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Welcome to CES 2024. The multi-day trade event, hosted by the Consumer Technology Association, is expected to draw approximately 130,000 attendees and more than 4,000 exhibitors to Las Vegas. The latest advances and gadgets across personal technology, transportation, healthcare, sustainability and more will be on display, with the use of artificial intelligence exploding almost everywhere.
The Associated Press will be reporting on everything we find interesting from CES, from the latest announcements to the weirdest smart gadgets.
Your personal robot masseuse
At CES 202, we saw artificial intelligence powering smart home hubs, cars, televisions, medical devices, and even nail printers, and now this technology is even giving you massages.
Created by French company Capsix Robotics, iYU uses artificial intelligence to perform a real-time body scan and recommend the best experience for the user. The robotic arm then performs a variety of techniques, including pressure massages and deep muscle massages.
“Now it’s a daily massage,” says Francois Eyssautier, founder of Capsix Robotics.
Need a physical keyboard for your iPhone?
It’s a new product, but its features may look familiar — Clicks Technologies’ iPhone keyboard is turning heads at CES 2024.
Co-founder Jonathan Young said the smartphone accessory targets three key audiences: iPhone users with manual dexterity or accessibility issues, younger generations looking to stand out, and people nostalgic for previous smartphone keyboards. It is said that he is doing so.
When asked about the product’s reception at the annual technology conference, Young said:
“Well, we had high hopes for CES. Let’s just say they were blown away because it was really great.”
Prices range from $139 to $159.
get your voice back
Dutch startup Whispp aims to use artificial intelligence to help millions of people suffering from voice disorders speak naturally again.
While many of today’s assistive technologies focus on speech-to-text or text-to-speech conversion, Whispp uses speech-to-speech-based AI to deliver near real-time speech Conversion is possible.
Users also have the unique ability to recreate their unique voice and add a personalized touch to their communications by providing current or past voice recordings.
At CES 2024, Whispp announced an AI-powered voice assistance and calling app.