Wafricnews - June 22, 2025

The world’s biggest tech spectacle, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), returned to Las Vegas this week — and as expected, it was a futuristic feast of innovation. From artificial intelligence-powered devices to bizarre but brilliant prototypes, CES 2025 showcased just how far human creativity is willing to stretch in the name of progress.

This year’s edition didn’t disappoint, serving up gadgets that ranged from the wildly entertaining to the genuinely life-changing. Amid the crowd-pleasers — like TVs with suction-cup backs and robots shaped like cats that cool your coffee — were bold solutions aimed at transforming health care, environment, and daily living.

Needle phobia isn’t just an inconvenience; it’s a serious global health challenge. Studies show that nearly 25% of adults and two-thirds of children fear injections, with some healthcare workers even avoiding essential vaccines. Now, a Dutch startup may have a sleek solution.

Enter BoldJet, a needle-free injection system developed by FlowBeams — a tech company gunning to change how the world experiences medical injections. Unveiled at CES 2025, BoldJet uses laser technology to heat liquid and create high-speed microjets that pass through the skin without a needle. The jets are so thin and fast that users reportedly feel little to no pain.

If it sounds like something straight out of a James Bond film, that’s because it is — minus the danger. Instead of leaving behind medical waste or risking accidental needle injuries, BoldJet promises a cleaner, safer, and more sustainable approach to injections.

Recognized as a 2025 CES Innovation Award honoree, BoldJet was one of the health tech highlights of the show.

“The novel approach of BoldJet by FlowBeams fixes a critical component of the health sector,” said FlowBeams CEO Lea Milovich. “Our ambitions for BoldJet will fundamentally change how we think about patient care and health care worker safety, while positively contributing to saving our planet.”

But BoldJet wasn’t the only eye-catching reveal at CES. Other inventions included a bug-watching garden camera that identifies insects in your backyard, and a wearable memory aid designed to help users with cognitive lapses.

From digital spoons that enhance taste to AI-powered environmental tools, CES 2025 made it clear: the future is not only smart — it’s compassionate, inclusive, and innovative in ways we never imagined.