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Our Top 10 Tech Finds at CES 2022
Jan. 8, 2022
Consumer Electronics Show (CES)
The College of Innovation Design travels to Las Vegas to attend the World's Largest Tech Conference, CES, each January. We use the conference as a way to connect with new industry partners, discover new tech opportunities, and recruit students for the Master's of Innovation Design program.
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CES 2022 was different from years past for many reasons. With covid cases on the rise again, many exhibitors and attendees decided to skip this year and that left a lot of showroom floors appearing on the empty side. Regardless of the number of companies displaying, we had no trouble finding companies, tech, and experiences that stuck with us.
Our Top 10 Favorite Finds at CES 2022 (in alphabetical order)
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BLEUJOUR | The Ridg BMW | Electric Vehicle Exhibit BOSCH | Software-defined Vehicle COLOP | e-mark CREAMO | CTT Kit |
DELFAST | TOP 3.0 Electric Bike ENGINEERED ARTS | Ameca - Robot GRAPHEAL | TestNPass LEMOND | Electric Bike Exhibit SAMSUNG | Future Mobility |
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BLEUJOUR | The Ridg
Content and Image by: Shayo Adekalu
Say "HELLO" to the new generation of hand crafted CPU, a workstation for creative Minds. The RIDG is built with high end graphics cards and RAM making it powerful enough to run heavy computer software applications smoothly and yet portable and stylish making it fit in your space perfectly and giving your space a touch of classic look because it really doesn’t look like a CPU. The best part is that it comes in different colors (even wood) which can be made to match your space theme.
BMW | The Experience
Content and Image by: Philip Zavala
One of my standouts for this year’s CES was the BMW booth, or what they were calling "The BMW Experience." While I am not a big fan of the designs that BMW have been putting out lately, the experience they delivered was top-notch. I found the test drive portion of their new electric SUV called the iX to be really cool. As an attendee, you had complete control of the test drive as long as you stuck to the route they mapped out. As for the vehicle, the interior was really nice and the driving was extremely smooth. They also had a really cool demo of their new paint technology that changes the vehicle’s color from black to white and vice versa.
BOSCH | Software-defined Vehicle
Content and Image by: Shayo Adekalu
Bosch's all new software defined vehicles take the stage at CES for me because of its uniqueness as the software and hardware are built as separate entities, which makes vehicles continually optimized within the limits of their hardware. One of the key advantages of the software-defined vehicle is that it can be optimized even after delivery through over-the-air updates and upgrades. In the future, new features can be enabled on an individual basis based on the driver’s needs.
COLOP | e-mark
Content and Image by: Kristyn Smith
While mobile printers aren't new technology, the e-mark by COLOP based out of Austria, is by far the highest quality and easiest application I have seen. As someone who tries to personalize experiences for events and class settings, this tool would be a game-changer. You can upload your own art or edit their templates and then with a click of a button and an easy swipe across any porous material you can have a custom printed item. Check out the demo's on their site because this photo does not do this mighty little tool justice.
CREAMO | CTT Kit
Content and Image by: Kristyn Smith
Some concepts are hard to learn, but these Computational Thinking Training (CTT) Kits by a Korean company called Creamo make learning to code easy and fun! They have created a 'smart block-based Ai algorithm training tool' that usings open-source platforms along with their physcial blocks, motors, switches and lights. Students as young as four years old are able to instantly see their work appear through moving cars they have created!
DELFAST | TOP 3.0 Electric Bike
Content by: Shayo Adekalu | Image by: Delfastbikes.com
First off, This Electric bike has won many notable awards including Forbes Fastest Electric Bike, Insider's Best All-Terrain Electric Bike, and holds a Guinness' World Record which makes it outstanding without a doubt. Aside from that, the bike makes energy usage more efficient and it is equipped with an onboard computer that helps to provide theft protection with the “Where is my bike” feature. Additionally, you are able to control most of the bikes functions from any mobile device.
ENGINEERED ARTS | Ameca - Advanced Human Robot
Content and Image by: Long Wang and Philip Zavala
A few months ago, I saw a viral video of a robot waking up and reacting to the person that was filming it. To my surprise, the same robot was at CES 2022 in its full glory, reacting to the crowd and giving complex answers to journalists. Her name is Ameca, and it was designed by the people at Engineered Arts from the UK. Ameca can recognize human facial expressions and talk to multiple people at the same time. Based on the advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning systems, Ameca can understand human language and give appropriate response by artificial synthesized speech and has over 50 movements such as a smile, wave, yawn and shrug.
GRAPHEAL | TestNPass
Content by: Long Wang | Image by: Grapheal.com
TestNpass is a stand-alone digital "test strip" powered by a smartphone, which, after testing, turns into a personal and secure Radio-frequency identification (RFID) pass. The first model of this platform technology targets antigens caused by Covid-19 virus infection in body fluids. It provides a secure, biometric health pass in less than 5 minutes, ideal for rapid and repeated screening in high traffic areas and large venues such as airports, stadium, concert and exhibition halls. TestNpass merged embedded biosensors, RFID, two-dimensional code, smartphone app, encryption and biometrics technology all into one and created an easy-to-use digital test strip platform.
LEMOND | Electric Bike Exhibit
Content by: Philip Zavala | Image by: LeMond Instagram Stories
Just like the BMW experience, another one of my favorite parts of CES was the E-Mobility section of the show. Here, you were able to try all the new and exciting e-bikes and e-scooters that are coming to or are already on the market. The LeMond bikes really stuck out to me. Aside from being really fast, with good designs and a smooth ride, these pedal-assisted bikes were some of the lightest (weight-wise) at the show. As someone who uses a bike regularly, this is really important for transportation and storage of the bike inside the apartment or home.
SAMSUNG | Future Mobility
Content by: Long Wang | Image by: Samsung Youtube
Future Mobility is an AR based In-Vehicle Experiences concept showcasing designed by Samsung. The full windshield is a HUD display with road assistance informationm combined with AR technology. The vehicle receives an abundant amount of real-time information through multiple type of sensors such as ultrasonic, laser and graphic. By combining all the information together, the on-vehicle computer displays the necessary assistive information such as GPS, speed limit, traffic predicts info and driving data on the windshield.
We are still recovering from information overload at CES 2022 but cannot wait to see what next year's conference brings. Will you be there? Stay in touch with all things College of Innovation Design by subscribing to our newsletter here.