Taiwanese technology heavyweights, including Lite-On Technology Corp (光寶科技), motherboard maker Gigabyte Technology Co (技嘉科技) and semiconductor company ELAN Microelectronics Corp (義隆電子), are displaying their latest products at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES), a week-long show in Las Vegas that opened on Tuesday.
Lite-On is for the first time displaying its camera-based driver monitoring system, which can determine a driver’s level of attention by monitoring body posture and facial expressions.
The firm’s optical design team and its automotive lens manufacturers jointly developed a special camera that uses facial expression and hand gesture recognition technology, Lite-On automotive electronics SBU general manager Michael Wang (王明仁) said.
Photo: CNA, courtesy of Lite-On Technology Corp
The Taiwan Excellence Pavilion, organized by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council, the nation’s foremost trade promotion organization, is also showcasing 42 cutting-edge products from 18 companies.
These include Asustek Computer Inc’s (華碩) Lyra Voice, a three-in-one smart voice router that supports Amazon.com Inc’s Alexa voice assistant, and the Alpas Smart Agriculture Unmanned Helicopter developed by Geosat Aerospace & Technology Inc (經緯航太科技).
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