The best (and weirdest) of CES

The best (and the weirdest) tech from CES 2025

CES 2025 delivered a range of innovations, from impressive breakthroughs to eyebrow-raising oddities. Here’s a look at the good, the…interesting, and the downright weird.

The Good: Some innovations this year reminded us why CES remains a hub for cutting-edge ideas.

• Nvidia Project Digits: Nvidia unveiled its $3,000 personal AI supercomputer, capable of running models with up to 200 billion parameters and delivering a quadrillion calculations per second—all from a compact desktop-sized device. 

• LG StanbyME 2: The portable TV gets an upgrade with a 27-inch 1440p touchscreen, a battery life of four hours, and new accessories like a shoulder strap and folio case, turning it into a versatile screen for any part of the house.

• Eufy 3-in-1 E20 robovac: This robovac transforms into a stick or handheld vacuum, making it a truly multifunctional cleaning device. Parents, this one’s for you.

The we’re-not-sure-yet: We’ve still got some questions on a few CES debuts.

• Ultrahuman Rare smart ring: Sure, an 18-karat gold or platinum health tracker sounds fancy, but it does the same job as the $349 version. At $1,900—or $2,200 if you go platinum—it’s quite the premium for bling. 

• AutoKeybo retractable keyboard: A $700 keyboard that flips between a trackpad, number pad, and standard keys? Wonder how many people are really going to splash out for this tech.

The Weird: No CES would be complete without a few head-scratchers.

• Mirumi, the purse robot: This fuzzy little companion mounts on a purse strap and reacts shyly to its surroundings. It is cute…

• Encapsulated anime girls by Character Livehouse: A pod that houses interactive 3D anime characters, complete with cameras and microphones to detect your presence. It's unique, but its appeal might be limited to niche fandoms. 

• LG AeroCatTower: A cat tree that doubles as an air purifier and tracks your cat’s weight via an app. 

Can AI chips outpace Moore’s Law?

Nvidia is breaking the law—Moore’s Law. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang declared in his CES keynote that Nvidia’s AI chips are advancing at a pace that surpasses Moore’s Law, the 1965 prediction that the number of transistors on a chip would double every two years.

Redefining progress: Faster, more efficient hardware is poised to set new standards for innovation. This is especially relevant in industries reliant on heavy computational workloads, from healthcare to autonomous vehicles.

Ripple effects: Huang’s comments highlight a future where hardware evolves as rapidly as AI models. This acceleration could lower barriers to entry for startups while giving industry giants the tools to tackle more complex problems.

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• Babel OS uses AI to segment sentences and translate in real time. The custom lexicon feature lets users tweak translations for specific terms or phrases, keeping the context accurate no matter the conversation.

• Babel OS adds emotion and tonality to translations, making interactions feel more human and less robotic.