CES 2025 officially kicks off in Las Vegas on Tuesday morning and ends on January 10th. The time and “official” dates when the floor of the Las Vegas Convention Center is open to attendees are definitive and ultimately believe the show. Actual duration. Press days begin on Sunday with a few smaller events leading up to the January 6 press conference.
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TechCrunch will take a closer look below with an eye here.
AMD🙁Monday at 11 a.m. PT / 2 a.m. ET) AMD has its work cut out for it at CES 2025. Rival Nvidia is gasping for oxygen. The chipmaker is at the forefront of the AI boom, so it's beautiful from every room. So how will AMD compete with Nvidia's RTX 5000 announcement? The company should showcase its next generation GPU. RDNA 4 cards as part of the current brand can arrive. As RX 8000 or RX 9000 series.
Toyota🙁Monday at 4pm PT / 7pm ET) chairman Akio Toyoda hopes to join the bus stop's “career lab” Woven City. Our automotive editor Kirsten Korosec added: “Details are slim on what exactly it will reveal. Originally announced in 2020, TechCrunch explained how startups will be included in Woven City. Toyota will be watching to adapt its plans to build a fully connected ecosystem powered by hydrogen fuel cells.”
Samsung🙁Monday at 5pm PT / 8pm ET) Samsung's CES presser has always been weird. The Korean electronics giant generally keeps its powder dry when it comes to consumer electronics. Finally, Its latest high-end handset, the Galaxy S25, is expected to be announced around the end of January. CES 2025 will continue the company's tradition of TVs and devices. There are also those that end up in scraps like consumer robots that never see the light of day. Samsung was adopted. The tagline for the presentation was “AI for All: Everyday, Everywhere”.
Nvidia🙁Monday at 6:30pm PT / 9:30pm ET) Nvidia will undoubtedly have the biggest CES 2025 presence yet. Finally, The company has almost all the biggest things today. The chip giant is basing its major on a $3.4 trillion market cap. A fundamental position in the current AI boom. Companies like OpenAI and Meta have bought Nvidia processors by the boatload; This may not change in the new year. Founder and CEO Jensen Huang may kick off CES 2025 “with his trademark leather jacket and unwavering vision.” For Nvidia.
Notable keynotes from the following day include Twitter/X CEO Linda Yaccarino at 1:30pm PT and Delta CEO Ed Bastian at 5pm PT. The latter will be held at jam band hot spot, the Sphere. Both will be available to watch directly on the official website. CES YouTube page.
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The show hot topic It will almost certainly be how anyone in the tech world today is talking about AI. That's nothing new for CES. The 2024 show has been at the forefront of the category for years, delivering some of the earliest Generative-AI-powered consumer devices.
Hi Rabbit R1 It was probably the most notable at last year's show. Like other AI tools, the handheld was a hit at the event. Humane's AI pinThe product did not live up to any expectations.
However, content is not limited to this product model. This year, we make a product. No. Few would describe AI in some form. As mentioned above, Nvidia and AMD will lead on the chip front. Nvidia will be paying particular attention as the chipmaker sets the stage for AI in 2025, including the release of the much-anticipated GeForce RTX 50 GPU. The company will also engage in other major categories, including robotics and transportation.
AI will grace everything from cars to refrigerators this year. While some applications may prove to be genuinely useful, many—if not most—will be a solution in search of a problem. It's always important to keep this in mind at an event like CES. It's a big show. last year hosted. Nearly 4,300 companies and 140,000 people attended. There's a lot of noise and a lot of AI “applications” trying to rise above it.
Over the past decade, CES has evolved into one of the premier auto shows of the year. That's mainly because automakers' bids have led them to become bloody pioneers—and where better to show that than at the biggest consumer tech show of the year? The 2021 addition of the Las Vegas Convention Center's new West Hall is contributing to that expansion.
Questions remain about whether CES can maintain its status as a major auto show. Overall, it seems that few big names are involved, including American manufacturers like Ford. This may be due in part to Detroit's return to the North American International Auto Show after a year off. The event is scheduled to begin on January 10th, which overlaps with CES.
That's not to say there won't be big headliners in Vegas next week. In addition to Toyota's participation, Sony's press conference should also feature Afeela, the company's collaboration with Honda. Companies like Hyundai — Now owns Boston Dynamics. — will likely show its focus on inhumans and other robots.
Robots have become a focus for CES in recent years. I expect most transportation companies are discussing the topic from production to eVTOLs. The auto industry has been on the fringes of the auto manufacturing sector for years, and since the pandemic has been fueled by job and supply chain crises. eVTOLs also scored major points. FAA wins Late last year.
CES continues to be a major launch event for computer monitors. In fact, Samsung ASUS and MSI have all announced additions. “World's first” 27-inch 4K OLED monitors with 240Hz refresh rates. Smart stuff always gets a lot of love at shows too. LG has already expressed. There is a lot of news ahead of that. Samsung should follow suit at a press conference on Monday.
After renewal, I look forward to the new wave of smart home devices. Interoperability CriteriaThe explosion of next-generation AI platforms and Google; Amazon And a second wind for smart assistants from Apple, the companies will show how these devices can excel where their predecessors failed.
After its latest inflation cycle, Augmented reality still has a lot to prove. Vision Pro hasn't been as successful as Apple hoped; Competitors struggle to compete with the Meta's ability to support the cost of Quest. Big names in the space, such as HTC and Magic Leap, are heavily geared toward enterprise applications. Chipmakers like Qualcomm are still very splash-focused.