Even though CES is known for exhibiting the wildest and weirdest things that tech can turn out, we’re somehow surprised at what we see every year. The PCMag team is currently on the ground in Las Vegas working hard to bring you everything you need to know from the show. But while we’re dutifully reporting on the latest laptops and chips, we’re also taking note (and sometimes video) of the most ambitious and offbeat things we’ve seen.
This year, that includes a robot vacuum that lends a literal hand, a spoon that tricks your tongue, and a massage chair that looks like Bumblebee to transform your tension. Some of these things might never make it out of the concept phase, but they still give us a glimpse of the future.
Lenovo Self-Charging Bluetooth Keyboard
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Wireless keyboards are great until the battery dies, and you have to scramble in your desk drawers to find one or locate a cable to charge it up. That won’t happen with the Lenovo Self-Charging Bluetooth Keyboard, which just needs some ambient light to keep you typing. A little light-collecting panel that sits at the top of the keyboard absorbs whatever light is around while supercapacitors store it away. It will cost $69.99 when it goes on sale in May.
Lenovo 800 Self-Charging Bluetooth Keyboard
LG MX Platform
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You could start a company in your garage. Or you could start it anywhere with the LG MX Platform, a vehicle that can be equipped with LG products to be a content creation studio, an office on wheels, or a place to turn hobbies into businesses. The prototype is parked at CES, but there’s no word on when or if it could be rolling off a production line.
LG StanbyMe 2
CES 2025: LG’s battery-powered TV gets an upgrade and accessories
If you like your entertainment portable, LG’s unique StanbyMe device is a rolling, pivoting 27-inch TV you can take with you from room to room. In our review of the first-gen version, we dinged it for its disappointing picture quality, but at CES 2025, LG revealed a second-gen version with 1440p picture resolution instead of 1080p. It also gets an extra hour of battery life, Mashable reports, and LG showed off some accessories, including a strap you can use to carry it or hang it on the wall, plus a stand to make it a vertical display. We don’t have a launch date or price on the StanbyMe 2 (the first-gen version was $999). If you can’t wait, LG launched the $1,200 StanbyMe GO last year, which is housed in a suitcase and pops up for viewing at campsites or other far-flung locales.
ColdSnap
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Forget the always-broken ice cream machine at McDonald’s. The ColdSnap is like a Keurig for frozen novelties. You can pop in a pod and get an ice cream, protein shake, smoothie, or frozen latte in three minutes. When we saw an earlier version at CES 2024, the company was marketing its machine for “commercial settings” like offices, convenience stores, and luxury buildings. This year, it’s opening up an early adopter program that will “offer a limited number of machines certified for home use.”
Withings Omnia
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Looking in the mirror immediately tells you what’s going on with your weight, but the Withings Omnia takes it further by giving you a whole health screening, including information about your metabolic composition and the option to chat about it with an AI voice assistant. For now, the system is just a concept, but Withings is teasing the launch of the AI assistant later this year in its $10-per-month Withings+ service.
Elvie Rise
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If you’re a new parent or have ever talked to a new parent for a few minutes, you’ve heard about the Snoo, a smart bassinet that’s supposed to sway any baby to sleep. The $1,700 price, though, keeps parents awake. Enter the Elvie Rise, a bouncer that can transform into a bassinet without moving the baby. Its SootheLoop technology can also record and repeat the bounce inputted by a parent or caregiver, which they can adjust from an app. Bouncer mode is suitable from newborn to 6 months, while bassinet mode is suitable for up to 5 months, so you may want to have this one ready after you give birth to get your money’s worth. Elvie Rise is available for preorder for $799.
Roborock Saros Z70 Robot Vacuum
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If you’ve ever avoided getting a robot vacuum because you didn’t feel like picking up the laundry you’d casually tossed on the floor, meet the Roborock Saros Z70. A robot arm raises up out of its body to tackle anything tossed on the ground. It recognizes recognize socks, sandals, tissues, and towels, and can be programmed to deliver them all to where you want them to go (as long as they weigh less than 10.6 ounces). It even mops. Pricing and launch date has been announced yet.
Xander GlassesConnect
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Closed captions are an incredibly helpful assistive technology, and with Xander GlassesConnect, they are no longer confined to a TV. These AR specs transcribe speech in real time and then project the text in front of you. This type of technology doesn’t come cheap; a full XanderGlasses kit is $4,999. You can preorder now with a $499 deposit.
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Kirin Electric Salt Spoon
Low-sodium food is better for you, but not your taste buds. Though if you scoop it up with the Kirin Electric Salt Spoon, you can get a salty boost, not from sodium, but from electricity. As you eat, the spoon delivers a current to your tongue, tricking it into thinking it’s encountered salt. Right now the spoon is only for sale in Japan.
FaceHeart Cardio Mirror
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Taking a good look at yourself in any mirror can clue you in to some things about your health, but the FaceHeart Cardio Mirror goes above and beyond. A 45-second “selfie” can measure your blood pressure, heart rate, heart rate variability, respiration rate, oxygen saturation, and stress index, as well as detect atrial fibrillation and heart failure. You probably won’t be able to set one up in your bathroom just yet; FaceHeart says it’s looking to “revolutionize the healthcare, home automation, and insurance industries” with its technology.
Kosé Mixed Reality Makeup
Trying on makeup in a store is an unsanitary experience but it’s one you sometimes risk to avoid an expensive mistake with a purchase. The Kosé Mixed Reality Makeup aims to solves that problem by projecting makeup directly onto the face, a huge step up from phone-based AR filters. The company says its tech “can be installed in any location, making it possible to utilize various spaces for cosmetics sales.” Next stop, Sephora?
Bodyfriend Standing Rovo 733
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What could be more relaxing than being held in the grip of something that looks like Bumblebee from the Transformers? The Bodyfriend Standing Rovo 733 can administer rehabilitation exercises, while also feeling for biometric data to assess your health. It also assists with getting in and out of the chair itself, provided you have $20,000.
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