It’s time for the biggest tech show of the year. CES 2025 officially kicks off next week, with most of the industry’s biggest names gathering in Las Vegas to announce new products and demonstrate some of the most exciting tech they have coming throughout the year.
CES is traditionally a show about TVs, laptops, and smart home tech. But it’s increasingly become a big show for cars, wearables and health tech, and a whole lot more. For context, CES 2024 attracted over 135,000 attendees and more than 4,300 exhibitors, according to the official website.
This year, expect one abbreviation to show up a lot across every single category: AI. The AI hype cycle is rolling straight into 2025, and there’s certain to be AI popping up on the next generation of TVs and cars, like it or not.
The show officially starts on Tuesday, January 7th, but you can expect announcements to start coming out ahead of the show floor opening and a day of press conferences.
In the lead-up to this grand event, several companies in the consumer tech space have announced their plans. Nvidia, for example, will have CEO Jensen Huang host a live event on Jan. 6. CEO Jensen Huang will kick off the keynote with his “trademark leather jacket and an unwavering vision.” AMD’s keynote is scheduled for Jan. 6 at 11 a.m. PT. The company is expected to unveil new GPUs and RDNA 4 cards. Could we see the RX 8000 or RX 9000 series?
LG is the debut act at CES “press day,” the full day of press conferences that precede the show floor’s opening on Tuesday. LG execs will take the stage at Mandalay Bay promptly at 8AM PT on Monday. Samsung’s CES event will focus on appliances. Last year, we saw the Music Frame and next-gen transparent TVs. This year’s event tagline “AI for All: Everyday, Everywhere” suggests a push to bring AI to more home devices.
How to watch CES 2025
The major companies will be holding live streams, so it is worth checking their YouTube pages and socials for the links. Some companies already include links to Nvidia, Samsung, and Sony. The event will be streamed on YouTube, and tech sites like Techcrunch, Endgadget and ZDNet will also have livestream blogs and behind the scenes coverage for you. Go to your favorite and see if they’ve got the coverage that you like.
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