Networked products are in vogue. They facilitate and simplify our everyday lives. They make things more convenient, and so they free up time for us to become more active. The choice is enormous, is growing daily and ranges from the useful to the entertaining. Our photo show will present you with just a small selection of what’s on offer.
![ROBEAR]([{"name":"landscape_ratio4x3","ratioWidth":4,"ratioHeight":3,"linksForWidth":{"320":"/resource/image/428758/landscape_ratio4x3/320/240/6e30d3fb260a08c9f4d1c725dd33675d/557B56791A89A9655515B786BCECFAC1/bi-bighelper-001-850x500.jpg","768":"/resource/image/428758/landscape_ratio4x3/768/576/6e30d3fb260a08c9f4d1c725dd33675d/8845F20F5084D801B7183364AB0BB1B6/bi-bighelper-001-850x500.jpg","1008":"/resource/image/428758/landscape_ratio4x3/1008/756/6e30d3fb260a08c9f4d1c725dd33675d/A153B4FE1CC414CA4A585A03056510BE/bi-bighelper-001-850x500.jpg","1296":"/resource/image/428758/landscape_ratio4x3/1296/972/6e30d3fb260a08c9f4d1c725dd33675d/32D3F9544B383F36D203BD1A1D4701C7/bi-bighelper-001-850x500.jpg","3000":"/resource/image/428758/landscape_ratio4x3/3000/2250/6e30d3fb260a08c9f4d1c725dd33675d/3C041DBA620D8F5EEE11E059604DE060/bi-bighelper-001-850x500.jpg"}}] "© Riken ROBEAR")
The ROBEAR nursing robot assists nursing staff in their day-to-day work: it can lift patients out of their beds and then put them down on a chair. Now that’s help that’s easy to bear!
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Steps, calories, pulse: the fitness tracker counts on your behalf to provide you with added motivation for a balanced and active lifestyle. Or will it just give us a guilty conscience?
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The small cylinder for the living room responding to the name “Alexa” answers your questions, plays music or makes shopping lists for you. It’s a real handy helper for the household. But can you be sure it won’t also eavesdrop?
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What is real and virtual is merging into a new reality. Entirely new worlds, experiences and possibilities are the result. But are they better? Or just different?
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The humanoid robot is programmed to recognize, analyze and react to human gestures and facial expressions. And: it learns from each interaction – to make it smarter every single day.
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The ring to exert power – over PowerPoint, Keynote and Prezi. The wearer can tap or swipe to select charts, scroll through them, change playlists, take photos or mute telephone calls. Unfortunately, the ring does not include an invisibility mode, should stage fright strike unexpectedly.
![Smartphones]([{"name":"landscape_ratio4x3","ratioWidth":4,"ratioHeight":3,"linksForWidth":{"320":"/resource/image/428746/landscape_ratio4x3/320/240/2c64e0619f84dbf5e1e60c30ba396331/86C2D2A6A4452F0F1E93A9F8E12B7F47/bi-bighelper-007-850x500.jpg","768":"/resource/image/428746/landscape_ratio4x3/768/576/2c64e0619f84dbf5e1e60c30ba396331/A7B47761E01F930E63E07B836A351D9F/bi-bighelper-007-850x500.jpg","1008":"/resource/image/428746/landscape_ratio4x3/1008/756/2c64e0619f84dbf5e1e60c30ba396331/497EC836E5B2E2CA818C20244B41605E/bi-bighelper-007-850x500.jpg","1296":"/resource/image/428746/landscape_ratio4x3/1296/972/2c64e0619f84dbf5e1e60c30ba396331/A5F66C7EB847A03B11EA98B62C1D991A/bi-bighelper-007-850x500.jpg","3000":"/resource/image/428746/landscape_ratio4x3/3000/2250/2c64e0619f84dbf5e1e60c30ba396331/F7BF04D2F709A1368EC482349B917F28/bi-bighelper-007-850x500.jpg"}}] "© Sleep Number")
![The pacifier that knows how the baby is feeling.]([{"name":"landscape_ratio4x3","ratioWidth":4,"ratioHeight":3,"linksForWidth":{"320":"/resource/image/428744/landscape_ratio4x3/320/240/48f59541b76a3c508b698b87931b4442/ACE8444AD31033B356D14A2A25503EC6/bi-bighelper-008-850x500.jpg","768":"/resource/image/428744/landscape_ratio4x3/768/576/48f59541b76a3c508b698b87931b4442/AA84ABC9AB0EB1774994BB8D43D54592/bi-bighelper-008-850x500.jpg","1008":"/resource/image/428744/landscape_ratio4x3/1008/756/48f59541b76a3c508b698b87931b4442/8A63388D71F7B3E7537B52097CA67BF3/bi-bighelper-008-850x500.jpg","1296":"/resource/image/428744/landscape_ratio4x3/1296/972/48f59541b76a3c508b698b87931b4442/DF5BD0FF66FE45BCB0A51984A082B740/bi-bighelper-008-850x500.jpg","3000":"/resource/image/428744/landscape_ratio4x3/3000/2250/48f59541b76a3c508b698b87931b4442/E095F4F74725DA65AED729E45DD4F3BC/bi-bighelper-008-850x500.jpg"}}] "© Pacif-i / Blue Maestro")
