INTERNET: From home COVID-19 testing to various face masks with technology, the coronavirus pandemic has changed the landscape of this year’s Consumer Electronics Conference.
CES, one of the biggest tech events of the year, would normally attract thousands of people to Las Vegas, but the pandemic forced online operations with its first 100% virtual conference held this week.
The pandemic not only changed the way the conference was organized, but also influenced exhibitors to create and showcase the technology created to handle the COVID-19 pandemic.
Here’s a look at some of the products designed with the pandemic in mind this year at CES 2021.
Bluetooth compatible face mask
After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended the use of masks to limit the spread of new coronaviruses last spring, it became part of everyday life.
But many have noticed since then that there may be some annoying parts to the face cover, such as talking on the phone, which becomes a nuisance because sounds can be muffled under the mask.
Enter MaskFone, a faceplate with built-in Bluetooth headset that lasts up to 12 hours on a single charge.
The fabric mask can be washed (just take off the headphones) and a filter can also fit.
It comes in various sizes and prices start at € 50.
Automated temperature scanner
At the age of COVID-19, temperature checks have become a common practice. Typically, a person takes each person’s temperature before they are allowed to enter a business or event. The creators of GateDoc, an automated, tactless temperature scanner, wanted to streamline the process so that they designed a machine that analyzes a person’s temperature before allowing entry into a business or event.
The machine will recognize when a person approaches it and measures body temperature across the forehead, so it can be used with or without a face mask. Complete the temperature scan in 0.05 seconds.
If a person’s temperature meets the threshold, they are allowed to enter; otherwise, the machine will beep and alert the manager using an application.
A more expensive version of the machine also includes an untouched hand sanitizer dispenser.
Prices start at about 300 euros or about 365 dollars.
Portable detection adhesive COVID-19
The BioButton, a health surveillance sticker created by BioIntelliSense, sticks to a person’s chest and can detect COVID-19 in a person for months at a time.
The single-use, coin-sized portable technology is designed to track the user’s vital signs (such as resting heart rate, respiratory rate, and skin temperature) with level accuracy. doctor. The sticker can monitor a person for 90 days through an app, which sends readings via Bluetooth.
The button can collect data and use it to determine if a person may have symptoms of a possible new coronavirus infection.
The technology is used by UCHealth in Colorado to monitor healthcare workers who have received COVID-19 vaccines, and BioIntelliSense recently announced its collaboration with the American College of Cardiology. In May, the College of Cardiology will allow attendees at its conference to try out the BioButton.
The sticker is not available for individual purchase, but organizations can request the purchase of the buttons online.
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Lauren Bennett