By will-buy
CES this season migrated online because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The health crisis tinged the big event throughout, with innovative, useful, and often silly products created or pitched as a way to ease life throughout the pandemic. We’ve pulled together a number of the best examples, some of which may long outlast the actual pandemic yet others that probably won’t be as popular when the vaccines are widespread.
Masked Up
Maskfone – Created by smart tech developer Binatone, Maskfone combines headphones by having an N95 mask, while using in-built microphone to eliminate the muffled sounds all too common when talking on the phone in order to a voice assistant while wearing a mask.
Project Hazel – A mask developed by gaming accessories maker Razer, this smart mask augments an N95 medical mask with active ventilation from removable disc-shaped ventilator units. Also inside is really a microphone and amplifier to make the wearer’s voice audible to those around them. When not in use, the mask can be charged in a box which sterilizes with ultraviolet light.
AirPop Active+ – This smart mask uses an in-built sensor to trace the wearer’s breathing. The affiliated mobile app then compares that information with public data on quality of air in the area to figure out when the filter inside must be replaced.
PuriCare – Developed by LG, the PuriCare Wearable Air Purifier is what suggested by its name. The mask posseses an air cleaner that runs on a rechargeable battery and can continue for so long as 8 hours.
Wearing and Cleaning
Ubtech Adibot-A – An autonomous cleaning robot, the Adibot-A glows with disinfecting ultraviolet-C light. The robot is designed to get into rooms where individuals will quickly arrive and shining its light, and destroying germs wherever it goes. The robotic AI is a great tool for prepping classrooms, hospital rooms, along with other environments to keep people likely to those rooms safe.
BioButton – Small but filled with sensors, the BioButton is made to be worn around the chest upper chest using medical adhesive tracks temperature, heartbeat, sleeping time, and general activity. Based on developer BioIntelliSense, the BioButton can identify potential coronavirus infection inside a few days, even if the symptoms are so faint as to not be consciously noticeable.
Ettie – A video doorbell by tech startup Plott, Ettie adds infrared sensors to consider visitors’ temperature. Visual and audio notifications allow the guest and host know if visitors might well be managing a fever, an indicator of COVID-19, and other infectious diseases. The data is also available for contract tracing if needed. The app may also be set to track the number of people enter a house to make sure there’s no accidental overcrowding, especially in places where there are strict rules on how lots of people could be inside a space at once.
U by Moen Smart Faucet – A different way to minimize touch, U by Moen, provides voice control over a kitchen faucet via a smart home system or smart speaker. The connected mobile app can create presets, similar to an Alexa routine to ensure that a brief voice command would set the flow and water temperature to regardless of the user wants. Voice commands may also simply start, pause, or stop the flow.
