AI helps fuel new era of medical self-testing
Beyond smartwatches and rings, artificial intelligence is being used to make self-testing for major diseases more readily available – from headsets that detect early signs of Alzheimer's to an iris-scanning app that helps spot cancer.
Amazon has big hopes for wearable AI – starting with this US$50 gadget
Several months after Amazon.com Inc bought artificial intelligence hardware startup Bee, the company said it's working to make its US$50 always-listening wearable more proactive, and indicated a larger revamp is in store.
Brew, smell, and serve: AI steals the show at CES 2026
AI took over CES 2026, powering coffee machines to brew the perfect espresso, a device to create your perfect scent, and ball-hitting tennis robots that make you forget it's human against machine.
Health-tracking toothbrushes, mouth guards lure consumers with audacious claims
If you paid enough attention, you could have found health trackers everywhere at the CES trade show last week. But they didn't necessarily look how you'd expect.
From climbing vacuums to cyber pets: Some highlights of CES 2026
CES 2026 offered a glimpse of a future that feels straight out of a sci-fi movie: bendable screens, paper-thin TVs and cars and gadgets that can think for themselves as they get to know you and your family's wants and needs.
Humanoid robots go for knockout in high-tech Vegas fight night
Two robots the size of schoolchildren stepped into the ring at BattleBots Arena.
'Worst in Show' CES products include AI refrigerators, AI companions and AI doorbells
The promise of artificial intelligence was front and centre at this year's CES gadget show. But spicing up a simple machine like a refrigerator with unnecessary AI was also a surefire way to win the "Worst in Show".
From sci-fi to sidewalk: exoskeletons go mainstream
Exoskeletons are shedding their bulky, sci-fi image to become lightweight, AI-powered consumer devices that manufacturers hope will become as commonplace as smartwatches, targeting everyone from hikers to seniors seeking to stay active.
Dose of uncertainty: Experts wary of AI health gadgets at CES
Health tech gadgets displayed at the annual CES trade show make a lot of promises. A smart scale promoted a healthier lifestyle by scanning your feet to track your heart health, and an egg-shaped hormone tracker uses AI to help you figure out the best time to conceive.
Humanoid robots pour coffee, fold laundry at CES. Painfully slowly
At the CES trade show in Las Vegas this week, robots poured coffee, played ping pong, dealt poker hands and folded laundry – all within a few feet of one another.
