Gallery: Vegas Jackpot: The 8 Coolest Gadgets We Saw on the First Day of CES
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The 2014 International CES is underway. The expo floor doesn't open for another day, and the crowds and the spectacle haven't even hit full strength yet. But we've gotten an early peek at some of the year's newest gear. TREWGrip -------- This bizarre looking keyboard is [TREWGrip](http://www.trewgrip.com/), a device-agnostic, ergonomic keyboard and mouse. Imagine a QWERTY keyboard, split in half, each half rotated outward 90 degrees, and your mobile device docked in the center. Your hands are in the same general position as always, they're just oriented slightly differently. The design is supposed to let you more comfortably and efficiently type, but based on my limited time handling TREWGrip, I suspect there’s a bit of a learning curve. It connects to your device via Bluetooth and has an integrated gyroscope so the device doubles as a mouse (for a desktop PC or smart TV). TREWGrip should land for an estimated $250 (yikes!) in the latter half of this year. *— Christina Bonnington* *Photo: Ariel Zambelich/WIRED*
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Withings Aura ------------- Maybe it's just because I have two kids under the age of three and am pretty much always exhausted, but sleep tracking fascinates me. And this new system from Withings is one of the most interesting yet. The Withings Aura is two piece setup. There's a mat that goes atop your mattress that detects movment — even breathing — and a base station that receives data and passes it on to a smartphone app. But it gets better. The base also acts as a nightlight and sound system. It plays music and displays ambient light to create moods to get you to sleep or to wake up. You can also play music from your smartphone apps through the integrated speakers. If you're already in the Withings ecosystem, it pipes your sleep data into [HealthMate](http://www.withings.com/en/app/healthmate), and either way it has its own dedicated app to view your snoozes. It ships during the spring of 2014. A system with one station and one mat is $300. Additional mats cost $130 each. And yes, you can link two full Aura systems together for stereo light and sound with individual sleep-tracking. *— Mat Honan* *Photo: Jim Merithew/WIRED*
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Netatmo June ------------ Not every wearable needs a screen. Take Netatmo's latest, the June bracelet. Last year [Netatmo](http://www.netatmo.com/en-US/site) debuted a nifty and attractively designed iPhone-paired weather station at CES. This year, it's [a UV sensor masquerading as a jeweled bracelet](http://www.netatmo.com/en-US/product/june) (it can also be worn as a brooch). The device works with an iPhone app to tell you things like how strong the UV risk is that day and what precautions you should take. Sunscreen? A hat? Sunglasses? After a few weeks of use, the device learns your usual sun exposure habits and a coaching mode in the app will give you more personally tailored suggestions on how to minimize harmful sun exposure. The app features a bright, minimalistic interface that uses colors so you can easily tell if it's a "Hey, go enjoy the sun" day or a "Good Lord stay indoors!" afternoon. As a ginger and a pale person who freckles easily and obsessively doses up on sunscreen, the app and paired wearable seem extraordinarily useful for minimizing sun exposure that could lead to akin cancer, or just old leathery-looking flesh. *— Christina Bonnington*  *Photos by Ariel Zambelich/WIRED*
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WeMo Maker Kit -------------- The WeMo Maker Kit is a DIY addition to [Belkin's WeMo home-automation ecosystem](http://www.belkin.com/us/Products/home-automation/c/wemo-home-automation/). Like the rest of the WeMo line, the Maker is controlled by an iOS or Android app. Devices can be turned on and off, or put on a schedule. Plus, it works with the online scripting service IFTTT. Unlike the rest of the products in the WeMo line which come ready to rock right off the shelf, the Maker is geared towards tinkerers. The box hooks up to five DC sensors and switches giving the more adventurous WeMo fans the ability control pretty much anything they can think of. *— Roberto Baldwin* *Photo: Ariel Zambelich/WIRED*
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Mother ------ Like the wonderful woman who brought you into this world, the $222 Mother watches everything you do. The station with a creepy name — and even creepier glowing eyes — keeps track of a bunch of proprietary sensors called Cookies. The Cookies can be adhered to almost anything to track movement, temperature, and frequency. A library of apps makes sense of the movement and presents you with data based on what you're monitoring with your Mother and Cookies. Maybe if you like Mother enough, you'll start calling it mom. The Mother ships (with four cookies) starting in March. *— Roberto Baldwin* *Photo: Ariel Zambelich/WIRED*
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Parrot MiniDrone ---------------- Parrot's MiniDrone spent a lot of time crashing into showgoers' shins at Sunday's CES showcase, but it's small enough to get away with those kind of antics. No pain. The pint-sized quadricopter can be remote-controlled by an iOS or Android app just like Parrot's much bigger AR.Drone 2.0. Unlike its larger sibling, the MiniDrone has a pair of wagon wheels so it can roll around, too. It's due out this year, but the price is still a mystery. *— Tim Moynihan*  *Photo: Jim Merithew/WIRED*
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Zepp ---- My golf swing sucks. And my backhand could use some work, too. I know this from real-world experience. But [Zepp's 1-inch multi-sport sensor](http://www.zepp.com/) can tell me, with cringe-worthy detail, precisely why they suck with a 3-D, 360-degree visualization on an iOS or Android device. In fact, the new sensor is capable of giving anyone who wants in-depth swing analysis for three different sports — tennis, baseball, and golf — granular insights into what, specifically, they're doing wrong and what to do to fix it. The $150 Zepp is equipped with an ARM processor, two built-in accelerometers, a 3-axis gyroscope, and enough storage to log 200,000 tennis or 2,000 golf and baseball swings. It attaches to a baseball bat, tennis racquet (via a $10 mounting unit), or a special golf glove battery and can be used for up to eight hours before needing a recharge. *— Bryan Gardiner* *Photo: Jim Merithew/WIRED*
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Schwinn CycleNav ---------------- You know what stinks? Getting lost on the way home from the Whole Foods when I'm on vacation somewhere strange and the wife sends me out on the rental bike for a baggie of artisanal Smoked Sea Salt. Then there I am, on the side of some strange road, tapping away on my phone trying to find my way back to the Airbnb. I'd be fine if I just clamped [Schwinn's CycleNav](http://www.schwinnbikes.com/usa/gear/extras/cyclenav/) to my handlebars. You download the app to your phone (iOS or Android), tell it where you're headed, and the CycleNav guides you there. It speaks to you in a friendly, synthetic voice, offering turn-by-turn directions, and its directional lights flash to guide you through the proper route. Schwinn's app pulls bike-specific routing for the roads with the best cycling infrastructure. *— Michael Calore* *Photo: Jim Merithew/WIRED*
