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It comes with inbuilt sensors that are designed to track a user’s run, record burned calories, and read their heart rate. Connected to a smartphone with the ear buds’ companion apps, it enables user to track his/her fitness and heart rate charts right from the mobile. And all of this, while listening to music! Intel says that it will also be able to choose music tracks based on the current heart rate and workout conditions, so you do not slack off during your training! 4. Flexible TVs Bored of looking at that giant rectangular box sitting in your living room? Always wanted your TV to flex like a fish-out-of-water? Well fear no more! Major electronics manufacturers have shown off some quite amazing feat of technologies with their TVs in the CES, with 4K resolution Ultra HD having the most notable presence in the show, but LG and Samsung took a step further by introducing flexible and curved TVs! Both had a flagship UHD “bendy” TV, and the bend can be controlled with just a button on their respective remotes. Though these will probably make a big dent in your pocket, it will at least give your living-room a futuristic vibe! 5. Tactus’ Morphing Touchscreen Keyboard I’m sure some of you, while using your smartphone to type, must’ve thought “Man, I wish my phone had a real keyboard, would make typing much easier!” Apparently, Tactus guys thought so too. And so to overcome this problem, they came up with the idea of a morphing touchscreen. 32