STACK NZ Mar #60

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Held in Las Vegas,
the International Consumer
Electronics Show is the
worldwide hub for all
things tech. 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.
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.
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MARCH 2015 JB Hi-Fi
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