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Optimizing Locally Run AI
In the fast-moving world of on-device AI, the gap between a high-performing model and a functional product is often a hardware bottleneck. At CES 2026, ViodiTV caught up with Junyoung Seo, COO of Opt AI, to discuss how their award-winning platform, OptHancer™, is bridging that divide. The “Surgical” Approach to AI As Seo explains in…
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A Smart Cane Improving the Mobility Experience for the Visually Impaired
At CES 2025, Gokhan Mericililer, CEO and co-founder of WeWalk, unveiled the Smart Cane 2, a device designed to transform the traditional white cane into a high-tech mobility companion for the visually impaired. By integrating advanced sensors and AI, the company aims to modernize a tool that has remained largely unchanged for over a century.…
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A New Angle in the Fight Against Macular Degeneration
For millions of individuals worldwide, central vision loss due to Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) can make simple tasks like reading or recognizing faces nearly impossible. At CES 2025, Al Schubert, SVP of Soliddd Sales, gave an overview of their solution for improving the loss of sight. SolidddVision™ smartglasses leverage “fly’s eye” optics to restore sight…
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The Guide Dog Alternative – The Wearable Mobility Aid
For the millions of people worldwide with severe visual impairment, independent mobility often relies on tools that haven’t changed much in decades: the white cane and the guide dog. While effective, they have limits. Guide dogs are expensive to train and rare—there are only about 20,000 guide dogs globally, leaving millions without advanced assistance. French…
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Human-Based Health Care in a Remote Pod
Bridging the Care Gap: Karthik Ganesh on OnMed’s “Clinic in a Box” The American healthcare system is facing a “perfect storm” as an aging population increases demand while the supply of primary care providers continues to shrink. At CES 2025, OnMed CEO Karthik Ganesh emphasized that the solution isn’t just better tech, but a new…
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Rethinking Decentralized Thermal & Electrical Energy Generation
As the global demand for clean, reliable baseload energy intensifies, the nuclear industry is pivoting from massive, centralized plants to agile, localized solutions. One of the startups leading this charge is France-based Otrera New Energy, which. promises to revolutionize how we power mid-sized cities and energy-hungry infrastructure like data centers. The Market: A Shift Toward…
