If you love tech, CES is the place to be in January. Hall after hall is lined with massive TVs, souped-up PCs, and eye-popping car concepts. But there are also those products that make us do a double-take, like last year's radiation-blocking undies and the DockATot from 2017. These are the CES gadgets that are just plain weird.
That's not to say they're not useful; a number of the gadgets below address real problems and might end up on your holiday wish lists (personal BreadBot, please?). But they're still pretty bizarre.
BreadBot
The BreadBot is like a vending machine for fresh bread. Except it makes the loaves right in front of your eyes. It can produce 10 loaves per hour, or about 235 loaves per day. To maintain the machine, a human simply needs to refill it with the bread ingredients and occasionally clean out the interior.
The maker of the bot, Wilkinson Baking Company, said one machine costs about $100,000. However, the company plans to lease, not sell its BreadBots. Three of the top five grocers in the US will pilot the technology later this year, according to Wilkinson.
Royole Top Hat
Kohler Numi 2.0 Smart Toilet
DFree
Hupnos Smart Sleep Mask
Ellcie Healthy Smart Glasses
Photo-Based Nail Art
Cocoon Bee Life
Seraphin
Drinkshift
Lussya One
Shoppal
FightCamp