In this weeks Digits special from the CES in Las Vegas, Sonyand Netatmo showcase their new wearable health trackers, while delegates get to grips with fun tech toys like minidrones and robotic cars.
WITH the latest gadgets released at the world's largest consumer technology show this week, soon we will all be living the sweet iLife.
From cars that start when you touch a smartwatch to the weird and wacky Kolibree toothbrush that uses a smartphone app to analyse your dental hygiene routine, the International CES at Las Vegas was full of devices that were somehow designed to interact with a smartphone and, also, somehow designed to make your life better, easier, cooler or all of the above.
Here is our pick of ten smartphone gadgets that you could grow to love.
Mother.
If you're a fan of Dr Who, the phrase "Are you my mummy?" is enough to send shivers down your spine and spin you out with nightmares of gas masks. Just as mind twisting but not as scary is the Mother by Sen.se. The Mother looks like an unpainted Russian doll and it works with up to 24 motion-detecting cookies. The idea is that you attach these cookies to whatever device you want it monitors and prompts action. If it detects the cookie on your toothbrush hasn't moved by 9am, Mother will tell you to brush your teeth. If there is a cookie on the lid of a pill box, Mother will remind you to open the box and take a pill.
Mother data monitoring system from France at the International CES in Las Vegas. Picture: AFP Source: AFP
Sony Tennis Sensor
Sony unveiled it as a concept product so it might not be on the shelves for a while (if ever). But if you're a tennis player it looks handy. It's a red button you put on the end of your racquet, and it has an accelerometer to detect movement. It sends instant information to your smartphone app telling you what sort of shot you've just hit and where the ball made contact with the strings. Just the thing for analysing and improving your game, although from the demo we saw the device isn't quite clear on the difference between a forehand and a volley - clearly it hasn't been designed by someone who grew up watching Pat Rafter play at the net.
Sony's sensing and analysis technology at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Picture: AP Source: AP
WeMo Smart LED Bulbs
Belkin has led the way in Australia in the past year with its WeMo range of products that help you create a smart home using plug-and-play products you control with an app. Along with a smartphone control slow cooker it launched at CES, it's set to extend its range with the WeMo Smart LED bulbs that are fully dimmable and can be controlled by an app using a small hub that plugs into any power point. Unlike the current light switch option in the WeMo range, this doesn't need to be wired up by an electrician and the bulbs can be programmed to turn on and off with sunset and sunrise.
A look at Belkin's incredible new invention, WeMo. Control your appliances wherever you go, with the touch of a button.
Sporty
It's not a Spice Girl powered by an iPhone, although that is something that would probably be a hit at CES. Sporty is a Chinese-made all-in-one device from ITA Accessories aimed at the active lifestyle market. It is a water bottle which has a 5-watt Bluetooth speaker for a lid. The bottle's bottom is a battery pack that you can use to recharge your smartphone when you are not near a powerpoint.
From new minidrones you can fly to robot cars you can shoot and paper planes you can steer, the WSJs Jason Bellini reports on the internet of fun things at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
iGrillMini
Not sure if the steak on the barbie is well done or medium? The iGrillmini is a thermometer probe connected to a display. Stick the pointy end into the steak and it sends the data to the iGrillmini which sends it to your phone. The really cool thing is that it works within a 50m range of your phone, just in case the beer fridge is a bit of a walk from the barbie.
Smart Earbuds
Indira Negi works at Intel's New Devices lab and loves to run. So with the boss's blessing she create Smart Earbuds. They have an optical sensor built in so they accurately detect your heart rate while they are in your ear. They also have an accelerometer so they detect your movement. So, as you are running the Smart Earbuds will accurately detect your heart rate every step of the way, and even choose a more upbeat song from your playlist to get your heart rate pumping.
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich displays the Intel smart headset and earbud designs, providing full stereo audio, heart rate monitor and pulse check. Picture: AFP Source: AFP
Intel unveiled the Smart Earbuds at its CES keynote and is now looking for a sports company to bring the technology to market. Unlike LG's Lifeband Touch with Heart Rate headphones, which were also launched at CES, the Intel headphones draw their power and sync with the smartphone straight through the earphone port.
The Lifeband Touch, which provides fitness data tracking, Bluetooth connectivity and touchscreen OLED display and phone call notifications. Picture:. AFP Source: AFP
Okidokeys
Aside from the cool technology, you've got to love it for the name alone. This is a electronic lock you can install on any door which then lets you open it with your smartphone, a smart tag or even with a normal key, it you're a luddite or your phone battery is flat. The extra neat feature is that the app lets you set up rules, such as opening automatically when it detects certain people (and devices) and if you have a fight with your partner, you can reprogram the lock and keep them shut out.
Okidokey smart locks and smart keys at the International CES, in Las Vegas. Picture: AFP Source: AFP
June
Netatmo's June has made a lot of weird and wonderful lists this CES but for Australians, who live in the land of the bloody hot sun, the June could be more than just a gimmick. It's a bracelet that measures your sun exposure in real time and will tell you when to slip, slop, slap - although we suspect it might be permanently in the "you're being fried" mode in a typical Aussie summer.
The June bracelet by Netatmo which connects with an iOS device and alerts the user when the skin has received too much sun exposure. Picture: AP Photo Source: AP
Kapture
Imagine a smartwatch whose mother was a domino and you pretty much have a mental picture of this wearable device. It doesn't have a flashy display but it does have very good listening ears. You know that feeling that you should have been listening to what someone just said? Here's your chance. It constantly records everything it hears and holds it in a 60 second buffer which it can download to your smartphone.
Footlogger
Many runners set out on a run with a fitness activity strapped to their wrist but that's not the part of the body that's impacting with the ground. Footlogger is an activity monitor that is contained within a shoe innersole. It has an accelerometer and pressure sensors that can record up to 50,000 footprints before it needs to be downloaded and has a rechargable battery that will last 24 hours. The company behind Footlogger, 3L Labs, says it can record speed as well as weight distribution which could help you improve your running style.
Rod Chester travelled to CES as a guest of Samsung.
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