CES 2025: What is the mega tech show and what trends do experts predict?

CNET is going to Las Vegas and we’re taking you with us. Many of you will be enjoying a slow start to the new year, but we’re diving into 2025 with our top destination: CESkahuna’s big tech offerings. from Wild robots to Next generation cars to Advanced televisionswe’ll get up close and personal with the technology that will define the next year of our lives.

What is CES?

CES, formerly the Consumer Electronics Show, is one of the largest technology-focused trade conferences in the world. It is held every year in Las Vegas, Nevada and is attended by most of the major technology companies including Samsung, Sony, LG, Google, Meta, Nvidia, AMD, Qualcomm and Lenovo, as well as automakers such as Honda, Volvo, BMW and Waymo. Satellite communications companies such as Iridium, Globalstar, SpaceX’s Starlink and thousands of other exhibitors. last year CES attracted more than 135,000 attendees According to CTA, the industry group hosting the show.

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Many of the products we’ll see at CES will be like that Concepts – High-tech ideas that have been brought to life but are still in progress and that may or may not make it into the real world as finished products. There will also be many more Devices available for you to purchase Either immediately or in the near future. We’ll tell you what they are and whether they’re worth your hard-earned money.

When is the conference?

The official dates for CES 2025 are January 7-10, but we’ll be in town a few days earlier for an early look and exclusive press previews before the show doors open. Some side events are scheduled for early Saturday, January 4. Monday, January 6 is a day of back-to-back press conferences, where the biggest names in technology will unveil their latest products and devices to the world.

How to watch CES

The best place to get the latest CES news is Here at CNET. Our expert team of reporters and reviewers have decades of combined experience covering the show. We’re committed to showing you everything we think is interesting and important, and we won’t just admire new products from afar. We’ll be touching them up, fixing them up, and trying not to drop them, so be sure to follow us X (formerly Twitter) Tik Tok, Instagram, YouTube and Blueskyalso.

This year, CNET is teaming up with our sister Zev Davis Publications Znet, PCMag, Mashable and Lifehacker To present the official Best of CES awards. Our editors and experts will crown winners across a range of categories and name one of them as the best product or service overall at CES 2025. Winners will be announced on January 9, and we Taking submissions now.

CES 2025 predictions

At CES 2024 we saw Exciting technology trends From transparent screens to new solutions to take your home off the grid. We’re back for another year to see how these trends have evolved over the intervening 12 months, as well as what’s new for 2025. These are what we expect the defining themes of the show will be.

Artificial intelligence and its agents

Artificial intelligence was everywhere At CES 2024, while there were some great examples of fast-moving technology, there was also a lot of empty hype. At CES 2025, we’ll be looking for clear evidence that AI makes a difference in any products it’s embedded in and isn’t just about putting a label on a box or another dot on a spec sheet.

At this year’s show, we expect to hear a lot about “Amnesty International agent“, which will put smart assistants at the forefront of device interfaces. It’s an idea that has been heavily hinted at by tech companies, and even Subject of experimentsIn suggestive ways It can eventually kill applications. It has not yet been implemented in a way that makes us convinced that it will be the future.

We might be surprised that there are more autonomous AI devices. At CES 2024, the Rabbit R1 and Humane AI Pin unexpectedly but later stole the show Failed to keep the promise. We will likely see AI integrated into existing products, from TVs to phones to… Snow blowers to toothbrush.

Last year we saw the emergence of Copilot Plus computers with dedicated AI buttons, and we expect to see more this year. Samsung with “Screens everywhere“The strategy will be to pack AI into its new washer and dryer, as well as its wall oven. Meanwhile, LG is using AI sensor technology In cars To “detect and respond to the needs of vehicle occupants while optimizing conditions inside the cabin.”

Hot new chips

As much as you go to CES hoping to see big leaps in technology, you also go knowing that many products will represent the next generation of what you already know. These improvements couldn’t happen without the work of chip makers, who design the technology that boosts the performance and power of our most widely used devices.

At the upcoming CES, we expect Nvidia and AMD to announce new chipsets, and for the companies they collaborate with to reveal devices with those chips inside them. For Nvidia, this likely means Acer, Asus, Razer, Lenovo, and Dell.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will kick off the show with a keynote in which he’s expected to make announcements about the company’s next-generation CPUs and GPUs, which will likely be good news for the laptop gamers among us. The company has already teased its GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs online, and more details have emerged in a leak regarding the Acer Predator Orion PCs.

Meanwhile, AMD has already confirmed that we will see RDNA 4 GPUs at the show. As for Qualcomm, the company held its big annual launch event in October, but it usually has something up its sleeve for CES.

Automotive technology in the fast lane

Over the past decade, cars have increasingly made their way to center stage at CES. Electric vehicles It is one of the hottest categories in technology, and CES 2025 will showcase the latest in future electric vehicles and transportation concepts.

A number of major automakers will be at CES again this year, unveiling everything from infotainment system updates to all-new electric cars. Hyundai is set to showcase the world’s first full 3D head-up display, which will stretch from the driver’s seat to the front passenger seat, while BMW is set to debut its iDrive panoramic display. Honda has already teased two stylish 0 Series electric concept cars, which it will unveil at the show.

Traditional tech companies are also looking for a slice of the automotive pie, with Sony rumored to be offering a Sony-Honda Afeela with a built-in PS5. Run a lot of Next generation automotive technology These are chip companies like Qualcomm, which will likely have their own updates to announce at the show.

On the mobility side of the industry, Waymo, which just announced the international expansion of its self-driving vehicles in Tokyo, is set to outline its vision for the future in… Exclusive keynote session.

CNET experts forecast

Many of CNET’s tech veterans will be on the ground in Vegas, ready to embrace all that’s weird, wacky, and wonderful. For most of us, this isn’t our first time participating in a rodeo, and we head into the show with high expectations. Here are some of our expectations:

David Katzmaier – Managing Editor, Personal Tech
I’ve been attending CES and reviewing TVs for over 20 years, and this show is the Super Bowl of displays. At CES 2025, I expect to see TVs that are bigger than ever, likely topping last year’s championship, TCL 115 inch. My favorite TVs are weird concepts on the bleeding edge of usefulness versus cool (skewing toward the latter), like LG Transparent TV and A $200,000 foldable Micro-LED TV from C-Seed. CES is also where I see new, nerd-worthy display technology that surprises even this jaded reviewer, like Rotatable TVs, Foldable phones, Electrical quantum dots, Advanced virtual reality and Displays inside contact lenses. CES 2025 is surprising me once again with some unexpected future TV technology!

Lisa Edekico – Senior Editor, Mobile
This will be my seventh CES, and as in years past, I expect to see wild concepts (like flexible phone screens). Which bend in different directions); new wearable devices that measure your health in different ways; And lots of screens everywhere, from the kitchen to the car. I think AI, which has officially become the tech buzzword in the past couple of years, will continue to dominate the show in 2025. Last year, we learned how companies Artificial intelligence is inculcated In everything from New mobile devices to Cars and home robotsbut technology is bound to be a greater focus this year. The challenge will be to cut through the noise to find products that are actually using AI to meaningfully improve how their offerings work rather than just using the term to boost their marketing.

Eli Blumenthal – Senior Editor, Mobile
I’ve lost track of the number of CES shows I’ve been lucky enough to attend, but I fully expect to be intrigued by a lot of crazy concepts, many of which will almost certainly not materialize into products we can buy in 2025 (or buy at a reasonable price anyway) . Last year we He saw wild thoughts For BMW’s color-changing car and Hyundai’s electric air taxi, as well as transparent and rotatable LED displays from Samsung.

Were any of these things readily available to consumers in 2024? No, but that’s not always the goal. For me, CES has become a way to peek behind the R&D curtains to see what some of the world’s biggest technology companies are up to. Although these concepts may not be ready for final devices or store shelves yet, they give us a chance to see what’s to come. I expect this year’s show will be no different, with lots of crazy concept cars, higher-quality or larger foldable and foldable displays, and lots of products completely immersed in acronyms like AI, AR, and VR.

Katie Collins – Chief European Correspondent
As for me, I’ve spent a lot of CES playing with robots, be that as it may Ping pong or Cards against humanity -And I’m excited to see which robots I can befriend this year. What I really hope to see is some progress made toward integrating AI into robots in ways that can help them move from show to real world, ideally in our homes. It is a leap they have long struggled to achieve. I’m also excited to see how developments in health and beauty technology can enable us to take greater control of our health – e.g. Using artificial intelligence to help diagnose and treat skin diseases. I will also be keeping a close eye on companies using technology to improve sustainability and accessibility. Additionally, I know the main event for Delta V las vegas area It will be a highlight for me.

One of the best things about CES is that despite our years of experience and deep connections in the industry, the show always surprises us with something. Strange and foolish We didn’t see it coming. So be sure to follow our coverage Here at CNET For the latest news, as we start another high-tech new year. See you soon in Vegas.