Consumer Electronics Show: Wearable tech aiming to level up life
CES, the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, thanks to wearable tech innovations.
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You can get a lot done with a nod and wink — at least when you're wearing the Naqi Neural Earbuds, says Zavier Alexander, director of product management at Canadian company Naqui Logix.
The programmable earbuds contain «biosensors» that detect «electrical impulses your muscles make whenever you make a facial expression,» Alexander explains.
They can be set up to control «almost any connected device,» he says, from computer mice and keyboards to even a 737 plane simulator.
«Right now we can detect four different gestures… eyebrow raises, eye blinks, opening and closing your mouth. The one that we really like is a jaw flex because it's very subtle.»
The founder of the start-up initially started the project to help a paralyzed friend play video games again, Alexander said.
The company is now looking for headphone manufacturers willing to integrate the technology into their products.
Movie screen glasses
Only slightly bulkier than conventional eyewear, XREAL's augmented reality (AR) glasses project a movie theater-sized screen into thin air.
«Wear these on a flight, in a car, or on a train — you're going to have a big screen experience that comes right out of your pocket,» says Ralph Jodice, head of PR for the Chinese company.
«When you're sitting at your desk, whether it's in the office or at home, we can put three virtual screens floating
