CES first started over 50 years ago and it has been one of the most influential electronics shows in the world ever since. CES Unveiled is where startups and big brands from all over the world come to show off their coolest innovations, ranging from home appliances to transportation solutions, connected health devices, and much more. Here are our picks of the most unique tech at CES Unveiled 2023.

HP Hearing Pro

First up, we have Hearing Pro from Nuheara, a startup whose tech has been licensed by HP. This is a pair of hearing aids that look more like true wireless Bluetooth earphones and even have HP logos on them. The company claims it has improved understanding of speech by 30 percent and these devices can be self-fitted and calibrated. This product comes equipped with active noise cancellation and multiple clinical tests have been performed to make sure it is safe to use for long periods of time. More importantly, it’s a fraction of the cost of traditional hearing aids, and can be sold in retail.

The HP Hearing Pro hearing aid is aimed at those who feel stigma wearing a traditional hearing aid or have trouble getting one prescribed

German Bionic: Exoskeleton

This futuristic-looking exoskeleton is from the brand German Bionic. The company manufactures wearable technology and this is one of the products it showcased at the event. This exoskeleton aids in heavy lifting using machine power. It could be a revolutionary product for workers involved in labour-intensive jobs.

This wearable device helps improve the capabilities of the human body

Miraxess Mirabook and Miradock

With all the computational power that smartphones now have, startup Miraxess thinks it’s only logical to replace your old laptop and desktop with phone-powered terminals. The Mirabook and Miradock can connect to your smartphone, giving you a bigger screen, keyboard and trackpad or mouse, so you can use it as a full-fledged laptop or desktop. The Mirabook and Miradock work with certain Samsung, Huawei and Motorola phones, letting you be more productive and manage your data on one device.

If you already have one powerful device, you might not need to buy more

Motion Pillow

If snoring is a problem for you, it will also affect people around you. The company Motion Pillow has designed a unique product that uses sensors to prevent snoring and make sleep more comfortable. It uses a specifically designed algorithm and a pillow with multiple air pockets to reposition the head of its user by analysing snoring sounds and counteracting your sleeping position.

Give those around you a break with this pillow that claims to prevent you from snoring

Icoma Tatamel Bike

Last, we have a portable foldable bike from the Japanese company Icoma. This brand had launched a portable bike before, but the one showcased at the CES has an integrated screen on the side that can be used for advertising. The side panel is customisable so you can have any material or finish, not just a screen. The bike folds into a compact box for easy storage and it can be charged quickly at home.

This compact foldable bike could be useful for urban mobility, and the screen is a new twist

Do let us know what you think of these products, and if you would like to see them in India soon, in the comments section.

Pillows that stifle snores, urine-testing toilets, and “digital twins” for safer surgeries were all on display at a CES gadget fest in Las Vegas Tuesday, ahead of the opening of the consumer electronics extravaganza.

Fueled by the pandemic, a rising trend in remote or home healthcare innovations is expected to be one of the major themes at the annual CES gathering.

“We are going to see some really interesting health gadgets that monitor or improve your well-being,” Avi Greengart, a technology analyst with Techsponential, said of the show.

Snore-silencing pillow

South Korea-based 10Minds showed off a pillow with a built-in microphone that detects snoring, then triggers soundless airbags that change size to gently turn a sleeper’s head to a position that makes it easy to breathe quietly.

“When you start snoring, right away it detects it,” company representative Daehyun Kim told AFP at the CES Unveiled event.

“It even distinguishes your snoring from your dog snoring, or your spouse.”

The pillow, which syncs with a smartphone app, collects data which is analysed to identify snoring patterns to hone its response over time, Kim added.

“It’s (a) very simple solution,” Kim said.

Toilet turned lab

Digital health and wellness company Withings was at Unveiled with a U-Scan device that lets people analyse their urine by peeing as they normally might into a toilet.

A disk that hangs inside a toilet bowl can house changeable cartridges, one of which monitors a woman’s menstruation cycle and another of which measures nutritional health indicators such as vitamin C and ketone levels.

“It helps people monitor their metabolic intake to optimise their daily hydration and nutrients,” the French company said in a release.

“It recommends workouts, dietary suggestions, and recipes to achieve identified goals.”

The in-toilet device syncs wirelessly to a smartphone app.

U-Scan can even distinguish between various users based on “an individual’s urine stream signature,” according to the company.

Withings will debut U-Scan in Europe in the second quarter of this year, at a price of 500 euros for a starter kit.

It will not be available in the United States until getting approval from the US Food and Drug Administration.

Digital twin

France-based Abys displayed technology that enables surgeons to create “digital twins” of patients using data from X-rays and other standard medical scans.

Surgeons can then precisely plan an operation, reducing the time it takes and the risk involved, company co-founder Arnaud Destainville told AFP.

In operating rooms, surgeons can use Microsoft HoloLens mixed reality headsets to access a patient’s hologram “twin” and other data as they work, Destainville said.

“All the planning, all the information becomes available during the surgery,” Destainville said.

US regulators approved the Abys innovation last week, according to the co-founder.

Armchair masseuse

South Korean company Bodyfriend is taking aim at neck and back aches caused by sitting hunched over screens.

A Bodyfriend massage chair billed as a medical device kneads muscles, applies heat and even pulses electromagnetic waves that are supposed to ease aches and pains.

“Our technology helps solve problems created by technology” since spending time on one’s phone and other screens can create back problems, said Bodyfriend North America manager Changjoo Kim.

Nanoleaf is finally ready to take over the ceiling and the rest of your home, thanks to its new products launched at CES 2023. Among the many new products announced, the highlights basically include the new Nanoleaf 4D TV Smarter kit, Skylight, and the Nala Learning Bridge, which basically works as a hub connecting all of its products together. The Toronto-headquartered lighting company also announced that most of its lighting panels (Shapes, Elements, Canvas and Lines) will also be Matter upgradeable later this year.

Nanoleaf 4D TV Smarter kit

Among the new launches at CES 2023 is the new Nanoleaf 4D TV Smarter kit, a system that reflects the colours from your TV’s screen onto a Nanoleaf lighting panel. According to the company, it does this by using a single 4D camera that can be mounted to the top edge of a TV (if it’s wall-mounted) or sits on a wall unit or a desk just below the TV.

The kit is powered by a small hub that connects to the light strips and controls the lighting panels by going with the visuals onscreen or by the audio or music playback in the room, apart from offering the usual colour themes and palettes available on Nanoleaf products. These light strips are also included in the Smarter kit and will be available only for two length options that support TV sizes between 55”-65” and 65”-85”. Like all its new products announced at CES 2023, this lighting kit is Matter compatible and will also sync up with other Nanoleaf lighting panels in a room using Sync Plus.

Nanoleaf Skylight and Sense Plus Switches

The Nanoleaf Skylight is a new ceiling-mounted lighting fixture that basically works as a skylight providing up to 3,000 lumens of light to any given room. It consists of square LED panels that appear a bit thicker compared to the company’s other lighting panels and can sync with sound if needed. The Skylight also comes with motion and light sensors that can be used to smartly turn off the system in the absence of people.

Sense Plus Switches are also a new and important addition to the home lineup of products from Nanoleaf. Just like the Skylight, these hardwired switches are Matter-enabled and have inbuilt motion and ambient-light sensors. The Sense Plus Smart Light Switch is a physical hardwired switch, which apart from turning off lights manually will also learn usage patterns. The wireless offers the same functionality but wirelessly and can be used like a remote as it can be detached from the holder on the wall.

Nanoleaf Nala Learning Bridge hub

Nala Learning Bridge also comes with inbuilt motion and ambient-light sensors, but is basically the brains behind the whole system even though the hub in itself also functions as a colour-changing night light. The hub, apart from supporting Matter, also acts as a Thread Border Router, which basically lets you connect the lighting network to the web and to your phone. It’s probably one of the most essential items should you choose to go with a home lighting setup from Nanoleaf as the hub is where all the learning happens and this lets the smart switches intelligently switch on or off or dim the lighting at a particular time of day, without the need to physically control.

Nanoleaf has not officially revealed the prices of its newly announced products, but we can expect these to make it to select markets. According to the company, the Nanoleaf 4D TV Smarter kit will be released in Q2, 2023 while the Sense Plus Controls and Skylight will be released in Q3, 2023. The Essentials Matter-certified Bulbs (A19, BR30, GU10 and a Recessed Downlight) and Lightstrips, which can be fitted on regular lighting fixtures, will launch in Q1, 2023.