Ecovac Winbot W2 Omni
If you've ever looked at a modern home with floor-to-ceiling glass walls and thought, "Great, but how do I find the time to clean everything?" This set might be right for you.
Winbot W2 Omni is a window cleaning robot that can be connected to windows and left to its own devices.
The suitcase-shaped Portable Hub allows you to transport it from one place to another. Once fixed on the glass surface, three nozzles remove dirt and streaks.
It has cotton pads that dampen annoying noises and several selectable modes, including the ability to spot clean particularly dirty areas.
It's an expensive alternative to Windex disposal and elbow grease, but for the neat freak who has everything, it could be the perfect addition to the home.
Flappy
Cat versus cat debate aside, Flappie is a high-tech solution if you have a feline companion who loves the outdoors but also brings home unwanted gifts/guests.
This is not a standard cat flap. Using AI detection, Flappie can determine whether your cat has a bird, a mouse, a frog, etc. into his mouth and block it until he drops it.
It will also send you a notification so you can decide when to let your furry little devil in.It's basically a bell for guiding cats.
As a bonus, the free app also tracks your pet's data and provides fun graphs with data about its hunting habits (like how many cats it kills).
Syncing Flappie with your cat's microchip can also prevent other cats from sneaking around.
It also records photos and videos of your cat as it comes and goes, even at night. The comedic potential is intriguing, and Flappie promises that the data won't be sent to remote servers, so your cat's information is stored securely.
Already interior designers have had to find different solutions to make a flat screen TV look elegant in the home, either by hanging it in frames or placing it on a stand.
The Signature is completely unobtrusive when not in use, allowing its 77-inch screen to blend into the background.
It is housed in an elegant case that doubles as a room divider, letting you know that there is a TV inside. So don't go in.
The LG also features wireless connectivity, meaning no more unsightly cables lying around the room. When you're not watching shows, you can switch between transparent and translucent displays to view charts or other graphics, such as: B. an animated aquarium.
Samsung Ballie
Another AI-powered home robot debuted in Las Vegas this year: Samsung's Ballie.
The Ballie has a nearly spherical shape and a pleasant canary yellow color. It glides across the floor to greet you when you come home and even rolls out a welcome mat in the shape of a message projected onto the floor.
It plays music and can control lighting, and Samsung promises that it learns your habits and changes settings accordingly.
The function of the floor projector seems a bit strange, but when you place it on a table, the Ballie projects the image onto a wall or other vertical surface.
It also has pet patrol and monitoring features and can answer phone calls.
Like LG's home robot, Ballie seems to work best when the rest of the house is connected to the Internet of Things. Or, like with promotional images, you can simply stream videos of your dog on the floor.
Philips Home Access 5000 series Wi-Fi smart lock with manual detection
The name tells you most of what you need to know here. This smart lock scans your entire hand, not just your fingerprint, which Philips says represents a “paradigm shift in home security.”
This device doesn't so much read your hand as the pattern of veins on your palm, something that is completely unique to you and apparently much more difficult to reproduce than a normal fingerprint.
is also designed to provide a smooth locking experience as the lock detects your hand when you reach for it and automatically retracts the deadbolt when it detects the user.
The bit Wi-Fi allows users to monitor all smart locks in their home via the Philips Home Access app and can also be connected to virtual assistants such as Alexa or Amazon's Google Assistant.
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