The big electronics expo known as CES 2024 is over for another year, and while the show had some strange gadgets of its own, it's time to introduce you to the most infamous gadgets of the 21st century. Ta.
Over the past 20 years, I've seen so many amazing gadgets that it sometimes seems like they exist solely for journalists like me to write about them. It's time to call out some truly amazing devices of the past 25 years – some of the weirdest and worst. Vacuum cleaner shoes, toilet paper robots, MP3 weapon holsters, it's your time to shine!
What's most interesting about the rogue gallery below is that some of these products (Pepe pet dryer, HapiFork, Hushme, to name a few) are still on sale. that's right. Dear maniacs, you made it a blast.
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Dyson Zone Air Purifying Headphones
There's nothing unusual here.
While this isn't technically a CES product as it was announced sometime in 2022, Dyson did demo the Zone headphones in Las Vegas during CES 2023. The Zone looks like a coronavirus mask, but unfortunately it's not. According to Dyson's website, Zone's development began in 2016 as a personal air filter (primarily as a pollution control measure) and was not designed to protect against disease. What's more, one critic claims that the gadget's powered fan could even help. Maximize your chances of contracting the coronavirus. CNET's Katie Collins, who tried out the headphones at Dyson's UK headquarters, thought:Too wonderful and weird to ignore. ”
read more: Dyson Zone Air Filtering Headphones available in January for $949
Charmin Rollbot
Computer peripherals maker Razer is the king of creating CES-specific “look at me” products, but toilet tissue brand Charmin gained notoriety with this 2020 entry. Yes, the year I saw it, Massive panic buying of toilet paper Introducing a robot that brings even more! Coincidence? Yes, maybe. Rollbot never became an actual product, but we loved it and hated it anyway.
read more: These Charmin robots make us wonder: Is poop the next technological frontier?
Kolibree smart toothbrush
There is always a toothbrush.
Remember when you had to wash your hands for 20 seconds? sing a song to ourselvesThe same methodology applies to brushing your teeth, but why should you use your brain or lips like a suction cup?? There have been many smart toothbrushes over the years, but the one I chose today is his Kolibree.everything was free Are you okay Until the “world's first connected electric toothbrush” was introduced. happy Birthday Happy Birthday…
read more: Kolibree's connected toothbrush aims to improve dental health
taser mp3 holster
Back in the 2000s, The iPod has become quite a cultural phenomenon Every company was rushing to develop their own MP3 players. This culminated in his Tazer MP3 holster, one of the silliest CES products in recent memory. Imagine trying to not only charge your holster, but also connect it to your computer via USB and store 1GB of songs.
read more: What Every Taser Needs: A Music Playback Holster
pepepet dryer
Pepe is a dryer for your dog and cat.
Want to find a new way to make your small dog or cat hate you forever? Lock them in a cube prison for 25 minutes (!) and blow hot air on them. This combination torture device and dryer will set you back $660. Alternatively, you can drape a towel over a wet dog like a normal human.
read more: At CES 2019, $660 sauna will give your dog a lifetime's worth of dryness
happy fork
Throughout history, there have been many gadgets designed to limit normal human behavior, but this one stands at the top of the list. HapiFork is another of his vibrating gadgets that tells you to eat slowly (20 minutes or more) with the idea of reducing your chances of overeating. Personally, I devour my meals like I'm in prison, so do your worst, HapiFork. Eat with your hands if you have to! You are not my boss!
read more: Bolt your food? Put on the brakes with HapiFork
berti
Make room for Belty, a smart pant-holding device that slims and expands your waistline with minute changes.
The original Belty was a prototype smart belt with a built-in motor that automatically adjusted depending on whether you were eating or sitting. Totally impractical, but kinda cool, right? There's also a newer model called Belty, which is even weirder. There is no automatic size adjustment function, but there is a power bank charger on the buckle. OK, I'm not the only one do not have I want a potentially volatile compound near the Nether, but I don't want to connect a bunch of devices to it.
read more: CES show thief, the ridiculous but mysteriously popular Berti, revealed
Xybernote Poma
Former PC Advisor Sean Captain modeled the Xybernaut Poma.
sean captainFirst unveiled at CES 1998, Hitachi's wearable computer Xybernaut was a terrible idea all along. google glass There was also a glint in Babak Parviz's eyes. His Xybernaut Poma, based on Windows CE, offered – wait for it – a 128MHz RISC processor and 32MB of RAM. All this for his low price of $1,499, plus the ability to strap it to your arm, face, or belt.
read more: Popularity of Hitachi's wearable PC
denso vacuum shoes
shoes. you are wearing it. When they wear out, I'll buy more. But now that's not fun, right?they need thing Among them: a phone, a rocket, a roller, and…a vacuum cleaner?There are a lot of puns just from the name of DENSO vacuum shoes, but in reality Were present That was the biggest joke of them all.
read more: Why vacuum cleaner shoes are coming to CES
Hashim
Hashing in masking mode.
Hushme is literally a “dumb” product. It is designed to keep users silent to others in their immediate vicinity. It was advertised as useful at work…if a co-worker had given this to me, I would have gleefully put on my vacuum shoes to clean up all the trampled crap.
read more: Hushme may be the weirdest but most useful wireless headphones ever made
