The Gadgeteer

CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW 2024 ~ Highlights Of Some Unusual Showings …. BOB SKIDMORE (Please note that Google’s BlogSpot, the provider we use to publish this monthly column, has changed the allowable format style. So, if the column’s format looks a bit strange it’s due to Google and BlogSpot, not THE GADGETEER.) CORRESPONDENT © 2024 BOB SKIDMORE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED At the beginning of each year manufacturers, distributors, retailers and the media get together in Las Vegas for the annual Consumer Electronics Show, World’s largest exhibition of new technology that may show up at your local stores. CES, as it’s better known, is an opportunity for inventors to test prototype ideas and for manufacturers to show “soon to be available” new gadgets and products to resellers and the media. 2024 certainly had its share of innovative products. Some 130,000+ attendees and 4000+ exhibits enjoyed this most unusual and fun filled event. I’ll list just a very few of the most unusual and perhaps practical items in this column.

The GYROGLOVE, A/K/A GyroGear, works to help those with hand tremors. This wearable glove is intended to help stabilize the hands of those with tremors. GyroGear, a medical technology startup, debuted this hand-stabilizing glove in hopes that it will assist people to regain control of their lives. In a demonstration an individual with a right hand that shook slipped on the black glove, then their right hand relaxed, and they were able to hold a pen and write their name. It’s too early to know if insurance, or Medicare will cover any, or all of the $5,899.00 cost, but certainly this could give back a piece of a person’s prebious life when they have the glove on…. LG displayed their LG OLED T, a wireless, 77” transparent TV. The front panel is transparent, with an opaque contrast screen behind it. By raising or lowering the contrast screen, you can make the screen look more or less transparent. LG showed off visuals that made it look like a 3D fish tank with the transparent screen, and then raised the opaque panels to show off how the TV functions more normally. Price TBA soon.

GE introduced their PROFILE SMOKER, a countertop smoker that uses wood pellets, just like an outdoor smoker, but turns the wood smoke into warm air. It has 6 preset food settings (brisket, pork ribs, pork butt, wings, chicken and salmon) and can connect to the GE Profile Connect App for more features. GE claims it can fit 3 racks of ribs cut in half, a full chicken, or a 14 pound pork butt. $999.

The WITHINGS BEAMO is a thermometer, stethoscope, pulse oximeter & EKG in one device. This device with the Withings Health Mate app when connected to Wi-Fi and is USB-C rechargeable. Available late June after FDA approval. $249.95.

Clicks keyboard case for iPhone comes with a built-in physical QWERTY KEYBOARD CASE that you can use with your iPhone. The best part is that the virtual keyboard won’t appear unless you force it to, so you get back that screen real estate as you type. It does add some height to the phone. It has backlit keys & supports Mac & iPad keyboard shortcuts. Only available for the iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max. $139 with shipping starting in February. Graphic credits: CES & Google Images Bob Skidmore is a freelance writer, who may be contacted at bskidmore@mac.com, or followed at twitter.com/bskidmore for the latest gadget industry news. He does not represent, or endorse any of the products he reviews and his opinions are solely his points of view and not those of the manufacturer, or any legal resource. The manufacturer generally supplies products and press releases at no cost for the articles and no other compensation is received. THE GADGETEER is highly selective as to products he feels worthy of review so as not to waste the reader’s time, thus the reason for many superior ratings. ## Check out Bob’s Twitter page for up to the minute gadget news. Available at: https://twitter.com/bskidmore