CES offers an endless cascade of the sights and sounds of technology as tens of thousands of products from companies around the world go on display for a week across Las Vegas. The Washington, D.C. area is far from unrepresented, as District, Maryland and Virginia companies stake their claims. Whether here for private meetings or with a display guaranteed to grab the attention of every passer-by, check out some of the local companies we are watching this week at CES.
RightEye
Bethesda-based RightEye uses sensor technology and software to make and run vision tests that can diagnose and even help treat medical conditions like concussion and attention deficit disorder. The eye-tracking technology can even be used to train the eye and brain, improving vision, reflexes and coordination.
VisiSonics
College Park.-based VisiSonics creates 3D audio systems that replicate real world acoustics. The company can recreate the depth and directional sense of sounds all from software, very useful for virtual reality and related tech.
LifeFuels
Jonathon Perrelli's smart water bottle startup was a big hit last year at CES. This year, the company has brought the newly revamped bottle for some meetings, but without the booth this time.
Checkout the new @LifeFuels smart bottle / personal beverage maker#CES2017 #Design#Innovation#SmartBottle#dctech#PersonalBeverageMaker pic.twitter.com/2ZpdUJsI6l
— Jonathon Perrelli (@perrelli) January 4, 2017
Alarm.com
Internet of Things firm Alarm.com offers a platform for smart homes and other buildings, using advanced sensors and software to remotely monitor and offer better security. The company went public last year and is working on some new features and devices.
Falco eMotors
Falco designs and builds electric bicycles The company builds both full bikes and components for creating other electric bikes.
Under Armour
Everyone knows Under Armour for its fitness outfits, but the Baltimore company is at CES to show off its new Connected Fitness platform this year. The digital fitness platform combines a bunch of different apps like MyFitnessPal and UA Record to offer useful info for people on their fitness and health.
M3D
M3D builds low-cost 3D printers and famously raised more than $1 million 24 hours in 2014 on Kisckstarter, followed this past summer by more than doubling its $100,000 goal for a new product just hours after launching the crowdfunding campaign.
Blue Ever Blue
District-based Blue Ever Blue is the designer of headphones that provide super high quality sound for relatively low prices.
