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Netatmo
Founded in 2011, Netatmo
is an innovative company
developing consumer electronics for a better and connected
lifestyle. Netatmo carefully designs their products' mechanics,
electronics and embedded software. Netatmo industrializes
them with the finest quality standards and designs the mobile
and Web applications that unleash their capabilities.
The first device launched by the company, the Weather Station
for Smartphone, allows users to measure indoor air quality,
weather and more. In November 2013, Netatmo launched their
second product for the European market, the Thermostat for
Smartphone designed by Starck. At the 2015 CES, Netatmo
unveiled Welcome, the smart home camera featuring
revolutionary face recognition technology.
Netatmo was recognized with three awards from the
prestigious CES Innovations Design & Engineering awards both
in 2013 and 2014, and four awards in 2015. At CES 2016, Netatmo
unveils Presence, its latest smart home innovation.
NeuroMetrix Inc.
Quell® is a revolutionary
new technology,
wearable intensive nerve stimulation (WINS), that delivers
100 percent drug free, widespread relief from chronic pain
and is FDA cleared for 24/7 wear. Quell is clinically proven
with 81 percent reporting improvement in chronic pain and
overall health and 67 percent reporting a reduction in their
pain medication use. Patented OptiTherapy™ customizes the
device to each user by automatically adjusting therapy dose
for optimal pain relief. Bluetooth® Smart enabled, the device
connects to a smartphone app to track therapy sessions, sleep
quality and control features with the option to store health data
and insights in the Quell Health Cloud.
NeuroMetrix is an innovative healthcare company that
develops wearable medical technology and point-of-care tests
that help patients and physicians better manage chronic pain,
nerve diseases and sleep disorders. The company was founded
as a spinoff from the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences
and Technology in 1996.
Orfeo SoundWorks is an
engineering-driven research and
development company founded
in 2015 to enhance the listening
experience for everyone around the globe. Our business
domain splits into premier noise-blocking Bluetooth earphones
and B2B audio solutions.
Our primary goal is to provide the best audio experience and
convenient and comfortable communication experience for
people.

inside the earphones, which physically blocks all the noises
from outside while capturing only the human voice. Therefore,
unlike normal Bluetooth earphones, Orfeo Bluetooth Earphones
allow you to have clear communication in loud environments
such as rock concerts, baseball stadium and even battlefields.
Perceptive Devices LLC
We enable hands-free, voicefree and mouse-free control
of electronic devices including smart glasses, augmented
reality/virtual reality HMDs, desktop/laptop/tablet computers,
smartphones, smart TVs, smart watches, etc. Control can be
achieved using gentle head motions or eye gaze along with
simple facial expressions such as smiling or moving eyebrows.
Our technology provides enhanced hands-free productivity and
safety for deskless workers via *true* hands-free and voicefree control of augmented/virtual reality devices. It also affords
accessibility to millions of dexterity impaired in use of a whole
host of computing devices, including AR/VR devices.
Our technology is patented/patent pending and has already
won multiple awards including CTA Foundation's "Tech That
Improves Lives" in 2015.
Our first software product for hands-free control will be
launched at CES 2016. Our IP is also available for licensing in
wearables as well as traditional computing devices.
Polar is the leading pioneer in
heart rate monitoring, activity
trackers and training computers.
With nearly 40 years of experience and a proud heritage in
innovative physiological and sports medical research, we cater
to all levels of fitness by offering a comprehensive product
range including cycling computers, wearable sports devices
and activity trackers, training apps and online services. Our
award-winning training computers are the number one choice
among consumers worldwide, being sold through more than
35,000 retailers globally. Headquartered near Oulu in Finland,
Polar is a privately held company that operates in more than 80
countries including our U.S. headquarters in Lake Success, NY.
For more information, please visit www.polar.com.
Prizm
Prizm is a brain for your speakers: it is the
first AI-powered music player. Thanks to
sensors and algorithms, Prizm identifies
music tastes of people in the room,
understands the context (party, chilling...)
and intuitively adapts the music, so everyone
loves the music played.

Our product, Orfeo Bluetooth Earphones, has a microphone
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