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Photo of the Lotus Ring floating in space with a blurred background of a room with a couch. The Ring is circular and with a light brushed metallic outer surface and a black polished inner surface. Two slits are visible on the outer surface and a small black button is flush with the side ring. A small section of the inner surface is light gray.

CES 2025: Lotus Wearable Ring for Home Device Control

April 23, 2025
by Steve Sheridan

Allison interviews Dhaval Patel, founder and CEO of Lotus, about their Ring device, which allows the wearer to control switches in the home without an app, WiFi, rewiring, or an internet connection. To use the Ring, the wearer points their index finger at the device to be controlled and clicks the button embedded in the […]

Oblique underwater view of Komatsu’s remote-controlled dredge as it sits on a riverbed. It is yellow in color and looks like a standard bulldozer with treads and a large bucket but is different in the following ways. It has no cockpit to accommodate a driver and it has a tall mast protruding from its roof up to the water surface. The company name is printed in blue on the front of the dredge and the world Electric is on the side of the vehicle. Two additional underwater dredges can been seen in the background also sitting on the riverbed.

CES 2025: Komatsu Underwater Remote Controlled Dredge

Allison interviews Madeline Pearce from Komatsu about their prototype of an all-electric underwater dredge that is remote-controlled. Komatsu is a global manufacturer of heavy equipment, founded in 1921. Their electric dredge is designed to remove debris from the beds of rivers and the base of dams to repair ecosystems or prepare for natural disasters. The […]

Touch-Sensitive Ring on Apple TV Remote is Weird

New Apple TV Remote With Arrows Illustrating Behavior The new Apple TV remote is probably the most exciting device Apple announced recently. Steve and I picked up two of the 2021 Apple TV 4Ks, not because they were amazing but because we wanted a flow down of devices in the house. And let’s be honest, […]

Rowenta VU2660 is the Best Fan I’ve Ever Owned

People think of California as a really hot place and are always surprised when they come here and realize that the coastal areas really aren’t that hot. The weather people here have a standard line they replay most days: “Early morning low clouds, followed by hazy afternoon sunshine.” We can stay at a pretty much […]

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