Six Cool Gadgets From This Year’s CES

In the United States, 3,300 people are killed and another 400,000 are injured in car accidents caused by distracted driving each year. That’s the problem SMARTwheel hopes to solve. The smart steering wheel cover alerts drivers with lights and sounds when they’re showing distracted behaviors, including taking their hands off the wheel. Data is transmitted to an app, which grades how well the driver did at driving without distraction. It’s aimed at teenagers—and it was also invented by one. CEO TJ Evarts is 19, and started working on the product six years ago.

You’ll never run out of milk again with Samsung’s new Family Hub refrigerator. This $5,000 appliance is stuffed full of sensors, cameras and screens, monitoring your family’s food supply and intake with the attention of a butler. The fridge’s interior camera snaps a photo of what’s inside every time you close the door, giving you a constantly updated picture of what you’ve got and what you don’t. It works with the brand new Groceries by MasterCard smart fridge app to order food instantly. Use the giant exterior touchscreen to read recipes, update the family calendar, watch TV or play music while you cook. According to reports, Samsung hopes to work with Amazon’s Alexa AI assistant to make the fridge voice-activated in the near future.

In the sustainability department, the Hydrao is a smart showerhead that keeps track of your water usage with LED lights. The lights change color the more water you use, allowing you to get familiar with your water usage (when the lights first change, you better get shampooing). An associated app lets you track your water use over time on your mobile device. The showerhead’s water pressure powers the device, so it doesn’t even need a battery.