As CES 2025 wraps up, the curtain has risen on a range of groundbreaking gadgets, cars and software that could shape our lives (and will definitely drain our bank accounts).
From PC gaming and smart health to home entertainment and mobility, this year’s show has been brimming with major announcements from industry giants like Nvidia, LG and Sony.
If there is one theme that connects the plethora of products spilling over the show floor it is artificial intelligence. You’ll find it squeezed into cars, powering robot vacuums, analysing health data in wearables and offering gaming tips. Whether you like it or not, AI is the undeniable star of CES.
As usual, the event has thrown out some curveballs. A gaming chair that heats and cools your backside sounds like a lazy-boy’s dream. And, who needs EVs when we’ve got solar-powered cars? Now, if only it would stop raining so we could go for a drive.
Struggling to keep up with all the reveals? Don’t worry, we’ve rounded up the must-see tech from CES 2025 below.
Nvidia’s new PC chips tap AI for eye-popping visuals
Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang at CES 2025
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Nvidia showed off a series of eye-catching marvels at CES (including an AI supercomputer that fits on your desk) but the company’s graphics processors are its bread and butter. The new generation of chips, known as the RTX 50-series, are based on the Blackwell architecture that keeps Nvidia’s data centres humming.
On top of the usual performance boosts, the chips pack upgraded AI technology that introduces multi-frame generation. This takes things up a notch by not just rendering a game scene but generating three additional frames on top of it. While it may sound complex, the result is a whopping eight times improvement over standard game rendering, giving you even smoother and crisper visuals.
The RTX 5090 is the top dog at a cool £1,939, while the RTX 5070 supposedly packs the punch of the last-gen RTX 4090, all for a much more wallet-friendly £539.
A robot vacuum with an arm for picking up clutter
Roborock’s Saros Z70 uses a five-axis mechanical arm to move objects
Roborock
Nobody asked for a robot vacuum with a mechanical arm but this is CES after all. With its slowly unfurling limb, the little droid (built by China’s Roborock) will probably be too creepy for some. But, if it saves us having to free another robot vacuum ensnared by an iPhone charger, bring it on. One thing’s for sure, it’s going to need an epic battery to do the lifting as well as its normal cleaning tasks. How does it know to only pick up socks and not, say, the baby? AI, of course.
LG unveils ‘brightest TV on the market’
LG’s TVs let you talk to Microsoft’s Copilot AI chatbot when you need help tweaking the settings
LG
LG claims to have cracked the brightness code with OLED TVs by layering multiple light-producing panels on top of each other for its latest model, the LG G5. It is a technique used by Apple on the latest iPad Pro, which can hit 1,600 nits brightness for HDR video, making it superior to OLED TVs.
The result is the “brightest TV on the market”, according to the South Korean firm, or 40 per cent better than its predecessor. Still, we’ll be floored if it can beat the current king of brightness, the Hisense U8n, a mini-LED TV that can reach peaks of more than 3,500 nits.
Pricing for the LG G5, and its three siblings, which come in sizes ranging from 55 to 97 inches, will be announced at a later date. Of course, they won’t come cheap, but LG is hoping the inclusion of an AI assistant (which can help identify users based on their voice, and tailor movie and TV show recommendations accordingly) will help justify the price.
Sony lets players smell PlayStation games
Players got a whiff of a virus-riddled America in Sony’s The Last of Us experience at CES
Sony
In a glimpse of gaming’s future, Sony pumped in smells to match the action as players battled virus-riddled mutants from The Last of Us in a massive panoramic TV room at CES. Armed with interactive props like flashlights and shotguns to illuminate and obliterate enemies, it was an immersive sensory overload. Could the PS6 bring smell-o-vision to living rooms? That’s one way to outdo the Nintendo Switch 2.
A smart baby bouncer that mimics your natural rhythm
Elvie’s Rise smart baby bouncer works in tandem with a connected app
British tech firm Elvie, known for its women’s health gadgets, has unveiled a smart baby bouncer that doubles as a bassinet. Designed to save frazzled parents some precious time, the Rise lets babies seamlessly go between play, soothing and sleep without needing to be moved. Its SootheLoop tech mimics a parent’s bounce and even tracks sleep patterns via a connected app. Elvie says it’s all about giving parents some guilt-free, hands-free moments – knowing that their baby is safe and sound.
A full-body smart mirror that talks about your health
Withings’ Omnia smart mirror contains an AI voice assistant that offers insights into your health data
Withings
In the future, you’ll roll out of your smart bed, the smart ring on your finger quietly tracking your every metabolic move, and stroll over to your wall-mounted iPad for a quick check-in with your physician – all while your robot butler whips up a smoothie before you get to work on your Apple Vision Pro.
Withings’ new smart mirror slots perfectly into this vision of a health-obsessed utopia. A place unburdened by GP waiting times, where everyone is free to role play as Tony Stark. The sleek health concept displayed at CES is called Omnia, and it can parse the health metrics from all your wearables and smart home amenities, alongside measuring your weight and heart health.
This data can be sent to a doctor for review and, while you wait for the results, the onboard AI can provide real-time feedback. There’s no shortage of pipe dreams at CES, but Withings’ track record of delivering gadgets you can actually buy (including smart mirrors, albeit not quite this fancy) means this one could become a reality.
Razer’s temperature-controlled gaming chair
Razer’s Project Arielle gaming chair blasts hot and cold air using a motorised fan with three power settings
Razer
Tearing yourself away from a boss fight in Elden Ring or a 100-player showdown in Fortnite can feel downright impossible. That’s why gaming companies have started creating everything from mini fridges to pizza-warming consoles — keeping sustenance within arm’s reach for those marathon Call of Duty sessions.
For added convenience, Razer is stepping up with a mesh gaming chair equipped with a bladeless fan system. In winter, Project Arielle can crank the heat up to a toasty 30C, while in summer, it chills you down to 2-5C. That way, you never have to step away from your PC to tweak the heating or air-con again. All that leaves is a built-in water tank for hydration – or maybe even a urinal? Okay, that’s probably a step too far.
A solar-powered car fit for Batman
Aptera says its vehicle offers up to 40 miles of solar-powered driving a day, plus the option to plug in to charge for 400 miles
Aptera Motors
US startup Aptera Motors unveiled its eccentric solar-meets-electric car at CES, claiming 50,000 people had already laid down deposits for the $40,000 (£32,350) three-wheeler. With its teardrop-shaped body, the new vehicle looks less like a Reliant Robin and more like a Batmobile.
Aptera is boasting a sub-six-second 0-62mph time, a 101mph top speed, and up to 40 solar-powered miles per day from panels on its bonnet, roof, dashboard and rear. When the sun isn’t shining, you can switch to the 44kWh battery for 400 miles of range.