3D printers, drones, wearables, self-driving cars, VR headsets, and even freaky, human-like androids were on display last week in Las Vegas, where the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) raged with 150,000 attendees. It’s among the world’s biggest product extravaganzas, and this includes gear for health, fitness, and the outdoors.
GearJunkie was on the show floor hunting for outdoors and active products coming in 2015 and beyond. Here’s a look at 10 items from CES that caught our attention.
Tracking, Filming Flyer — Drones have flooded the market. The AirDog is hoping to become your dedicated aerial robo-videographer with a function that tracks your movement via a wireless link (it communicates with the drone to follow you and film). The AirDog works with GoPro or Sony cameras. The company says internal sensors keep the drone balanced and focused filming on you while avoiding obstacles in the fly zone.
Bionic Ear — Dubbed the “first wireless smart in-ear headphones,” the Bragi Dash has 4GB of storage in the earbud where you can save hundreds of songs. But that is just the start: These tiny tech wonders include fitness tracker gauges and measure your biometrics to provide feedback on your performance with audio cues as you exercise.
‘Hidden Camera’ Bike Light — Attach this light with a tiny embedded camera to your bike’s handlebars and the Fly12 records all that happens as you ride. The unit has a 200-lumen light and a camera that captures 1080p video for up to five hours before the battery runs out. Use it to capture your ride action or as a safety backup in case of an incident on the road.
Robo Asana — “The next best thing to having your own personal yoga instructor.” That’s a tag line with the SmartMat, a sensor-equipped mat that syncs with a phone app. It can sense where your feet and hands are and provide tips with voice commands on how to pose, and what move to make next through a guided yoga session.
