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C o n s u m e r E l e c t r o n i c s D a i l y N e w s W e d n e s d a y, J a n u a r y 6 , 2 0 1 6 4 ECOVACS ROBOTICS EXPANDS FLOOR CLEANING ROBOT LINE ECOVACS Robotics, the premier devel- oper and manufacturer of home service robots, expands its DEEBOT floor clean- ing robot line with new products and new technology. New products were designed in direct response to consumer feedback and to help retailers expand their growing home robotics category. WINBOT, a family of window cleaning robots, and the line of DEEBOT floor cleaning robots have been show stoppers since their release, sparking a lot of interest and chatter amongst the media and retail- ers. "The home service robotics category has grown exponentially in the last sever- al years and is on track to continue. Research and forecasting models show several areas of demand that are yet to be filled with products. ECOVACS is enhancing our DEEBOT line to support retailers and help them capture this untapped market," says Mike Hecht, Executive Director of ECOVACS Robotics Inc. New price points, innovation and technological advancements are featured on ECOVACS brand new DEEBOT models, filling niches that are lacking in the cur- rent marketplace. The recently released DEEBOT Slim draws fresh consumers into the category with a satisfying array of tech- nology and cleaning features at an entry- level price point. DEEBOT Slim, as its name denotes, is a low-profile robotic vacuum that stands only 2.2 inches tall, so it easily cleans under furniture where other robots can't. DEEBOT Slim is sim- ple to operate and maintain, cleans bare floors effectively with no-tangle direct FIRST OF ITS KIND FREE SOCIAL ENERGY CONSERVATION SUSTAINABLE APP My Open Road (MOR) is an innovative social energy conservation sustainable app for smartphones that encourages and incentivizes users to reduce their carbon footprint by taking alternative transporta- tion (walk, run, bike, carpool, taking the bus or train) instead of driving, and get rewarded with discounts from sustain- able partners for their efforts in saving the environment. MOR makes it fun by using social responsibility scores to rank users' method of travel. The more energy-effi- cient the method of travel, the higher the score. MOR's patent-pending mobile technology can detect a wide range of transportation mechanisms that a person might use to get from point A to point B. The app uses different travel "modes" and assigns a "social responsibility score," or SRS, to each one. For example, walking or running has an SRS of 1,000, while driving a car has an SRS of only 500. Carpool mode will award users with a 700 SRS, which will go up depend- ing on the number of people in the car. MOR partners with local busi- nesses to provide users with specials and discounts for their effort in saving energy while maintaining a high social responsibility score of 700 or better. "My Open Road is an amazing application," said Wing Lam, Co- Founder of Wahoo's Fish Tacos. "It's a new green marketing system that gives merchants the tools to reward customers Continued on Page 77 Continued on Page 77 AN INDEPENDENT PUBLICATION NOT AFFILIATED WITH CES ® Lee M. Oser CEO and Editor-in-Chief Jules Denton Kim Forrester Associate Publishers Lorrie Baumann Editorial Director JoEllen Lowry Greg Gonzales Jeanie Catron Micah Cheek Richard Thompson Associate Editors André Gressieux Art Director Yasmine Brown Krystal Robles Graphic Designers Sarah Glenn Freda Epum Customer Service Managers Heather Canale Jamie McReynolds Kim Stevens Stacy Davis Tara Neal Show Logistics & Distribution Sarah Robinson Rob Romeo Carlos Velasquez Dan Wilkins Account Managers Enrico Cecchi European Sales Consumer Electronic Daily News is published by Oser Communications Group ©2016 All rights reserved. Executive and editorial offices at: 1877 N. Kolb Road, Tucson, AZ 85715 520.721.1300/Fax: 520.721.6300 www.osercommunicationsgroup.com European offices located at Lungarno Benvenuto Cellini, 11, 50125 Florence, Italy