From app-monitored home deliveries to all things sleep tech From massive TV displays to robots of all stripes, there?s no shortage of eye-popping moments at CES, the annual trade show for the latest and greatest in consumer tech, automotives, and beyond. But the most memorable moment for me at this year?s event, which wrapped up last Friday, came from an unexpectedly poignant tour of the iHome booth.
Introduced in 2005, iHome made its name with bedside docking stations for iPods, predating today?s smart home tech with a handy device that combined clock-radio, charging, and speaker functions into one. I owned an iHome iPod-docking clock radio throughout college and loved it.
Walking through the iHome booth in 2018, I was struck (and dizzied) by the sheer breadth of products the company now made. In addition to aromatherapy diffusers and vanity mirrors?both with built-in Bluetooth speakers?iHome?s bedside lineup also includes models offering wireless charging, models with an integrated charging perch for the Apple Watch, and, inevitably, models with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant built in. What" When did this all happen"
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iHome?s Alexa and Google Assistant-enabled devices were designed in collaboration with Amazon and Google.

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Though they retain the basic and very useful digital clock feature, along with a physical snooze button.

The answer is, of course, just in these last couple of ...