1. The smartest (and nicest) scale yet
Qardio
makes a few different at-home health devices, like a futuristic blood
pressure cuff and ECG monitor. But the one you’ll likely want for your
bathroom is the new QardioBase 2,
a sleek-looking scale that measures weight and full-body composition
stats like percent body fat and muscle mass. It’s also got cool features
like the ability to recognize individual family members and a pregnancy
mode that can track your nine months with charts. And if you hate
numbers, a “motivational goal setting mode” allows you to replace them
with smiley faces (really).
2. The next-gen face mask
A gadget called a “UFO” is guaranteed to grab your attention, right? That’s what Foreo has
dubbed its “advanced smart mask,” a device that simplifies the messy
sheet-mask process into a 90-second treatment it says will help give you
clear, glowy skin. The UFO utilizes a few skin-care technologies common
in dermatologist offices—LED light therapy, cryotherapy, thermotherapy, and T-sonic pulsations—to deliver results at home.
3. Sun protection that looks like nail art
No, this is not an excuse to skip your daily sunscreen application. But L’Oreal’s UV Sense
device could give your current routine an upgrade. The battery-free
wearable measures UV exposure and comes in tiny adhesive gem form, which
means you can stick it on your running sneakers or sunglasses. It
totally looks like nail art if you’re up for that, though.
4. Refrigerator or personal assistant?
If Samsung’s SmartHub 3.0
could just get the food into the oven, kitchen labor would basically be
eliminated. The smart fridge manages your food stash by allowing you to
see what you’ve got stocked from the grocery store, tracking
expirations to reduce food waste, and providing recipes based on what
you’ve got. And this new model’s expertise extends to other household
tasks, too, because it syncs up with other smart home devices. It can
show you who’s at the front door, for example, adjust the thermostat,
and read you the news and the weather.
5. The mattress pad that helps you sleep
Nokia Sleep’s
new Wi-Fi-connected mattress pad tracks your sleep patterns and then
sends the data to the brand’s Health Mate app, where you can analyze how
well you’re snoozing each night. If you’ve got other smart bedroom
systems, you can also program the device to do things like turn the
lights off, adjust the thermostat when you get into bed, or open the
blinds when you wake up.
6. A skin-care-savvy mirror
Mirror, mirror on the wall…have my fine lines gotten any better? And can
you play that new Taylor Swift song while I do my cat eye? Those are
the kinds of questions you can ask the new HiMirror Plus+,
which is Alexa enabled and allows you to track how well your skin-care
routine is working in terms of hydration, pigmentation, and more.
7. Boutique fitness brings running workouts home
Peloton already revolutionized at-home spinning with its tech-forward bike, and now it’s doing the same for the treadmill.
Its tread (which, yes, costs a whopping $4,000) comes with a 32-inch HD
touchscreen where you can stream live or recorded classes while you
run. In other words, treadmill time will be motivational instead of so boring. (Or is that just me?)
8. Brain science is tapped for extra-good zzz’s
You’ve kind of got to trust the scientists on this one. That is, until
you start waking up feeling way more rested, hopefully! Philips released SmartSleep,
a device that looks like a headband and detects brain activity. When
you go into deep sleep, it plays white noise in a pattern that is said
to enhance your sleep. Of course, whether you’ll be able to get to sleep while wearing the somewhat bulky headband is debatable.
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