CES 2023: Green tech fights for limelight at gadget fest

Lionel Mora, of Neoplants, displays a live example of Neo P1, a houseplant bioengineered by his company to purify the air, during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan 6, 2023. — AFP

LAS VEGAS: At the CES tech megashow in Las Vegas, it is unusual to see an entrepreneur hold up a plant and present it as the latest breakthrough in consumer technology.

But for NeoPlants co-founder Patrick Torbey, the gathering held annually just after the new year should not be thought of as “only about machine technology and electronics”.