Las Vegas is overrun. Each billboard on the town is shouting about AI, lodge bar tops now sport a sea of laptops, and after hours The Strip is elbow to elbow with engineers toting yard-long beers.
Which means CES, the 12 months’s largest tech bacchanalia, has come to city, and DailyTech editors have spent the final 4 days frolicking amongst subsequent 12 months’s crop of unbelievable TVs, computer systems, tablets, and EVs. We’re in heaven.
With 4,500 exhibitors, there’s no approach for anyone individual to see all of it, however our workforce of editors has accomplished its greatest to discover each backwater and annex of the Las Vegas Conference Heart. We’re assured we’ve dug up the very best of the very best for our Better of CES 2025 awards. From screens to sensible gardens, desktop audio system to a extremely killer Steam Deck competitor, there’s one thing for everybody to get enthusiastic about right here.
Computing
Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i
Wacky issues have been accomplished within the title of decreasing bezels over time. Ugly notches. Nosecams. Hidden or removable cameras. Maybe the worst resolution is eradicating the webcam solely. The most recent model of the Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i, although, makes an attempt an audacious technological leap to create an invisible webcam that may utterly disappear from sight.
The answer is an unbelievable feat. When the digicam is engaged, the OLED show turns off a small circle of pixels to permit the 32-megapixel digicam positioned behind the display screen to shoot by way of the panel and generate a picture on the opposite facet. Toss in a sprinkle of AI, and you’ve got a half-decent digicam feed for video calls. Is it a bit over-engineered? Perhaps. However while you’re not bothering together with your digicam and also you get to take pleasure in a bountiful sea of display screen unencumbered by bezels and webcams, I don’t suppose you’ll thoughts.
– Luke Larsen
Asus PG27AQNR Pulsar gaming monitor
Within the period of refresh charges above 500Hz, you’d suppose that the movement readability problem for aggressive avid gamers have been solved, however Asus’ PG27AQNR proves in any other case. It’s 360Hz and 1440p, however that’s not what’s particular about it. The monitor is among the many first to debut Nvidia’s G-Sync Pulsar tech.
It’s a giant deal if you happen to’re into aggressive video games. Primarily, Pulsar allows dynamic backlight strobing in a show, blanking out the picture between refreshes primarily based on what’s really taking place in your sport. The consequence? You see a static picture on every refresh, locking the goal that you just’re monitoring into place for movement readability that even the very best OLED gaming screens can’t match.
Though Pulsar isn’t angled towards each PC gamer, it’s a large step ahead for aggressive avid gamers, and Asus is placing that on full show with the PG27AQNR.
– Jacob Roach
Samsung Odyssey 3D
You will have each proper on this planet to be skeptical of a 3D gaming monitor. I do know I used to be. However I’m telling you — as somebody who’s tried out a number of generations of this expertise over time, the Samsung Odyssey 3D gaming monitor lastly nails it.
The demo of The First Berserker I performed appears like an enormous development over the prototype expertise we noticed final 12 months. Having your head within the “candy spot” is not an element, getting the total 3D impact in a a lot wider vary of viewing angles and distances. Sure, there’s nonetheless a variety of work to be accomplished to convey builders on board in time for launch, or maybe develop a 2D-to-3D conversion that really works in video games.
However the expertise itself? It’s prepared for showtime. As soon as avid gamers get an opportunity to see it for themselves, I’ve a sense they gained’t need to return to the boring world of two dimensions.
– Luke Larsen
Asus Zenbook A14
A can of soup. A small pineapple. A pair of heavy socks. Google says these are just a few home goods that weigh about as a lot because the Asus Zenbook A14. At simply 2.18 kilos, it’s the lightest laptop computer in latest reminiscence — not less than for a tool that doesn’t utterly sacrifice a serious characteristic alongside the way in which. In any case, with regards to laptops, nobody needs to sacrifice options, sturdiness, ports, or performance for lightness. The Zenbook A14 proves you may have the very best of each worlds. After I picked this laptop computer up for the primary time, I couldn’t imagine how gentle it felt in my hand.
Your entire laptop computer is made out of Asus’ “high-tech ceramic” materials — in any other case generally known as Ceraluminum — which supplies its distinctive texture and its unbelievable lightness. All that, as is frequent with Asus, begins at beneath $1,000. That’s a successful mixture, and it simply would possibly make for the final word laptop computer to journey with.
– Luke Larsen
Audio/Video
Hisense 116UX TriChroma LED TV
The Hisense 116UX does mini-LED in a brand new approach. As a substitute of blue or white LED backlights shining by way of a colour filter, the TriChroma LED TV makes use of tens of 1000’s of RGB Native Dimming optical lenses that every include particular person purple, inexperienced, and blue LEDs. The lenses are then managed in clusters, with dimming accomplished at each the cluster and lens ranges.
The person RGB LEDs — with out a colour filter — permit the 116UX to attain, in response to Hisense, 97% of the BT.2020 colour house. The RGB clusters are additionally extra environment friendly, decreasing energy consumption.
We’re persevering with to study the intricacies about how the expertise works, nevertheless it’s an apparent dynamic change to LED TV expertise.
– John Higgins
Panasonic Z95B OLED TV
It was nice to see Panasonic return to the U.S. market in 2024, and CES 2025 has proven that it’s again in earnest. Whereas it has three new TVs for 2025, the flagship Z95B OLED caught our eye essentially the most because of its unbelievable increase in brightness over final 12 months’s Z95A.
Panasonic revealed that it’s utilizing Major RGB Tandem Panel expertise — a brand new four-layer panel construction consisting of purple, inexperienced, and blue (really two blue) layers that permits for a greater separation and purity of colour and better brightness, all with out MLA (Micro Lens Array) expertise. As well as, Panasonic engineers designed the ThermalFlow cooling system, impressed by aerodynamic race automobile design, to enhance warmth dissipation.
It’s a step ahead in OLED panel design that we’ve been speculating about, and Panasonic has delivered it and proven us what it’s all about.
– John Higgins
TCL QM7K Mini-LED TV
There’s a variety of superb TV tech at CES 2025, and the TCL QM7K undoubtedly has its share. TCL has developed a number of enhancements in its backlight expertise, and the 2025 collection of QM televisions (the QM7K included) are part of the Exact Dimming Collection. With a brand new chip, lens construction, lower within the optical distance — from the backlight to the diffuser plate — and a few processing enhancements to just about get rid of lag from enter sign to backlight response, all features of the backlight efficiency on the QM7K seems to be to be improved over final 12 months’s QM7.
Better of all, although, is that, in contrast to a few of the different flashy TV tech on show, the QM7K might be a TV that matches inside most individuals’s budgets. Even with all the enhancements, the QM7K is predicted to be comparable in worth to final 12 months’s mannequin (which began at $1,100) and we must always see it someday round midyear.
– John Higgins
Technics EAH-AZ100
If we had been to provide this award a sub-category, it may be “most improved wi-fi earbuds.” That’s as a result of the Technics EAH-AZ100 are filled with enhancements over their predecessors, the EAH-AZ80. Smaller, lighter, higher ANC, higher name high quality, and approach higher battery life — all are robust causes to acknowledge these new buds. They’ve even received spatial audio with head monitoring and Auracast compatibility by way of Bluetooth LE Audio — two options the AZ80 lacked. However the kicker is their sound.
For the AZ100, Technics tailored its modern Magnetic Fluid driver expertise from its $1,100 wired IEMs, which provides the AZ100 ultra-low distortion and wonderful sound high quality.
Taken collectively, these modifications make the Technics EAH-AZ100 the very best wi-fi earbuds of CES 2025.
– Simon Cohen
Onkyo GX-30ARC
On the floor, Onkyo’s $299 powered desktop GX-30ARC audio system appear to be, properly, audio system. However it is a case of excellent issues coming in small packages. Onkyo’s a long time of amplification heritage shines by way of in these audio system — they’re bi-amped, which implies every driver will get a discrete supply of energy — and we suspect that’s a giant motive for his or her highly effective sound, which impresses with each its readability and low-end authority.
They’re additionally loaded with enter choices, together with USB-C, Bluetooth (with LE Audio and Auracast), optical, stereo RCA (with selectable line-in and phono settings), and an HDMI-ARC port, which provides the GX-30ARC a part of its title.
Add to this package deal a magnetically hooked up grille, your alternative of two colours, an included set of angled woodgrain stands, and a distant, and also you’ve received a compelling set of powered audio system whether or not you’re a creator or simply an avid listener.
– Simon Cohen
Cell
Belkin Stage PowerGrip
Belkin is all the time a robust pressure at CES, however at CES 2025, it introduced certainly one of its most unusual iPhone equipment up to now: the Stage PowerGrip. What precisely is the Stage PowerGrip? Effectively, it’s a variety of issues.
Think about a ten,000mAh battery pack that attaches to your iPhone by way of MagSafe. And it has an built-in USB-C cable to cost different units. And it acts as a stand to prop up your telephone on a desk. And it has a digicam grip. And it has a digicam shutter button. And it is available in some actually beautiful colours. That’s the Belkin Stage PowerGrip.
It’s actually thrilling to see this degree of creativity from Belkin, and I hope we see much more of it within the years to return.
– Joe Maring
Lenovo Legion Tab Gen 3
The Lenovo Legion Tab Gen 3 isn’t an Android pill I anticipated to see once more in 2025. Just about each producer appeared to have given up on compact Android tablets with flagship-level specs, however that’s exactly what you get with the brand new Legion Tab.
The iPad mini monopolizes the compact pill market. Google’s Nexus 7 tablets was wonderful alternate options, however we haven’t had a brand new mannequin since 2013 — and it didn’t appear to be anybody had any curiosity in throwing their hat within the tiny-tablet ring.
However Lenovo has, and the Legion Tab Gen 3 seems to be like a legitimately nice revitalization of the area of interest.
– Joe Maring
Amazfit Energetic 2
Smartwatches are all over the place in 2025. As such, standing out within the crowd is a huge ask. However I believe the Amazfit Energetic 2 has what it takes to try this.
Take one take a look at the Energetic 2’s spec sheet or characteristic listing, and it’s received nearly every little thing you may ask for — together with exercise and sleep monitoring, blood oxygen monitoring, computerized exercise detection, and extra. What’s spectacular is you get all of that with as much as 10 days of battery life, a high-quality AMOLED show, and a compact physique. What’s much more spectacular is that the watch begins at simply $100.
The worth proposition right here is without doubt one of the greatest I’ve seen shortly, and my early impressions of the Amazfit Energetic 2 are actually promising. It feels unreal {that a} smartwatch of this high quality exists at this worth, however one way or the other, Amazfit pulled it off.
– Joe Maring
Anker 165W Energy Financial institution
When you’ve seen one energy financial institution, you’ve seen all of them — proper? That’s what I believed till Anker introduced its new 165W Energy Financial institution. Not like most energy banks, which provide you with a few 10,000mAh battery capability and name it a day, Anker’s newest one crams in a large 25,000mAh capability, plus just a few extra options which can be equally ridiculous and sensible.
A type of options is built-in USB-C cables. The Anker Energy Financial institution has two of them, that means if you happen to’re touring with two units, you may simply convey the 165W Energy Financial institution with you and never should fuss with bringing cables.
Is the Anker 165W Energy Financial institution overkill? Perhaps. However does it even have the makings of probably the most full energy banks we’ve ever seen? Completely.
– Joe Maring
Gaming
Lenovo Legion Go S
On its floor, the Lenovo Legion Go S might appear to be one more Steam Deck imitation that’s trying to re-create Valve’s success. It’s that to a point, nevertheless it’s a vital growth within the present handheld PC arms race. Slightly than attempting to outplay Valve by loading its Legion Go variant with additional bells and whistles, Lenovo lastly understands that one of the simplest ways to beat the competitors is to affix it.
And thus, we now have our first moveable PC not made by Valve to make use of SteamOS, the streamlined working system that’s helped the Steam Deck preserve its dominance towards experimental Home windows-based rivals. With the Legion Go S, we lastly have a viable various to the Steam Deck that also capabilities like an easy-to-use handheld. Not solely that nevertheless it’s a strong handheld that’s each extra snug and cheaper than its predecessor. All of that creates an ideal recipe for fulfillment.
– Giovanni Colantonio
MSI Forge GK600 TKL Wi-fi
What number of extra methods are you able to innovate a gaming keyboard in 2025? MSI’s Forge GK600 TKL Wi-fi proves that there’s nonetheless loads of room to excellent one thing that’s been accomplished to loss of life. This can be a mechanical keyboard with a hot-swappable printed circuit board that comes with some stable KTT HiFi linear switches. It comes loaded with spectacular options, from its twin connectivity to its 4,000mAh battery.
Which may all sound slightly par for the course, however what’s particularly spectacular is the value tag. All of this solely prices $80, which is remarkable for a gaming keyboard as characteristic wealthy as this. Whereas there’s a premium trade-off or two to perform that, like an all-plastic design, the GK600 TKL places fierce rivals like ROG Azoth (a former DailyTech Better of CES decide) to disgrace. Anticipate it to turn into the mechanical gaming keyboard to personal.
– Giovanni Colantonio
Automobiles
Honda 0 Collection Saloon
We’d be tempted to provide this futuristic EV a nod on its Blade Runner seems to be alone, however Honda packed it with a lot tech that we don’t should. Because of a military of sensors and a few heavy-duty silicon from Renesas, the Saloon needs to be able to degree three autonomy when it launches in 2026 — that’s the true “eyes off” driving expertise Tesla nonetheless can’t ship.
Not like a variety of the questionable AI makes use of we’ve seen at CES 2025, the Saloon will make use of it to study from human drivers and course of altering environments on the fly, therefore the necessity for all that computing energy. Honda has even resurrected its beloved Asimo robotic because the namesake for the Saloon’s Alexa-style Asimo OS. Simply forgive the cringey advertising and marketing. “It comforts me after I’m unhappy,” says a doe-eyed driver, “with Saloon I can all the time be myself.” Persist with the chauffeuring, Asimo.
– Nick Mokey
BMW Panoramic iDrive
For years, we’ve watched middle console screens develop larger and larger, however with the Panoramic iDrive system, BMW strikes away from bragging rights on display screen dimension and focuses on practicality. The strip of display screen nestled on the base of the windshield places important data like velocity, instructions, and cost state proper within the driver’s eyeline, and it might probably even be augmented with an optionally available 3D heads-up show.
Haptic buttons on the steering wheel management every little thing, or you may converse instructions which can be processed by way of giant language mannequin (LLM). After seeing a lot “tech for tech’s sake” shoveled into automobiles, we love how Panoramic iDrive appears squarely centered on drivers, and lets drivers give attention to the street.
– Nick Mokey
Good dwelling
Roborock Saros Z70
Robotic vacuums have been round for a very long time, and I believed I’d seen mainly all they needed to supply. The Roborock Saros Z70 proved me mistaken. This highly effective robotic vacuum is greater than only a strategy to clear and mop your flooring; it has a built-in, extendable arm that is ready to decide up socks, small towels, and even light-weight sandals. It’s one step nearer to Rosie from The Jetsons.
Think about: a robotic vacuum that may clear obstacles from its personal path. Mixed with an clever navigation system, the Saros Z70 (and the opposite entries within the Saros line) is the form of innovation the robotic vacuum trade has so sorely wanted.
Roborock wasn’t agency with worth or a launch date, so the price may very well be a bit exhausting to swallow — nevertheless it would possibly simply be price it, if the arm works like I believe it should.
— Patrick Hearn
Plantaform Good Backyard
Good gardens have all the time felt like they got here straight from science fiction, however the Plantaform takes it to a brand new degree (particularly as a result of it makes use of NASA tech). This pod absolutely encloses the plant and helps it develop by way of fogponics, shelling out a high-quality mist all through the inside that doesn’t overwhelm the crop and permits the roots to extra simply entry water.
The enclosure is certainly one of my favourite features of this sensible backyard. Nearly all sensible gardens use synthetic UV gentle to speed up plant development, nevertheless it’s extremely vibrant. The tinted home windows of the Plantaform pod block nearly all of that gentle, making it rather more believable to maintain indoors. Different items, just like the Gardyn, are vibrant sufficient to gentle total rooms on their very own.
The Plantaform doesn’t use soil and is absolutely self-sufficient; as soon as you set the plant in, your solely job is to sit down again and wait to reap the crop. At $500, it’s a bit costly, however competitively priced for the market.
— Patrick Hearn
Petkit Purobot Extremely Computerized Litter Field
A litter field won’t appear that flashy, however because the proprietor of three cats, I recognize something that does the cleanup for me. The Purobot Extremely is especially spectacular not just for its cleansing functionality however for the 180-degree monitoring digicam on the entrance. It could acknowledge every animal individually and takes an image of the deposit earlier than it sifts it.
A little bit gross? Certain — however cats are infamous for hiding well being circumstances, and this litter field makes it a lot simpler to trace your pet’s toilet habits. It additionally has quite a few security sensors that maintain your four-legged pal secure. The Purobot Extremely can hook up with different Petkit merchandise, like a water fountain and an computerized feeder, to provide you a high-level overview of your cat’s habits.
This gadget is slightly area of interest, however any cat proprietor will immediately see the utility of solely emptying the field as soon as each 20 days.
— Patrick Hearn
