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9 More Cool Things From CES 2023: Health Tech, Headphones, TVs

Posted on January 5, 2023

9 More Cool Things From CES 2023: Health Tech, Headphones, TVs

  • Dyson Zone headphones and air purifier device on gold fabric backdrop
    Photograph: Roger Kisby

    Dyson Zone

    We’ve written about Dyson’s insanely expensive, air-purifying face-mask-headset combo before. When I saw photos online, the headphones looked comically obtrusive. But in person, the headphones are … not that bad! Wearing them feels just like wearing a pair of high-end, over-the-ear wireless headphones—ones with a plastic ring that bathes your facial orifices in a steadily flowing stream of freshness. Of course, the mask is meant to provide fresh air in polluted environments, so it is not enclosed or sealed and does not protect you or others from transmitting or getting Covid, like, at all. That’s why Dyson recently added the Community Face Mask, which clips into the mouthpiece and sits over your mouth and nose. But regardless of what you might think about how it looks (or the $949 price tag!), it is a pretty remarkable feat of engineering to get a Dyson air-purifying filter that tiny. —Adrienne So

  • Photograph: Roger Kisby

    Niu BQi-C3 Electric Bike

    We rate Niu’s electric scooter as our best overall for its reasonable price and extensive range. So it was exciting to see that the company recently launched an electric commuter bike too. The BQi-C3 has a 750-watt motor and dual batteries that increase the range to up to 62 miles and integrate seamlessly into the frame. The price is a competitive $1,999. It’s a pretty big and heavy bike, and at 5’ 2”, I’m barely tall enough to ride it. Still, it’s good-looking, and comes with several features that are pretty unusual at this price, like a height-adjustable stem and a Gates belt drive. —Adrienne So

  • Photograph: Roger Kisby

    Citizen CZ Smart

    Citizen has a new watch, but not the kind you might be thinking about. The CZ Smart is a Wear 3 smartwatch, meaning it’s running the latest wearable operating system from Google. You can see and respond to your notifications, control your smart home devices, and so on, but Citizen is trying to make its own mark in the smartwatch space with an app that aims to help you stay at your best the whole day. The YouQ app is based on research from Nasa and utilizes IBM’s Watson machine intelligence platform to monitor your habits over a period of seven to 10 days. It uses the sensors on the watch to check your sleep and heart rate to establish some baseline measurements. After that, you’ll be able to see the times of the day where you seem to be the most productive. If the app notices you’re fatigued or not feeling your best, then it’ll suggest “power fixes” to help. These can be as simple as drinking a cup of coffee or going for a run. How well it works remains to be seen, but it’s nice to see an effort to distinguish a Wear OS watch with unique software smarts. —Julian Chokkattu

  • Roger Kisby

    Baracoda BHeart

    We’ve seen a trend here at CES of fitness trackers that don’t look like fitness trackers. (A watch without a face! A sensor that goes in the potty!) The BHeart is one of the most useful of these trackers I’ve seen so far. This activity sensor and heart rate monitor can be worn as a bracelet on its own, or as a strap clipped onto your existing watch so you don’t have to sacrifice your beloved Casio just to track your movement. Tiny solar panels are also fitted into the chains, and the company claims the panels soak up enough energy that the tracker never needs to plug in to charge. When it goes on sale in April 2023, it’ll cost $100. —Adrienne So

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