 3,600 exhibitors vying
for the attention of upwards of 170,000 attendees.
Here’s a few of our favourites from the show.
Reemo
Joining the ever-
expanding market of
all things wearable, the
Reemo band is much more than just a watch.
Connected to the Internet of Things (IoT), the
band uses motion and gestures to control
anything from home security and alarms to
televisions and air conditioning. Clever.
OSHbot
Say goodbye to the daunting
task of having to talk to shop
assistants. Fellow Robots’ new
OSHbot will come equipped
with a 3D-sensing camera that it can use to
identify any items brought in by customers, and
help to locate them on the shelf, hassle-free.
SUHD
As if High
Definition weren’t
enough, Samsung
unveiled their SUHD
televisions, with quality 64 times that of a
standard TV. Taking onboard ‘quantum dot
technology’, these curved screens are available
from 48” all the way up to a whopping 88”.
Home cinema, anyone?
Comfort Shell
Referred to at the expo as the ‘shell of
silence’, Selentium’s Comfort Shell is just
that – a dome that blocks
out background noise.
Using the very best noise-
cancellation tech, the
shell is able to block out
background noise whilst still allowing the user
to hear any conversations they may be a part
of. The best part – it even plays hold music.
LG’s HomeChat
The future really is now,
with LG announcing a
new wave of HomeChat
appliances that you can send text messages to.
I know, right. The new system will allow users
to, for example, ask “How many beers do I
have in the fridge?” and receive a response
from said fridge. Goodbye shopping lists.
Epson Cinema 600
New to the projector
scene is the Epson
Cinema 600, offering three
times the brightness of competitors’ models. It
also features a variety of colour modes to best
suit what you’re viewing, including a Game
mode; think life-size video games.
Dremel 3D Idea Builder
3D printing is one of
the latest crazes to hit
the market, and Dremel
jumped right on the
bandwagon with its Idea
Builder. The home-friendly model comes ‘ready
to go’ and is extremely user friendly, coming
with the ability to upload your own designs and
see them come to life.
Smarter Coffee
Machine
Arguably the best thing at the
expo was the coffee machine
to rule them all by Smarter.
Connected to the IoT, the machine can be
remotely activated by a smartphone or tablet,
and can be set to start making you a cuppa
when your alarm goes off in the morning, or
when you return home from work. It even
grinds the coffee beans for you. Exciting times.
Ford
Car companies
are not to be left
out, as Ford revealed
their plans for
Siri integration for their vehicles, as well as
improved touchscreen. The coolest part was
their help to shoppers finding a car park in a
busy lot by using sensors to detect any free
spaces, and uploading that data to a cloud for
other drivers.
Panasonic’s Genius
Prestige Plus Microwave
Panasonic
have delivered
what the
people have
always wanted;
a microwave
that heats your food all the way through, the
first time. Using ‘Cyclonic Wave Technology’
combined with the turntable, food is cooked
and reheated much more evenly, finally
removing the need for multiple stints in the
microwave. Hallelujah.