Tag: CES 2025

At CES 2025, TÜV Rheinland introduced a star-rating system for eye comfort in laptop displays, and brands including ASUS, Dell, HP, and Lenovo have already joined or obtained this certification. Previously, TÜV Rheinland had already established a star-rating system for eye comfort in desktop monitors; this new standard for laptops also uses a five-star rating system to evaluate laptops' performance in terms of eye comfort. The laptop version of the "eye comfort" certification process mainly tests four technical aspects: "image quality," "ambient light management," "eye protection technology," and "user guide," as well as 15 different test items that significantly affect eye comfort. This version of the certification standard also adds "intelligent brightness control" and "intelligent color temperature control" as bonus features for testing products, thereby making product ratings more accurate. This standard is also the world's first multi-dimensional evaluation system for laptop screen comfort, allowing business users with higher functional requirements, multimedia designers demanding precise image quality, or consumers seeking a comfortable visual experience to choose suitable monitors based on this certification standard. Laptops must achieve a rating of three stars or higher in the test evaluation to obtain certification, representing essential image quality and a satisfactory user experience. Four stars indicate excellent image quality and ambient light management, while five stars signify superior image quality, excellent ambient light management, and a superb user experience.

During CES 2025, Italian vehicle design company Pininfarina collaborated with AC Future, a company that creates sustainable living solutions using artificial intelligence, to propose a design "residence" that redefines mobile living. Pininfarina and AC Future's collaborative project won an award at CES 2024 last year, and this year the two companies announced a renewed collaboration to launch three design "residences" for future mobile living. These proposed "residences" are divided into three designs: "AI-THu," "AI-THt," and "AI-THd," each offering different living spaces and lifestyles, while also touting their ability to accommodate future mobile living and remote work scenarios. Unlike LG's smart house or other companies' new residential concept designs, Pininfarina and AC Future's project primarily utilizes modular design and incorporates trailer structures or vehicle-based designs to allow users to quickly change their living location according to their needs, thus adapting to changes in living environment over time or to work requirements. Among them, "AI-THu" is built in a modular form, allowing users to adjust the configuration according to their needs, providing 400 square feet (approximately 37.16 square meters or 11.24 pings) of living space, and can be modularly combined to create more living or storage space. "AI-THt" is built in the form of a trailer, with a patented expansion technology design, allowing the living space to be expanded in a fixed location, providing living spaces such as a living room, bedroom, and kitchen. As for "AI-THd", it combines the living space with a vehicle, which can be moved at any time as needed, and can also increase the living space through patented expansion space, but the overall usable space is smaller than that of "AI-THt".

At CES 2025, robots were clearly a key exhibit, and Aria, the bionic robot showcased by Realbotix, a Toronto-based robotics company founded in 1998, boasts near-human interaction and lifelike human-like behavior. Realbotix states that Aria is designed for interaction and companionship, emphasizing emotional understanding and interaction, and can be used in various social settings, theme parks, and healthcare systems. During simple conversations, Aria responds to the content of the conversation, accompanied by subtle body movements mimicking human interaction, achieving a more lifelike feel through these "gestures." A total of 17 drive motors above Aria's neck control the movement of its mouth and eyes, enabling more nuanced facial expressions. Its face can be magnetically attached or quickly changed to different face shapes and hairstyles. Future plans include incorporating RFID tags, allowing the robot to quickly switch between different "personalities" when paired with different facial accessories. In addition to Aria, Realbotix currently offers various robot designs, including a "head" robot with only a head and neck priced at $100,000, a detachable modular design priced at $15, and a standing full-body robot priced at $175,000. To avoid its robots being too lifelike, Realbotix's current robots can only be used in a fixed position; even the full-body robots must move via a wheeled base.

During the recent CES 2025, many accessory vendors showcased peripherals labeled as compatible with the Nintendo Switch 2, and even exhibited what appeared to be a mock-up of the device. Earlier reports also revealed the anticipated design of the Nintendo Switch 2, including a larger 8.4-inch screen. The Joy-Con controllers will remain similar to the current models, using a magnetic attachment and allowing for quick release via buttons. Other design features include a power button, volume control buttons, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and retention of the current cartridge compatibility design, meaning the new console can still play previous Nintendo Switch games – a design previously confirmed by Nintendo. Regarding the processor, the Nintendo Switch 2 appears to still use a derivative of NVIDIA's Tegra processor, but this has not yet been confirmed. Nintendo clarified through Japanese media that the images and videos currently reported are not official and that further details will be revealed by Nintendo later. As for when Nintendo is expected to announce the Nintendo Switch 2, there has been no official statement yet. However, many sources believe that Nintendo will announce it as early as mid-January this year, with the earliest possible release date around March or April. Regarding preparations for the new console's release, Nintendo has stated that it has made certain preparations to avoid the shortages and scalping that occurred with the original Nintendo Switch. However, the specific methods used are still unconfirmed. Scoop alert🚨Here's a sneak peek at the Nintendo Switch 2 design! More details...

Previously, products that met the Qi2 wireless charging specification but did not adopt a magnetic interface design could only use the Qi identification mark. The Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) recently announced a new certification called "Qi2 Ready" at CES 2025 to expand the recognition of Qi2 certification. This Qi2 Ready certification primarily targets products that meet the Qi2 wireless charging specification but do not adopt a magnetic interface design—the previously stated design that could only use the Qi identification mark. This approach is clearly intended to further increase the visibility of the Qi2 certification mark; otherwise, nearly two years after its introduction, only Samsung and Google's expected mobile phone products released this year have been confirmed to include it, with almost no other brands releasing devices that meet this certification. The previously proposed addition of an outer circle to the Qi2 identification mark has been abandoned to avoid misunderstandings for users and to create a clearer distinction between the Qi2 and Qi identification marks. In addition to incorporating MagSafe into the Qi2 wireless charging standard, the Qi2 technical specifications allow users to wirelessly charge at higher power (primarily increasing charging power from 10W to 15W), while also ensuring compatibility of wireless charging between devices from different brands. This avoids situations where slight specification differences can cause charging failures.

At CES 2025, LG showcased the upcoming Stanby ME 2 mobile TV. Its design is tailored for easy repositioning, incorporating features from the Stanby ME Go, and offering additional accessories to enhance usability. ▲ (Image/Taken from "X" account @alexmaxham's personal page) The Stanby ME 2 features a 27-inch screen, runs webOS, and boasts a 1440p resolution. It includes two USB-C ports and an HDMI input, and its built-in battery provides approximately four hours of use. ▲ (Image/Taken from "X" account @alexmaxham's personal page) Like its predecessor, the Stanby ME 2 can be used with a stand accessory. This time, more accessories allow the screen to be angled on a table, wall-mounted, or even used as a tablet. LG has not yet released specific details about the Stanby ME 2, nor has it confirmed its expected release date. The LG StanBy Me 2…..want. But boy is it thiccc #CES2025 pic.twitter.com/minLwTwVnb — Alex Maxham (@alexmaxham) January 6,…

Lenovo previously showcased a concept laptop with a rollable screen at Tedch World 2022, and at CES 2025, they announced its commercial launch as the ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable. Additionally, Lenovo unveiled the world's first laptop with an under-display camera, the Yoga Slim 9i, increasing the screen-to-body ratio to 98%. The ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable is normally used as a 14-inch OLED display, but can be extended to a 16.7-inch screen with a single button, providing users with an additional 50% of display area. This is a highly convenient design for mobile office users who require a larger screen. The ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable weighs only 1.63 kg and is 1.9 cm thick. While slightly thicker than most ultra-thin laptops, its design is similar to mainstream laptops. In terms of hardware, the ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable features an Intel Core Ultra 7 processor, 32GB of RAM, and a 1TB SSD. It also includes Wi-Fi 7 and a 500-megapixel webcam, but only two Thunderbolt ports...

At CES 2025, Sony showcased several content creation technologies, including "XYN," a 3D animation technology that combines a camera, a mobile phone, and the previously announced motion capture device mocopi with a head-mounted display. They also demonstrated an immersive interactive experience technology incorporating olfactory sensations, themed around *The Last of Us*, and announced that several of their games will be adapted into live-action films. Compared to the complex processes of creating 3D animation content in the past, Sony aims to further simplify the production process through "XYN" technology. Creators can capture multi-angle images of objects using a mobile phone or camera, and then use cloud-based collaborative computing to create corresponding 3D stereoscopic images of the objects. These images can then be applied to film, games, and other content scenarios, and are not limited to using Sony brand products, allowing creators to create 3D image content in a simpler way. The motion capture kit for mocopi in this solution increases the number of sensors from 6 to 12, thereby improving motion capture accuracy and creating more complex skeletal movements. It can still be used via mobile phone and PC, making it suitable for small and medium-sized creative companies to import and produce content. However, it still requires the subscription-based XYN Motion Studio service platform. As for the SRH-S1 commercial head-mounted display announced at CES 2024 last year, its name has been changed to XYN Headset (still under development) when used with the "XYN" solution. It features a 4K resolution OLED display panel per eye, and the head-mounted display itself has see-through functionality and a flip-up display mechanism for easier viewing of the external environment. According to Sony, creating 3D animation content or motion capture data using the "XYN" solution takes only about 30 minutes and can be done by a single person. At CES 2025, Sony used *The Last of Us* as a theme, creating a four-way display scene using its Crystal LED modular display panels. This allowed users to immerse themselves in the game, interacting with the screen content by shining a flashlight on it, and even fighting infected enemies with weapons. In addition to visual and audio interaction, users could also experience realistic interaction through touch, and the solution even incorporated an olfactory experience, further enhancing immersion in the game. This solution is expected to be widely used in theme parks and potentially in other virtual reality interactive experiences. On the other hand, Sony also announced at CES 2025 that it will adapt more games into audio-visual content, including Jedi: Battlegrounds 2, Until Dawn, and Horizon Zero Dawn, all of which will be adapted into live-action movies. As for Ghost of Tsushima, its multiplayer mode "Kitan" is expected to be adapted into an animated series. The second season of The Last of Us, a live-action series in collaboration with HBO, is also confirmed to officially air in April this year.

Ventiva, an active thermal solutions provider, collaborated with Intel at CES 2025 to showcase its ICE9 thermal design for Intel's Lunar Lake Core Ultra 200V series processors. They also partnered with Dell to create a concept laptop, achieving efficient and quiet cooling performance in a laptop less than 1.2 cm thick. The ICE9 design is based on Ventiva's patented ICE cooling technology. Through a non-mechanical fan design, it generates air particle vibrations, resulting in vibration-free and completely silent cooling. This also avoids taking up internal space, allowing for greater design flexibility in laptops using this solution. This enables designs that allow for laptops less than 1.2 cm thick or larger battery capacities. ICE cooling technology is based on electrohydrodynamics (EHD) principles. It primarily dissipates heat through the flow of ionized air molecules within an electric field, eliminating the need for mechanical fans and simplifying cooling design. This also avoids the dust accumulation issues that can occur with traditional fans during prolonged operation, allowing for thinner and lighter device designs. However, currently, this design is only compatible with devices with a 30W thermal design power, primarily used in thin and light laptops. This collaboration with Intel is expected to expand its application to thin and light laptops from more brands.

NVIDIA's ACE technology, unveiled at Computex 2023, has been continuously updated, enabling game characters to perceive their environment and plan like real people, and allowing players to interact more realistically. At CES 2025, this technology was showcased through Krafton's *PUBG: Battlegrounds*, its upcoming life simulation game *InZOI*, and Wemade Next's *MIR5*. In *PUBG*, characters can dynamically cooperate with real players by proactively planning strategies and implementing tactical actions, driven by NVIDIA ACE. In *InZOI*, Smart Zoi characters can autonomously adjust their behavior based on their life goals and in-game events. Furthermore, in *MIR5*, boss-level characters driven by Large Language Models (LLMs) can adjust their tactics based on player behavior, creating a more dynamic and challenging combat experience. After NVIDIA announced at Computex 2024 last year that its ACE technology would be combined with NVIDIA NIM microservices to enable game NPCs to interact with players in a richer and more diverse way using automatically generated artificial intelligence, NVIDIA further added support for small natural language model design at Gamescom 2024, thereby further improving the dialogue capabilities of game NPCs and making the overall interaction speed faster.