The CES (Consumer Electronics Show) is one of the most important technology events of the year. It takes place annually in January in Las Vegas, showcasing consumer electronics, gadgets, software, TVs, and vehicles. This year’s theme is “Connect. Solve. Discovery.” Artificial intelligence (AI) is a prominent topic, featured in every hall and almost every booth.
Access to the CES is granted to invited guests, journalists, and industry professionals. The event is spread across various hotels and locations in Las Vegas. One of the highlights is the presentations in The Sphere, a spherical screen hall. Heise Medien is a media partner of CES this year.
In this deep dive into AI updates, we explore the CES. Colleagues share where they encountered AI and what they found exciting or questionable.
At CES, there are always some playful gadgets on display. For example, André Kramer tried a spoon that lets people taste salt without it being in a dish. Spices and flavors can be perfectly determined and redefined for recipes using AI. Kramer also looked at large vehicles from companies like John Deere, the Industrial Copilot from Siemens, and a smart crib.
Nico Jurran was particularly impressed by the keynote from Delta Airlines. They have envisioned an AI assistant for travel, although Jurran suggests that its practical application could be improved.
Oliver Bünte checked out Ballie, a spherical robot. Thanks to AI, it is designed to be a home assistant, and according to Samsung, it is finally ready to be delivered to households. Ballie was first introduced four years ago.
Following the success of Meta’s Ray-Ban Glasses and the AR glasses Orion, it is not surprising that other companies are also launching smart glasses. Several models are expected to hit the market this year.
Nvidia captured most of the attention at CES. People waited in long lines to attend their keynote presentation. CEO Jensen Huang introduced several announcements, focusing on AI news. Daniel Herbig reported on Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS), a real-time upscaling technology for video games. Project Digits involves a powerful mini-PC capable of running AI models with up to 200 billion parameters.