See the Future: The 10 Most Intriguing Prototypes From CES 2025
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We're thinking some of these could really take off by 2025. However, we also had a glimpse of a few prototypes that aren't quite production-ready yet, but have the potential to make a splash in the future. Read on for more about the most attention-grabbing concepts from Las Vegas.
MSI Project Zero X
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The Project Zero X motherboard is great because it has all of its connectors on the back, including the I/O panel for USB, Ethernet, and audio. This needed a major redesign, even beyond what was done in the Project Zero or BTF projects. The graphics card now puts its outputs on the back too, likely through a special extension.
The idea of mounting your PC on a wall like a work of art has its attractions. MSI has even hidden the motherboard's visible components, including chipsets and SSDs, with brushed-metal panels, concealing the PCB and other surface elements.
Is it practical? MS didn't reveal the underlying platform (AMD or Intel) behind the prototype, but this could be the next arena of the escalating competition in PC design trends. We'll see. We hope so.
5. Hidden cable management channels
PC cooling can sometimes get quite extreme - just look at the wide range of all-in-one closed-loop liquid coolers available on the market, or the sophisticated systems of fittings, tubes, pumps, and reservoirs offered by well-known brands like Corsair and Cooler Master. But no area of cooling is more radical than immersion cooling--completely submerging components and circuits in a non-conductive liquid to boost cooling performance. Typically, that kind of approach is the domain of experimenters and experienced enthusiasts.
These two innovative PC cases redefine the concept of an "aquarium PC case," but don't expect to find any fish inside. The cases use a closed-loop cooling system, circulating a synthetic liquid through a main component area and a heat exchanger located in the back via hoses and pumps. This liquid can handle heat dissipation of up to 400W from computer components, with a built-in monitor displaying flow rates and coolant temperature on an LCD panel.
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MSI Modern AIO Concept
Some classes of Windows devices that are long overdue for a change are the straightforward all-in-one (AIO) PCs. At CES, MSI took a cautious step towards that change with a prototype version of its family of desktops under the Modern name. The Modern AIO concept PC at the show had a few slide-out features in its chassis. The camera hidden at the top of the unit is nothing new (other AIO makers have already adopted this trick), but its pop-in, pop-out SSD slot is an original idea.
This design is basically a dock that holds an M.2 SSD in a convenient USB enclosure. (As long as your device just has a standard USB-C port, you can accomplish the same data transfers.) We can see how this might be a practical, clutter-free way to transfer large amounts of data between a USB-equipped device and an all-in-one unit, using external drives that function as regular external SSDs.
Built above the SSD bay, the MSI prototype also features a slide-out tray that allows for phone charging via Qi wireless capabilities.
And its derivatives have a more natural feel when the phone is mounted next to it, like a counterpart.
Acer Project DualPlay
This prototype gaming laptop officially debuted at the IFA 2024 trade show, but Acer has since made some improvements to certain components and added features, including an RGB edge around the screen. The main idea behind DualPlay? This big Acer Predator-branded gaming machine features a large, detachable touchpad that can be ejected with the press of a button. When turned over, the module turns out to be a handheld gaming controller with a left and right bank of buttons and joysticks.
In addition to that, you can split the left and right parts off to create two smaller controllers that can be used for head-to-head competition in games and other similar activities. Also, speakers that come out of the sides of the laptop's body can output powerful sound for group play.
Whether Project DualPlay will ever actually come to market, who knows! But it's certainly entertaining to experiment with during a trade-show break.
Zotac Zone Gaming Handheld (2025 Concept Device)
The device was also designed around AMD's laptop-grade Ryzen 8000-series processors. The original model had battery life that was somewhat disappointing, according to Zotac, and the 2025 concept model displayed at their CES suite increases the battery capacity.
The more interesting point, though? Instead of using the Ryzen Z2 family announced by AMD without much fanfare at the show (which Lenovo's next-gen Legion Go 2 will utilize), Zotac is once again choosing a laptop-grade chip, namely the robust Ryzen AI HX 370, paired with integrated Radeon 890M graphics. It will be paired with 32GB of memory and a 1TB SSD. These are impressive specs for a laptop, let alone a handheld.
In the end, will specialized chips like the Z1 and Z2 class come out on top in the handheld technology showdown, or will laptop-style chips have their moment to shine? We'll have a better answer with the next generation of handhelds...like this one. —J
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The 6.7-inch curved OLED screen sits atop the CPU heat block. The screen boasts a high 2K resolution and is designed to slide and angle as needed to optimize your PC build positioning. The display is especially striking, with a "naked eye" 3D effect.
The Ryuo is an intriguing component to the growing trend of PC cases with curved front glass that we've seen at recent PC trade shows. We don't have pricing information for this model yet; some design details still need to be finalized, including how the OLED screen fits into place.
Honda 0 Series
They aim to provide a thin battery that can potentially charge in as little as 10-15 minutes in the future.
Withings Omnia
This isn't the first smart mirror we've seen, but if it happens, it could be the most feature-packed one.
The mirror itself serves as an interface, featuring a built-in AI companion that possesses a voice, which offers feedback on your data and responds to queries.
We're introducing a user-friendly platform that brings together your fitness trackers, sleep trackers, and blood pressure monitors. The goal is to create a single hub where you can track all your health data and see how various factors interact with each other. Additionally, it will allow you to access telemedicine services that let you consult with healthcare professionals for further guidance.
Omnia, as a concept, might be some time off yet, but Withings says it's currently in active development, and we can expect the AI guidance and reviews from clinicians to join the company's app later this year.
RGB LED-Backlit TVs
Several TV manufacturers apparently arrived at similar ideas simultaneously. Hisense, Samsung, and TCL all showed off TVs with RGB LED backlight systems at the Consumer Electronics Show, bringing together a few existing technologies to create a new type of TV concept.
Hisense's TriChroma 116UX, Samsung's RGB Micro-LED TV, and TCL's RGB-MiniLED TV use LED backlight arrays that include groups of red, green, and blue lights. This allows each of these lights to be individually turned up or down. In contrast, most LED and QLED TVs usually only use white or blue LEDs, and it's up to the LCD layer and any additional quantum dot layer to determine the color produced.
These RGB LED systems can produce brighter TVs with more vibrant colors since each light zone can be adjusted to match the color of the pixels it illuminates, as well as their brightness and darkness levels. This isn't the same pixel-by-pixel precision offered by OLED or micro-LED TVs, but these panel technologies are "very expensive and dimmer than LED TVs," costing "around $100,000 at the very least," respectively. This technology has the potential to revolutionize premium TVs, offering colors that rival OLED and brightness that matches micro-LED.
Samsung's newly-released and confusingly named RGB Micro-LED TV (which incorporates micro-LEDs as a backlight but isn't actually a micro-LED TV, as it uses an LCD panel instead of individual LED clusters for each pixel) and TCL's RGB-MiniLED TVs were showcased on the exhibit floor as concepts, but no announcement was made regarding their release to consumers. Hisense, however, took it a step further by unveiling its TriChroma 116UX as a retail product, although price and availability are still unknown. I'm looking forward to putting these advanced screens through their paces and seeing the benefits of this promising technology in action.
Razer Project AVA
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Project AVA is Razer's artificial intelligence agent for competitive gaming. It's an esports coach and co-pilot that Razer says can provide real-time advice and guidance for whatever game you're playing. As a coach, it analyzes gameplay data from "Team Razer" (presumably the 21 individual esports teams that Razer works with to develop and market its products, since Razer doesn't technically have its own esports team) and your personal playing style to offer you feedback and tips on how to improve your gameplay.
Razer takes it a step further with some claims that are quite uncertain. The company says Project AVA is able to generate tutorials and assist with specific challenges in even single-player games by running “millions of simulations in a matter of seconds.” However, this claim is quite dubious because there are numerous factors to consider when it comes to the mechanics and conditions of any single game’s quests. Competitive games, particularly those used in esports, have straightforward rules and objectives, making it reasonable for AI to analyze a player's performance. On the other hand, games that don't have balanced victory conditions, like RPGs, are more complex, requiring multiple steps involving combat, character interactions, stealth, and movement. This makes it much more challenging for AI to grasp how such games work. Furthermore, the multiple types of gameplay involved in these games complicate running simulations even more.
Project AVA could provide advice on quests and generate game walkthroughs in single-player games if developers were to incorporate features that allow the software to interact with their games. It could potentially assist in navigating confusing puzzles if a game's design is centered around AI interactions. However, this might be overly resource-intensive, considering that complex puzzles are typically designed by developers and can be solved by checking in-game documentation. This is comparable to using a powerful computer to guess a password when the answer could easily be obtained from someone. Thus, I am quite pessimistic about the viability of this idea.
Razer says that Project AVA can fine-tune your settings to get the best possible performance with its AI and ensure that all your drivers and firmware are updated. This makes sense because similar tools have been around for a long time. Whether it actually works well is a bigger question, as anyone who has used one-click optimizer tools will attest - they often break a game if the settings are rolled back too quickly after use. Nonetheless, it still might be useful.
A clear divide exists within Project AVA differentiating the features that are useful and those that seem more like fantasy. This line is best defined by the distinction between games that cater to competitive multiplayer and those that focus on exploration in single-player. Using data from esports to provide guidance for improvement in games like League or Rivals could be incredibly beneficial for players. However, relying on AI-driven simulations to tell you how to pursue Ranni the Witch in Elden Ring? I'll believe it when I actually see it.
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