9 gadgets from CES 2016 that will make

you look twice

Samsung Welt• From Samsung Electronic’s Creative Labs comes

WELT – a healthcare belt that keeps tabs on your waist size with the help of some IoT technology.

• Not only will it log your step count, but also your eating habits and time spent sitting down. A companion app lets you in on this crucial data for your personal well-being.

Parrot Pot• If you don’t quite have the green

thumb that you’d like, maybe you would fare better with this robotic pot that measures and analyzes parameters critical to a plant’s health. The best part? It will water your plants for you.

ModiFace Mirror HD• Toronto-based ModiFace showed its

new augmented reality mirror that lets you see what you’d look like with makeup without the need to actually put it on. Its features include “live 3D reshaping of the eyebrows,” a coloured contact lens simulation, teeth whitening simulation, and gesture-controlled makeup looks.

Ehang 184 Drone• This fully autonomous electric

aerial vehicle can carry a person up to 220 lbs. a short distance through the air. Choose your destination on a tablet in the cockpit and be transported through the air by this 5-foot tall, eight-rotor drone.

Levl breath analyzer• This breath analyzer works by

analyzing the acetone levels in your breath, which indicates how much fat you’re burning.

HairMax Laserband 82• . For just $1,122.05 this “hands-free

laser medical device” will zap your scalp with laser light, with the intent of encouraging new hair to grow. A treatment can be done in as little as 90 seconds, and the device is cleared by the FDA.

Segway Robot• During Intel’s keynote, we were

introduced to a new Segway. Yes, it can transport you around just like the original device, but this time on two wheels and there’s a bigger twist – it turns into a robot. On stage, it followed a person around the stage, had conversations with its designers, and even had a pair of arms attached.

Slow Control’s Yum & Done• It seems kids are learning how to use

tablets at just about the moment of birth these days, so why not use them at meal time as aid to encourage eating? Using a cuddly toy that fits on top of your tablet and a connected spoon, an interactive app will distract and entertain your toddler while they’re eating all those healthy vegetables.

Lily Camera• The idea is you put a tracking

device in your pocket, throw this flying drone into the air, and then it follows you and takes photos of you, aided by image stabilization.