Every year, CES brings us some of the most innovative, futuristic concepts — things we expect to be talking about for years to come . It also …
Every year, CES brings us some of the most innovative, futuristic concepts — things we expect to be talking about for years to come. It also brings us technology that’s a bit out there. Products that make us scratch our heads and ask, « What the heck inspired this? » To be clear, that doesn’t mean it’s bad tech, nor does it mean it’s unexciting. They’re just the things that none of us had on our CES 2022 bingo cards. There are massage chairs, and then there’s the Pharaoh O2 by Bodyfriend — a CES innovation honoree and premium massage chair that looks like something out of a futuristic first-class flight. Bodyfriend’s other chairs start at $2,499 and go up to $9,999, and all come packed with high-tech features to maximize your comfort. What kinds of features? The Pharaoh O2’s innovation award page says that the chair uses advanced sensors to help you recuperate. We’re not just talking about back massages, either. According to Bodyfriend: « The perineal massage function not only helps the blood circulation of the pelvic floor muscles and the perineum, it also induces the user to do Kegel exercises to help maintain health. » Kegel-related tech is nothing new, as CNET’s Claire Reilly discovered in 2017, but a chair that induces Kegel exercises seems like the first of its kind. The product page doesn’t explicitly say the chair is intended for pregnant persons, but the specific callout of perineal massage seems like the product was made with that audience in mind.
