CES 2016 is shaping up to be an impressive show.
Four days in and the Mashable team was once again on the ground finding the best tech from the show floor. From new robots and wearables to iPhone accessories and all-new ways to play Pac-Man, Thursday was filled with an impressive array of gadgets and news from top companies.
We’ve rounded up a few of our favorite products that came out of CES Thursday. Keep reading to see all our top picks and let us know which ones you’re most excited about.
Moff Band and Pac-Man app
In an effort to keep kids moving, the Moff Band connects to the Pac-Man iPad app via Bluetooth for a more active, immersive experience. The Band’s built-in accelerometer and gyro sensors track your arm’s movement. Swing your arms in the direction you want, and Pac Man will move accordingly.
Mashable’s product analyst Raymond Wong tried it out and said it wasn’t nearly as precise as the Wii’s motion controls or Kinect’s gesture controls, but he did feel the burn in his arms. If gaming is the one thing to get you exercising, you can purchase it for $55 once the Pac-Man version of the app and the band become available early this year.
Iris Apfel debuts a line of luxury wearables
Iris Apfel, the 94-year-old fashion icon often seen with wide-eyed bifocals, debuted her own collection of luxury wearables. The collaboration with WiseWear is Apfel’s answer to the “quite hideous” style of most fitness trackers. There are three bracelets in the luxury line: Calder, Kingston and Duchess. Each has features like activity tracking, mobile notifications and a messaging system that lets users contact a pre-approved list of people with their location in case of an emergency. The wearables are $300 each and are available for purchase here.
Under Armour and IBM team up
IBM is teaming up with sportswear company Under Armour on a new “Cognitive Coaching Powered by IBM Watson” initiative, part of which will include a big overhaul to Under Armour’s UA Record app that debuted at last year’s CES. Through the partnership, the app will pull in data from IBM’s Watson,in addition to the data it already collects from wearables and other sources. Eventually, the companies plan to add more Watson-powered features like visual recognition capabilities (for identifying nutritional values for food) and weather data (which could show how environmental factors impact your workouts.)
Olloclip Studio iPhone Kit
Photography enthusiasts can find a lot of use in the Olloclip Studio iPhone Kit. For $90, you’ll get a bunch of accessories. There’s a finger-grip lock that slides onto the case, which helps you take photos in portrait or landscape mode. It’s easy to slip on thanks to the case’s rail system, and it locks in pretty tightly. The kit also comes with an iPhone kickstand, two cold shoes and two tripod mounts.
Robot chef
This is how you make Kung Pao chicken with a robot. #OneCook #CES2016 #food pic.twitter.com/imwbCr0grB
— Lance Ulanoff (@LanceUlanoff) January 7, 2016
We found a robot chef that successfully cooked Mashable chief correspondent Lance Ulanoff Kung Pao chicken. Called, OneCook, the robot chef uses an app to help the machine read recipes and cook meals.