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The 9 Neatest Things So Far at CES 2023: VR Gadgets, PCs, and More

Posted on January 4, 2023

The 9 Neatest Things So Far at CES 2023: VR Gadgets, PCs, and More

  • Nowatch on glass mirror surrounded by various insertable gemstones
    Photograph: Roger Kisby

    Nowatch

    The Nowatch was shown at CES 2022, and now it is finally going on sale. It looks like a watch, but it can't tell the time. Instead, it's packed with sensors to track your heart rate, sleep, steps, and—most important—your sweat glands. With this data, and thanks to a collaboration with the health-tech company Philips, the wearable monitors your stress level and can tell when it's about to get worse. By predicting it early, the Nowatch's app can suggest actions to help you de-stress. (It uses the same chip as the Oura Ring.) Press the button to log a “moment” and the app will show a visual indicator of how you're feeling based on the data. You can swap out the tops, each of which is a different type of gemstone. (The company says the stones are all sustainably sourced.) The base wearable costs 299 euros ($318), and the stones start at 25 euros ($27) each. —Julian Chokkattu

  • Photograph: Roger Kisby

    Icoma Tatamel Ebike

    Living in an apartment in a big city means you never have space for anything. Especially an electric bike, which you probably don't want to store outside on the sidewalk. Enter the Icoma Tatamel. This Japanese concept ebike is tiny. (And cute!) It folds up to be even more compact, and it can be stored in tight spaces. When you have it inside, you can use it as a portable power station if the power goes out. Take it out, unfold it, and you can go up to 25 miles an hour for about 18 miles per charge with the 600-watt motor. It recharges in about three hours. You can roll it around in its folded state, and the side panels are customizable. (This one has videoscreens built in.) It does have a big downside: You won't want to carry it up a flight of stairs, as it weighs around 110 pounds. Icoma says it expects to launch the ebike this spring, including in the US, though the price hasn't been finalized. —Julian Chokkattu

  • Photograph: Roger Kisby

    German Bionic Apogee

    Exosuits like these make an eight-hour shift a whole lot more manageable for industrial workers, warehouse employees, and laborers. This powered “ergonomic wearable” from German Bionic supports a worker's lower back and provides a boost of power as they lift heavy objects, unload trucks, or perform repetitive tasks on a production line. Aside from helping protect workers from injury, exosuits like these also give the companies who deploy them some data they can use to increase safety in the workplace. German Bionic brought its Cray X exosuit to CES last year. This year, the company debuted the Apogee, which is lighter and easier to wear. —Michael Calore

  • Photograph: Roger Kisby

    LG Gram Laptops

    The Korean tech giant LG has refreshed its Gram line of thin and capable notebook PCs this year at CES. The Gram Ultraslim, one of the 2023 models, is the thinnest of the pack at just 10.99 millimeters. The slightly beefier (that term being relative) Gram Style has an all-glass top with a trackpad hidden beneath the surface. Tap the glass and an array of LEDs awaken to illuminate the touch-sensitive area. These new Grams have Intel Raptor Lake chips inside, and they ship globally in February. LG says it will announce US and UK pricing soon. —Michael Calore

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