Sex toys are allowed. Cannabis is not.
Facial identification works on a consumer-friendly rebrand
Certain CES check-in locations will have a camera set up that will snap a person’s photo and automatically match it to the photo they used to register. It’s opt-in and an example of how the conference and its exhibitors are trying to give the technology a more consumer-friendly image.
...Now the same companies making those systems want it to be embraced as a fun, user-friendly technology that makes tasks easier.
Lots of bathroom technology, for some reason
Toilets are getting sensors to help determine how much water each flush requires, voice assistants are standing by to flush your toilet, and wearables monitor your stomach and send you a smartphone notification when it’s time to use the bathroom. Toilet paper maker Charmin is even showing off demos of something mysterious called a “roll bot.” And multiple companies promise to revolutionize teeth with high-tech toothbrushes.
Billboards: Where the real CES drama happens
This year, there is already a giant Google structure with slides in front of the convention center and more monorail ads.
We’ll find out whether Apple started a new sub-tweeting-via-outdoor-advertisements trend in a few days. The company will also have a speaker at CES for the first time in 28 years via an appearance from its senior director of privacy, Jane Horvath, on a privacy roundtable.
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