Best of CES 2025

CES It can be incredibly overwhelming. There are thousands of products on offer, which makes finding the good stuff particularly difficult, so we’ve chosen the opinion of a panel of expert judges CES Innovation Awards Where they inspected the products. Here I will summarize those that are closest to broadcasting.

CES 2025 saw a “record 3,400+ Innovation Awards submissions, from over 4,500 exhibitors including nearly 1,400 startups,” said Gary Shapiro, CEO and Vice President of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), owner and producer of CES.

One problem I’ve encountered while trying to separate the facts from the hype is that there’s a lot of jargon thrown around, like, “We’re applying AI at scale, based on historical customer data to meet our customers where they are and create a compelling, engaged consumer experience.” Additionally, the Our product lies at the intersection of technology and… [fill in the blank]”.

But to the best and best I’ve seen:

wavy It introduced what is described as the lightest multi-colored AR+AI glasses on the market, weighing in at 49 grams. They are designed to be worn all day, providing cognitive engagement in a mass-produced form. I tried them on the other night, and they were really lightweight. The functionality is still under development, but the hardware is there.

Moije AR+AI glasses

10 km It is a mobile app that turns text documents into what it calls “fully editable, professional video.” This means CSS animations that can be edited in real time. Just writing this, it seems questionable. I wasn’t able to make a demo, so try it yourself and see what you think.

10 km

ISOCELL for all Samsung prism lenses (ALoP) It is a telephoto camera solution with a new folded zoom structure that places the lens directly on the prism instead of between the prism and the sensor. The result is improved brightness and reduced noise while reducing the height and shoulder length of the unit. Use this little knowledge when you’re shopping for your next device.

Samsung ISOCELL ALoP

BasiosThe 4G MiFi Power Bank includes the two things you really need when you’re on location, the 2-in-1 Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot and Power Bank offers a 4G mobile WiFi hotspot with a high-capacity 20,000mAh power bank and 65W charging. Well, maybe not 5G, but there are times when beggars can’t be choosers and the person handing you wifi and power should make you very happy when there’s a dearth of both.

Baseus 4G MiFi Power Bank

Nikon promotes it Z6III mirrorless camera As the world’s first partially stacked CMOS sensor delivers ultra-fast read speeds and high frame rates in a mid-range mirrorless camera. The 24.5MP full-frame camera has an EXPEED 7 image processing engine, an extremely fast autofocus system with advanced subject detection technology, and high-quality video capabilities, including 6K internal RAW image capture.

Nikon Z6III mirrorless camera

Métis Account Board It is an embedded platform that combines the power of a cutting-edge ARM SoC with Axelera’s Metis AI accelerator. Power efficient to run applications such as multiple end-to-end AI applications on dozens of video streams. This includes parallel computer vision and natural language processing tasks.

Métis Account Board

xMEMS Cooling (XMC-2400) It is the first 1mm silicon fan-on-a-chip that provides active cooling for AI-enabled mobile electronics such as smartphones, tablets, laptops, wireless chargers and SSDs which were now passively cooled.

xMEMS Cooling (XMC-2400)

Xrill One Pro It gives consumers the next generation of spatial computing, with the addition of an on-board processor and a low-latency 3D spatial display experience, regardless of the source device. A 57-degree field of view, 120Hz global refresh rate, BOSE-optimized spatial speaker system, adjustable interpupillary distance ranges, and a unique RGB modular camera with multi-modal Al support also debuts.

Xrill One Pro

3-Axis Mini Gimbal Stabilizer (MGS) from Vista Enotec It is the world’s smallest 3-axis gimbal camera with a compensation angle of up to +8 degrees. The MGS is a patented drive structure consisting of only 4 ball bearings, 8 fewer ball bearings than a traditional 3-axle axle. MGS can be integrated into many mobile devices, increasing exposure time by 16 times and enabling mobile devices to capture clear images even in low light and harsh conditions. Thanks to the latest 5G technology, the MGS device enables clear and smooth live video streaming.

Vista InnoTech’s MGS family of stabilizers

Lexar Professional Diamond CFexpress 4.0 The Type B card has a maximum read speed of 3700MB/s, a maximum write speed of 3400MB/s, and minimum sustained write speeds of 3200MB/s. Designed to be temperature resistant, vibration resistant, 5m drop resistant, shock resistant, 7 times more pressure resistant than SD cards, bend resistant and VPG400 rating ensures smooth 8K RAW video capture.

Xar Diamond CFExpress 4.0

Hohem Technology’s iSteady V3 It is a foldable 3-axis smartphone gimbal with magnetic auto tracker, fill light, remote control, and extension rod.

Hohem iSteady v3

Dubai Internet City Company HAGAMOSphere It is a spherical drone with eight propellers mounted on a cube frame, allowing it to move both horizontally and vertically. It is also designed to rotate on Earth by placing itself inside an ergonomically shaped spherical guard. This is a new type of multi-copter UAV.

Dick Hagamospher City

the Hovering Erb Baconalong with two detachable joystick subcomponents, features a patented three-state modular design that provides three-way joystick experiences for the flying camera. When used as a standalone device, the Beacon activates HoverLink for high-precision tracking and provides a video transmission range of up to 1 km. The 1.78-inch OLED display allows users to monitor camera footage and supports noise-cancelling audio recording. Users can also turn it into a one-handed controller or a one-handed controller.

Hovering Erb Bacon

Espresso 15 Pro ($699) is a lightweight 15-inch 4K monitor designed for travel. Powered by a single USB-C cable for 550 nits brightness and 100% Adobe RGB color, Espresso says it’ll make you fall in love with your laptop screen, touchscreens, and something to impress you and your tech geeky friends with.

Espresso 15 Pro

Leo From Lionpower is described as “a multi-award-winning device that extends the battery life of any USB-charged consumer electronic device by up to 63%. Patent-pending hardware with proprietary software to optimize battery charging, prioritizing battery health.” More 20 battery-powered devices in an average home, has the potential to save billions of batteries.

Leo battery life extender

Although I like to think that these products sit at the intersection of practicality and innovation, let us know your thoughts.

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