Photos: The 12 most unlikely places to find next-level technology

​2. Jewelry

Another trend building off of more traditional wearables is smart jewelry. While offering similar features to exercise trackers and smartwatches, tech companies are beginning to partner with designers to create prettier pieces. Wisewear smart bracelets, which include notifications and activity tracking, come in three metallic shades and range from $295-345.

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3. Prescription medicine

Earlier in November, the US Food and Drug Administration approved the first digital pill, which can tell doctors if and when a patient is taking their medication. While critics are worried about the increase of "big brother," the approval could signal an increase in tech on the consumer side of pharmaceuticals.

In the first approval, test patients wore a patch by Proteus Digital Health that connected to a smartphone app to track the time patients took the medicine. The data can be shared with a doctor and up to four other people.

Image: Proteus Digital Health

4. Wall art

TVs are common on the walls of consumers and businesses alike, so smart wall art may also become the norm. Some TVs, like the Samsung Frame TV, can be used to display digital art or watch Netflix at the flip of a switch. One hangs on the wall in the home office of CNET's Smart Apartment in Louisville, allowing a user to change the TV's function depending on how they're using the office that day.

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5. During your meditation routine

Need some calm? Tech can help with that.

Muse, a wearable equipped with EEG technology, monitors brain activity during your meditation routine, playing sounds depending on how much activity it senses. By hearing different sounds, users learn when they're properly meditating and not letting their mind wander, the company claims. The headset costs $249.

Image: Kevin Tam

6. Pain relief

Think of the Oska Pulse as a high-tech Icy Hot patch, designed to treat pain ranging from minor to chronic. The $399 device is small, portable, and ergonomically designed to fit anywhere on your body to combat aches. While users can use it after exercising, business users can help decrease minor pains during the work day to help them focus better.

Image: Oska Wellness, Inc.

7. Home security

Instead of using old-school cameras to safeguard your home or business, emerging tech gives new ways to monitor building security. One option, Aura, looks at movement-caused disruption of wireless signals and alerts users about motion. Users can view alerts and recent movements via the Aura smartphone app.

The latest version, starting at $199, includes integrations with digital assistants like Amazon Alexa and Google Home, along with pet learning technology.

Image: Aura

8. Your thermometer

Fever-caused sick days can be better tracked with a new tech-driven thermometer called TempTraq. The Bluetooth patch monitors body temperature for 48 hours, sending real-time data to a smartphone app. The app allows users to track multiple patches at once, as well as send information to a doctor. The patch can be used for all ages.

Image: TempTraq

9. Finding a doctor

Finding a doctor can be tough, so one startup is expanding the number of doctors available to you by using video chat, enabling both sides to work remotely. With Harvey Health, users schedule an hour-long video consultation with a licensed doctor. Based on the chat, the company sends the user a customized lab kit to collect samples relevant to the patient's concerns. A second video chat gives the user the doctor's recommendations to treat the problem.

Harvey Health focuses on naturopathic doctors currently, but similar ventures could expand the market to other types of medicine.

Image: Harvey Health

10. Your pillow

The ZEEQ Smart Pillow does a little bit of everything: It analyzes your sleep quality using motion tracking, plays sleep sounds, and offers an alarm. The IFTTT smart home compatible pillow also claims it can help you stop snoring.

ZEEQ Smart Pillow

11. Grilling

The Traeger Timberline Grill uses wireless control options to help the grillmaster change the temperature and cook time from their phone. The grill itself features a built-in probe to check the internal temperature of food and custom cook cycles. Using simple dials on the grill or a smartphone app may be able to help anyone become a grillmaster.

Image: Traeger Grills

12. Fidget spinners

It was only a matter of time before 2017's biggest toy fad got a tech boost. The $40 FidgetlyCTRL is the first Bluetooth-connected spinner, tracking spin statistics and acting as a gaming controller for multiple mobile games. To play the associated games, users hold a smartphone in one hand and the Fidgetly in the other, spinning it to direct the game.

FidgetlyCTRL