New Cool Up-and-Coming Travel Gadgets - January - CES Edition |Travel Tech Gadgets

Jan 22, 2018

New Cool Up-and-Coming Travel Gadgets - January - CES Edition

These 3D-printed objects don’t need batteries to connect to Wi-Fi
thenextweb.com/gadgets/these-3d-printed-objects-dont-need-batteries-to-connect-to-wi-fi
So, basically, they’ve created sensors that can beam data to your phone or other connected devices without the need for any sort of circuitry.

Quick-E Charge (#CES)
One-time use recyclable power banks for mobile phones and portable devices

1620 mAh Li-Po battery
5mm think only
Enclosed in prepaid Tyvek™ envelope enabling users to recycle with ease and at no cost
Long battery life - can sit idle for a long time
Integrated Lightning connector
Accompanied with Quick-E app to locate point of sales and drop off points for recycling

iSpace just raised $90 million to launch two private moon missions by 2020
https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/13/ispace-just-raised-90-million-to-launch-two-private-moon-missions-by-2020/

Bell Helicopter Air Taxi (#CES)
Bell, the maker of conventional helicopters, has a futuristic air taxi concept that will at first have one pilot and can accommodate up to 3 passengers. With plans to have fully autonomous air taxi to come later with 4-passenger capacity.

Learning a language in VR is less embarrassing than IRL
qz.com/1159167/learning-a-language-in-vr-is-less-embarrassing-than-irl
No driver. No pedals. No steering wheel. Just seats and screens and doors that can close themselves.