This week, we are back ces is on and were in vegas to see the show, so strap in its going to be weird but its going to be wonderful. Hows that for you . Its got quite excitable. Can i take my finger out . Yes, you may thats it from us from ces. Well be back in vegas next year. Echoes next year. Next year. Not a casino or Convention Centre in sight thundering, powerful music plays welcome to ces 2022 from vegas its been touch and go, but we made it, and theres plenty of tech here. Yeah, not as much as we were expecting, though, to be honest. In fact, quite a few big names pulled out quite late in the day due to you know what, which does mean that the worlds Biggest Tech Show feels somewhat smaller, doesnt it . There are still plenty of gadgets, though. Yep, true. Ill be looking at a few for the home in a minute. But in the meantime, do you fancy a brew . I think its time for a tea break, dont you . Youve been working hard already, clearly. Very hard, yes this is the bru tea maker. Now, you can put in any loose tea or tea bags and then you set it for exactly how long you want that tea to be brewing for, so itll hopefully make you your perfect cuppa. My perfect cuppa is id say about 3. 5 minutes. Can you do that . Ok, i shall try and oblige. Its got quite a handy Self Cleaning Function in there as well. With these machines, thats often the hassle, isnt it . 0k. Set up a 3. 5 minute interlude, please. Yeah, actually. Not a bad cup of. Tea. Where. . 0h shes gone. That should keep him busy for a bit. Now, these days, were having more Food Deliveries than ever, so could this be a solution . Fresh portal allows you to set it to hot or cold so your delivery should be kept at just the right temperature. The finished product will have uv c lights to sanitise it and a camera to monitor yourfood. But the problem is you do need to cut a big hole in your house to put it in. And heres todays delivery, which is rather unusually some yogurt. One issue with deliveries as that they often come with way more packaging than you need. That, ill be after later. But clear drop hopes to overcome the problem of not enough soft plastics being recycled with this, a device that compresses them. You can either put in there plastic bags like this or any soft packaging. This Isjust A Prototype the finished product will be about two thirds of this size but this is what happens. And this is what the plastic comes out looking like once its condensed. Ive been told that this is probably the quantity that your average family would come up with over the course of two months, and being like this instead of big, puffy bags does make it a lot easier to be ground down at a recycling facility. Anyhow, im going to pop that there because i need to get to the kitchen. As it happens, im not much of a fan of plain yoghurt, but there is a reason that ive got this here. First of all, let me pour some into the bowl. This is spoontek and the Company Claims that through a mild Electric Current that runs through it, your food should taste better. Now, when i am using it, the food will be covering this silver dot here. And when im eating with it, my finger will naturally cover that silver bit at the back. So this light will come on to show that its definitely working. To test it, im actually going to be blindfolded so that i cant tell the difference between this, the functioning spoon, and these two that dont. Im going to put this on and, omar, can you come over and just mix things up a bit so i dont know what spoon im using . 0k. Its here somewhere, i think. Beep ok, this tastes like yoghurt. That tasted exactly the same as it did on the first spoon. Um, strangely, that mouthful maybe sort of tasted a bit better . But i dont know. If i wasnt really thinking about it, i wouldnt notice a difference. Its not like you feel an Electric Current or anything. But im going to guess that this is the right spoon. Musical flourish it is. Ok. I was genuinely not expecting that ok, well, lets give it a go again. Beep i think this is the spoon. Buzzer blares no. No and i really thought it wasnt the first one. Maybe itjust was luck, i guess, the first time. Lets do it again. Beep not feeling so sure this time. Im going to go for this being the spoon. And it is ok, that was two out of three. And it could be luck, but i dont know it was two out of the three. The difference was so small, i wonder if it would be more substantial with something that tasted a bit stronger. But i dont know theres my really scientific test. And when its time to leave the house, especially if youre going to be away for a while, then you may be concerned about security. And heres something thats taken things on a level from the old timer switch that makes it look like someone� s in when the lights go on and off. Let me just set it up. There we go. Simple. Its got a sensor in it so it knows if its day or night. Done. Home shadows aims to create the illusion that there are people moving around in the room, and to me, it did just look like a bit of a glitchy light, which i suppose would indicate someone was in. But it doesnt exactly look like this. Yeah, maybe wed all be better off just having Omar Marching Up And Down in our houses. I think he was only willing to do it for me. Charming. All right, lets move on. Now, have a guess. What are these . Is it a dance game . No. Heres a clue. Light clanging 0h yeah, and heres another one. 0k. Light clanging intensifies and another. Ive got it. This is fastpong, a table tennis training device. The eight tiles are filled with sensors that measure the speed and accuracy of your returns. Its been invented by amir kamandi, a 2010 World Championship quarterfinalist. � 805 rock music plays and its currently being tested by the winchester under iis runner up on one particular saturday in 1983. � 805 rock music continues the system can work with any type of ball launcher. The innovation here is, of course, these flashing target tiles, which can be programmed to play loads of different aiming games. Personally, im just happy that im getting the ball back at all. Amir, any playing tips for me . So, i think you have to first look at the ball without the target and leave the target in your peripheral vision. 0h, 0k. So, focus on the ball thats coming to you. Why is this better than an actual practice partner . Basically, you are gamifying your experience. This is the language that young generation understand it better. And we tried to bring them to the actual sport than just computer game, to have some activity. Balljam you dont get that with a human trainer. Laughs i think i hit one of the cameras in the smack in the face just a second ago, so thats an achievement. After his Table Tennis Career finished, amir moved from iran to south korea to study sports science, and fastpong was born. He says that professionals can use this to improve their reaction time, agility and decision making, and amateurs can use the accompanying app to record their accuracy and speed, find their weaknesses, and get advice on how to overcome them. Up until now, training and Data Analysis has been achieved using expensive high speed cameras, so this may make training more accessible to all, including a rusty old player like me. Im getting into it. Im remembering that ive got to keep my legs moving, dont stand still and just lean into it. Now, the tiles are above the level of the table, so if im trying to go for real accuracy, i kind of get the feeling that i cant do it with something thats not exactly the same level as the table would that be right . Not really, because the object here is just hitting a disc area and not needing to be like one millimetre up and down. Its not an issue, actually. So, this is about Target Practice and not the spin and speed of the ball. Of course, if you want to have a different spin and a speed, the machine there are a lot of different type of machines out there that can provide you with a different spin, different speed. Ok, im going to go for the midi camera now. Yes £1,000 worth of damage oops chuckles hello and welcome to the week in tech. News from ces coming up, but first, it was the week theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes was convicted by a jury on four counts of fraud. The Blood Testing firm collapsed in 2018 after it was found holmes� s claims about the technology were false. Blackberry has turned off support for its Operating System with the company saying its iconic phones will no longer reliably function. And the James Webb Space Telescope was fully deployed. Hooray its tennis court sized sunshield will allow scientists to capture images of faraway stars. All right, quick ces round up for you as promised, and one of the trends to come out of las vegas this year augmented reality smart glasses. Heres tcl� s nxt wear air, giving the equivalent of a 140 inch screen visible from 4 metres and weighing just 75g. Meanwhile, vuzix� s demoed a Micro Led Stereo Display for industry tasks. Plus, sony got all charged up as it revealed plans to start sony mobility, to make electric cars. Heres its concept electric suv, dubbed the visions 02. And labrador showed off these self driving shelves or should that be � shelf driving . They can fetch and carry stuff at home. Looks useful for those of us with mobility issues. And, finally, maximise your efficiency by automating your t shirt folding. Brussels students built this prototype with mdf from 3d printed hinges and an arduino uno brain, which detects the tops and starts the motors. Freshly folded tops are released through a trapdoor. May the force � t� with you havent we done this gag before . I think theyre always just trying to get us to cover oui faces. Yeah. Charming. Well, listen, this is the airxom mask. Its by French Company and its for people who really, really need to breathe clean air. It kills bacteria and viruses on the way in. First of all, theres a Silicon Mould here which sucks it to your face, giving you a really good seal as evidenced by the line around mine right now. The air goes on the bottom and then a uv a light kills the bacteria and the viruses before you breathe them in. Is it comfortable . Yeah, not really and also, you have to lug around the battery pack with it. What . yeah. Ok, thats rather hefty in total. Yours looks nice thank you very much this is the aeronest Mask Ventilation kit. Nice. So you can attach this to any mask. The idea is ill take if off so you can see the inside of it but if you want a bit of air to breathe in the inside of your mask, it comes through here, so it sort of tickles your nose and mouth. But the thing is, so if youre somebody who feels a little suffocated when youre wearing a mask, then this may help. But the only thing is you then have to wear something thats far heavier, far chunkier and sort of vibrates on your cheek a bit. Really . So i wasnt that convinced. Goodness me yeah, a bit like wearing Bone Conduction headphones theres something that just doesnt feel quite right. You do get the air, though. You do feel the air. You are breathing it in. Ok, cool well, listen, lets move on. As we said earlier, ces has been massively impacted by the ongoing pandemic. There are loads of companies and loads of people who simply arent here. Thats right. James clayton has been taking a look at how the show has changed and how it is for the exhibitors. Last year, all of this the robots, the gadgets, the gizmos werent here. The show was entirely digital and it was missing something being able to touch products, hear what things sound and look like in real life, all gone. This year, the organisers were determined that the show must go on. However, ces has coincided with record covid cases here in the us, so would anyone turn up . Weve been here at ces for about two hours, its the opening day and youd expect it to be absolutely rammed. And, to be fair, some people have turned up, but the numbers are way down. Right here, youd expect there to be exhibitors, but many simply havent turned up. Google, amazon, microsoft and many more have withdrawn, citing safety worries. Thats what mark gooday wanted to do. Founder of british Headphone Company meters, he wouldve preferred to have pulled out, but says hed already paid 50,000 and with no prospect of a refund, decided to stay. This is a massive investment. We were shocked to see people building booths behind us and literally, overnight, they have obviously pulled out. Shows are about people, you know . Meeting people, communication and talking through a product, pressing the flesh, saying hello to people, washing your hands a lot theyre all drying up, but thats life you cant beat it. So, should this have been cancelled . Should it have been an in person event, do you think . Oh, ithink it shouldve been cancelled. It should be vibrant and buzzing. Its not. Thats the downside. That said, were still seeing people and were still doing business. Not all the Major Companies stayed away. Samsung, for example, had a major exhibit, showcasing projectors, fridges with wi fi and tvs. Including this tv by samsung that allows you to buy, sell and display nfts, or non fungible tokens. Now, i dont understand why youd want to do that, but samsung has done it anyway. But many other Big Companies simply didnt turn up. That said, although the show was well down on numbers, and many of the big beasts failed to show up, many people did come. It wasnt a total washout, as some had unexpected. The organisers here say theyve done everything they can to keep people safe, including mandating vaccines and giving everyone a lateral flow test. But there are some that believe that this show simply shouldnt have gone ahead in person. That was james, and im joined now by karen chupka, the executive Vice President of ces. Karen, welcome to our Little Corner of your show. Thanks for being here were so excited to have you so there have been a Staggering Number of cases of covid this week. I think on monday in the us, a million new cases. Is it irresponsible to have an in person show in a circumstance like that . Well, i think what weve done is weve always focused on what are the right Health Measures that we can put in place . And so, you know, in the summer, we went and said that the entire show, you have to have a vaccine to get into the show. And we felt like that was really going to be one of the most important things that we could put in place to make sure that we were doing things right. We know that there are people that wont be able to make it to ces in person, and we want them to connect with us digitally, but for those who are ready, who are vaccinated, who are Wearing Masks and following our policies, we also wanted to have a show for them and give them what they needed to do to continue to grow their business. So, many major tech firms have pulled out, citing safety concerns. Whos right them or you . I think these are unprecedented times and people need to make the decisions that are right for them. Weve had about 10 of our exhibitors actually pull out, so when you take. Only 10 . Only 10 . So when you look at the total number, we have over 2,300 exhibitors, which is 90 that wanted to come and 10 that didnt. Youre closing a day early. Are you refunding the exhibitors that days fee . Actually, you know, because we have extended the show through january 31 on the digital platform, theyre still going to be able to connect with all of our attendees, theyre still going to be able to get leads from the show, theyre still going to be able to set up appointments. So, actually, the physical part is closing, but the great news is the show continues to go on through january 31, so they can make more connections and continue to do business. So youre not refunding them for the extra day . No, because they are still doing business and theyre still connecting and theyre having great valuable, you know, business that they can connect with. Interesting. Karen, thanks very much for taking the time, and thanks for having us on this unexpectedly large stage. I know thank you for coming upbeat electronic music plays welcome to eureka park where theres always Something Weird to see, including this. This is levita a cabinet where you can make anything float. Theyve put perfumes and watches in here for retail shops. But today, theyve put my microphone inside. And because the founders are magicians, they wont tell me how this is done. I am going to need that back, please. Really . Yes. Sure, ok. Here it is. There you go for your microphone, sir. Its magic laughter as always, more and more things are getting connected to the internet. This is a smart tap. I can ask my voice assistant, alexa, ask moen for 500ml of water. Alexa wave over sensor to dispense 500ml now. | there we go exactly 500ml very clever. Emily, does this mean if the wi fi goes off, i cant make a cup of tea . Absolutely not you will always have tea. The Motion Control sensor will continue to operate. This is the Soapy Handwashing Kiosk very important, obviously, In These Times to wash your hands. So i put my hands in and i have to follow the instructions on the screens, and the Camera Inside is making sure that i follow all the gestures properly. Happy birthday to you remember that . And now, all my Hand Washing Data is uploaded to the cloud so, mirat, how did i do . Your wash was perfect you did all the gestures. Good job super clean this is battle racing, a start up from columbia which i think we can say is inspired by an italian japanese plumber. I can even leave little traps here for the People Racing behind me, and then off i go this is flying magic cleaner. The idea is that once youve vacuumed your carpet, you can suck some more dust out of the air not using magic, but using static electricity. Theres a few companies here this year doing facial recognition for dogs, so lets give it a try. Heres a dog. We hold that to the camera and its identified it asjohn. Now, what about this dog with the pretty hair clip . Is that a different dog or the same dog . That is alsojohn. Laughs upbeat electronic music plays what do alcohol and bitcoin both have in common . Every high is followed by a crash. Ive just met cecilia. This is a robot bartender. I put my cup here. Show me your id. And shes asking me for id, because obviously i look under 21. Cecilia, ill have a metaverse please. Oh, cecilia. Youre breaking my heart. Youre shaking my cocktails daily. Ok, well, taste test. Oh, very nice is that pomegranate . Thank you. And this is the perfect gadget for if youve been doing sports or Exercise Orjust Walking Around ces all day. Its cryosocks and its going to give me instant deep cooling in my muscles from this canister here, so ijust give it a press. Ah oh, its very cold mmm. That was chris, and we havent quite finished with weird and wonderful yet. Oh, good you know that nice feeling you get when a baby nibbles yourfinger . No no, me neither, but someone does, so meet amagami ham ham. Stick yourfinger in its mouth. Right. Is this like im torturing a toy . This is quite strange. Tell us what thats like. Ooh its squeezing the end of my finger. Its kind of. Yes, it is. Dry i dont know its weird. Well, you enjoy that while i read the press release, which says its designed to recreate the somewhat pleasing sensation that people get when human babies and pet animals softly bite on the fingers. It uses a special algorithm to randomly select from two dozen Nibbling Patterns to keep users interested are you still interested . Fascinated. Most people like the nibbling sensation, but know they need to teach their children or pets to stop it because kids and animals will otherwise bite them with full force eventually. Amagami ham ham is a robot that frees humankind from the conundrum of whether to pursue or not to pursue the forbidden pleasure. Hows that for you . Its got quite excitable. Can i take my finger out . Yes, you may and on that note, i think well leave it for ces for this week. Its good to be back, though, isnt it . Its very good to be back. Its been wonderful. Super. Ooh as ever, you can keep up with the team on social media. Find us on youtube, instagram, facebook and twitter at bbcclick. Spencer, are you ok . Thanks for watching. Well see you soon. Bye hello there. Its been an unsettled start to 2022, hasnt it . But wednesday changed all that for many across england and wales. After a frosty and foggy start, we had pictures like this a beautiful scene in wrexham, hardly a cloud in the sky. It was chilly with it, but further north, we had more cloud. However, it was scotland and Northern Ireland that had the milder weather, with temperatures topping out at 12 or 13 degrees across Eastern Scotland and northeast england. Now, this was the situation on wednesday, and its a fairly similar story to close out the working week. High pressures still with us, a south westerly Feeding Cloud and a little bit of patchy drizzle across the far north and west. But under those clearer skies and with very light winds, we will see frost and fog forming once again. So, temperatures potentially down as low as 3 in a few rural parts, the exception, the far north of scotland. Yes, it will be frosty, but also, it will be foggy, particularly for parts of england and wales. Some of the fog dense in places, and it may well take most of the morning before it slowly lifts into low cloud and hopefully disperses. So, a pretty miserable start, but hopefully improving later on. The cloud, that south westerly breeze again thick enough for a spot or two of drizzle, but we could see double figures across the far north of scotland, despite the winds gusting in excess of 40 50 Miles Per Hour across the northern isles. So, a blustery afternoon here, light winds, not shifting that fog some time soon. So, temperatures will struggle just a touch 6 8 degrees across england and wales. As we move out of thursday into friday, the High Pressure not moving very far very fast, which basically means we will continue to see a good deal of quiet weather. This Weather Front again increasing the risk of tonight, patchy rain, nothing particularly significant. Fog could be more extensive on friday, and as a result, it could be slow to clear. If that happens, one or two places might not see temperatures climbing out of freezing, but if we get the sunshine coming through again, were looking at 5 7 to the south, maximum of ten or 11 degrees across the far north. Now, as we move towards the weekend, that quieter theme will stay with us. A good deal of dry weather. The question is just how much sunshine we will see. This is bbc news. Im simon pusey. 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