CES 2025: What to expect from the first and biggest tech show of the year

CES 2025 officially kicks off in Las Vegas on Tuesday morning, and runs until the end of the day on January 10. “Official” dates are specific to when the Las Vegas Convention Center floor is open to attendees, ultimately contradicting the goals of the show. Actual duration. Two press days begin on Sunday with some small events leading up to a big set of press conferences on January 6.

Press conferences

We’ll be keeping a close eye on the following here at TechCrunch:

AMD🙁Monday at 11am PT/2pm ET) AMD got its act together at CES 2025. Competitor Nvidia has been sucking up oxygen From every room, as the chipmaker remains at the forefront of the AI ​​boom. So, how will AMD compete with Nvidia’s announcement of the RTX 5000? The company should show off its next-generation GPU. As part of an ongoing rebranding process, RDNA Cards 4 can reach Such as the RX 8000 or RX 9000 series.

Toyota🙁Monday at 4pm PT/7pm ET) We expect Chairman Akio Toyoda to get fully involved in Woven City, the automaker’s “living laboratory.” “Details are scant on what exactly will be revealed,” adds our automotive editor Kirsten Korosek. TechCrunch, which was at the initial announcement in 2020, will be watching to see how the startups will be integrated into Woven City and whether Toyota follows through on its plans to build a fully connected ecosystem Powered by hydrogen fuel cells.

Samsung🙁Monday at 5pm PT/8pm ET) Samsung’s pushbutton device at CES is always an odd duck. The Korean electronics giant generally keeps its powder dry when it comes to consumer electronics. After all, it is expected to announce its latest flagship phone – the Galaxy S25 – at the end of January. CES 2025 will continue the company’s tradition when it comes to TVs and appliances. There are also odds and ends like consumer robots that will most likely never see the light of day. Samsung He was adopted The tagline is “AI for everyone: every day, everywhere” for the presentation.

Nvidia🙁Monday at 6:30 PM PT/9:30 PM ET) There’s no doubt that Nvidia will have the biggest CES 2025. After all, the company has the biggest of almost everything these days. The chip giant has a market capitalization of more than $3.4 trillion, largely due to its revenue A key place in the ongoing AI boom. Companies like OpenAI and Meta have been buying Nvidia processors in bulk, and this is unlikely to change in the new year. Founder and CEO Jensen Huang will help launch CES 2025 with his “signature leather jacket and unwavering vision.” Per Nvidia.

Notable keynotes for the next day include Twitter/X CEO Linda Yaccarino at 1:30 PM PT and Delta CEO Ed Bastian at 5 PM PT. The latter, in particular, will take place at Jam Band Hot Spot, The Sphere. Both will be available for streaming on the official website CES YouTube page.

Directions

the offer Hot topic It’s almost certainly the only thing anyone in technology is talking about these days: artificial intelligence. This is nothing new for CES, of course. This category has been at the forefront for years now, with the 2024 show presenting some of the earliest AI-powered consumer devices.

the Rabbit R1 It was probably the highlight of last year’s show. The mobile device generated a lot of buzz at the event, although as with other AI devices such as… Pin Amnesty International Humanitythe product failed to live up to any expectations.

However, the topic will not be limited to this type of product. This year, no product so no Mention of artificial intelligence in some form will be in a small minority. As mentioned earlier, Nvidia and AMD will be competing on the chip front. Nvidia will be a particular focus, as the chipmaker sets the stage for AI in 2025, including the release of its long-awaited GeForce RTX 50 GPU. The company will also address other key categories, including robotics and transportation.

Artificial intelligence will adorn everything from cars to refrigerators this year. Some apps can be really useful, but many – if not most – will be a solution in search of a problem. This is always an important thing to keep in mind at an event like CES. It’s a huge show. last year Hosted 4,300 companies and approximately 140,000 participants. There is a lot of noise, and there are a lot of AI “applications” trying to rise above it.

Over the past decade, CES has turned into one of the best car shows of the year. This has been driven primarily by car manufacturers’ bids to become industry leaders: what better place to showcase this than at the biggest consumer technology show of the year? The addition of the Las Vegas Convention Center’s new West Hall in 2021 has facilitated this expansion.

Questions remain about whether CES can maintain its status as a premier auto show. Anecdotally, fewer big names appear to be participating in a meaningful way, including American manufacturers like Ford. That’s likely due in part to the return of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit after a year off. The event is scheduled to begin on January 10, coinciding with CES.

That doesn’t mean there won’t be big headlines from Vegas next week. In addition to Toyota’s participation, Sony’s press conference should once again showcase Afeela, the company’s collaboration with Honda. Companies like Hyundai – Which now owns Boston Dynamics – It is likely to showcase its focus on humanoid robots and others.

Robots have increasingly become a focus at CES in recent years. I expect most transportation companies will be discussing this topic, from manufacturing to vertical EVs. The auto industry has been the pinnacle of the automation field for years, a fact accelerated by various staffing and supply chain crises since the pandemic. Meanwhile, eVTOLs scored a major score Angolan victory Late last year.

CES continues to be a major launching pad for computer monitors. In fact, Samsung, ASUS, and MSI have all announced an addition “The world’s first” 27-inch 4K OLED displays With 240 Hz refresh rates. Smartphones always get a lot of love at the show, too. LG has already revealed A bunch of news on this front. Samsung should follow suit in its press conferences on Monday.

After a long period of lull, I expect a new wave of smart home devices to emerge. Between interoperability through Standard issueWith the explosion of generative AI platforms, and a second wind of intelligent assistants from Google, Amazon, and Apple, the companies will showcase how these devices can excel where their predecessors failed.

After the latest hype cycle, extended reality still has a lot to prove. The Vision Pro hasn’t taken off as well as Apple had hoped, and rivals are struggling to compete with the Meta’s ability to support the cost of the Quest. Big names in the space like HTC and Magic Leap have focused heavily on enterprise applications. However, chipmakers like Qualcomm are still largely focused on making a big splash.