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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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New Light on Improving Brain Function
Focus, focus, focus…Focus is challenging in a world of seemingly infinite tabs and multiple devices with their ever-distracting notifications. Enter Mendi with its neurofeedback product that promises to help its users improve their brain health. This means sharpened focus, better sleep, and enhanced mood control by improving the brain’s neuroplasticity. From Mendo’s website: “Neuroplasticity is…
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Extending NCTC’s Reach with Reach and More
The National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC) recently announced a series of deals that will enable its members to become Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs). Beyond the headlines, these deals will not only be beneficial to its members but promise to help NCTC, in the words of Lou Borelli, “Create a more diversified, sustainable revenue stream.”…
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Circular Shower = Less Water and a Better Environment #CES2022
A Kelowna, British Columbia wife and husband team have turned their passion for the environment into a better shower. RainStick’s product focuses on the efficient use of a drop of water. That is, by cleansing and recirculating that drop up to six times, Rainstick Shower indicates there is an 80% reduction in water use and…
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Hygiene Today & Automatic Health Monitoring Tomorrow #CES2021
Could the future of health monitoring start in one’s bathroom? The answer is yes if Toto’s plans for its toilets evolve as described by Toto USA’s Bill Strang. It is an evolutionary path that starts with today’s touchless toilet experience. Strang, President of Corporate Strategy, E-Commerce, and Customer Experience, discusses Toto’s latest toilet seat offerings,…
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To Shared Spectrum and Beyond
“This commission has moved a staggering amount of spectrum and really, kind of rezoned if you will, the EM (Electromagnetic) spectrum for the next couple of decades worth of applications,” stated Chuck Lukaszewski, Aruba/HPE. Speaking as part of a virtual panel, Lukaszewski expressed his appreciation for the FCC’s bipartisan work in this endeavor and how…
