More from CES 2025: all the news, gadgets, and surprises
The company is bringing the convenience of retractable charging cables to more devices including a new 25,000mAh power bank with up to 165W of total power delivery. The $99.99 charger has an 8.66-inch USB-C cable that transforms into a carrying strap, a 27.2-inch cable that fully retracts inside, and a small screen displaying how much power each connected device is using.
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Valve just squashed its second Steam Deck-adjacent rumor in one day. “We’re not currently working with GPD on official SteamOS support,” Valve designer Lawrence Yang tells The Verge.
GPD said it planned to offer SteamOS on its Win 4 handheld, “with system adaptation provided by Valve.” Ayaneo once claimed to have SteamOS too. We’re expecting Lenovo to announce the first third-party SteamOS handheld this week.
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The venue normally fits 12,000 people, but Nvidia says it’s cramming in as many 14,000 by filling the center of the arena, too — where myself, fellow press, and analysts are seated. The screen is massive. You can watch the keynote here or on YouTube starting at 6:40PM PT — it’s running a little late.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is about to hold a keynote at CES that’s going to be full of GPUs and AI. We’re expecting a two-hour keynote that will delve into the latest AI announcements from Nvidia, new RTX 50-series GPUs, DLSS 4, and much more. You can tune in for all the news, below.
It’s not the longest line I’ve ever seen, but it is glacial; crowds already stretched through the casino halls 2.5 hours before the keynote. Metal detectors are coming up. A sea of people behind and in front. Interest in Nvidia and its stock price are at record highs right now.
It’s co-developed with Tencent, it’s called the Sunday Dragon, and it’s absolutely huge with an 11-inch autostereoscopic screen (like the Nintendo 3DS but massive). I nearly dropped it trying to remove its detachable controllers.
The 3D popped to life just fine for me, and while the heft gave me pause, the grips are sculpted nicely. Lunar Lake inside.
For the ultimate in multitasking, this “Indoor Garden” from LG is a grow light, accent light, and a speaker all in one.
It’s still a concept product, but it can auto water your garden while it grows and also play it some tunes from the 120 watt, 4.1 channel sound system.
On deck: updates about how to pre-order Afeela, the electric vehicle Sony is making with Honda.
As reported by TechCrunch:
The [Consumer Technology Association] “is projecting that there will be record retail revenues” for the U.S. consumer technology industry in 2025 with 3.2% growth over 2024. However, [Brian] Comiskey warned that those projections could change because “smartphones and laptops are threatened by President elect Trump’s tariff proposals. Tariffs on technology products could lead to a $90-$143 billion — billion with a B — decline in U.S. purchasing power,” he said.
“SmartThings for ships is a new integration that uses Matter, the connectivity standard, to connect with compatible ships,” Sean Michael of Samsung Electronics America said during the company’s press conference today.
Apparently, you’ll be able to automate the climate, lighting, and even the engine of your yacht or, you know, cargo ship.
During his CES press conference today, Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda said the company was “exploring rockets.” Indeed, Toyota had just announced that it had invested an undisclosed sum in Interstellar Technologies, a private Japanese spaceflight company, with the aim to leverage Toyota’s manufacturing prowess to mass produce rockets.
At the end of the event, Toyoda cracked that “the future of mobility shouldn’t be limited to just Earth, or just one car company” — a possible dig at Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s ownership of SpaceX.
Shares were up 3.43 percent to $149.43, besting a previous closing high of $148.88 set in November. At Huang’s keynote tonight, the company is expected to announce its latest consumer graphics cards. Nvidia’s rocketing value, however, has been driven by AI chip demand. Nvidia’s 52-week intraday high is $152.89.
I got to try out Eli Health’s Hormometer in person last night. I was fully expecting it to say my stress levels were high but my cortisol levels were apparently within range. Maybe my body is just used to all that CES adrenaline after all these years. In any case, here’s what using an at-home, portable hormone test is like.