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Best of CES 2023: Canine communication and a calming pillow
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tech companies are showing off their latest products this week at CES, formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show.
The show officially opened Thursday, with crowds of investors, media and tech workers streaming into cavernous Las Vegas venues to see the latest tech from big companies and startups alike.
Here are some highlights:
‘TALKING’ PETS
Have you ever wondered what your dog would say if it could speak to you?
FluentPet promises the next best thing — buttons the company says you can train your pet to push if it’s hungry, needs to go outside or wants to play.
The buttons come in a hexagon-shaped plastic mat called a hextile. Hextiles can be connected to each other to form a bigger collection of buttons.
“We find that actually when dogs kind of know that they’re being understood because they have the precision and specificity of the buttons, then they complain less because they’re no longer wondering whether they actually communicated what they wanted to,” said Leo Trottier, FluentPet CEO.
At CES, the company announced FluentPet Connect, a new app that notifies owners when their dog presses a button and collects data on how the buttons are used.
Fluent Pet’s starter kit comes with hextiles, a speaker and six buttons for $159.95. The app does not require a subscription.
A HIGH-TECH STROLLER
Canadian startup Gluxkind’s smart stroller is designed to make life easier for parents on the go.
The AI-powered stroller has a sensor that can tell when you’ve picked up a fussy baby, at which point it will roll in front of you while you walk without you having to touch it.
When the baby is in the stroller, you need to keep your hands on it, but the battery will help propel it, making it easier to push uphill. It stops automatically if it gets too far away from whoever is pushing it. It can also rock a baby back and forth.
The battery lasts for about eight hours and takes two to four hours to charge.
“I looked into the stroller market and were really surprised that we didn’t find anything that has some kind of level of automation or motorization present,” said Anne Hunger, who co-founded the company with husband Kevin Huang after their daughter was born in 2020.
The company is currently taking pre-orders for the stroller and hopes to deliver them beginning in July. Prices start at $3,300.
A CALMING PILLOW
Need a break? Japan’s Yukai Engineering says its robotic fufuly pillow can help users relax by mimicking the rhythm of breathing.
The soft, fluffy pillow gently expands and contracts, vibrating as you hold it against your stomach. The idea is that you’ll breathe more slowly and deeply as your breath starts to synch with the movement of the pillow.
It was developed based on research done at the University of Tokyo.
Yukai CEO Shunsuke Aoki said the pillow can help remote workers who struggle to switch off from their jobs.
The version on display at CES is a prototype. The company is looking for partners and hopes to start producing it this year.
ROBOT DOG
Meet Dog-E, the excitable robodog.
Unveiled by toy maker WowWee, Dog-E has more than a million possible combinations of lights, sounds and personality traits.
Dog-E begins as a blank canvas and develops its personality as you set it up.
The app-connected toy has audio sensors to hear sounds, touch sensors on its sides and body, and a tail that you can program to display lighted icons and messages when it wags.
Jessica Kalichman from WowWee says it’s a good option for those who can’t commit to owning a real pup, or perhaps for those with allergies.
“I do think for anyone that’s either not ready to have a dog yet, this is a great test to take care of it, learn to feed it, nurture it, and really have that trial run for a family,” she said.
WowWee expects to have Dog-E in stores in September. It will sell for $79. The app to control the toy’s movements does not require a subscription.
A FOLDABLE TREADMILL
If you want a treadmill but don’t have much space, WalkingPad offers a solution — a lightweight treadmill that can be folded in two when not in use and stored against a wall or under a bed.
WalkingPad reaches speeds of 7.5 mph (12 kph). It also includes a detachable phone or tablet holder and tracks your exercises in a free app. Its creators envision it helping remote workers stay fit at home.
An early version of WalkingPad went viral on TikTok as influencers added it to videos about their daily work-at-home routines.
Walking Pad creator King Smith Fitness opened its first headquarters in Dallas in December.
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Mac-shaped pillow makers are back so you can cover your couch in computers
A company called Throwboy is back with another Kickstarter for a collection of pillows shaped like classic Macs, following its 2018 line of Apple-inspired plushes. It’s fittingly called The Iconic Pillow Collection 2, and features pillows shaped like soft versions of Apple’s Lisa, iBook, and both the cheese grater and cube flavors of Power Mac. For Apple history buffs who want to spruce up their living or bedrooms, it may be a campaign worth investigating.
In its original collection (which featured pillows shaped like the Finder icon, original Macintosh, and iPods), Throwboy tactfully didn’t mention specific computer names, and it refrained from doing so this time around as well. The Lisa-shaped pillow is called the 1983, the iMac G4-esque one is branded the 2002, and so on. On its Kickstarter page, the company says it picked these specific computers because they were “swing for the fences” designs that people still love.
Truly, there are some stunning designs on display in this Kickstarter. I’m pretty sure I haven’t seen a laptop-shaped pillow like the 1999, and I’m very sure I’ve never seen an iMac G4-shaped pillow. It’s unclear how comfortable these pillows will be on a couch, or if they’ll hold up in a pillow fight (though I already want to wield the 2002 like I’m Darth Mac), but as conversation starters they’d be hard to beat.
That’s not even mentioning the ports — yes, at the same time Apple is adding back HDMI and MagSafe back to its real laptops, Throwboy has gone and added port-shaped stitching to Apple-shaped pillows. I’d say more about how much this fills me with joy, but I think I’ll let the pictures say hello for themselves.
While Throwboy’s Kickstarter campaign for the original Iconic collection appears to be successful (the comments are largely filled with people who received and are happy with their pillows, and you can buy them on Throwboy’s website), it’s always worth proceeding with caution when it comes to crowdfunding. Projects, even from successful creators, can run late, turn out different than expected, or even get cancelled for one reason or another.
If that’s a risk you’re willing to take (and it apparently is for a lot of people; the project met its $10,000 goal in its first day), these are some extremely fun pillow designs if you’re in the market for some Apple-themed home decor.
A woman in British Columbia was asleep in her bed when a meteorite crash landed on her pillow
When you wish upon a shooting star, make sure to include “don’t crash into my house” in the fine print.
A woman in Canada was peacefully asleep when a meteorite crashed through her roof and landed right on her pillow.
Victoria News reports how Ruth Hamilton—who lives in a the town called Golden in the province of British Columbia—was catching some Zs while others in the area were captivated by a meteorite streaming through the night sky.
Her attention was soon drawn to the meteorite as well, however, as she suddenly felt a bunch of debris on her face causing her to wake up, startled, only to find a big hole in her ceiling and a space rock on her pillow.
NDTV continues to report how Hamilton then proceeded to call 911, who responded to the scene and checked out whether or not the rock could have come from some nearby construction. They confirmed that that wasn’t the case, and thereby deduced was the meteorite that had given the rest of Golden residents such a show earlier.
“I was shaking and scared when it happened, I thought someone had jumped in or it was a gun or something,” said Hamilton of the incident afterward. “It’s almost a relief when we realized it could only have fallen out of the sky.”
And a relief it was, as CBC notes how the meteorite had just missed Hamilton’s head by a few inches.
Experts at Western University in London, Ontario later confirmed that the rock had assuredly come from space.
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Canadian woman wakes up as meteorite crashes on her pillow and leaves hole in her ceiling
A woman in Canada woke up from what could have been her dirt nap last week to find a souvenir that is out of this world.
Ruth Hamilton, a Canadian woman in British Columbia, woke up to a loud crashing noise on the night of Oct. 4. Uninjured and checking her surroundings, she found a medium-sized rock on her pillow and a hole in her ceiling, according to the Daily Mail.
CAPT. KIRK IS HEADED BACK TO SPACE
“I was shaking and scared when it happened, I thought someone had jumped in or it was a gun or something,” Hamilton said. “It’s almost a relief when we realized it could only have fallen out of the sky.”
After calling 911, the police checked to see if a local construction site had been doing overnight blasting. While the site, located at Kicking Horse Canyon, denied any sort of blasting, they did say they saw a bright light in the sky that “exploded and caused some booms.”
Others also reported a meteor sighting earlier in the night about 52 miles east of Hamilton’s home, the outlet reported. After determining the rock was indeed a meteorite, Hamilton said she was amazed how it managed to crash into her own home. She said she intends to keep the meteor as a keepsake for her grandchildren, according to the outlet.
“The only other thing I can think of saying is life is precious, and it could be gone at any moment, even when you think you are safe and secure in your bed,” Hamilton said. “I hope I never ever take it for granted again.”
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Hamilton’s insurance company plans to conduct a walk-through and check to see if burning space matter is covered by her policy. The company said they had never handled a claim involving a meteorite before, per the outlet.
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Space Debris Crashes Through Roof, Onto Woman’s Pillow
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A British Columbia woman was awakened the night of Oct. 4 by a crashing sound and the feeling of debris hitting her face. Ruth Hamilton looked up to see a hole in her ceiling and a rock on her pillow and called 911, not sure what had happened. The truth turned out to be stranger than fiction: A meteor was sailing over the area that night, and authorities concluded it must have been part of it that broke off and came through Hamilton’s roof, Victoria News reports.
“We called the Canyon project to see if they were doing any blasting and they weren’t, but they did say they had seen a bright light in the sky that had exploded and caused some booms,” Hamilton says, explaining how authorities ruled out possible debris from a nearby construction project as the cause of the incident. The Daily Star reports she’s lucky the fist-sized space rock didn’t kill her, having only narrowly missed her head. Hamilton says she’ll keep the meteorite, as her grandkids think it’s neat. As for the damage to her home, her insurance company is doing a walk-through and will need to determine whether damage from space debris is covered under her policy. (Read more strange stuff stories.)
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Random: IKEA’s Gaming Range Has The Essentials, Like A Mug Holder And Neck Pillow
While the term ‘gamer’ is becoming increasingly vague, which is a positive sign that everyone from small children to retirees can love video games as a perfectly normal part of life, the conventional use of the phrase is still a segment of the market relentlessly targeted by companies. IKEA is another joining in, creating a range of gaming furniture that seems to be focused on competitive PC-centric gaming, and of course streamers.
The range has previously had trial launches in a few countries, but is now set for a global roll-out in October. As suggested above it’s targeting a very specific setup – many of us may slump in a cosy chair or sofa to play games on the TV, whereas a lot of the range is focused on competitive angles or streaming. That’s fair enough, though some of our team have seen the concept images and gone from ‘it’s a bit like a bathroom’ to ‘it was clearly designed by Batman’.
Some of the PR blurb is below:
In total, the new gaming range includes more than 30 products, covering both furniture – gaming desks and chairs, a drawer unit – and accessories – a mug holder, a mouse bungee, a neck pillow, a ring light and many more. The new range offers gaming desks and chairs of different price range to meet the needs of different target groups.
“We want our products to offer better ergonomics and functions so that gamers can become even better at what they do without wearing out their bodies – become better athletes, basically.” – says Jon Karlsson, IKEA designer.
Some of the products seem strange; this scribe isn’t an IKEA regular so didn’t realise weird wooden hands were a popular product, and there’s now a chunky variant for gamers.
There’s also a neck pillow, which we understand could be very useful for people with injuries or comfort issues, but nonetheless seems like an odd inclusion in this range. Maybe it’s for simulating a mid-flight nap on a longer journey in Microsoft’s Flight Simulator.
As you can guess, we’re not convinced by IKEA’s gaming range, but if it is for you then it’ll definitely be worth a look when it rolls out in October.
My Pillow CEO banned by Twitter
Twitter has permanently suspended My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell’s account following his continued unproven claims of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
Twitter said in a statement shared with multiple news outlets on Monday that the platform banned Lindell due to “repeated violations” of its civic integrity policy.
Lindell, a vocal supporter of former President TrumpDonald TrumpSchumer: Impeachment trial will be quick, doesn’t need a lot of witnesses Nurse to be tapped by Biden as acting surgeon general: report Schumer calls for Biden to declare climate emergency MORE, has continued to advance claims that the election was “stolen,” even after President Biden was sworn into office last week.
Twitter’s civic integrity policy prohibits posts that “may suppress participation or mislead people about when, where, or how to participate in a civic process.”
“You may not use Twitter’s services for the purpose of manipulating or interfering in elections or other civic processes,” the policy states, with five or more violations of the policy resulting in a “permanent suspension.”
Twitter earlier this month permanently banned Trump from its platform, citing “the risk of further incitement of violence,” following the deadly Jan. 6 rioting at the Capitol. Just before the siege, the former president repeated claims of a rigged election in remarks to his supporters.
Lindell, popularly known as the “My Pillow guy,” has already faced previous condemnation for advancing unsupported claims surrounding the 2020 election.
Last week, Dominion Voting Systems, a company targeted by Trump and his allies following the election, threatened Lindell with legal action, writing in a letter to Lindell that he has been a leader of an “misinformation campaign” against the voting machine company. On Monday, Dominion Voting Systems filed a $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit against Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani
Lindell also came under scrutiny after he was photographed leaving a meeting with Trump at the White House earlier this month. Zoomed-in shots of the images, taken by a Washington Post photographer, show the partially visible notes appearing to mention “martial law if necessary” and the “Insurrection Act,” an 1806 law that allows the president to mobilize the military and National Guard troops to quell civil disorder or actions of insurrection.
Bed, Bath & Beyond, Kohl’s and other retailers have since dropped My Pillow products, though a Bed Bath & Beyond spokesperson told The Hill in a statement that the decision was part of a larger effort to “discontinue a number of underperforming items and brands.”