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What’s Inside

• Best Laptop and PC Tech

• Buzziest Health/Wellness Tech Products

• Buzziest Augmented Body Tech 

• Buzziest Robotics And Automation Tech 

• Buzziest Mobility Innovations 

• Buzziest Smart Home Tech 

• Buzziest Display + Entertainment AI Tech 

• Trend #1 — World Models and Physical AI 

• Trend #2 — AI Agents 

• BONUS — Quirky and Interesting Concepts and News

Buzziest CES 2025 Tech and Trends

At CES 2025, it finally became clear that AI is not just a trend but the foundation upon which most new technologies are being built. AI is reshaping our world in profound ways from the factory and office, to the home, to the vehicle and beyond. We're seeing exciting developments in processing power, and AI-driven areas like robotics, spatial computing, and beyond. Let's dive into our picks of the most game-changing tech and trends from this year’s show.

The Buzziest Announcement at CES

It’s hard to go past NVIDIA’s massive series of announcements at its CES keynote. Firstly, there was Project DIGITS, a $3,000 personal AI supercomputer designed for AI researchers, data scientists, and students. It's powered by the new GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip, delivering 1 petaflop of AI performance, which is powerful enough to run ChatGPT-sized models on a regular power outlet. This device is intended to bring powerful AI capabilities to individuals, democratizing access to AI development tools.

NVIDIA also unveiled Cosmos, a platform for building "physical AI" for robotics and self-driving cars, which Jensen Huang refers to as "the ChatGPT moment for robotics". The company is positioning itself not only as a leader in AI hardware but also in the software and platforms that drive the intersection of AI and the physical world.

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Best Laptop and PC Tech

Nvidia RTX 50 Series Laptops

The new RTX 50 series will be available in laptops starting in March. These cards are expected to offer significant improvements in gaming and AI performance.

New Processors

AMD announced the Ryzen 9 9950X3D processor, which is targeted at gamers and content creators, claiming 20% faster gaming performance than Intel’s flagship Arrow Lake processors. AMD’s Ryzen Z2 series processors will also power the next generation of handheld gaming devices.

Intel is putting extra emphasis on power efficiency with its new Core Ultra 200H processors.

Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X is targeting the midrange market, promising multiple days of battery life.

Samsung Galaxy Book 5 Pro and 360

These new AI PCs meet Microsoft’s CoPilot+ specifications and include AI Select, which makes it easier to search for content, and are powered by the latest Intel Core Ultra processors.

Asus ROG Gaming Laptops

Asus ROG is kicking off 2025 with a range of new gaming laptops, including the ROG Strix SCAR 16/18, and more budget-friendly options.

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Buzziest Health/Wellness Tech Products

Samsung Health

Samsung is leveraging AI and connected devices for a comprehensive health experience. Partnerships with Dexcom will integrate glucose tracking. Data from Galaxy watches and rings will also provide sleep and nutrition recommendations.

FlowBeams

This Dutch company has developed a device that injects a thin jet of liquid into the skin without a needle.

Health Monitoring

Sharp unveiled "Non-contact Vital Sensors" for precision health monitoring and Nomo introduced its Smart Care home health device for monitoring the health of elderly relatives.

Withings BPM Vision

This travel-sized customizable home blood pressure monitor with interchangeable arm cuffs for different family members measures systolic and diastolic blood pressure.

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Buzziest Augmented Body Tech

German Bionics Exoskeleton 

The Apogee Ultra is a new robotic exoskeleton it claims is the “world’s most powerful.” It offers up to 80 pounds of dynamic lift assistance. That means a payload of 70 pounds feels more like nine to 11 pounds to the lifter’s lower back.

Smart Glasses for Macular Degeneration

Soliddd is developing smart glasses specifically designed for people with macular degeneration that project multiple images to undamaged areas of the retina, creating a 3D image that simulates normal vision

Best Wearable

Halliday Smart Glasses: These glasses feature an "invisible display" integrated into the frame, which provides a field of view similar to a 3.5-inch screen. They also include AI-powered features such as real-time translation, a teleprompter text, and turn-by-turn navigation. The smart glasses feature proactive AI assistance and a near-eye display. They are expected to be available in Q1, with a price between $400 and $500.

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Buzziest Robotics And Automation Tech

Nvidia Robotics  

Nvidia’s Isaac GROOT System will enable robot training, testing, and simulation. It’s also expanding into robotics software with Mega, an Omniverse Blueprint designed for robotic fleet management.

Roborock Saros Z70

This robot vacuum-mop hybrid also has a robotic arm that can pick up and move objects in a practical example of how consumer home cleaning robots are becoming more autonomous.

Samsung Ballie Robot 

After several years of being shown at CES, Samsung's home robot, Ballie, is set to launch this year as personal robots for the home become a reality. The Ballieis an AI-powered home companion designed to move autonomously around the home and act as a personal assistant, connecting to and interacting with a user's smart appliances. Ballie is also designed to learn and evolve over time, providing personalized experiences based on a user's habits and preferences.

Honorable Mention**: Toyota’s Woven City smart city project is also set to become a testbed for robotic and autonomous technologies.

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Buzziest Mobility Innovations

Sony Honda Mobility Afeela 1 EV

Sony, in partnership with Honda, unveiled the Afeela EV, a concept car that showcases advancements in electric vehicle technology and AI-powered in-car entertainment and even holographic projection on the dashboard and windscreen. Preorders are open starting at $89,900. 

BMW's In-Car Display

BMW is revamping its in-car user interface with a widget-based system that can be customized, including on the car’s windshield via projections. This showcases the trend toward more interactive and customizable in-car experiences.

Land Aircraft Carrier

Xpeng Aero HT unveiled the Land Aircraft Carrier, a modular flying car that combines an electric minivan with a detachable, foldable eVTOL aircraft. The vehicle is designed to allow users to drive to a takeoff location, detach the eVTOL with a single command, and then fly, after which it can reconnect with the mothership. Xpeng plans to begin mass production this year with first deliveries in 2026, and the vehicle has already received its type certification.

Rictor’s Skyrider X1

Described as equal parts moped, quadcopter, and fantasy, this device represents a "terrifying vision of the future". It highlights the innovative but potentially unnerving directions in personal transportation but it's still unclear the relatively untested company can actually pull off this ambitious concept.

Delta x Uber x Joby

Delta Air Lines has established an exclusive multi-year partnership with Uber, allowing SkyMiles members to earn miles on eligible Uber rides and Eats orders in the US. It’s also partnering with Joby Aviation, a flying taxi company, to offer future transportation from home to the airport. The partnerships are intended to create a more seamless travel experience and offer more choices to customers in getting to their destinations.

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Buzziest Smart Home Tech

LG’s Home OS and FURION Agent is integrating AI into living spaces with the FURION AI agent and Home Appliance OS, designed to provide personalized experiences that adapt to the user's lifestyle.

Samsung’s "Screens Everywhere" Initiative is putting touchscreens on all its appliances, showing a move towards a more connected home.

**Honourable Mention: The unified connectivity standard Matter is enabling much of the innovation at CES with a new interoperable smart home device standard.

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Buzziest Display + Entertainment AI Tech

Samsung's Screens 

Samsung’s Neo 8K and Frame Pro TVs offer advanced display technology and AI features. The TVs incorporate AI for features like live translation and personalized wallpapers. And, Samsung’s OLED Smart Monitor M9 monitor offers a sleek design, AI picture optimizer and 4k AI upscaling. It also showed off the new Transparent Displays in different form factors.

LG's New Evo OLED TV

LG’s new Evo OLED TV is much brighter than previous models and comes with a connect box for peripherals.

Google's AI-Powered TV

Google introduced a new AI-powered TV system, leveraging Gemini to create automated news summaries from online sources and YouTube.

THE HOTTEST THING AT CES
Trend #1 — World Models and Physical AI

Nvidia Cosmos

Nvidia's Cosmos is a "world foundation model" that understands the physical world. Developers can use Omniverse to create 3D scenarios, which are translated into photorealistic scenarios with Cosmos to help robots learn. Nvidia is working to create digital twins of factories in an industrial metaverse. Kion, automated warehouse solutions and Accenture global leader in professional services are using these physical AI tools for industrial visualization and software-defined industry.

Google's AI for Physical Simulation

Google is forming a new team within Google DeepMind, led by Tim Brooks, to create AI models that simulate the physical world. This team will focus on developing massive generative models and building upon existing work from Google's Gemini, Veo, and Genie teams. Their work will focus on creating "world models" that can simulate environments and interactions, with the goal of achieving AGI. The new team will develop real-time interactive tools based on these models, with applications including interactive media, simulations, and robotics training.

Sony XR Head-Mounted Display 

The Sony XR Head-Mounted Display SRH-S1 is a high-quality device with 4K per eye resolution designed for interaction with 3D objects. It features the Snapdragon® XR2+ Gen 2 Platform and enables mixed reality creation using video see-through technology. The headset also includes a flip-up mechanism for easily transitioning between virtual and physical spaces.

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Trend #2 — AI Agents

Captain NeMo 

Nvidia's NeMo is a platform of virtualized workers that can be deployed across companies to perform specific tasks. These virtual workers are designed to automate various functions within a business environment, operating much like human employees but in a digital capacity. The technology is based on Nvidia's Llama Nemotron Language Foundation Models, which includes models spanning from PCs and edge devices to large data centers. NeMo is open source, allowing companies to customize and fine-tune the AI for their unique needs and data. By providing these virtualized workers, Nvidia is aiming to offer scalable and adaptable AI solutions for a wide range of business applications.

LG's FURION

LG's FURION AI agent is a highly personalized AI assistant for individual users and their homes. This agent is intended to proactively handle tasks by understanding the context of a user's environment and habits, aiming to make interactions with AI feel more human. FURION can perform a variety of tasks, such as adjusting temperature and lighting, and can also provide useful suggestions like recommending an umbrella when leaving the house or a coffee stop if it detects a missing coffee tumbler. This demonstrates a shift towards AI that not only responds to direct commands, but also anticipates and fulfills needs based on learned behavior and environmental cues.

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BONUS — Quirky and Interesting Concepts and News

• CaiqueTech PI SpeedGun: This is a modular baseball radar gun that plugs directly into a phone via the USB-C port.

• RadioShack's Resurrection: The once major retail chain, is being revived as a consumer electronics brand by Unicomer Group

• Electric Salt Spoon: Japanese company Kirin unveiled a "clever salt spoon" that uses electrical zaps to trick your tongue into tasting salt without adding sodium to food

• Solar-Powered Beach Umbrella: Anker introduced a solar-powered beach umbrella with USB-C charging ports, more efficient perovskite solar cells and ability to power devices such as Anker’s electric coolers.

• Holographic Ads: A Holo display was introduced that showed interactive holographic ads that were "in your face".

• Meticulous Smart Espresso Maker: After two successful Kickstarter rounds, this smart espresso maker was displayed at CES at a hefty $1,350.
  

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Summary and Takeaways

CES 2025 has highlighted the rapid integration of AI into every facet of technology. From powerful new GPUs and processors to personalized AI assistants and autonomous robots, the future is being shaped by these innovations. We're moving toward a world where technology not only supports our daily lives but also anticipates our needs. The Tech Buzz team will continue to track these developments in 2025, providing you with in-depth analysis and insights into these rapidly changing sectors.

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