The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2025 is right around the corner. The event, which takes place January 7-10, 2025 in Las Vegas, will be the launchpad for all things tech, pointing to some of the biggest trends we expect to see through 2025.

In a pre-show virtual press conference, Kinsey Fabrizio, President of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), which produces CES and John T. Kelley, Vice President and CES Show Director of CTA, provided highlights of what’s to come. While registration numbers haven’t been released yet for 2025, the 2024 CES saw more than 138,000 attendees and 4,312 exhibitors. This year, there are many first-time exhibitors and exciting new areas of the show. Fabrizio also notes that close to 40% of attendees are joining from outside of the U.S.

What can we expect to see at CES 2025? Of course, AI will continue to reign supreme, permeating every facet of the show and area of technology, from hardware to software, video and audio to health tech, mobility and vehicles, and gadgets and gizmos of all kinds. There are a few interesting areas that will see a renewed or new focus this year.

Digital Health

This year, Fabrizio notes that there will be an upgraded digital health floor in the Venetian Expo space focused exclusively on health and wellness, as well as smart home tech. This includes traditional fitness and wearable companies showing off everything from smartwatches and fitness trackers to high-tech stationary bikes, home boxing machines, and blood pressure and blood oxygen monitors. We can expect to see even more innovations in this space, particularly technology that helps patients proactively monitor risks and conditions.

Health tech continues to interact more closely with health care, providing people with simple ways to keep on top of vitals that they’d normally have to wait until a visit to the doctor to do. Armed with this information and historical data in an app, patients can provide doctors with a more accurate picture of their metrics as well as make positive changes if they notice anything amiss. The potential for such technology, whether it’s a wearable bracelet or a smart scale, is only just beginning to be realized.

We’re excited to see what innovations will be on the show floor in this space this year. Some innovative devices have already been announced, like Noul’s milab, an AI-based blood and cancer diagnostic platform that can perform blood sample pre-processing, imaging, and analysis using AI within 15 minutes. Withings always steals the show in this category and that company has some exciting things coming that are under wraps for now. Scosche has revealed isaac from its new health tech subsidiary PreEvnt ahead of the show. It’s a non-invasive alert device and companion app that can monitor blood glucose levels using only your beath. The device can be worn via pocket clip or lanyard, replacing the need for frequent finger pricks. It’s suitable for people with Type-1 and Type-2 diabetes and pre-diabetics. Isaac is still under FDA review but it represents the future potential of health tech.

Sustainability

Sustainability is a key focus in the tech industry nowadays, with many companies aiming to go carbon neutral within the next several years, some already having reached their goals. From using recycled materials in products and packaging to creating products that are modular for easier repair versus replacement, the aim is to keep harmful materials out of landfills and leave a better and healthier future for the next generation.

Companies will also discuss innovations in areas like battery efficiencies, renewable energy, and off-grid power solutions. You’ll see products like EcoFlow’s power stations and Zerova EV chargers throughout several exhibit areas on the show floor.

Automotive Tech

Speaking of automotive tech, there will be lots on display in this space within the dedicated Tech West exhibit hall of the show. Automotive tech has been growing over the years, and now, you can see not only the latest in cool cars, including EVs, but also everything from high-tech tractors from brands like John Deere to other complex heavy machinery designed to innovate in the agriculture space.

The automotive space will cover more than just hardware like self-driving and electric cars, but also innovation in software that makes the driving experience more intuitive, helpful, and safer. There will be technologies on display in the personal mobility space, infotainment systems, marine technology, and more.

Beauty and Fashion Tech

Beauty tech started to appear in a bigger way at CES 2024, and this year, the category is set to explode even more. It will also be joined by fashion tech thanks to CTA’s new partnership with the Council of Fashion Designers of America. The idea is to explore how the fashion and tech industries can work together to change consumer wearables. This isn’t just limited to fashion-forward smartwatches and trackers but will translate to items like smart rings, smartphone cases and accessories, even apparel. It will be interesting to get a better idea of how the worlds of fashion and technology will collide at CES this year.

Meanwhile, L’Oreal was the first beauty company to keynote at CES this year and the beauty space will continue to take shape in 2025 through unique products and technologies announced and demoed at the show. Companies like Shiseido, for example, will be showcasing its skin visualizer, which measures and visualizes your skin condition to provide tailored beauty advice. Kosé Corporation will demonstrate its Mixed Reality Makeup system, a high-tech way of trying on make-up in a 3D space; while Nimble Beauty is back to show its smart at-home nail salon that uses robotics and advanced AI to scan, paint, and dry your nails.

Both fashion and beauty tech are new categories for Innovations Awards that will be highlighted at the show as well.

Robotics

AI and robotics will undoubtedly be the most prominent areas at the show and the ones that draw the most crowds when it comes to pie-in-the-sky technology. This includes lifelike robots, home assistance robots, and AI technology involved in everything from home appliances to smart home gadgets. Expect to see advancements in areas like GenAI, humanoid robots, healthcare robots, and vehicle AI as well as ways that AI and robotics are assisting in areas like the workplace, machine learning, waste reduction, autonomous learning, and more.

RealBotix, for example, will be present to show its hyper-realistic, full-bodied robots that are designed to create and develop relationships with people. You can see Aria’s invitation to visit her at the show in this video.

What To Know About CES 2025?

Navigating the Show: The Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) is undergoing a $600 million renovation. While construction will pause through the duration of the show, it might be more difficult to get around. Leave yourself extra time and be mindful of changes to walkways and shuttle locations.

Planning Ahead: The average CES attendee holds 29 meetings during the show, says Fabrizio. Create your calendar ahead of time to ensure there are no conflicts. Leave time for bathroom and lunch breaks as well as extra time if you are traveling from one venue to the next, or even from one side of the LVCC to the other. Don’t forget to update the time zone in your calendar when making appointments if you aren’t on PST.

Download the App: The CES 2025 app has been updated to offer a more seamless experience and make it easier for you to navigate and find what you’re looking for throughout the many exhibit halls and locations of the show. One of the app’s updates includes blue dot navigation to make it even easier to find locations. Download the app ahead of time, sign in, and add items to your agenda you want to see. You will need a separate calendar for personally made appointments, however, since you can’t plot these in the app.

Register for Unique Events: Get out of the usual venues if you have the time to do so. Delta Airlines will be the first company to hold its keynote address at a high-profile location outside of the show: the Las Vegas Sphere. Tickets are being distributed on a first come, first serve basis and you can check the ces.tech website for details. If you plan to attend, keep in mind that the venue has a strict bag policy.

Don’t Forget Eureka Park!: Eureka Park is a favourite spot for many show-goers featuring interesting tech that falls into the “why didn’t I think of that” and “I’ve never seen that before” categories. This year, there will be more than 1,400 global start-ups and international pavilions showing products and technology from around the world.

Tune In Online: Not everyone can attend in person. If you want to keep on top of the show from home, it is possible. There are a lot of events that are livestreamed as well as online resources, including the CES website, where you can learn about what’s being announced and see highlights from the show. While it might not be the same as being there in person, and you won’t be able to get the same feel for the theme and vibe of the show, it’s the next best thing to still feel like you’re part of the action.

Enjoy the show!

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