Smartmop on techies’ bucket list

LAS VEGAS — It’s not only TVs, cameras and cars that are getting smarter.

Among the hot new items unveiled this week at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas are wired home appliances to make our lives easier — and a little costlier.

Some of the notable hometech products launched so far include: l iRobot’s Roomba Scooba is its first floor-cleaning robot that can clean up wet messes like a dropped bowl of cereal.

A 40-minute wash-and-dry cycle can clean up to 300 square feet, while voice alerts let you know the unit’s done, full or needs help.

The Roomba Scooba lays down a wet layer of detergent from a reservoir, and high-speed rubber wheels create a suction that removes fluids and debris from the floor and stores it in a holding tank. Cleanliness while you recline doesn’t come cheap — the unit is $600. l Dacor, purveyor of high-end kitchen appliances, unveiled its Discovery iQ 48-inch Dual Fuel Range — for $11,999 — and Discovery iQ 30-inch Wall Oven ($4,299 single oven, $7,399 double), both of which can be controlled remotely with an Android smartphone or tablet.

Free apps allow users to monitor temperatures, control timing and turn features on and off.

Entire recipes can be uploaded and run automatically by the range and 4.8-cubic-foot oven. l Samsung Techwin America’s $229 SmartCam HD Outdoor is a two-piece, home security camera that works over Wi-Fi, allowing users to monitor video remotely on their mobile devices.

Only the camera is mounted outside; the intelligent box with the Wi-Fi connectivity and power stays indoors protected from the weather — and thieves.