The Weird, Bizarre, and Amusing Tech at CES 2019

For all the cool gadgets that get shown off at CES, there’s also a bunch of things that make even the most jaded tech bloggers squint in a mix of confusion and amused befuddlement. Some of it you’ll find on the main show floor, others you’ll find in the nooks and corners at the Sands Expo and Eureka Park.

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NBCUniversal to launch ad-supported TV streaming service in 2020

NBCUniversal isn’t going to twiddle its thumbs while competitors like CBS dive deeper into streaming video. The broadcaster has unveiled plans for an ad-supported streaming service that will launch sometime in early 2020. It’ll be ‘free’ if you wat…

UMindSleep mini EEG sleep monitor

It is not only imperative that one obtains the right amount of sleep each night, but also one that is of good quality. CES 2019 saw EEGSmart reveal their very first Mini Electroencephalogram (EEG) Sleep Monitor, known as UMindSleep. With Artificial intelligence (AI) in the realm of healthcare making waves this year, the UMindSleep carries the distinction of bringing together both hardware and software in a Brain-Machine Interface system which will help collect EEG data in real-time, while working behind the scenes to analyze people’s mental states via its AI technology.

The UMindSleep has certainly picked up its fair share of admirers, sporting a wearable sleep tracer and monitor which will be able to keep track of relevant sleep data such as EEG, heart rate, blood oxygen, forehead temperature, body movement, position, and snoring, all the while being able to quantify people’s sleep processes accurately. This comprises of analyzing sleep disorders and symptoms, which will in turn be able to provide far more practical and effective methods to improve users’ sleep quality. The EEG analysis results will be available at the user’s fingertips courtesy of professional sleep-monitoring standards that do qualify for use by medical institutions and health management agencies.

According to an expert in sleep medicine after testing out the UMindSleep, “The real-time signal waveforms produced by EEGSmart are very impressive, and the comprehensive analysis results are also very professional.” If you feel that you need to have a little something extra in the bedroom that will help you eke out additional performance in other areas of your life during your waking hours, then making sure that your sleep quality is beneficial using the UMindSleep would make plenty of sense. Not only does the UMindSleep work great, it also does not look out of place with its clean design and aesthetically pleasing look.

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Father Develops App That Forces Kids To Answer Texts From Parents

Do you feel that your kids ignore your texts? Would you like to find out if they really do that? Well, there’s an app for that. Nick Herbert has developed an app called ReplyASAP which forces kids to reply to text messages from their parents. The idea to develop this app came to him when his son got a smartphone.

“I just found that my messages and calls tended to get missed quite a lot because he got a lot of social media notifications,” Herbert said, adding that he wanted to make sure that whenever he had an important message to send to his son, it would not get lost in the sea of notifications.

The app can be used to send a text message which will be displayed over the top of anything that the recipient might be doing on the device. It also sounds an alarm on the device even if it’s set to silent. The recipient can then either reply, cancel the message or snooze it. When the message has been viewed, the sender gets to know that as well.

It’s not a standard text messaging app so it can’t just be used to send messages to anyone that can’t be ignored. Both the sender and recipient need to have the app installed. ReplyASAP is only available for Android right now and Herbert is hoping to get it listed on the App Store as well.

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Florida Man Threatens To Kill Neighbor With ‘Kindness’ — The Name Of His Machete

The word “kindness” was written on the weapon.

Aladdin Magic Carpet Rug Flies into Your Wallet and Grabs $70

If you have kids or a fondness for Disney films you probably know that a live-action version of Aladdin is coming later this year. That means kids will be wanting to fly around on magic carpets, and who can blame them. Now they can have a rug that looks just like the magic carpet from the original animated film.

The rug measures 39″ x 70″ and is made from 100% polyester. It has 4-inch yarn tassels on each corner, certain to get slurped up by your vacuum.

The Aladdin Magic Carpet Rug is available to purchase right now at ThinkGeek. It’s not cheap at $69.99, and you should know it doesn’t fly unless your UPS driver goes really fast on his way to deliver it.

Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 Review: Behold the Display Beast

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You Can Finally Buy a Robot That Will Be Your Friend

Do you find yourself feeling lonely or craving companionship? Have you considered purchasing a machine that could fill that void? No, not that kind of robot. I’m talking about moving, talking, thinking robots that can do things like fetch a cup of coffee and dance with you. This has been a futuristic concept for…

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Models Can't Keep Up With Migrating Magnetic North Pole—and the Government Shutdown Just Made it Worse

Rapid and erratic movements of Earth’s north magnetic pole have prompted an early update to a model that assists with navigation. The scheduled fix was supposed to happen on January 15, but the U.S. government shutdown has forced an unwelcome delay.

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This $75 Netgear Nighthawk Is One Of The Best Router Deals We've Seen This Year

If you haven’t upgraded your router in the past 5 years, it’s time. And this deal on the Netgear Nighthawk AC1900 is worth a serious consideration.

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