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View from above the water looking down at the WYBOT pool cleaner docked underwater on the side of a pool. The WYBOT is black with treads on both sides and underneath the unit. It is mounted vertically on the pool side in its dock. It has green horizontal light on the front and five small green LEDs indicating battery charge. It also has a green gridded inlet on the top of the unit for water output and a small power button. The company name WYBOT is printed on the top of the unit. A black right-angled bracket attaches the lower to the upper portion of the dock. The upper portion is made of a black solar panel lying on the surface of the pool deck.

CES 2025: WYBOT Solar Powered Robotic Pool Cleaner

Allison interviews Josè Vailès about their solar-powered robotic pool cleaner called WYBOT. The WYBOT pool cleaner has no cables or hoses attached. It cleans the pool autonomously using battery power, and when it needs more power, it automatically goes to a docking station at the side of the pool. The docking station has a small […]

Photo of the Lotus Ring floating in space with a blurred background of a room with a couch. The Ring is circular and with a light brushed metallic outer surface and a black polished inner surface. Two slits are visible on the outer surface and a small black button is flush with the side ring. A small section of the inner surface is light gray.

CES 2025: Lotus Wearable Ring for Home Device Control

April 23, 2025
by Steve Sheridan

Allison interviews Dhaval Patel, founder and CEO of Lotus, about their Ring device, which allows the wearer to control switches in the home without an app, WiFi, rewiring, or an internet connection. To use the Ring, the wearer points their index finger at the device to be controlled and clicks the button embedded in the […]

View looking downward onto glass beaker sitting on a counter. Visible are a woman’s hands holding an open packet of Power Drops powder that she is pouring into the beaker. The powder is a cream color and the Power Drops packet is pine green. The beaker has the name Neoplants printed on the front. An out-of-focus plant is visible on the left side in the foreground and a Power Drops package is partially visible in the background on the right.

CES 2025: Neoplants Natural Air Purifier

Allison interviews Patrick Torbey from Neoplants about their Power Drops that you feed your houseplants to turn them into natural air purifiers. Plants have a natural ability to help purify air, but a plant boosted with Power Drops is 30 times more effective at cleaning air than a regular house plant. A plant in a […]

View of Evenflo’s Travel System which includes their Shyft Intuiti+ stroller and their LiteMax NXT car seat. The stroller shows the car seat installed with storage underneath and a cup holder on the stroller handle. The car seat is also shown detached from the stroller and sitting next to it. Circular arrows show the car seat’s ability to swivel by 90 degrees. Evenflo’s mobile app is depicted between the stroller and the detached car seat with controls for sound and light for the baby in the car seat.

CES 2025: Evenflo Rotating Car Seats with SensorSoothe

Allison interviews Matt Lewis from Evenflo about their rotating car seats that include selectable sounds and lights to help soothe the baby. Matt describes the LiteMax NXT car seat. When installed in the car, it can swivel by 90 degrees with a simple push of a button to make loading and unloading the baby much […]

Front view of the GrandPad tablet, charging stand, and stylus. The tablet is in landscape format with a thin red case surrounding it. The display shows an elderly woman hugging a young girl. Both are smiling and are likely a grandmother with her granddaughter. Below the table is shown a GrandPad charging stand with a slot into which the tablet is placed and a raised backing to help hold the tablet vertical. The company/product name GrandPad with a heart next to it is printed on the front of the stand. A small LED is visible under the name, likely to show when the device is charging. Shown below the stand is a blue, pen-like stylus with a rubber tip on one end and a metal loop for a lanyard on the other end. The heart and company/product name also are printed on the stylus.

CES 2025: GrandPad Tablet to Replace Cell Phone, Landline, and Computer

Allison interviews Isaac Lien, CEO and co-founder of GrandPad, about their easy-to-use tablet designed to replace cell phones, landlines, and desktop computers. It’s tailored for those who have not used technology before or are uncomfortable using mobile devices. The GrandPad is the size of a large mobile phone or a small tablet. It has a […]

Side view of a person’s legs as they take what appears to be a natural step upward on a set of outdoor concrete stairs. The person is wearing black pants and black shoes. The pants of the uphill leg are pulled back revealing that the person is fitted with the prosthetic Bio Leg extending from just above the knee down to the shoe. The Bio Leg's small knee joint can be seen connected to the lower leg below the knee which is roughly the shape of a human lower leg. The ankle narrows down to a small joint that is partially covered by a sock. The background appears to be a business park setting with concrete and glass buildings surrounded by trees and shrubbery.

CES 2025: BionicM Bio Leg with Micro-Processor Knee

Allison interviews Sunny Xiaojun, founder and CEO of BionicM, about their prosthetic Bio Leg with a powered knee joint that makes walking more intuitive and natural. The Bio Leg has a motor, battery, and several embedded motion sensors that allow it to determine the intent of the wearer and react accordingly. So, for example, as […]

Top view of the Jackery XBC curved solar roof tile. It has the same curved shape of a Spanish-style roof tile and is terracotta in color. Barely visible are small black lines running along the tile surface which serve to conduct electrical power generated by collected solar energy. The tile has three hills/valleys and a ridge along the back side to help connect and underlay it with the next tile above it. Two black electrical connectors (input and output) are shown protruding from the back side of the tile.

CES 2025: Jackery Home Backup Power Solutions

Allison interviews Rachel Stotts from Jackery about their home backup power solutions. Rachel shows Jackery’s Explorer 5000 Plus system which provides 5,040 kWh of stored energy to your home from the base unit. This home backup power source can be used on a standalone basis – it has wheels so it can be moved to […]

CES 2025: Aurzen ZIP Trifold Portable Projector

Allison interviews Tiffany Fang from Aurzen about their trifold portable projector called ZIP. This powerful yet tiny projector measures just 3.3” x 3.1” x 1” when folded and weighs 9.9 ounces. To use ZIP, you simply unfold it to its Z shape, set it on a flat surface, connect it to your video source with […]

Oblique view of the TopJob Napa ergonomic chair. The fabric on the seat, back, and headrest is vegan leather while the frame, armrest, and footrest supports are white. The retractable footrests are folded under the seat in their stowaway position. Black seat height and tilt adjusters are visible under the seat. The chair is supported by five radial legs that each end in a black wheel.

CES 2025: TopJob Ergonomic Chairs

Allison interviews Violet Chen, founder and CEO of TopJob, about two of their ergonomic chairs: the Napa and the BOBA. The Napa is an elegant chair that is available in multiple colors and two fabrics: vegan leather and bouclé. It has ergonomically designed armrests, footrests, and a headrest. The footrest is sturdy, retractable, and repositionable […]

CES 2025: PLAUD AI Voice Recorder

March 26, 2025
by Steve Sheridan

Allison interviews Elina Tsao from PLAUD AI about their new AI note-taking devices: the PLAUD Note and the PLAUD NotePin. The PLAUD Note voice recorder is a credit-card-sized device that is used to record calls, meetings, interviews, lectures, and voice memos. It is MagSafe compatible and is small enough to magnetically attach to the back […]

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