17 weird new tech products at CES 2025 you need right now...
This YouTube video from The Code Report (January 9th, 2025) reviews 17 pieces of new technology showcased at CES 2025, separating the genuinely innovative from the gimmicky. Key highlights include:
Robotics & AI:
- Household Robots: The Gbot, a Chinese-designed robot for cooking, cleaning, and shopping, exemplifies the growing trend towards humanoid robots in homes. This is fueled by advancements in AI platforms like Nvidia Cosmos and its world models, enabling robots to function in diverse environments.
- Robot Vacuum with Arm: The Saros Z70 vacuum cleaner features an arm for automatically disposing of collected debris.
- Wearable Robots/Mech Suits: In-motion is developing wearable robots potentially replacing wheelchairs.
- AI-Powered Baby Monitor: Revil’s AI bassinet tracks vital signs and predicts baby’s crying, rocking it to sleep.
Transportation:
- BYD Yangwang U9: An electric SUV with a unique suspension allowing vertical jumps.
- Xpeng AeroHT: A flying car concept.
Gaming & Computing:
- Nvidia RTX 590 GPU: A powerful GPU significantly boosting AI operations per second, crucial for AI model training.
- Nvidia DGX Supercomputer: A high-performance, relatively affordable ($3,000) deep learning supercomputer.
- Nvidia GH200 Grace Hopper Superchip: A data center superchip surpassing the H100 in performance.
- Lenovo Legion Go: A handheld gaming device, the first authorized third-party Steam OS handheld, posing competition to the Steam Deck.
Other Notable Technologies:
- AI-Powered TVs: Samsung’s AI TV translates and summarizes movies in real-time, hinting at future personalized content generation.
- Wi-Fi Repeater for Side Hustle: A device allowing users to sell excess Wi-Fi bandwidth.
- Portalgraph VR Projector: A VR projector creating holographic-like images in real-world environments.
- AI-Powered Smart Pen (Newa): A pen with a built-in camera tracking handwriting, potentially revolutionizing coding and note-taking.
Overall Tone: The video presents a mix of excitement about genuinely innovative technologies and skepticism towards more gimmicky products, contrasting the advancements in AI and robotics with the less impactful, “futuristic BS” also displayed at CES. The presenter uses humor and a slightly cynical tone throughout. A sponsorship from Brilliant.org, an online learning platform focusing on STEM subjects, is included.