"Buy enough of the devices it's presently working on and you'll exist in an environment of "ambient care," coddled by the machinery in your home. It sounds positively utopian: When the sensors in your bed know you've not slept well and are getting a cold, a robot will wake you with a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice. When you're in a rush to get to work, the robot will make you a sandwich for you to eat on the go,"
"There's obvious reasons for this: AI swallowed the tech industry's oxygen, sapping any chance of innovation in consumer hardware. The advent of Panther Lake is a win for Intel, but it's not going to enable dramatic changes in how people work with their PCs on a daily basis. The US policy shift away from EVs and toward fossil fuel-powered vehicles, too, means that the big names in auto manufacture"
LG envisioned an "ambient care" future where sensors and robots monitor health, wake users with juice, and prepare food to reduce physical and mental effort. Numerous startups showcased humanoid and wheeled robots for production lines, home care, and companionship, creating an atmosphere of convenience that can feel solitary and infantilizing. AI dominated industry attention, limiting consumer hardware innovation despite incremental advances like Panther Lake. Shifts in US EV policy reduced major automaker presence at CES, and many exhibited gadgets felt closer to novelty items than durable improvements to everyday life.
Read at Engadget
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