An electronic screen conveying news created by artificial intelligence (AI) about the 4th China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) held in Haikou, capital of southern China's Hainan province, on April 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Mengshuo)
HAIKOU, April 17 (Xinhua) – Sleep aids, massage chairs with customized solutions, Cutting-edge technology products such as AI-assisted home sensors were on display. It has attracted many visitors interested in experiencing and learning more about smart home innovations.
Themed “Share open opportunities, co-create a better life”, the expo will feature special exhibition halls for digital consumption and professional services, covering many areas including smart home Many of the products on display will be shown to the public for the first time. .
Despite the hustle and bustle of the exhibition hall, visitor Duan Huiming felt at peace as he leaned back on the sofa and quickly fell asleep next to the device inside the small hut. After taking a nap, Duan said, “I felt very sleepy after going in and slept well.''
Li Jingming, assistant to the chairman of Vancouver, Canada-based Air Nutri Solution Inc., said the device, called the Quietaid Machine, applies charged particle wave technology to help teenagers reduce study-related stress. He explained that it helps with sleep.
Visitors try out sleep aids at the 4th China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) in Haikou, capital of southern China's Hainan province, April 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)
China will develop new types of consumption, launch policies to promote digital, green and health-related consumption, and foster new consumption growth areas such as smart homes, according to a government work report.
Many visitors were lining up at the entrance to the exhibition hall to try out the massage chairs. Once seated in the chair, the integrated technology quickly displayed his heart rate, breathing rate, and stress parameters on his tablet computer within a minute.
“Based on the AI monitoring results, our massage chair will recommend a massage mode that suits you,” said Zhou Manni, assistant brand manager of OSIM China.
At the booth of Chinese technology giant Huawei, AI-assisted sensors that can monitor the condition of elderly people living at home are on display.
“If an elderly person stumbles or falls out of bed, this device will immediately alert the family member's designated phone number,” said Xiao Yan, President of Smart Space Product Line at Huawei Consumer Business Group. “I will send it to you.”
A staff member tours a room equipped with AI-assisted sensors at the 4th China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) in Haikou, capital of southern China's Hainan province, on April 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)
At the expo, Hainan province's relevant government departments and several enterprises and research institutions signed strategic cooperation agreements in enterprise intelligence.
Meanwhile, in response to a year-long program aimed at stimulating consumption launched by the Ministry of Commerce, Hainan province launched an island-wide home appliance trade-in campaign, whose opening ceremony was held at the expo.
According to Gu Gan, deputy governor of the province, in the era of exponential AI development, embracing intelligence is essential.
“We aim to create more market development opportunities for entrepreneurs and want to take the lead by building a series of exemplary intelligent houses in residential buildings during the construction of the free trade port. I'm thinking about it,” Gu said. –