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The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2025 is over after delivering groundbreaking technological innovations showcasing everything from a prosthetic knee with muscles to a headband that can cure depression and the usual range of strange and interesting new gadgets. AI took center stage at the event as automotive companies showcased cutting-edge advancements. Besides, the event provided a tantalizing glimpse into the future of how you interact with the devices, offering solutions that seamlessly blend into your daily life. Below are some of the futuristic and innovative Gadgets showcased at the CES 2025.

New Generation of RGB Backlighting
TVs have long been the focal point of CES, despite robots' attempts to take center stage. And without question, the most important TV trend this year was RGB backlighting technology for LCDs. With Hisense, Samsung, and TCL all showcasing their versions at CES 2025, the tech giants all have their strange titles for this technology. Though it's a new approach to creating LCD TVs that will increase their brightness and at the very least, their power efficiency.


At the moment, the majority of mini-LED backlights employ a grid of blue LEDs that are colored-filtered to get the desired effect. Rather, RGB backlights use red, green, and blue backlights, which means the brightness may shine through with considerably less effort from the color filtering layer. Samsung’s 'RGB Micro LED Backlight' is expected to be available in a 4K TV this year, with TCL’s to follow in 2026, albeit the technology won’t be fully widespread this year.

E Ink Display

E Ink or e-paper displays were once again somewhat of a fad at CES 2025. It can occasionally feel like we spend 90 percent of our waking hours staring at screens. Indeed, e-paper displays are a little easier on the eyes and use less power than an OLED.

In contrast to BMW's new iDrive system's enormous head-up display, Continental’s automobile dashboards with customized E-Ink displays caught people's eye. Utilizing E-Ink's recently developed Spectra 6 color technology, the InkPoster also appears to be a subdued wall art substitute for Samsung's The Frame Pro TV. The TCL 60 XE, which took up our CES 2025 award for Phone Innovation, was our favorite variation on the trend, though. The NXT Paper option on TCL's phone allows users to quickly activate a mode that closely resembles an Amazon Kindle, even though it doesn't employ electronic paper technology.

In addition to saving electricity switching between the two modes makes for a delightfully distraction-free phone reading experience. It also looks like the iPhone's NameDrop effect.

Robot Vacuums with Amazing New Features

With a variety of innovative stunts, robot vacuums delighted the crowds at CES 2025, much like the royal jesters. However, they weren't merely flaunting; some of the new features appear to be very helpful.

For instance, a mechanical pincer arm on the Roborock Z70 collects errant socks that you've inconveniently left in its path and throws them in a washing basket. Built on a modular framework that allows you to add handy accessories like an air purifier, security camera, and even a small tray for sandwich delivery, the SwitchBot K20+ Pro went even further with the multitasking theme.
However, the Dreame X50 Ultra Completes’ ability to climb stairs is arguably its greatest superpower from a practical standpoint. Its little legs enable it to scale barriers up to 4.2 cm in one step, or 6 cm in two.

Where are We with the Smart Glasses?

Although it has taken some time, smart glasses are gradually gaining societal acceptance. Among the several competitors of Ray-Ban Meta glasses, which remain our choice for the best AI smart glasses, two stood out. The Halliday Smart Glasses seem just like traditional eyeglasses, and they have a small display instead of attempting to project information onto the lenses using waveguide technology.

The screen resembles a 3.5-inch monochrome monitor. Given that complete AR specifications are anticipated from Meta, Snap, and other companies within the next year or two, this solution left us unsure. Nevertheless, it functions, and the Halliday AI software enables it to perform teleprompting, turn-by-turn navigation, speech translation, and other tasks.

However, the Xreal One Pros were the CES 2025 winner among the best AR glasses. They provide you with Full HD images and a potent X1 chip with native spatial computing capabilities, building on the Xreal One (a personal wearable screen) from a few months ago.

Samsung's AI-Powered Micro-LED Mirror

CES 2025 showcased personal health monitoring that integrates with conventional house furnishings, such as bathroom mirrors. Smart home technology can still feel annoyingly stupid. LED lights and superfluous motion sensors are currently the pinnacle of mirror technology. To help explain the exhausted-looking person in the reflection, the Withings Omnia promises to link with other devices to give you a complete picture of your health.

Samsung's AI-powered micro-LED mirror assesses the condition of our skin before it gives us a list of personalized suggestions to improve the analyzed skin.

Pets will have a Gadget Blast

The Levoit Pet Odour & Hair Air Purifier, the first of them, is better suited for pet owners than the family dog. A carbon filter aids in neutralizing the odor, and it is designed to swiftly identify what is kindly called ‘key substances’ and modify the fan to swiftly remove the problematic odor.

At LG's AeroCatTower, an air purifier that doubles as a cat sleeping platform, cats will undoubtedly purr with appreciation. In addition to having a built-in scale that allows you to covertly weigh your cat, the tower has a heater to keep it comfortable. The only drawback is that your cat might suddenly find it harder to sleep on your lap.

Without a doubt, pets—and even bugs—will have an exciting, tech-driven year with the introduction of a new Pawport pet door and Tractive, a next-generation dog tracker that promises to tell you why your dog is barking.

Coffee to get Tech-Treatment

Premium pods, responsibly sourced beans, and an increasing number of home espresso connoisseurs are predicted to be this year's major trends, according to coffee insiders. The KaraPod, which uses condensed air from your home to manufacture your coffee instead of water, was possibly the strangest. The Midea Barista coffee system unavoidably uses AI to learn your taste preferences, and the AstroBrew machine, claims to make a delicious cold coffee in minutes.