CES 2025: What to expect from the world's largest tech show

CES 2025 is literally weeks away! The annual Consumer Electronics Show is expected to be packed with tech reveals, announcements, and loads of hands-on opportunities. What are we expecting from CES 2025, though? We’ve combed through rumors, official announcements, and more to show you what’s possibly coming next month.

CES 2025: What you need to know

• What is CES? CES stands for Consumer Electronics Show. It’s the largest yearly tech convention in the world. It hosted almost 140,000 attendees in 2024.
• When is CES 2025? CES 2025 will run from Tuesday, January 7, through Friday, January 10, 2025.
• Where is CES 2025? CES 2025 is being held in Las Vegas, Nevada, primarily at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Separate CES announcements, keynotes, and product unveilings happened in various Las Vegas locations.
• Is CES 2025 open to the public? CES’ physical show floor and events are not available to the public. This convention is exclusive to people affiliated with the consumer tech industry.

Acer

Acer is a fixture at tech expos, so we’re definitely expecting the company to have a presence at CES 2025. The company revealed a bunch of products at the 2024 running, including new Swift and Aspire laptops (featuring Intel Core Ultra chips), new Nitro and Predator gaming laptops, and AMD Ryzen 7000 desktop GPUs.

We’re expecting sequels to some of these aforementioned products next month as well as more affordable Snapdragon laptops. The company hasn’t released the Nitro Blaze 7 PC handheld yet, either, so we’re hoping for more details at CES.

ASUS

ASUS has confirmed that it’ll be holding an “Always Incredible” online launch event on January 7. The teaser page didn’t reveal any more details, but the website’s Google listing includes a telling blurb.

“Discover how ASUS is redefining and democratizing AI at CES 2025, unveiling a groundbreaking lineup of more affordable Copilot+ PCs to make AI for everyone…” reads an excerpt of the blurb in Google Search results. In other words, don’t be surprised to see cheaper PCs with AI capabilities, possibly powered by the Snapdragon X Plus eight-core chip.

The Taiwanese brand is no stranger to offbeat reveals, either, launching the dual-screen Zenbook Duo back at CES 2024. It wouldn’t be a shock if they revealed something similarly unique. Otherwise, it’s believed the company could show off a 27-inch 4K monitor in Las Vegas too.

Google

Google is another player that’s frequently attended CES over the years. It usually offers a ton of smaller announcements rather than a few massive reveals. At CES 2024, it effectively rebranded Nearby Share to Quick Share, announced a variety of Chromecast-related additions, and revealed a smattering of automation-related announcements.

We’re expecting a similar trend next month, featuring numerous smaller tweaks and additions rather than a game-changing unveiling. In saying so, you might want to keep an eye out for more details regarding its new XR platform.

Lenovo

Lenovo came out swinging at CES 2024. The Chinese manufacturer offered a laptop concept with a color-changing design as well as the ThinkBook Plus Gen 5 Hybrid (seen above). The latter is an Android tablet that turns into an Intel-powered PC when docked to the included laptop dock. Fascinating stuff, even if we weren’t completely sold on the finished product.

What about the 2025 event? Well, we’ve seen numerous leaks in recent months regarding a so-called Lenovo Legion Go Lite handheld, which would be a cheaper, less capable version of the standard Legion Go. So CES seems like a good time to announce this model. Otherwise, we’re anticipating a slew of laptops, AI-branded PCs, and maybe even an Android tablet or two.

LG

LG has confirmed that it will be holding a “world premiere press conference” in Las Vegas on January 6. The company will use the occasion to preview its “latest smart solutions,” with an emphasis on AI-driven technologies.

We’re not sure what LG specifically has up its sleeve for CES 2025, but the company unveiled a few different products at the 2024 running. This included a 4K 480Hz OLED monitor, a wireless transparent OLED TV, and the firm’s 2024 range of OLED TVs. So we’re counting on new TVs of some kind.

NVIDIA

NVIDIA has confirmed that it will hold a press conference in Las Vegas on January 6 with CEO Jensen Huang helming the event. The company hasn’t given us any hints about what to expect, though.

The graphics giant typically uses CES to announce some new GPUs, and we saw this play out in 2024 when it announced its RTX 40 Super series. We’ve also seen a stream of leaks regarding a joint MediaTek/NVIDIA processor for Windows on Arm laptops, so watch out for this possible announcement too.

OnePlus

OnePlus typically holds its own launch events, so we’re not anticipating a significant presence at CES. However, the company recently confirmed that the OnePlus 13 will debut in January. That doesn’t mean it’ll launch in Las Vegas, but it’s still worth keeping an eye on the brand.

Stablemates OPPO and realme also tend to avoid CES, but the latter did show off the realme 12 Pro Plus and its 3x periscope camera on the sidelines of the event earlier this year.

Samsung

Samsung typically holds its own events rather than sharing the spotlight with other manufacturers. Nevertheless, the company has confirmed that it will hold a press conference on January 6 in Las Vegas. The theme for the conference is “AI for All: Everyday, Everywhere.”

The company revealed a number of products at CES 2024, including the Music Frame speaker that looks like a work of art, a transparent microLED screen, and the firm’s 2024 TV lineup. So that gives us a solid idea of what to expect in January.

TCL

If there’s a major tech expo, TCL is there. CES is no different, and we’re expecting the company to announce a slew of products at CES 2025. The company has been pushing its NXTPAPER line of phones and tablets with matte displays for a while now, so more products in this family seem like a safe bet. TCL also announced new soundbars and TVs at CES 2024, so we’re about due for a refresh.