0:00:04 > 0:00:07This week internet fridge, finger phone, garden car
0:00:07 > 0:00:15and privacy pants.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39Right, let's get 2017 started in style, shall we?
0:00:39 > 0:00:43Flashing lights.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45Check.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47Modest understated hotels.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49Check.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51Lots of people queuing for photos of a sign.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53Check.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57A motorcycle vest with built in airbag?
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Oh!
0:00:59 > 0:01:01Check.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03Every January, Las Vegas hosts the massive Consumer Electronics
0:01:03 > 0:01:06Show and if you have a product to launch,
0:01:06 > 0:01:15you want to launch it here.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17And that's why I am being followed by a drone,
0:01:17 > 0:01:19specifically, the hover camera passport drone.
0:01:19 > 0:01:23First one I have seen which follows you, not by tracking a signal
0:01:23 > 0:01:26from your mobile phone, but instead by locking on to a face
0:01:26 > 0:01:27in its camera view.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30Come with me.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34You can tell it which face to follow by tapping on it in the accompanying
0:01:35 > 0:01:36app on your phone.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39And the latest version will let you scan and upload your face
0:01:39 > 0:01:47to the drone so it can find and recognise you automatically.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50The theory is that you then don't need the phone at all.
0:01:50 > 0:01:58The drone knows and loves your face, just like a loyal puppy.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01A flying puppy that takes cool 360 orbit videos or snaps photos
0:02:01 > 0:02:08when you raise your hand.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11And with guarded blades and sensors underneath to help it steer clear
0:02:11 > 0:02:15of obstacles, it certainly seems safe and light enough to fly
0:02:15 > 0:02:18in amongst other people or indeed to grab it out of the air
0:02:18 > 0:02:21and fold it up.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23Hence the name - passport, you see.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27Unbelievably, CES is now in its 50th year and in that time it's got
0:02:27 > 0:02:33big, very big.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37The show has spread beyond the walls of the Las Vegas Convention Centre
0:02:37 > 0:02:40to the surrounding hotels and we have seen all sorts of ideas
0:02:40 > 0:02:47come and go in those five decades.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49The event might have grown, but the technology,
0:02:49 > 0:02:52of course, has shrunk.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55The TV screens have got so thin that they blend into the walls,
0:02:55 > 0:03:01so thin you can peel them on and off.
0:03:01 > 0:03:07This is a fully functional Windows 10 PC.
0:03:07 > 0:03:14And when I say this, I actually mean this.
0:03:14 > 0:03:21This is an Intel compute card and it is a complete computer.
0:03:21 > 0:03:26It has a processer, storage, memory and Wi-Fi
0:03:26 > 0:03:30and it is about as powerful as an ultra-thin laptop.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33Although I think those laptops are looking decidedly overweight,
0:03:33 > 0:03:36don't you think?
0:03:36 > 0:03:39Although actually personal computing isn't the first place that you'll
0:03:39 > 0:03:42see these things.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45You are going to see it in things like digital signage,
0:03:45 > 0:03:46intelligent vending machines, and kiosks.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49In the home you are going to see it in smart televisions.
0:03:50 > 0:03:57You are going to see it in home hubs.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00You got a couple of great benefits.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02One of them for the consumer is this easy ability
0:04:02 > 0:04:03to upgrade their device.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07So instead of buying a television and then having to replace the whole
0:04:07 > 0:04:09television three years and you want to do intelligence
0:04:09 > 0:04:13in it, you can just replace the compute card.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17So it may be that one day we really do carry our computers
0:04:17 > 0:04:17around like this.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22We pop it out of the screen at home and pop it into the car on the way
0:04:22 > 0:04:26to the office and then pop it out of the car and pop it
0:04:26 > 0:04:27into the screen at work.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31The question is would we ever want to when we already have these?
0:04:31 > 0:04:34This is more medium-term future stuff anyway.
0:04:34 > 0:04:39There have been some more immediate things announced here at CES.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43Here's Lara Lewington with the details.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46The show floor is full of exciting stuff but the TVs really
0:04:46 > 0:04:49are a big deal.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52They're illuminating the floor with their dazzling pictures.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55But Sony say their display is resoundingly different,
0:04:55 > 0:05:00featuring their new acoustics sound technology.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02The audio doesn't come out of a traditional speaker.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06Instead, it's generated by the vibration in the screen.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10If you weren't impressed by the back light free OELD TVs with their every
0:05:10 > 0:05:17pixel lighting up individually, then I can tell you the back light
0:05:17 > 0:05:21is back in the QLED screens from Samsung.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24This time, it's made up of quantum dot nanocrystals aiming to provide
0:05:24 > 0:05:27a great picture wherever you're seated in the room.
0:05:27 > 0:05:32TVs aren't the only household electronics on display here, though.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35This LG fridge has a fully interactive display.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39You can even press this button and turn the door see-through.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42Not that you actually need to because there is a camera
0:05:42 > 0:05:45inside the fridge for anybody who thinks it's too much effort
0:05:45 > 0:05:48to actually open and close the door or wants to see
0:05:48 > 0:05:50their fridge from elsewhere.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52That camera will also mean that you can receive alerts
0:05:52 > 0:05:56to your mobile phone when food's due to expire.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59Plus, it will tell you when you need to buy things and seeing
0:06:00 > 0:06:04as the fridge is connected to Alexa it makes it rather easy to do that
0:06:04 > 0:06:05through Amazon, funnily enough.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07And virtual assistants seem to be everywhere,
0:06:07 > 0:06:10with Alexa even being integrated into a Ford car later this year.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13Meanwhile, Olly here is even supposed to understand your
0:06:13 > 0:06:18emotions.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21I am so excited to meet everyone here...
0:06:21 > 0:06:25It looks like we'll be speaking to many more of our gadgets in 2017.
0:06:25 > 0:06:30Let's just hope they understand us.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34Most people understand that if I do this with my fingers it means
0:06:34 > 0:06:36give me a call on the telephone.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39However, if I am wearing this strap when I make that gesture my hand
0:06:39 > 0:06:43becomes part of the telephone itself and can send and receive calls.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46The strap has a little body conducting unit in here which sends
0:06:46 > 0:06:54vibrations down my hand and when I stick my finger
0:06:54 > 0:06:56to my ear, they become amplified sound.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58There is a microphone just in the strap there,
0:06:58 > 0:07:01so I can talk into it.
0:07:01 > 0:07:02Let's just see if that works.
0:07:02 > 0:07:03And it does.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07Even though we are at a busy traffic intersection here I can actually
0:07:07 > 0:07:09hear a test signal coming through from the mobile phone.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11This is the prototype.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14The finished thing looks like a normal watch strap and can be
0:07:14 > 0:07:19fitted to any old watch.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21When you want to hang up, that's simplicity itself.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25All you have to do is take your hand away from your ear.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Health is once again a big theme here at CES.
0:07:28 > 0:07:33And whilst more people than ever are following gluten-free,
0:07:34 > 0:07:35dairy-free or other sorts of specialist diets,
0:07:36 > 0:07:38they don't necessarily need to be unless they've had
0:07:38 > 0:07:39a proper medical diagnosis.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42And that's something that this device aims to overcome by helping
0:07:42 > 0:07:45people create the perfect diet for their own personal digestive
0:07:45 > 0:07:55system.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58Air connects via bluetooth and its mission is to miniaturise
0:07:58 > 0:08:00a breath test that gastroenterologists have been
0:08:00 > 0:08:01using since the 90s.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03It analyses reaction to various forms of carbohydrate,
0:08:03 > 0:08:04such as lactose or fructose.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08This is based on the idea that if you consume a food that you can't
0:08:08 > 0:08:12break down, then it will foment in the gut and from that point
0:08:12 > 0:08:16chemicals will disperse into the blood stream,
0:08:16 > 0:08:20that blood will be making its way into the lungs and when you breathe
0:08:20 > 0:08:24out you'll be able to analyse how well that food has been digested.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27So once it learns what works for you, it should be able to help
0:08:27 > 0:08:30you customise your diet as the finished app's food database
0:08:30 > 0:08:40indicates how likely you are to react to any given food.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44So if you find the answer all that's left to do is actually stick
0:08:44 > 0:08:50to the lifestyle and diet you need to.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53Now then, I am officially calling it, this year's big theme
0:08:53 > 0:08:58at CES was cars.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01And, as always, it's often the most outrageous concepts that grab
0:09:01 > 0:09:02all the headlines.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05Rinspeed has previously proposed a car with its own deployable drone.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09Well, now it's got one that has a space age cockpit with more glass
0:09:09 > 0:09:12than a greenhouse, which is quite fortunate because it has a garden
0:09:12 > 0:09:13in the dashboard.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15Yes, that's a garden in the dashboard.
0:09:15 > 0:09:20Why?
0:09:20 > 0:09:23Well, so you get a nice smell when you're driving,
0:09:23 > 0:09:25of course, and you can even take part of it
0:09:25 > 0:09:30with you when you go shopping.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34Don't forget to switch the fan on, so you get that lovely whiff.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37Actually, a lot of the more serious car stuff is happening in small
0:09:38 > 0:09:40steps incrementally, so it's harder to grab the headlines.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43That said, Marc Cieslak has just been for a couple
0:09:43 > 0:09:47of extraordinary drives.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50There's a certain German car-maker that boasts of building the ultimate
0:09:50 > 0:09:53driving machine, but here at CES 2017 most of the motor manufacturers
0:09:53 > 0:09:56seem intent on building the ultimate self-driving machine.
0:09:56 > 0:10:04It isn't just motor manufacturers that are showing off
0:10:04 > 0:10:05self-driving vehicles here.
0:10:05 > 0:10:12They're doing it with the help of tech companies, as well.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14This vehicle is fitted with a system called BB8,
0:10:14 > 0:10:17which has been created by NVIDIA, a company most famous
0:10:17 > 0:10:22for manufacturing high end graphics chips.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24Artificial intelligence software which learns helped by sensors have
0:10:24 > 0:10:27trained BB8 to be able to make driving decisions.
0:10:27 > 0:10:36Here an obstacle has just appeared in the route
0:10:36 > 0:10:41that we were going to take to get to the other end of this track.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44The car has decided that they'll not drive into that obstacle so it's
0:10:44 > 0:10:46driven around it.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50And now the obstacle is going to be gone on the next time around
0:10:50 > 0:10:53on the circuit, so let's see what decision the car makes then.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56There we go, it carries on driving down the road.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58NVIDIA is partnering with Audi to introduce similar technologies
0:10:58 > 0:10:59into its future models.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03Driving around a car park is one thing but how do these autonomous
0:11:03 > 0:11:05vehicles perform out on real roads?
0:11:05 > 0:11:07Electronic supplier Delphi has partnered with driver assistance
0:11:07 > 0:11:09and sensor outfit Mobileye and created a mini fleet
0:11:10 > 0:11:12of autonomous Audi SUVs which are driving around
0:11:12 > 0:11:19Vegas during CES.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22There are 24 different sensors spread out across the body of this
0:11:22 > 0:11:25car which allow it to drive autonomously and what I am struck
0:11:25 > 0:11:28by is that you don't notice any of them.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30You can't really see any of those sensory devices.
0:11:30 > 0:11:31They're hidden.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34This car is an indicator, if you like, of how autonomous
0:11:34 > 0:11:38vehicles will look in the future, which is pretty much like any car
0:11:38 > 0:11:46does in showrooms today.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49Those sensors include lidar, radar and cameras all around the vehicle.
0:11:49 > 0:11:55Here we can see what the car sees through them.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58Identifying other vehicles as well as pedestrians and behaving
0:11:58 > 0:12:04accordingly as it weaves its way through traffic.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07So, I am a rear passenger in the back of this self-driving car.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10And so far zero dramas apart from looking forward and noticing
0:12:10 > 0:12:14that the driver doesn't have his hands on the steering wheel
0:12:14 > 0:12:17I could be forgiven for thinking that I am actually being driven
0:12:17 > 0:12:20around by a human being.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23The thing is, we have been driving around in prototype self-driving
0:12:23 > 0:12:25cars for a couple of years now.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29How long is it going to be before cars like this are available
0:12:29 > 0:12:31to buy in showrooms?
0:12:31 > 0:12:35There is quite a wide consensus among the industry that 2021
0:12:35 > 0:12:38is the time where the technology will be ready and after a number
0:12:38 > 0:12:41of years where society will start gaining confidence in this kind
0:12:41 > 0:12:45of technology then society would be at the point where the driver can be
0:12:45 > 0:12:49completely out of the loop.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52With that 2021 goal in mind Mobileye announced in partnership with BMW
0:12:52 > 0:12:56and Intel it will be testing 40 autonomous vehicles on real American
0:12:56 > 0:12:58and European roads in the second half of this year.
0:12:58 > 0:13:06So, the countdown has begun.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08Autonomous automobiles are most definitely on their way.
0:13:08 > 0:13:12That was Mark with what we think is the most complete autonomous
0:13:12 > 0:13:15driving system that we have seen so far.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17Now if you're looking forward to your fully self-driving car,
0:13:17 > 0:13:22there is a problem.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25At the moment in the US there are 320 million cars
0:13:25 > 0:13:29on the road but they only make about 16 million new cars every year
0:13:29 > 0:13:32which means even if from today every car that was manufactured was fully
0:13:32 > 0:13:35autonomous it would still take at least 20 years to refresh
0:13:35 > 0:13:39the entire fleet.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42So here's an idea.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44What about retro-fitting your existing car to
0:13:44 > 0:13:47make it self-driving?
0:13:47 > 0:13:52Well, this is Exmatic and this is a system that does that.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54It's still in prototype at the moment which explains
0:13:54 > 0:13:56the hilarious computer under the driver's seat there.
0:13:56 > 0:14:01But what you will do is stick a lidar sensor on your roof,
0:14:01 > 0:14:04a couple of cameras in the windscreen and then I guess
0:14:04 > 0:14:07the most important parts are the robotic wheel which turns
0:14:07 > 0:14:12the steering wheel here and the levers which operate the pedals.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15And this could be an interesting interim solution while you are
0:14:15 > 0:14:19waiting for your fully autonomous car for about 20 years.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22Replacing the entire fleet of vehicles is one
0:14:22 > 0:14:25aspect of the problem.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29The other aspect is the fact that 90% of the vehicle remains the same.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31All the mechanical parts are pretty much the same.
0:14:32 > 0:14:33The parts that get you around.
0:14:33 > 0:14:38And so in order to add the brain you would have to chuck the entire
0:14:38 > 0:14:40car and get a whole new car.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43And what we're saying is you keep your car,
0:14:43 > 0:14:44and we give you the brains.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47Now if you are someone who preferS the wind to be
0:14:47 > 0:14:49rushing through your hair, CES also offers plenty
0:14:49 > 0:14:51for riders as well as drivers.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55Hence that airbag vest for bikers which detects a sudden change
0:14:55 > 0:14:57in speed and inflates just before impact with shocking
0:14:57 > 0:15:03force, it has to be said.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06Well, I suppose the point is if you are having an accident
0:15:06 > 0:15:09then you really need something that inflates fast.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12I have to say, it nearly caused me to have an accident.
0:15:12 > 0:15:18LAUGHTER
0:15:18 > 0:15:21And now we're all nicely cushioned, here's Dave Lee with a selection
0:15:22 > 0:15:24of CES's rideables.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35Ha-ha!
0:15:36 > 0:15:39This is surely the most fun you can have on a beach
0:15:39 > 0:15:44with your clothes on.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47The Super 73 is an electric bike that can hold enough charge
0:15:47 > 0:15:49to travel for more than 25 miles.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52Its top speed is 27mph which on Newport Beach is certainly
0:15:52 > 0:15:54enough to get the wind in your hair.
0:15:54 > 0:15:55You have the thumb here.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59Don't press on it just yet and the two brakes right here.
0:15:59 > 0:16:00So are you ready to go?
0:16:00 > 0:16:03You go first and I will follow you. Follow me.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05Go. Oh!
0:16:05 > 0:16:08Ha-ha!
0:16:08 > 0:16:11The bike was funded via Kickstarter where it raised almost half
0:16:11 > 0:16:17a million dollars and now each bike is being carefully crafted
0:16:17 > 0:16:19here in Orange County California.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22We have every machine needed to create an entire bike.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25There's some days where we have got, you know, 30, 40 bikes
0:16:25 > 0:16:26being welded in a single day.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29That's to ensure that everything is done properly,
0:16:29 > 0:16:31safely and will hold up for a lifetime.
0:16:31 > 0:16:48The batteries it needs are getting more affordable,
0:16:48 > 0:16:53they're getting lighter, so it means at CES this year
0:16:53 > 0:16:57we are seeing a host of interesting ways to help us get around.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01One Chinese company unveiled these bikes.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05They're powered by normal pedals but they have the android mobile
0:17:05 > 0:17:11operating system built in so you can track your progress.
0:17:11 > 0:17:18And then there is things like the Movpack.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21This is a regular pack, with one movement you can turn it
0:17:21 > 0:17:24into an electric skateboard, that's actually easier to ride
0:17:24 > 0:17:25than a regular skateboard.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28Here is something slightly more traditional but with a modern twist.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30This scooter isn't electric, but it does bring your social
0:17:30 > 0:17:32networks right into your dashboard.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34Can't people go ten seconds without seeing an e-mail?
0:17:34 > 0:17:38I would not want to see my e-mails for ten seconds, that's good.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40It can go up to one minute.
0:17:40 > 0:17:40One whole minute?
0:17:41 > 0:17:45Yes.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48But it's perhaps more futuristic ideas like this one from Honda that
0:17:48 > 0:17:49really get the imagination going.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52This concept car is more about having something that
0:17:52 > 0:17:58you don't necessarily own but you kind of just call it up
0:17:58 > 0:18:02whenever you need a vehicle to pop to the shops or do some
0:18:02 > 0:18:03of those small errands.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07It will drive itself to you, pick you up and when you are done
0:18:07 > 0:18:09with it you can just let it go itself.
0:18:09 > 0:18:10That was Dave Lee.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13Meanwhile, I found something much more sensible, which is a VR
0:18:14 > 0:18:14skydiving simulator.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18And now we are going back to Lara and also Richard Taylor to see
0:18:18 > 0:18:21what choice morsels they found on the CES show floor.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24Argh!
0:18:24 > 0:18:28Virtual reality is everywhere this year at CES, as you might expect.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31What you might not expect is that it's being used
0:18:31 > 0:18:36to demo other technologies.
0:18:36 > 0:18:37In this case, wireless smart home monitoring.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41What I and other guinea pigs have been witnessing through this headset
0:18:41 > 0:18:44are what you normally can't see in your average home.
0:18:44 > 0:18:49Wireless signals of different frequencies and varying strength
0:18:50 > 0:18:54represented here by pretty multicoloured balls all bouncing
0:18:54 > 0:18:57around the furniture and spewing from your electronic devices.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00Using these normally invisible signals the company behind it,
0:19:00 > 0:19:03Cognitive, has developed a device offering a completely new way
0:19:03 > 0:19:04of keeping tabs on your environment.
0:19:04 > 0:19:05Two units in there.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09Aura is a simple two-piece patented system consisting of this white box
0:19:09 > 0:19:11and a smaller sensor which plug into the wall and
0:19:11 > 0:19:13connect to your Wi-Fi.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16Together they form their own network of very low power signals
0:19:16 > 0:19:19which spread across your home passing through walls,
0:19:19 > 0:19:21floors and ceilings.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24The companion app monitors this spectrum data and alerts
0:19:24 > 0:19:27users when the signals have been disturbed.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30It can even differentiate known members from possible intruders
0:19:30 > 0:19:32by the signals coming from the smartphones registered
0:19:32 > 0:19:35users might be carrying on them.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38We are sort of looking at it as a thoughtful security system.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40So, obviously cameras are very good.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44They have their place.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47But they are limited in terms of what they actually look at.
0:19:47 > 0:19:51So you will need like maybe three cameras or something in your house,
0:19:51 > 0:19:54where this is extending to a larger degree over your house,
0:19:54 > 0:19:58you are seeing more of your house and what's happening in it.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01As well as tying into home security, Cognitive is looking beyond,
0:20:01 > 0:20:04like in retail, where the tech could build up a virtual heat map
0:20:04 > 0:20:07of where shoppers are congregating, although of course there are privacy
0:20:08 > 0:20:08aconcerns around this.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10Introducing Emerald...
0:20:10 > 0:20:15Other outfits too are seeing the potential of this wireless tech.
0:20:15 > 0:20:20MIT researchers are developing a product called Emerald which uses
0:20:20 > 0:20:26wireless signals reflected off people's bodies to alert care givers
0:20:26 > 0:20:27when someone has fallen over.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29The device apparently measuring heart beats
0:20:29 > 0:20:30as accurately as an ECG monitor.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34In fact, they say Emerald will soon be able to read somebody's mood
0:20:34 > 0:20:37by detecting subtle changes in their breathing and heart rhythms
0:20:37 > 0:20:40and perhaps adjust the smart home heating system accordingly.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44It's easy to imagine other scenarios, too,
0:20:44 > 0:20:46like ad agencies monitoring people's emotional responses to commercials
0:20:46 > 0:20:49and shows in real-time.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52The possibilities are truly enormous and for some of us that prospect
0:20:53 > 0:20:56alone may just be a little disturbing in itself.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02Ava has been dubbed the fertility fitbit.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05Unsurprising, when it's a bracelet that looks like this although it
0:21:05 > 0:21:08only actually needs to be worn at night-time.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12With one in eight struggling to start a family as easily
0:21:12 > 0:21:15as they had hoped, stories like Sarah's aren't unusual.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18We tried for in total six years by the time
0:21:18 > 0:21:21we had my son to conceive.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25Four years before we went through any form of treatment.
0:21:25 > 0:21:26We went through IVF.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29We did during that time use a few different apps,
0:21:29 > 0:21:32I tried to track my period and fertile times but my cycle
0:21:32 > 0:21:38seemed to be a bit all over so it wasn't very accurate and I found
0:21:38 > 0:21:40it was adding more stress.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43It syncs up to this app where it combines temperature,
0:21:43 > 0:21:46heart rate and sleep tracking with the information you provide.
0:21:46 > 0:21:51But how keen might women be to use it?
0:21:51 > 0:21:53I think whilst I was going through it, yes,
0:21:53 > 0:21:55I would definitely have tried it.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59The cost would have been a consideration but I would have
0:21:59 > 0:22:03tried it because I would have thought it's claiming that it can
0:22:03 > 0:22:07increase my chances, you know, it's measuring different things
0:22:07 > 0:22:11so it must be more accurate than inputting the data myself
0:22:11 > 0:22:14but having been through it and looking back in hindsight
0:22:14 > 0:22:18the pressure I was putting on myself and my relationship and how I felt
0:22:18 > 0:22:20through that, I think something like this would put
0:22:20 > 0:22:22even more pressure on.
0:22:22 > 0:22:23One expert raises another question, though.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26Body temperature monitoring is a great way to assess ovulation
0:22:26 > 0:22:29which has been a standard practice for many years although one has
0:22:29 > 0:22:33to say that it's not a very accurate way of assessing it.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36Now when you bring in sleep, heart rate and other sort of various
0:22:36 > 0:22:39additional bits that this bracelet also measures that is slightly
0:22:39 > 0:22:45irrelevant to fertility.
0:22:45 > 0:22:50So why have they chosen to include them?
0:22:51 > 0:22:58We have been conducting clinical research on how those parameters
0:22:58 > 0:23:00correlate with hormonal changes during the menstrual cycle
0:23:00 > 0:23:03and we have clearly seen correlations between the factors
0:23:03 > 0:23:06we are measuring, such as pulse rate and the menstrual cycle and we have
0:23:06 > 0:23:09been proving that it's 89% accurate with the method we
0:23:09 > 0:23:11are using right now.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14And seeing as we seem to be able to track everything these days,
0:23:14 > 0:23:18there is something for the men, too.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21This smartphone accessory incorporating a microscope aims
0:23:21 > 0:23:24to provide a male fertility test without the need
0:23:24 > 0:23:25to go to the doctors.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28Samples are analysed and results can be recorded and saved.
0:23:28 > 0:23:32That was Lara and if you are a man who's worried that your fertility
0:23:32 > 0:23:36might be affected by keeping a mobile phone in your pocket
0:23:36 > 0:23:40you might be interested in something else that we discovered here at CES,
0:23:40 > 0:23:43which is spartan underwear lined with metallic silver fibres
0:23:43 > 0:23:46which apparently block most of the radiation from your phone
0:23:46 > 0:23:51to your most precious parts.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54I think they feel a bit snug myself.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56But insert your own joke here.
0:23:56 > 0:23:57That's it from CES.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59We're back in Vegas next week.
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0:24:02 > 0:24:02Thanks for watching.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04See you soon.
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