In Sunday’s segment on Sky News Australia (Weekend Edition with Tim Gilbert) we took a look at some of the weird and wonderful tech from CES, the world’s biggest technology show. We started off with BMW’s colour-changing car I-Vision-Dee. Last year BMW showed a black and white version, this year this concept car can switch between 32 colours. It uses e-ink technology on numerous panels so you can have racing stripes and multiple colours at once. The ultimate goal for the Australian engineer leading the project, Stella Clarke – is to make it a spray on system.
IMPRESSIVE CES STARTUPS
CES has a whole area devoted to startups and it’s my favourite part of the show. Here are some of my specials.
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This boxing bag cover turns any old punching bag into a smart boxing bag. The sensors measure your speed, force, and reactivity.
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Forget snowmobiles – MoonBikes Snowbike is one-third the size of the average snowmobile and gives its users the freedom of an e-bike, with the power of a motorcycle.
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This electric wheelchair gets around on flat surfaces and climbs starts. It’s unique and gets smarter with updates too.
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This smartwatch band doesn’t need to be charged. It recharges itself entirely by motion, body heat and environmental light. Fits any classic watch.
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Unlike other massage guns – this device gives feedback on your sore biceps or quads while treating them.
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And while this isn’t from a start up this was too good not to talk about. Withings has developed a (hands-free) toilet sensor that will test your urine.
INSTAGRAM IMPERSONATORS
Tim had to deal with a fake Instagram page that was impersonating him last week. He reached out for advice and we discussed the issue on the segment. I reached out to Meta about this – and they pointed out their recent campaign which highlighted cloned or faked accounts. Reporting fake accounts quickly is the best thing to do and get others to join in. 2 factor authentication must be turned on if you want to keep secure.
