21 Innovative Health Products That Stole the Spotlight at CES 2018: Self-Care, Wellness, and Sleep Tech Take Center Stage

A surge of emerging medical products in the fields of self-care, health and wellness, and sleep debuted at CES 2018. These consumer health electronics have garnered increasing attention within the consumer technology sector.

A few years ago, “health tech” made its debut at CES. At that time, it was primarily applied to simple vital sign monitoring, such as step counting and heart rate tracking. Today, this technology is widely integrated into various wearable devices. The products showcased at this year’s event have elevated the overall standards in the fields of health, fitness, and medical technology in innovative ways, benefiting a broader audience beyond just running and fitness enthusiasts.

Given the demographic shifts and social development we are currently experiencing, the emergence of these products is hardly surprising. Tens of millions of baby boomers (those born between the end of World War II and the mid-1960s) are entering the aging population bracket. Science and technology should align with human developmental needs and continue to innovate to address a wide array of social issues.

VCBeat (WeChat ID: vcbeat) has compiled a list of eye-catching products related to self-care, elderly care, fitness, healthy living, and sleep from CES 2018 for our readers.

First, it isNeoMano Robotic Glove. Although it does not fall into the aforementioned categories, it was highly popular at this exhibition. The NeoMano robotic glove is a highly specialized device that assists individuals with spinal cord injuries in performing daily activities using their hands.

1. NeoMano Robotic Glove

Products such as the NeoMano robotic glove cannot be comprehensively tested by us, making it impossible to verify whether they truly meet the specifications and requirements claimed by the manufacturer. Nevertheless, their design has indeed attracted significant attention. If these products genuinely achieve the standards they claim, they will undoubtedly lead us toward a more advanced and healthier lifestyle.

Although some manufacturers merely use “self-care” as a guise to peddle their products, it has indeed become a prominent professional term in the healthcare industry today.

AflacRobotic Duck: This is a social robot designed to help children with cancer. The little duck integrates touch sensors, microphones, and light sensors, and even simulates heartbeat and breathing so realistically that it feels like a real animal when held in your arms.

When you tickle it, it becomes very happy and wags its head back and forth, which is very helpful for psychological counseling for children, especially pediatric patients.

Furthermore, the sensor on AflacDuck’s chest is connected to a PICC line used for chemotherapy. While accompanying children during treatment, it also records the patients’ health status.

2. Aflac Robotic Duck

Olfinity Air Quality Monitor：OlfinityThe air monitor utilizes built-in sensors to assess air quality in real time and also features an air purification function. Additionally, it serves as an aromatherapy diffuser, delivering a 20-minute aromatherapy session using purified air and organic essential oils.

3. Olfinity Air Quality Monitor

 Oska Pulse: This pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) product is designed to enhance blood flow in targeted areas of the body. For patients suffering from chronic pain, Oska Pulse can alleviate muscle stiffness and provide temporary pain relief. Oska Pulse operates in conjunction with its companion app, allowing users to remotely control the device and track their pain relief progress.

4、Oska Pulse

The health of our elders is always a concern for the younger generation. At this year’s CES, we also saw numerous health products specifically designed for seniors. Although these devices may appear somewhat whimsical, they can provide you with insights into your elders’ health status.

Helite Hip'AirHip injuries can be life-threatening, and for the elderly, even a single accidental fall may cause irreversible harm. This French-made wearable hip airbag resembles a waist pack but is equipped with built-in sensors, a battery, an airbag, and an air filter. When the sensors detect a fall, the airbag automatically deploys to prevent injury from the impact.

5. Hip Airbag (Helite Hip'Air)

E-vone Smart Shoes: The shoes are equipped with GPS and other sensors to detect abnormal movements, primarily targeting middle-aged and elderly individuals, high-risk workers, and outdoor travelers. When the sensors in the shoes detect a fall, they automatically send an alert message to the user’s pre-set emergency contacts or emergency medical services.

6. E-vone Smart Shoes

To gain a clear understanding of one’s physical condition, one should first start with health data and understand the adverse effects that the surrounding environment may have on health.

Lenovo Vital Moto Mod: Lenovo's Moto Mods are modular accessories designed specifically for its own Moto series of smartphones. They can measure heart rate, respiratory rate, body temperature, blood oxygen levels, and blood pressure, similar to the previously released Moto Z2 Force and Z2 Play series.

7. Lenovo Vital Moto Mod

Nima Peanut Sensor: In 2017, Nima launched a Bluetooth-enabled gluten detector that can detect the presence of peanuts in food, addressing a major challenge for patients with peanut allergies.

8. Nima Peanut Sensor

Sensio Air: This rugby ball-shaped allergen detector can track and detect grass, pollen, dust, and other allergens in the room, alerting allergy sufferers before symptoms occur. When engaging in outdoor activities, the Sensio Air companion app can also connect with its network of 220 sensors deployed worldwide to monitor environmental conditions such as pollution and weather.

9、Sensio Air

L'Oréal UV Sense: Since L'Oréal entered the wearables market last year, it has unveiled a new product at this exhibition—UV Sense. No larger than a raindrop, it is arguably the smallest wearable device to date. Battery-free and reusable, it adheres directly to fingernails, sunglasses, or other surfaces frequently exposed to sunlight. Paired with a companion mobile app, it enables users to monitor real-time UV intensity under current lighting conditions, helping them protect against sunburn.

10. L'Oréal UV Sense

The products below can help improve people’s quality of life, particularly nighttime sleep quality, as insufficient sleep can directly or indirectly contribute to conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, and heart disease.

 Quartz Bottle：This quartz cup utilizes ultraviolet (UV) light sterilization to maintain the cleanliness of both the cup itself and the water inside. The lid is equipped with a UVC lamp, which is activated every four hours to sterilize the interior of the cup and the drinking water, thereby ensuring the water remains clean.

11、Quartz Bottle

Kolibree Magic Toothbrush: This toothbrush is specially designed for children. It uses a companion AR app and the smartphone’s front-facing camera to encourage children to thoroughly clean their teeth.

12. Kolibree Magic Toothbrush

foreo UFO: This small, chrysanthemum-shaped gadget is actually a “smart facial mask therapy device.” It boasts powerful capabilities, combining LED light therapy and thermotherapy to provide users with a 90-second facial treatment.

13、foreo UFO

 Osram SFH 4735 Embedded Emitter: Osram’s SFH 4735 chip first came into public view in 2016 as a standalone scanner, and was later integrated into smartphones in 2017. This LED chip is an ideal choice for near-infrared spectrometers; it can detect the chemical composition of objects, enabling applications such as food and pharmaceutical assessment, as well as body fat measurement.

14. OSRAM SFH 4735 Embedded Emitter

Dreamlight Sleep Mask: As the launch product of a crowdfunding campaign, Dreamlight is a Bluetooth-enabled sleep mask that covers both the eyes and ears. It adjusts the rhythm of its breathing light according to the user’s respiratory rate and plays ambient sounds to mask noise when detected.

15. Dreamlight Sleep Mask

Somnox Robotic Pillow: Somnox is a robotic pillow equipped with an accelerometer, an audio sensor, and a carbon dioxide sensor inside. When held against the chest during sleep, it expands and contracts, mimicking real breathing. This helps users regulate their breathing rhythm as they fall asleep, thereby aiding in sleep onset.

16. Somnox Robotic Pillow

Nokia Sleep: Place the Nokia Sleep mat under your mattress to track various sleep metrics, including sleep duration, sleep quality, and snoring patterns, and then receive personalized recommendations for improving your sleep based on this data.

17、Nokia Sleep

Sleep Number (Sleep Number）: Although smart mattress manufacturer Sleep Number did not launch any specific products at this year’s CES, the company aims to incorporate technology more advanced than Nokia’s in its future offerings, enabling its products to diagnose conditions such as heart disease, poor sleep, sleep apnea, and influenza.

18. Sleep Number Previous Products

As a pioneer in the consumer healthcare sector, it is no surprise that fitness tracking devices made multiple appearances at this year’s CES. Amidst the sea of smartwatches and wearable devices, the following new products stand out with their unique features.

OmronHeartGuide: Omron has launched a smartwatch called HeartGuide, which features an additional inflatable module on the inner side of its strap. This module functions like the inflatable cuff used by doctors to measure blood pressure, enabling the HeartGuide to achieve medical-grade monitoring accuracy.

In addition to blood pressure measurement, HeartGuide also features step counting, sleep monitoring, pulse and heart rate monitoring, and notification alerts. With a battery life of approximately 10–14 days on a single charge, it offers greater convenience for elderly users.

19. Omron HeartGuide

Coros Pace Smartwatch: This Coros Pace fitness watch features built-in GPS and a heart rate monitor, supports tracking of steps, elevation, swimming, and cycling, and its 30-day battery life makes it the ideal choice for triathletes.

20. Coros Pace Smartwatch

 Garmin Forerunner 645 Music: Garmin, a well-known company in the smart wearables market, has once again released an astonishing piece of advanced technology—a device that can both play music andElectronicProfessional Run for PaymentTableForerunner 645 Music Edition. Most fitness watches lack music storage capabilities, but this Garmin device offers this feature, allowing users to store up to 500 songs. In addition, it provides GPS tracking, running training modes, and contactless payment functionality.

21、Garmin Forerunner 645 Music

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