CES 2019 unveils holographs, smart mirrors and more in Las Vegas — VIDEO
CES 2019: First look at this year's innovative products
January 7, 2019 - 12:53 am
Updated January 7, 2019 - 1:11 pm

Francesca Vengel uses Perfect Corp.'s YouCam Makeup app to change her makeup at the CES Unveiled event for media prefacing the tech mega-conference at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019. Perfect Corp. offers another app, YouCamPerfect, that allows users to photoshop selfies. They also offer a video chat service that allows uses to speak in real time to beauty experts. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae

A Byton fully electric M-Byte SUV at a CES event for media prefacing the tech mega-conference at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae

A Byton fully electric M-Byte SUV at a CES event for media prefacing the tech mega-conference at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae

A Byton fully electric M-Byte SUV at a CES event for media prefacing the tech mega-conference at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae

A Byton fully electric M-Byte SUV at a CES event for media prefacing the tech mega-conference at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae

Media members enter the CES Unveiled event prefacing the tech mega-conference at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae

Different devices that are a part of the Hive product line at the CES Unveiled event for media prefacing the tech mega-conference at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019. Different devices, like sensors and cameras, allow users to monitor actions at their home and can be connected with Hive's technology. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae

Different devices that are a part of the Hive product line at the CES Unveiled event for media prefacing the tech mega-conference at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019. Different devices, like sensors and cameras, allow users to monitor actions at their home and can be connected with Hive's technology. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae

A fully automated bread machine called the Bread Bot, that creates bread from dough to baked loaf, on display at the CES Unveiled event for media prefacing the tech mega-conference at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019. Developed by the Wilkinson Baking Company, the Bread Bot will be leased by retailers and groceries. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae

A fully automated bread machine called the Bread Bot, that creates bread from dough to baked loaf, on display at the CES Unveiled event for media prefacing the tech mega-conference at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019. Developed by the Wilkinson Baking Company, the Bread Bot will be leased by retailers and groceries. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae

A fully automated bread machine called the Bread Bot, that creates bread from dough to baked loaf, on display at the CES Unveiled event for media prefacing the tech mega-conference at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019. Developed by the Wilkinson Baking Company, the Bread Bot will be leased by retailers and groceries. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae

Francesca Vengel uses Perfect Corp.'s YouCam Makeup app to change her makeup at the CES Unveiled event for media prefacing the tech mega-conference at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019. Perfect Corp. offers another app, YouCamPerfect, that allows users to photoshop selfies. They also offer a video chat service that allows uses to speak in real time to beauty experts. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae

An Air Selfie Camera on display at the CES Unveiled event for media prefacing the tech mega-conference at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019. It is a pocket-size flying camera that connects with a smartphone so users can take selfies from the sky. Created by Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae

Curtis Ray, founder of HYpnos, speaks to media while wearing the device that is a self-learning snore-reduction mask at the CES Unveiled event for media prefacing the tech mega-conference at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019. Using Bluetooth technology, the mask connects to the HYpnos sleep analysis app that provides real-time data to help users identify the factors that contribute to snoring. It will cue the user to change positions by using gentle vibrations, so that with the movement the snoring will stop. If snoring continues, the HYpnos sleep mask will increase expiratory positive airway pressure, using your own breath to open airways so the snoring can subside. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae

Jerrett Jern holds a HYpnos sleep mask that is a self-learning snore-reduction mask at the CES Unveiled event for media prefacing the tech mega-conference at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019. Using Bluetooth technology, the mask connects to the HYpnos sleep analysis app that provides real-time data to help users identify the factors that contribute to snoring. It will cue the user to change positions by using gentle vibrations, so that with the movement the snoring will stop. If snoring continues, the HYpnos sleep mask will increase expiratory positive airway pressure, using your own breath to open airways so the snoring can subside. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae

Curtis Ray, founder of HYpnos, holds the HYpnos sleep mask that is a self-learning snore-reduction mask at the CES Unveiled event for media prefacing the tech mega-conference at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019. Using Bluetooth technology, the mask connects to the HYpnos sleep analysis app that provides real-time data to help users identify the factors that contribute to snoring. It will cue the user to change positions by using gentle vibrations, so that with the movement the snoring will stop. If snoring continues, the HYpnos sleep mask will increase expiratory positive airway pressure, using your own breath to open airways so the snoring can subside. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae

The booth for Gillette showing designs where customers can fully design the razors they use, on display at the CES Unveiled event for media prefacing the tech mega-conference at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019. A 3D printer is used to create them. The center razor uses heat to help with shaving. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae

A 3D holographic display by HYPERVSN at the CES Unveiled event for media prefacing the tech mega-conference at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019. The devices can create holographic displays of any size or image. It uses 4 rays of light each with hundreds of LEDs that spin to create a real-life image. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae

A 3D holographic display by HYPERVSN at the CES Unveiled event for media prefacing the tech mega-conference at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019. The devices can create holographic displays of any size or image. It uses 4 rays of light each with hundreds of LEDs that spin to create a real-life image. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae

Chloe Szulzinger speaks to media about the Artemis smart mirror created by CareOS at the CES Unveiled event for media prefacing the tech mega-conference at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019. Artemis is a luxury smart mirror that connects health, beauty and wellness. It can be used to try on different makeup, teleconferencing, and there are even games for kids to encourage them to brush their teeth. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae
Holographic 3D displays and smart mirrors — two products suited for use on the Strip — were among the products revealed Sunday night ahead of the official opening of CES.
More than 180 companies exhibited at the 3½-hour CES Unveiled Las Vegas, an annual media event at Mandalay Bay that features standout startups alongside established companies.
Beauty and health products, such as devices that monitor your sleep and prevent snoring, were in abundance at a sneak preview Sunday. The international consumer electronics show, which is organized by the lobby group Consumer Technology Association, officially kicks off Tuesday and runs through Friday.
‘’Digital health is going to be huge’’ at the show this year, Lesley Rohrbaugh, director of market research at the association, told hundreds of media members earlier Sunday, highlighting digital therapy and remote patient monitoring.
CareOS showed off its $20,000 smart mirrors for use in high-end hotels. Guests can use it not only to check their health, but also book a spa, order a cab and check out. California-based Perfect Corp. offered a slight variation: a beauty mirror that can immediately show how a face changes with makeup applied.
But the products on display Sunday were as diverse as the 150 countries CES attendees come from.
HYPERVSN caught plenty of attention with its 3D holographic displays that seem to float in the air as they change in size and color. Illusionist Criss Angel is using the HYPERVSN product in his new show on the Strip.
Startup AirSelfie presented the latest models of its hand-sized aerial cameras that can ascend 20 feet to capture a group selfie or landscape shot. Gillette, one of the largest consumer goods companies in the world, demonstrated its new heated razor.
Tech retail sales
Demand for such new gadgets and products will help lift U.S. consumer technology retail sales to nearly $400 billion this year, a 3.9 percent increase compared with 2018, the Consumer Technology Association announced Sunday. That is equivalent to about $1,200 in technology retail sales per person in the U.S.
Smartphones, the largest component, will grow just 2 percent to $80 billion amid a saturated market. The lobby forecasts 171 million smartphone sales in 2019, or about one for every two people in the U.S.
Streaming services such as Netflix will see the largest growth, with sales expected to rise a quarter to $26 billion. Sales of smart home technology, such as Amazon’s Echo, will jump 17 percent to $4.6 billion.
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