Hydrofoils are nothing new, but this is claimed to be the world’s first totally electric hydrofoil! It’s the Candela C-8 with a fully retractable C-FOIL system. This sleek electric computer controlled hydrofoil is 28 feet long and can accommodate 8 people. The top speed is 30 knots, and it has a range of about 57 miles at 20 knots. The hydrofoil system reduces water friction by 80%. So you fly above the surface of waves with no bouncing or rolling and no engine noise or harmful emissions. It’s a100% carbon fiber hull which reduces the overweight. In shallow mode, the foils and Candela C-POD are protected by the hull. In extreme weather conditions that prevent foiling, it can be driven as a conventional boat, but that of course will mean a reduced range. There are several consumer versions with many options. The base price starts at $390,000.

https://candela.com/candela-c-8/

The SKYTED is a new “silent bubble” mask! If you need to keep your conversation private, this allows silent, confidential calls anywhere. This “voice silencer” wearable offers total comfort from background noise and speech privacy in the real world such as transportation and open public spaces. 80% of the voice vibration is absorbed. Skyted says they have embedded small resonators within their masks, deploying technology crafted to silence jet engines. These resonators are 10 times more powerful than existing masks in the market. I think these will be great for airlines like Delta that’s starting free WiFi in airplanes. Imagine how many people may be on the phone during your flight! (Actually I read that Skyted is backed and financed by top players from the aerospace and aviation industries, including Airbus Dev.) This will probably be a big seller to business people, it’s also good for anyone who deals in sensitive information likes doctors, lawyers, accountants, etc. Launching on Kickstarter in March. There is also going to be a version of the SKYTED mask for gamers. From an unofficial source I heard the price might be in the $400 to $500 range.

Website: https://skyted.io/

Motion Pillow 2023 from 10minds monitors your snoring sounds and also senses the position of your head on the pillow. When the attached monitoring device (called the Solution Box) hears snoring sounds it uses an air pressure sensor to detect the location of the head on the pillow. Then it can inflate sections built into the pillow to gently move your head to reset your breathing and stop the snoring. (So it’s not like their demo pillow which I guess was designed to get attention at CES as folks walked by.) The spokesman said it’s available in Korea now and is expected to be in US later this year and the price would be $600 to $700. (That price seemed high, but checking on Amazon I found a pillow that also moves the head when it detects snoring and that one was $499.99 to $599.99.

http://www.motionpillow.com/en/home.do

Well, Dog-E is far less expensive than the other CES gadgets we talked about on World News Now. Also this fun canine is probably of interest to a wider range of people. It’s Dog-E from Wowwee! Dog-E is a smart robotic dog with audio & touch sensors and a tail that displays icons and messages to communicate. How can a tail display a message? IWell the tail shakes very quickly and LED’s in the tail can be read as a word, or very short message. What’s also unique is that each member of the family can have a Dog-E profile with its own activity and personality. You can even give it a name you’ve chosen which is different from what someone else in the house calls their Dog-E. Via the Dog-E app it’s easy to switch between each family member. Dog-E will react differently with each person depending on how they ‘trained’ or played with him, or her, over time. Coming Fall 2023 MSRP: $79.99. There’s a preorder link below.

Preorder website: https://dog-e.com/