13BMW iX Flow
With a trick worthy
of a sci-fi movie,
BMW’s new electric
iX Flow SUV uses
e-ink technology to
transform its color
scheme from black to
white and anywhere in
between. It can also
showcase complex
patterns and designs,
and can potentially
keep cars cool on hot
days by refl ecting light.Nvidia RTX 3050
From the chipmaker
whose cards power
everything from gaming
consoles to self-driving
cars, Nvidia’s RTX
3050 is the next itera-
tion of its consumer-
friendly graphics cards.
At a relatively afford-
able $249, the cards
make cutting-edge
graphics technology
like ray tracing more
accessible.Anker Nebula Cosmos
Laser 4K Projector
Anker’s newest
projector is here to
make sure you never
go to a theater again.
The Nebula Cosmos
Laser 4K features
2,400 lumens of
brightness and built-in
30-watt speakers, so
any night—or every
night—can be movie
night at home. Now,
about the popcorn ...Asus Zenbook
Fold OLED
Is it a tablet? A laptop?
A big folding Netfl ix
screen? No matter how
you slice (or bend) it,
the Zenbook 17 Fold
OLED is raising the
bar. Its 17.3-in. display
is all OLED, granting
vivid colors. With its
portable keyboard
and huge screen, it’s
the perfect portable
productivity tool.TP-Link AXE200 Omni
Whether a convenient
excuse or an
unfortunate reality,
dropped calls
and wi-fi dead zones
at home may have met
their match in TP-Link’s
new AXE200 router.
Looking like a gadget
from a Christopher
Nolan fi lm, its four
antennas move based
on whichever position
offers the best signal.Sony PlayStation VR
Sony’s new PlayStation
VR2 headset and
Sense controller take
advantage of the PS5’s
processing power
to provide a high-
resolution experience.
The headset is full of
high-end features, like
a 4K OLED HDR display
for improved realism;
the controllers,
meanwhile, offer more
tracking fi delity.TECHNOLOGYThe best gadgets from CES 2022
AMID THE CONTINUING COVID-19 PANDEMIC, TECH SHOWCASE CES HAD
to reinvent itself a little this year, running a hybrid calendar of in- person
events in Las Vegas alongside virtual presentations from big names
like Microsoft and Google. The innovations on display included color-
changing cars, transparent TVs, and PCs optimized for our virtual future.
Here are some of the most exciting products. —PATRICK LUCAS AUSTINHEALTH
At CES, companies
reimagined tele healthTELE HEALTH HAS MADE ACCESSING
health care easier and more
convenient, especially for patients
with mobility issues and other
obstacles. But some types of care and
monitoring are diffi cult to do remotely.
Health care companies at the 2022
CES tech convention tried to bridge
that gap, all while gathering new
sources of patient health information
and potentially improving care.
Patients using Abbott’s
NeuroSphere Virtual Clinic app,
for instance, can access complex
treatments remotely. While a patient
sits in their living room, clinicians
can connect to an implanted
medical device via wi-fi and perform
treatments for chronic pain and
movement disorders like Parkinson’s
disease, including deep brain
stimulation therapy.
Many new tele health tools require
patients to interact with a device, but
EarlySense InSight+ asks them only to
sleep in their own bed. A sensor placed
under a person’s mattress collects data
overnight about breathing patterns,
heart rate, body movements and more;
providers can access that informa-
tion and review issues like an irregular
heartbeat or breathing rate.
Wearable devices are also being
tweaked to better serve remote
doctor-patient relationships. The
disposable BioSticker and BioButton
by BioIntelliSense can record skin
temperature, respiratory rate and
other vital signs, and transmit them
straight to providers. When UCHealth
in Colorado fi rst vaccinated health care
workers against COVID-19, it used
the BioButton to track vital signs and
detect any adverse reactions.
Other innovations, like the Jasper
digital oncology platform, help make
treatment regimens more seamless
and keep them connected to care. It
records appointments and medications
to keep patients organized and lets
them easily track any symptoms,
connecting them to clinical care and
case management when needed.
TOP, FROM LEFT: TOM KIRKPATRICK—BMW; COURTESY ANKER; TP-LINK; BOTTOM, FROM LEFT: NVIDIA; COURTESY ASUS; COURTESY SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT —TARA LAW