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ShowStoppers gives the top offerings that will be shown at the CES Eureka Park a chance to make a “Shark Tank”-type presentation. The winner will have a chance to display at ShowStoppers and get the publicity needed to possibly gain needed investment capital. Here is a brief description of those who presented at the LaunchIt event.
Aeronext
Aeronext from Japan has made great progress in industrial drones and maintained stability. Especially in strong wind, they are able to fly stable and with improved battery life. With its innovative structure, it can complete multiple and precise tasks. They also have a human-carrying stable drone. Aeronext will license its technology for 10% of the selling price.
Caregiver Smart Solutions
Caregiver Smart Solutions help monitor loved ones using small, unobtrusive monitors in their home. You can tell if they are active, what they are doing, and if they are okay. It’s low-cost, does not need to be worn, and focuses on daily habits, not just catastrophic events. It comes with monitoring kits and reports if people are moving around, eating, sleeping, etc. It allows them to age in place and helps you ask the right questions. This is the third generation, which is ready to be made commercially available.
D3 Products
D3 Products transform furniture into a space-saving charging platform. The product is the patented Intelashelf charger cord. Clutter and related safety issues are big problems that this device solves. It easily slides under furniture and can charge three devices at once. It has five patents granted so far and will license to others. The selling price is $89.99.
FutoRocket
From Japan, FutoRocket is a small, easy-to-use AI camera that can tell how many people are visiting the store where it is installed. It counts the number of visitors, including data by the hour, and is wireless, mountable, and designed for small businesses. They are looking to sell to areas such as India and Africa. A prototype is ready that will sell for $35.
GROOVE X, which is also from Japan, makes a cute, family-focused robot called Lovot. It learns about you and gets close to you like a pet dog. GROOVE X hopes to improve performance with emotional robots that get to know you, recognize you, talk to you, and remember your face. Prices start at $3,000, and they have started selling in Japan. They are looking for a U.S. investor.
Inirv
Inirv connects devices in the kitchen. Unattended cooking is a major cause of fires, and this product aims to combat that through fail-safes that will notify you if you don’t turn off one of the smart knobs. It works with existing appliances by replacing knobs with their smart knobs that can be monitored and controlled remotely by an app. Inirv can automate cooking for $99 per knob or $279 for four knobs. The knobs are simple to install, and Inirv will guide you through it. They are looking to get built into consumer products.
iWater Tech
iWater Tech solves waste issues, automates water flow as needed, cuts flow when warming up, and reduces flow when you are in the shower shampooing or when you move partially out of the flow measured by a sensor. Their next product will be for leaky toilets.
Mui Labs
Mui Labs has a smart home IoT interface device that can control lighting, music, and show weather. It’s calm and unobtrusive. They are selling the device and technology. It’s $1,000 for the panel and functions as a universal remote for a home automation system.
DreamOn
Patented DreamOn helps people fall asleep faster without the use of drugs. Loss of sleep is a major health issue, so DreamOn creates a sleep-inducing pulse that you focus on to fall asleep quickly. Users can use different patterns, and the device is small, portable, easy to wear, and effective.
Teracube
Teracube is a sustainable smartphone with a four-year warranty, including battery. Its key value is the full, long-life warranty and the replacement of broken parts and screens, which leads to a much lower annual cost.
Conclusion
The winner of LaunchIt will be announced within the next day. We will cover ShowStoppers and let you know in the next CES coverage article. Stay tuned as we cover the more interesting and advanced devices that we see over the next few days at CES.
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