The WEIRDEST Tech at CES 2020
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·2020-05-05
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at ces it's often the big name tvs cars
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and computer components that get the headlines but today we're going to look
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at some of the weirder yet still wonderful tech that we've encountered so
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far first up is a product that might fit into the class of description of
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solution looking for a problem the sauce
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slider so the idea here is that you've squirted some ketchup or mayo or
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whatever weird saucy concoction onto a plate but you end up needing more of it
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somewhere else because reason the sauce slider robot will deploy teflon
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spatula-like plate to quickly scoop up the wayward sauce without even changing
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its shape to neatly deposit it on the dish of your choosing indeed the sauce
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slider seeks to solve one of the most harrowing problems of our time no word
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yet on pricing or availability which i know is disappointing to all of you
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speaking of scraping up food something that might be slightly more appealing to
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gourmets among us is the racelit robot in case you're not familiar with racelet
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it's a method of preparing melted cheese that involves heating up an entire half
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wheel of the stuff until it becomes gooey then scraping it onto a dish
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unsurprisingly the cheeseball comes from switzerland and might one day provide a
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well-earned reprieve from waiters and fancy restaurants everywhere or just put
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them out of work next up are you feeling lonely but don't want a pet because of
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allergies the exorbitant pet deposit or just because they're pretty smelly
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little things well yuki engineering thinks it has the product for you with
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petite kubu it's a glorified pillow with
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pet like fur and a wagging tail but disturbingly enough no head so you'll
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just have to look past that minor detail although the original kubu might have
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been out for a while the petite version is small enough to put into a bag and
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take with you anywhere so you can have plenty of stairs while you're painting
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it on the subway or like on a plane or you know just have it in your lap in the
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car you should be able to get your own at the end of 2020. now onto the quick
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let's say you want a cuddly robot that actually has a face
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in that case you might want instead to look at the lava from groov x although
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we did see lava at ces 2019 that version
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was just a prototype this year it's ready for prime time with visitors
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getting a glimpse of the finished product that will actually be available
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at retail it will roll around your house and wave its arms when it wants to be
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played with and is also app connected to enable additional functionality even
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taking photos of its surroundings so it can actually help keep your home a bit
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safer the downside is that you can only currently get it in japan and it costs
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nearly 2 800 bucks u.s
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that was loud and that's before the monthly subscription fee between 83 and
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185 depending on what features you want for
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that kind of money i wonder if tinder gold would be an easier and more
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satisfying way to meet your cuddling needs but if you already have an actual
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living small creature crawling around your house namely a baby human procter
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gamble has decided it wants to sell you a smart diaper or at least a smart
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diaper attachment it's called lumioid pampers and it's a video camera plus app
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connected sensor that you stick on your kids diaper it'll keep up with your
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baby's sleeping habits but perhaps more importantly you'll get notifications
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when the diaper has become dirty and needs changing i guess in life it's better to get bad
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news sooner rather than later of course when you think bathrooms you also think
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food no those those happen at different times that's
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pretty gross anyway the company cooking pal is out to make your life easier with
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an all-in-one type kitchen contraption that's called julia it's a robotic food
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processor like appliance that can also weigh chop cook and steam your food for
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you and even self-cleans it comes with a tablet they use not only for control but
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also to follow along with recipes get ideas based on what you have on hand and
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order groceries expect to see julia on the market in fall this year for less
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than a thousand bucks or so another gadget from the department of laziness
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is the ovus suitcase from forward x robotics the idea here is pretty simple
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it's a motorized suitcase that will follow you around the airport using artificial intelligence it can also
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navigate hotels and city streets and even smart enough to stop at escalators
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and dodge obstacles the suitcase also works with a smart wristband that will
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let the user know when it gets too far away and it even comes with gps to help
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you recover it if you lose it completely although it's not cheap at 800 us
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dollars it also doesn't appear to be a pie in the sky concept you can get your
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hands on one right now at fort x's website to wrap things up how about a
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printer for your face it's another proctor gamble product called opti and
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the idea is that it can precisely cover up blemishes on your face such as moles
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scars and unwanted freckles to do this it scans your skin with a small camera
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and uses 120 tiny inkjet nozzles to
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shoot pigment in very precise areas over
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time the serum and the pigment is supposed to help blemishes become less
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noticeable and fade away you can get it in the summer for 600 bucks and like a
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real printer replacement cartridges are expensive going for around a hundred
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dollars a pop something that will just never change did you know that squid ink
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is cheaper than printer ink you can just buy whole squids it's cheaper so that's
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it for our roundup of the wildest tech we've seen this year make sure to come
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back tomorrow while not tomorrow on monday for you know just normal TechLinked and i
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me win come watch i don't want to gamble