Reviewed names winners of AccessABILITY Awards for CES 2024
10 cutting-edge adaptive and accessible products that level the playing field
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Today, we at Reviewed are pleased to announce the winners of the second annual AccessABILITY Awards, honoring products featured at the upcoming CES 2024 trade show that put accessibility at the forefront of product design.
The awards are a recognition of the important work being done to aid the millions of people with disabilities, as well as a reiteration of Reviewed's commitment to accessibility coverage. These awards will be shared at a live stage event in January at CES 2024 in Las Vegas.
Reviewed’s first debuted the AccessABILITY Awards at CES 2023. This year, we honor more products than ever, all of which have the potential to unlock new skills and abilities for those living with a wide variety of conditions.
The accessibility industry and coverage surrounding it have come a long way in recent years. The dozens of incredible nominees we considered offer a solid glimpse at some of the latest and greatest efforts from around the world. At Reviewed, we believe accessible design helps everyone, and these products embody that sentiment to its fullest.
We’re proud to announce the 10 winners of Reviewed’s 2024 AccessABILITY Awards.
LG Universal UP Kit
Made from eco-responsible materials, this kit of appliance add-ons makes refrigerators, washers, and ovens easier to see and manipulate.
LG’s Universal UP kit is a small collection of attachments purposefully created to make the brand’s washers, refrigerators, ovens, and other appliances more user friendly for those with visual and dexterity disabilities.
Using household products becomes a more universal possibility with these targeted modifications for thicker handles and braille controls.
eSight Go
This fifth-gen device can help some users reach up to 20/20 enhanced vision through use of advanced lenses.
eSight Go eyewear features an intricate set of sensors and lenses designed to help overcome central vision loss. As a fifth-generation device, the Go model has enhanced stabilization, improved field of view, and a neck-worn battery.
Garmin Venu 3
This smart watch offers advanced health and fitness insights for wheelchair users.
The Garmin Venu 3 proves it’s a cut above competitive smart watches with a robust feature set tailor-made for wheelchair users.
In addition to tracking distance and regular weight shifts, the Venu 3 offers a suite of wheelchair-based activities for testing speed, handcycling, and more.
GyroGear GyroGlove
This hand stabilizer may help those with Parkinson's disease and other conditions navigate daily life with greater ease.
GyroGlove is a wearable sleeve with a specialized module designed to reduce the impact of Parkinson’s disease, hand tremors, and other similar conditions. Given ample time, the device potentially allows wearers to regain some lost control.
Naqi Logix Neural Earbuds
Users of these neural earbuds can intuitively command a host of devices with facial micro gestures.
Though this product might look like an old-school Bluetooth headset, these earbuds come directly from the future.
With embedded sensors, Naqi Neural Earbuds can detect brain waves and muscle impulses and convert them into signals capable of controlling a huge variety of devices. Wheelchairs, drones, computers, and much more can all be accessed—no touch or voice required.
Kangsters Wheely-X
This cardio and performance trainer comes with a fully integrated training app and gaming-infused features.
The Wheely-X manual wheelchair treadmill allows users to get a workout while also offering potential avenues for wheelchair racing esports. The product fuses fitness and gaming in unique ways to serve an oft-overlooked audience.
Proclaim Custom-Jet Oral Health System
Proclaim pulses 22 ounces of water through a custom-fitted mouthpiece to floss your entire mouth in seven seconds.
Like a water flosser on steroids, the Proclaim Custom-Jet Oral Health system is something like a fitted mouth guard, but with up to 60 angled jets adapted to clean between every tooth.
This custom tooth cleaner delivers far superior results to manual flossing. The handheld device may be especially beneficial to those in the disabled community who lack the manual dexterity required to floss through traditional methods.
Whispp
Whispp helps people with speech issues retain a clear voice with a unique identity.
Whispp is an app that takes whispered or slurred speech and converts it into a natural-sounding voice of the user’s choosing.
Users can even take samples of their voice as it used to sound and train the software to very literally give them their own voice back.
MpWAV ClearSense Audio
This app neutralizes ambient noise without distorting target sound.
The ClearSense Audio app filters out background noise and feeds only the voices you need to hear directly into your headphones. The app is simple and intuitive to use, and it's easy to toggle the noise cancelling function on and off as your environment and hearing needs change.
Xander Captioning Glasses
Xander Captioning Glasses offer an innovative, hands-free way for people with hearing loss to follow conversations.
Xander Captioning Glasses do exactly what their name implies: They display live captions in front of the wearer’s eyes. These glasses allow those with hearing loss to read what’s being said in conversation in real time.
To celebrate these incredible winning products, CES attendees are encouraged to join Reviewed for a special presentation at the CTA Stage, January 10 at 11 a.m. PT at Las Vegas Convention Center.
Reviewed Accessibility Editor Sarah Kovac and Editor in Chief David Kender will host a panel discussion with select winners and their products. The hour-long event will focus on the inspiration, challenges, and reward of designing products with inclusivity and accessibility in mind.
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