All the cool new gadgets at CES 2016 - Smart Ski Airbag Vest

Smart Ski Airbag Vest

As a professional klutz, I'm all for padding as much of myself as possible short of bubble wrappage. The Smart Ski Airbag Vest incorporates gyroscopic sensors, an accelerometer and a GPS in service of keeping you safe, inflating to protect your hips, back and insides when it detects a potential fall. It's targeted at skiers -- well-funded ones, at $1,200 a pop (roughly £815, AU$1,668) -- but this would make a great product for elders with balance issues as well. You won't be able to buy it until the weather warms this summer (but happily, midwinter for Australians).