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As CES 2025 in Las Vegas closes its doors, its cavernous halls will soon be emptied of booths and demo booths that attracted more than 150,000 visitors and members of the press from around the world. Showcasing technology advances that could reshape consumer electronics throughout the year, this year’s show highlighted particularly important developments in display technology, AI-powered computing and home automation. Here’s a roundup of some of the most impactful products and key trends at this year’s show.
Next Generation Shows
The LG G5 introduces the company’s four-stack OLED panel to produce an even brighter image.
The display segment saw significant advances in panel technology and processing capabilities. One of the most notable announcements this week was LG’s G5 OLED TV, which ditches the previously favored Micro Lens Array (MLA) technology in favor of an innovative four-stack OLED panel design. This architectural change delivers a 40% increase in brightness compared to the previous G4, with the key difference being that this improvement applies to full-screen content and not just HDR highlights.
By stacking four OLED panels together, the G5 is able to deliver a significantly brighter viewing experience for consumers – an area in which OLED has traditionally struggled compared to alternative TVs with mini LED panels. AI has also been a prominent part of the TV announcements at CES 2025, with the G5’s new Alpha 11 Gen 2 processor offering improved AI scaling and 11.1.2 surround sound processing, while gaming capabilities have improved with a 165Hz refresh rate, up from the previous 144Hz.
Competing for attention in the premium display space, Hisense also unveiled the 116UX TriChroma Mini LED TV, with its innovative RGB Local Dimming technology. This system uses specialized lenses that respond individually to red, green and blue LEDs, enabling much more precise color control. Elsewhere, TCL’s QM6K range brings Mini LED technology to more accessible price points, starting at $999 for the 65-inch model, with the two largest sizes featuring a specialist glare-reducing matte finish.
Informatics and AI Integration
Nvidia’s RTX 5090 GPU delivers unprecedented rendering power to consumers.
The computing segment showed how AI is continuing its integration into various categories of devices. Nvidia’s project figures, starting at $3,000, represent an important milestone in the democratization of AI development. Built on the company’s Grace Blackwell architecture, this compact system includes 92 billion transistors and delivers 3.352 trillion AI operations per second (TOPS). This level of performance enables AI researchers and developers to work with large language models directly on their desktops instead of relying solely on cloud infrastructure.
This AI acceleration extends to gaming hardware as well, with Nvidia’s powerful RTX 50 series GPUs taking center stage during the company’s CES 2025 keynote. The flagship RTX 5090 introduces neural shaders and advanced tracking capabilities of beams, promising up to double the performance of its predecessor through a combination of hardware improvements and DLSS frame generation technology 4. The GPU’s 3,352 TOPS AI computing power also enables new features like autonomous game character personalities through next-generation Nvidia ACE technology.
Form factor innovation
Asus Zenbook A14 weighs under 1 kg, thanks to an ultra-light “Ceralumin” chassis.
This year, several manufacturers pushed the boundaries of traditional device design. Lenovo’s ThinkBook Plus Gen 6, for example, introduces a rotatable display that expands vertically from 14 inches to 16.7 inches. The screen responds to both physical button controls and gesture input, enabling users to adjust the size of the screen by raising or lowering their palms. This innovation in display technology enables enhanced multitasking capabilities while maintaining portability, though it will come at a cost — $3,499, to be exact.
In the ultraportable category, Asus’ Zenbook A14 achieves an impressive blend of form and function, thanks to its innovative materials and design. Weighing in at under a kilogram thanks to its Ceraluminium chassis, the laptop combines Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X silicon with a 14-inch OLED panel to deliver an impressive claimed battery life of up to 32 hours. It also offers a respectable number of connectivity options given its slim form factor, including dual USB4 and HDMI 2.1 ports.
Smart Home and Health Innovation
This year’s show demonstrated significant advances in both home automation and health monitoring technology, with devices becoming more capable of complex physical interactions and health analysis.
In the robotics space, the Roborock Saros Z70 vacuum cleaner represents a step forward in automated home assistance. Its OmniGrip Mechanical Arm – a sophisticated five-axis system that is integrated into the body of the robot vacuum itself – can identify and lift objects up to 300g. Demonstrations included Z70 socks being lifted off the road so cleaning routes could be kept clear. Beyond simple vacuum capabilities, the system also uses AI-driven object recognition to properly handle household items and includes pet detection features that modify its behavior around animals.
On the health front, Withings introduced Omnia, a smart mirror concept that integrates health monitoring into daily routines. The system combines visual analytics with environmental sensors to track various health metrics, from posture to skin health, providing a glimpse into how everyday objects can evolve to support wellness monitoring while blending into their environment. .
The health monitoring landscape also saw particularly interesting developments with new over-the-counter glucose monitors. Dexcom’s device targets type 2 diabetes patients with a 30-day continuous monitoring system through an arm-mounted sensor connected to a smartphone app. Abbott’s Lingo device takes a different approach, focusing on overall wellness by tracking glucose responses to provide insights into eating habits, stress levels and the effects of exercise.
In the mobile power space, Swippitt’s Instant Power System introduces an innovative approach to device charging. The system combines a toaster-like hub containing five pre-charged batteries with a specialized phone box, enabling near-instant power restoration through battery swapping instead of traditional charging. This two-second swap system can fundamentally change the way users manage device power throughout their day.
Finally, Circular’s second-generation smart ring advances wearable health monitoring with built-in ECG capability and AFib detection. Notably, the company has eliminated the need for physical sizing kits through new digital sizing technology that uses smartphone cameras to determine the right fit – a first in the smart ring category.
Conclusion CES 2025
Overall, CES 2025 innovations show an industry increasingly focused on the practical implementation of AI, new form factors and improved automation capabilities. The convergence of AI processing power with traditional consumer electronics also points to potentially significant changes in the way consumers interact with their devices by 2025 – although only time will tell how widespread such adoption will be.
