9 standout AI-powered technologies at CES 2024

AI-powered Hologram by Holoconnects

It seems that visuals from sci-fi films are about to get real. After all, who would have thought that holograms would be a possibility outside celluloid? At the CES 2024, Netherlands-based tech company Holoconnects showcased its AI-powered Holographic solution – Holobox. It is a box that is similar to a telephone booth and can display a full-sized holographic rendering of a person with whom you are talking with absolutely no latency. This makes it feel like a normal conversation.

The Holoconnects Holobox uses a transparent LCD screen and a light box specially designed for obtaining optical depth.#CES2024

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AI robot Ballie by Samsung

At the high-octane tech event, South Korean giant Samsung unveiled the updated version of its affable robotic companion Ballie. The new Ballie comes with a built-in projector which allows it to display photos, videos and other content on floors, walls, ceilings. At the CES press conference, the company shared a demonstration of the robot projecting a bird video to amuse a dog, starting a video call, and showing a fitness instructor. Moreover, the autonomous robot can also control smart home appliances such as lights, ACs, etc. Ballie is a fusion of home automation and projection that makes it an entertaining smart home robot.

AI Mirror for mental health

Healthtech company Baracoda unveiled a unique AI-powered mirror at the CES 2024. BMind AI smart mirror is essentially a mental wellness and health companion that is claimed to help in identifying mood and managing stress. The smart mirror is a combination of natural language processing (NLP) and AI and analyses the sentiment of anyone who looks into it. The mirror does this by studying expressions, gestures, and tones. Once the mirror identifies the mood, it adapts and offers light therapy sessions, self-affirmations and guided meditations. According to the makers, the objective is to improve the mood and help users manage stress better. The smart mirror comes with an omnidirectional microphone, a 4K ultra-HD camera, and a Face ID that doubles up as a security measure to unlock the mirror.

6. An AI mirror for mental health by Baracoda

It analyzes your expressions, gestures, and tones and adapts to your mood with light therapy, meditational walkthroughs, and self-affirmations. pic.twitter.com/PsWf4OnMY6

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Transparent microLED from Samsung

Samsung, which has introduced a slew of home entertainment lineups, stunned the event by unveiling its transparent Micro LED display. The display looks like a thin slab of glass and has an extremely small micro LED chip. It eliminates the seams and light refraction. Samsung has given its innovation a modular design, making it easy to personalise. The company is expecting the display to have use cases both at home and in the office.

Alpha 11 AI processor by LG

Consumer electronics brand LG, which unveiled a transparent TV, also showcased its Alpha 11 AI processor. The new processor is claimed to deliver enhanced AI performance and picture quality. Reportedly, the new processor promises a 70 per cent improvement in graphic performance and a 30 per cent faster processing speed compared to LG’s previous generation of processors. Apart from colour and sharpness, the new chip is claimed to deliver several AI-powered refinements that can improve the viewing experience.

Rabbit R1

A few months ago, Humane introduced its AI Pin, a device that is intended to replace smartphones. At the CES 2024, US-based tech company Rabbit introduced a smart AI device that is on the lines of AI Pin, but cheaper. Rabbit R1 runs on Rabbit OS, and lets users send and receive messages, call people, and use various applications with voice. The pocket-sized device showcased at the event is a tangy, squarish gadget with a 2.88-inch LCD touchscreen accompanied by a rotating camera. It is priced at $199 and will start shipping in March.

RoboRock S8 MaxV Ultra

Chinese consumer goods company Roborock, known for its robotic vacuum cleaners, introduced its RoboRock S8 MaxV Ultra. The device is an intelligent hybrid robot for vacuuming and mopping. It comes with a built-in AI-powered voice assistant. It has cameras built in that recognise dirt and adjusts cleaning settings as needed. The device can move around the house and act like a security camera or even take video calls. It cleans itself automatically.

Moonwalkers robotic shoes

Walk at the speed of a run, well that’s what this new wonder gadget claims. Moonwalkers developed by ShiftRobotics is dubbed as the world’s fastest shoe. It comes with an ergonomic hinge system that allows the user’s foot to naturally bend at their toes, all the while preserving mobility and balance. The company claims that the device is powered by AI and uses machine learning to adapt to user’s walking patterns. The device is equipped with a DC motor that distributes its power across eight polyurethane wheels via a machined gearbox.

NVIDIA GeForce Super GPUs

Chipmaker NVIDIA announced the GeForce Super GPUs at the CES 2024. The company introduced its GeForce RTX 40 SUPER Series family of GPUs — including the GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER, GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER and GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER — which boost the latest games and form the core of AI-powered PCs. The company claims that its gaming GPUs are amplified with more performance and come with generative AI capabilities. “ The new GeForce RTX SUPER GPUs are the ultimate way to experience AI on PCs. Specialised AI Tensor Cores deliver up to 836 AI TOPS to deliver transformative capabilities for AI in gaming, creating and everyday productivity. The rich software stack built on top of RTX GPUs further accelerates AI,” NVIDIA said in its statement.