Many emerging products are focused on boosting our wellness. It’s not hard to see why: We all want to eat better, train better and sleep better. That’s why it’s exciting to check out new, cutting-edge products that can help monitor and potentially improve our health. There’s no better place to do this than CES.
Here’s a round-up of our favorite wellness and health tech products showcased at CES, many of which will be available later this year. For more on CES, see what we think you won’t want to miss, the innovative products you can already get your hands on and the most bizarre gadgets to date.
An ecosystem of at-home reproductive tests
Vivoo, the popular wellness app, has also unveiled three at-home health tests to help women make informed reproductive choices based on data about their hormones, cycles and fertility windows. The three new urinate-based tests (ovulation, fertility and vaginal PH) measure hormones that, when elevated in urine, point to either ovulation or early pregnancy. They include follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone and human chorionic gonadotropin. What is measured will vary by the test.
After you urinate on the test strip, the data is available in the Vivoo app seconds later. The data is presented in calendars, a helpful view for those tracking fertility windows and cycle tracking. The reproductive health kits will be available at some point in the first quarter of 2025 and will be available through Amazon and other retailers.
Vivoo also announced an at-home blood test that detects inflammation and the second iteration of the smart toilet that can measure your hydration levels.
AI-powered smart hearing aids
Over-the-counter hearing aids have become more popular than ever because they let you skip the doctor’s office and address hearing issues at home. Elehear is already known for making AI-powered smart hearing aids like the Elehear Beyond, though the latest model, the Beyond Pro, is set to be released later this year. The Elehear Beyond Pro takes the technology a step further. It’s an AI-powered smart hearing wearable that offers real-time translation across multiple languages, tinnitus relief and proprietary Vocclear sound clarity.
Like other OTC hearing aids, Elehear has a user-friendly app that connects to the devices. This app allows you to adjust sound settings and customize them to your specific needs. These hearing aids might look like others on the market, but they’re expected to pack a punch.
An at-home saliva hormone test
Nowadays, you can monitor almost everything at home, from your blood pressure to your heart rate. But what about your hormones? The Eli Hormometer is the first instant saliva-based hormone monitoring system. Eli will soon launch a beta period with cortisol and progesterone tests.
All you have to do is provide a saliva sample and wait 20 minutes to receive results in the AI-power app. I’m happy to see the starting lineup of hormones being so strong. Cortisol and progesterone are two of the most important hormones directly impacting our health. Cortisol is the stress hormone that influences several bodily functions like sleep, metabolism and energy levels. Progesterone is an essential fertility hormone that, if tracked, can help you dive into your cycles and fertility.
A yoga mat designed to transform the fitness experience
If you like to calm your mind while relieving stress, your yoga experience might have just reached new levels. The yoctoMat is an IoT-enabled smart yoga mat that uses embedded seniors to give insights into key performance metrics like posture and balance. The sensors can display your weight distribution into a visual map that will help you improve your poses.
Assistive glasses for central vision loss
Known for its medical devices for enhanced vision, eSight is exhibiting its next-generation device, eSight Go, at CES. The eSight Go glasses are digital low-vision assistive devices that will help those with central vision loss from conditions such as macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy.
This device has a high-definition camera on the nosepiece that captures continuous video footage. The footage is optimized and enhanced before being presented to you on the HD OLED screens. Your prescription lenses can be added to optimize vision even further. The lightweight glasses are designed to be worn all day and have built-in controls and a battery that sits around your neck. The battery pack can handle up to 3 hours of continuous use.
A sleep pad for all ages
Tracking sleep is one of the longest-enduring product trends we’ve seen. We all want to sleep better, and having data about your sleep is the best way to make improvements. But what do you do if you don’t like wearing sleep trackers?
The new iSleePad is a smart sleep pad that monitors essential sleep-tracking metrics like your movement, heart and breathing rate thanks to a low-power microwave sensor. This lightweight, foldable sleep pad is positioned under your shoulders and torso instead of covering your whole bed. What makes this product notable is that it doesn’t just offer sleep data. The iSleepPad also provides notifications for abnormal bed exits, which could be particularly helpful with babies and elders.
Health-screening smart mirror that talks to you
Withing has added a health-screening smart mirror to its lineup of products called the Withings Omnia. This ultra-sleek AI-powered, full-length smart mirror provides a full health assessment just by standing in front of it. The product comes in two parts: a smart mirror and a base scale. The mirror looks at things like your weight and heart and lung health. It also does a 360-degree scan of the body. The scale reads essential biomarkers like heart rate, blood pressure and Vo2 Max. If that wasn’t enough, the AI-powered voice will read it all to you.
The smart mirror can also integrate with products like their smart scales or watches in the Withings ecosystem. The Omnia smart mirror is still in development, so I wouldn’t expect to see it hit the market any time soon. Though it’s an interesting take on the future of health monitoring.
Wearable health technology meets fashion
We’re used to seeing trackers and bands worn while exercising to monitor performance and health. Mij is the first single-layer fabric wearable device that monitors thermal load, the difference between how much heat your body produces and how much it loses. Thermal load is an important metric for determining whether a person is overheating or losing heat too fast.
Mij clothes have integrated flexible circuits and temperature and humidity sensors to monitor your thermal load. This is a metric that other wearable devices cannot track. It could be a huge opportunity to combat heat stroke or hypothermia. Not to mention, they look like normal activewear.
Smart earbuds for sleep that measure your brain waves
Plenty of people use headphones to fall asleep easier at night, but not like this. Tone by NextSense is showcasing the Tone Buds, which combine the calming sensation of listening to something to fall asleep and sleep tracking. Tone Buds use calming, noise-making sounds to help you fall asleep, and once the earbuds detect you’re out for the night, the sound stops.
The cool thing about the Tone Buds is that it tracks sleep with in-ear EEG technology that uses your brain waves to monitor and improve sleep. That’s right, the sounds adapt to your brain state. You’ll have access to sleep data from the EEG readings with the Tone app that allows you to examine your sleep quantity, quality and which sounds help you sleep best. If you don’t use the app, the earbuds function like normal headphones, which is good for daily use.
Impressively, they charge to 100% in an hour. These smart earbuds are available for preorder and will retail for $349.
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