During the biggest week in tech, we saw CES announcements from giants like Samsung, Google, Nvidia, Asus, Lenovo, LG, and Dell, as well as new and innovative brands with cool concepts. Here’s the stuff that impressed us the most, both in terms of products we think could be worth buying and technologies that will impact the future.
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1. Smart glasses with an invisible display
Most smart glasses on the market today have the smart display built into the lens, but Halliday debuted smart glasses at CES with an “invisible display,” that is, the display is integrated into the frame. What the company calls the world’s smallest optical module provides wearers with a field of view similar to that of a 3.5-inch screen. You have to look up to see the display, which we actually found quite comfortable when we demoed these glasses in person.
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And, of course, the glasses are suited with AI tech features, such as real-time translations in more than 40 languages, a teleprompter text, turn-by-turn navigations, and more.
2. A premium entry-level TV you can pre-order
While you may not think about wearing headphones while you’re sleeping, these Ozlo Sleepbuds could change your mind, and they happen to be the official pick for the Best of CES in Wellness. Not only are they super comfortable (even for side sleepers), but in our hands-on testing, they did a fantastic job at blocking out outdoor noises.
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In addition, the accompanying app provides 10 different sleep sounds (or masking sounds) you can sort through, an earbud alarm can wake you up from your slumber, and a sleep timer shuts the buds down after a certain amount of time to save battery.
4. LG G5 TV brightens up OLED
In what might be one of the best mobile accessories we’ve seen at CES so far, the Swippitt charges your smartphone in just two seconds. You simply insert your phone (with the compatible battery phone case on it) into the Hub, and your case battery gets swapped out for another fully charged 3,500mAh battery that should last you a full charge.
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There are a total of five batteries inside the machine, so multiple people can use it back-to-back, and it works with a companion app that allows you to check your battery’s percentages and control what percentage you want it to be charged to. You can also make reservations so that not every spare battery is taking before you urgently need one.
7. AI-integrated TVs
You know how you have to pick up clothes, toys, or other obstacles from your floor before running a robot vacuum? Well, Roborock has a solution: a robot vacuum with a mechanical arm that grabs small obstacles while it cleans.
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The Roborock Saros Z70’s mechanical arm uses OmniGrip technology to remove obstacles under 8 oz while it mops and vacuums your floors. The flagship model is set to debut during the first half of 2025, and we can’t wait to try it out in our homes.
9. A rollable laptop from Lenovo
This exoskeleton is meant to assist hikers who need that extra push to get to the top of a mountain. It has 1 horsepower of output to offer subtle assistance to make your gait a bit easier on quads and hips. In addition, an AI-based motor engine performs thousands of predictive calculations per second and builds spatial models to become attuned to your walking preferences over time.
And 65W fast charging means it can go from 0% to 100% in just over an hour.
11. Stretchable screens
The Nuance Audio hearing glasses have six microphones scattered across the frames to capture sound, with speakers sitting above the ear to directly amplify the audio. When we demoed these, we noticed the microphones have two modes to either help you focus on a person speaking or you can amplify all the noises around you — depending on what you want to hear.
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You can adjust the volume levels and noise-tracking in a companion app, and they even have an eight-hour battery life.
13. An AI supercomputer that runs Linux
Nvidia’s Project Digits PC promises to be a a Linux-powered desktop for AI developers. With the starting price of $3,000, it’s not for the average user, but it has impressive specs like an ARM-based Grace CPU featuring 10 Cortex-X925 and 10 Cortex-A725 cores (20 cores total), 128GB of memory, and AI models of up to 200B parameters — that’s data center-level performance in one single desktop.
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14. An electric spoon that mimics the taste of salt
CES is the place where unprecedented innovations make their entrance, and this year we’re seeing the world’s first 500W charger. Ugreen’s Nexode 500W charger has six USB ports — five USB-C and one USB-A port. There’s one USB-C port that supports up to 240W, while the other four each offer up to 100W, and the USB-A has a maximum output of 20W.
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Ugreen says this charger is “powerful enough even for large, power-hungry devices like e-bikes.”
16. An AI-trained virtual wellness assistant
While smart rings are usually reserved for tracking health data, this innovative smart ring we stumbled upon at CES lets you control things by pointing at them. The Lotus system consists of a ring with a button and switch covers, and when the button is pressed, the switch is turned on as you point at the object (compatible devices include lights, fans, AC units, or TVs).
19. Headphones that clean your ears
TCL debuted two new devices that caught our eye and benefit your eyes. The TCL 60 XE Nxtpaper 5G is a smartphone with Nxtpaper 3.0 display technology, which blocks blue light to promote visual comfort and reduce eye strain. And, of course, there’s AI involved: the Smart Eye Comfort Mode and the Personalized Eye Comfort Mode adaptively configure the display’s colors, brightness, and contrast levels based on the user’s preference.
The QM6K Mini LED TV is packed with features like precise dimming and brightness controls, a redesigned backlighting system to reduce the halo effect of images on screen, a new color optimization algorithm, and enough quantum crystals to render over one billion colors, which we are excited to test out.
21. Lots of laptops
There have been a few smart lock announcements at CES this year, but we think the Ultraloq Bolt Mission smart lock is the most groundbreaking. Not only does it use ultra-bandwidth (UWB) technology to unlock your door hands-free as you approach it, but UWB also allows for precision tracking of approved devices that is highly accurate and more secure.
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The lock also supports NFC devices–right now, just Androids, but the company plans to support Apple Home Key as well.
23. Circular’s smart ring gets upgrades
Not one but two over-the-counter glucose monitors debuted at CES on Tuesday to make glucose monitoring affordable and accessible for both diabetics and the general public. The one from Dexcom is targeted for those with Type 2 diabetes not using insulin (though people without diabetes can also use it) and attaches to your arm, tracking glucose levels 24/7. It also lasts up to 30 days and is connected to an app on your phone that delivers your readings. It’s compatible with Android and iOS.
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On the other hand, the Lingo device from Abbott is for anyone looking for more insight into their general health and wellness by tracking glucose spikes. It uses personalized data to offer suggestions and coaching on eating habits, stressors, and exercise through a companion app. It’s limited to the iPhone.
25. An alternative to Dolby Atmos
Source: Robotics - MIT News
