At CES 2025, the annual consumer tech event that gives the world a glimpse of the hottest new trends to expect, the biggest crowd puller on Day Zero (the press day) was Nvidia, which made several exciting reveals. As expected, Artificial Intelligence announcements stole the thunder. But Sony’s EV debut in partnership with Honda also created quite a buzz. And, of course, there were the usual share of quirky gadgets to chuckle over.

The day of course belonged to Nvidia, whose founder and CEO Jensen Huang’s keynote drew a full house and more. Huang, who said that AI was advancing at an incredible speed, unveiled Project Digits – a personal AI supercomputer that can run large language models independently. The Digits device is expected to launch in May.

Intel, which is currently facing multiple challenges including leadership transition issues and stock value decline, also bravely showcased its AI-powered PCs line up, but it was ASUS’ first AI- powered router promising smarter connectivity that grabbed attention.

LG’s AI announcement – revolutionising customer experiences – caught the eye simply because of the term it used “Affectionate Intelligence”. LG CEO William Cho’s keynote showed a more human face of AI systems, which the consumer durable maker is integrating into living spaces to offer personalised experiences.

Sony’s EV debut – Afleela EV

The world got some more details on Sony’s EV debut – Afleela EV – made in partnership with Honda. Packed with smart features, a lot of AI, and a lovely design, the price announced was a shocker – $89,900 (around ₹77 lakh). Pre-orders opened for the much awaited vehicle.

Toyota had some interesting announcements too. It would be teaming up with Nvidia for automated driving capabilities for some of its vehicles. A big teaser announcement from the auto major was that it was “exploring rockets”.

There was a lot of robotic stuff on show too. Eureka’s robotic vacuum, it said, could tackle wet spills well. Meanwhile, Roborock’s robot vacuum featured an arm that could actually pick up toys, bags and other stuff.

Among the fun stuff was a solar powered beach umbrella fitted on to an electric cooler – so you get shade on the beach as well as cold drinks. But it was Kirin’s Electric Salt spoon that really seemed the quirkiest thing – the aim behind the spoon is to get people to eat less salt. It makes food without salt taste salty by sending an electric current through the spoon to your tongue.

Now, you know why the world loves CES!