https://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/gadgets/RSS feed for GadgetsenFri, 09 Jan 2026 18:15:01 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/seven-fascinating-inventions-unveiled-at-the-2026-consumer-electronics-show-180987980/A smart wheelchair, an A.I.-powered tennis ball launcher, a mirror that reports on your health and more were on display at the annual Las Vegas trade showFri, 09 Jan 2026 18:15:01 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/seven-fascinating-inventions-unveiled-at-the-2026-consumer-electronics-show-180987980/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/the-eight-coolest-inventions-from-the-2025-consumer-electronics-show-180985808/A needle-free injection system, a bug-watching garden camera, a wearable that helps with memory lapses and more were unveiled at the annual Las Vegas trade showFri, 10 Jan 2025 19:30:35 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/the-eight-coolest-inventions-from-the-2025-consumer-electronics-show-180985808/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/from-jealous-spouses-to-paranoid-bosses-pedometers-quantified-suspicion-in-the-19th-century-180985504/The devices were used to track movement and measure productivity—an insightful foreshadowing of our current preoccupation with personal dataWed, 20 Nov 2024 16:14:34 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/from-jealous-spouses-to-paranoid-bosses-pedometers-quantified-suspicion-in-the-19th-century-180985504/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/see-the-tools-and-gadgets-from-julia-childs-kitchen-that-reveal-how-the-beloved-chef-cooked-180985184/From the microwave to the food processor, the book author and television personality tried many appliances and devices to figure out the best ways to use them for her audienceMon, 07 Oct 2024 18:13:43 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/see-the-tools-and-gadgets-from-julia-childs-kitchen-that-reveal-how-the-beloved-chef-cooked-180985184/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/the-eight-coolest-inventions-from-the-2024-consumer-electronics-show-180983577/A solar-powered electric vehicle, an at-home “multiscope,” an office bike that charges your devices and more were unveiled at the annual Las Vegas trade showFri, 12 Jan 2024 13:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/the-eight-coolest-inventions-from-the-2024-consumer-electronics-show-180983577/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/this-augmented-reality-tool-could-change-communication-for-some-deaf-and-hearing-impaired-people-180982996/TranscribeGlass attaches to any pair of glasses and projects real-time subtitles in the user’s field of visionMon, 23 Oct 2023 14:24:09 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/this-augmented-reality-tool-could-change-communication-for-some-deaf-and-hearing-impaired-people-180982996/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/eight-cool-new-technologies-from-this-years-consumer-electronics-show-180981413/Flying cars, live-translation eyeglasses, self-driving strollers and more were unveiled at the annual trade show in Las VegasTue, 10 Jan 2023 20:38:20 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/eight-cool-new-technologies-from-this-years-consumer-electronics-show-180981413/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/can-smartwatches-be-adapted-to-help-detect-covid-19-infections-180976869/With new algorithms, wearable devices—collecting vital signs like heart rate and skin temperature—could catch illness earlyThu, 28 Jan 2021 15:55:10 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/can-smartwatches-be-adapted-to-help-detect-covid-19-infections-180976869/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/nine-attention-grabbing-inventions-unveiled-at-this-years-ces-180976755/Held virtually, the Consumer Electronics Show still debuted plenty of new gadgets, from an easy-to-use beehive to a Bluetooth maskThu, 14 Jan 2021 16:04:29 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/nine-attention-grabbing-inventions-unveiled-at-this-years-ces-180976755/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/eight-remarkable-inventions-unveiled-this-years-ces-180973936/From a smart grill to a bike that rides on water, these were the coolest—and strangest—gadgets at the Consumer Electronics ShowFri, 10 Jan 2020 15:11:02 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/eight-remarkable-inventions-unveiled-this-years-ces-180973936/