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Consumer Electronics Daily News Wednesday, January 10, 2018 1 6 The Importance of Quality Dash Cams The dash cam is a surveillance-oriented video recorder mounted on the wind- screen of a vehicle facing out to the road. It tracks the events going on around your car into a micro SD card and stores video evidence if incidents occur. Dash cams automatically power up and record when your engine turns on and automatically turns off and stops recording when the engine is turned off. Dash cams are pow- ered through a cigarette lighter socket through the power cord. Papago dash cams can continue to record even when you have parked and are away from your vehicle to catch vandals, rogue criminals and can monitor your garage/property. These parked recording features are enabled by hard wiring your dash cam to your battery. A dash cam provides irrefutable video evidence for protection from false accusations after the incident, including drunk drivers, road rage and insurance fraud. Crash investigators can use this important footage to help you figure out what happened in the lead up to an acci- dent. Today, dash cams are used by most drivers in Europe, America, Russia, South Korea, Southeast Asia and are rap- idly growing in popularity in Australia. The importance of quality dash cams are: protecting yourself – dash cams are important because it helps drivers protect themselves from false accusations in road incidents. It's clear that no matter how careful you drive, if other drivers are not careful, you can easily end up in an accident. You may be charged guilty by your insurance com- pany, depending on the situation; and, stopping vandalism/hit and run and mon- itor your parked vehicle – Papago dash cams can protect customer's cars from being vandalized while parked. With the use of a hardwire kit to provide constant power, the dash cam can be triggered by motion or impact and record what is hap- pening around the parked car. We all know what mall/supermarket car parks are like. In most cases, the careless driver will leave the scene without giving details. The dash cam can help prove to your insurance company that you did not cause the damage yourself, or in the case of intentional damage, the footage can be shown to the police. Other reasons quality dash cams are important include: with a quality dash cam, employers can monitor and ensure employees are following company rules when driving fleet vehicles; a quality dash cam provides irrefutable video evi- dence in the event of a road incident – false accusations can be disputed; some quality dash cam models provide GPS location tracking and vehicle speed; a quality dash cam is indispensable because it provides protection and evi- dence from hit and run incidents, car theft and malicious damage; a quality dash cam is easy to install and easy to use; and may reduce the time to settle a claim by an insurance company or court. For more information, go to us.papagoinc.com or stop by booth #35677 at South Hall 4. The Self-Cleaning Robot for Cats Now Has App AutoPets™ is excited to announce the launch of the Connect app for the Litter- Robot automatic, self-cleaning litter box. The new Connect app gives users addi- tional freedom from their litter box duties by allowing them to remotely monitor and control a single Litter-Robot or mul- tiple units. The app is compatible with the new, WiFi-enabled Litter-Robot III Open Air with Connect. "We are so excited for this launch; not only are we fulfilling a cus- tomer wish, we are also catapulting the Litter-Robot into the IoT space," states Brad Baxter, President and inventor of the Litter-Robot. "By bringing together the Litter-Robot with the newest technol- ogy, we're giving pet parents a way to solve a problem and manage the solu- tion." "A key part of our product design process is to think about how we can con- tinue to improve the lives of our cus- tomers," says Jacob Zuppke, Vice President of Marketing and Sales. "We've taken an already-smart product and made it even smarter." A key feature of the Connect app is the waste level gauge, an animated gauge that displays the real-time waste level. The gauge uses AutoPets' propri- etary machine learning algorithm to refine its cycles-until-full estimate and increase accuracy over time. The app will also alert the user through a push notification when it's time to empty the Litter-Robot. "No one likes to deal with the litter box, automated or not. It's typically located out-of-sight and, unfortunate- ly, out-of-mind," says David Saterstad, Director of Marketing. "Now, with the Litter-Robot and Connect app, you don't have to scoop the litter box and you don't have to check on it to know when it needs your attention; it will tell you." The app also gives the user full remote control. Through an easy-to-use interface, users can change feature set- tings, see notification history, view usage stats and get troubleshooting support. The Stats feature displays unprecedented data about the cat's litter box habits, so owners can gain insight into their cat's health. About AutoPets Established in 1999 and based in Auburn Hills, Michigan, AutoPets is dedicated to the design and man- ufacture of highly functional, easy-to-use products with a mod- ern aesthetic, that make caring for your pet more enjoyable. AutoPets understands that pets are more than just animals, they are parts of our lives and members of the family. The company takes a fresh-eyes, open-mind- ed approach to everything it does. AutoPets is pet care, reimagined. For more information, visit www.litter- robot.com or go to the Smart Home sec- tion at Tech East, booth #42935 in Halls A-D at the Sands. Sennheiser Presents Immersive Audio with AMBEO SMART HEADSET Sennheiser has debuted its intuitive, compact and mobile 3D recording head- set – the AMBEO SMART HEADSET – which is on display at this year's CES. This ingenious new device captures immersive 3D audio with unparallelled simplicity. Binaural audio recordings cre- ated with the AMBEO SMART HEAD- SET deliver a true-to-life 3D experience – placing the listener inside the sound- scape as it was experienced, while exhibiting natural spatial characteristics. Sennheiser has once again partnered with audio interface manufacturer Apogee for the creation of this headset, which captures incredibly detailed and realistic recordings. This is achieved through two omni-directional micro- phones integrated in the ear pieces. These two microphones work alongside a pre- mium A/D converter, mic preamp and SoftLimit from Apogee, capturing the subtle differences in timing, volume and timbre that occur as sounds from differ- ent directions reach each ear. When played back on headphones, the result is a lifelike audio experience in picture-per- fect fidelity, placing the listener in the exact, original sound field – whether they are capturing a buzzing city or a tranquil forest. The AMBEO SMART HEADSET lets users record in 3D directly onto Apple iOS devices featuring a Lightning connector. Users can now create immersive 3D audio that matches the high-quali- ty video that is available on most mobile devices. It also complements the conven- ience and simplicity of the mobile device experience, making the spontaneous capture of three-dimension- al sound as easy as shooting a high-definition video. "With this new headset, you can use your iOS device's camera to record, experience and relive the same balance of three-dimensional sound and 180-degree visual perspective that we as human beings are accustomed to in our percep- tion of the world," explains Dr. Andreas Sennheiser, co-Chief Executive Officer, Sennheiser. "Sound is crucial to how we understand the space around us, and the AMBEO SMART HEAD- SET lets you record this sense of depth, detail and realism." Daniel Sennheiser, co- Chief Executive Officer, Sennheiser, adds: "Together the AMBEO SMART HEAD- SET and your mobile device can become powerful creative tools for capturing your world in an entirely new way." Visitors to Sennheiser's CES booth have the opportunity to experience this immersive 3D audio, further closing the gap between audio playback and reality as Sennheiser takes yet another step into the future of audio. For more information, visit www.sennheiser.com or stop by booth #20606. AIG Study: Americans Evenly Split on Sharing the Road with Driverless Vehicles As cars and trucks move toward a more autonomous future, Americans are highly polarized as to whether to accept or reject them on the road, according to a study by American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG). Safety of the vehicles, including the risk of hacking, are key concerns among respondents, while ease of driving and lower insurance premiums are seen as compelling ben- efits. AIG is releasing a comparison of the U.S. study with data from Singapore and the U.K. at the show. Assessing Comfort Levels Forty-one percent of survey respon- dents are uncomfortable with the idea of sharing the road with driverless vehicles, while 42 percent are general- ly OK with it. A major stumbling block to acceptance is the perceived security of the vehicles, with 75 percent of respondents expressing concern that fully driverless vehicles, and even Continued on Page 21