CES 2025: That's a Wrap!
With a week full of innovative announcements and dazzling demonstrations, how can we even begin to summarize it all in just one post?
After a whirlwind week of groundbreaking announcements and dazzling demonstrations, how do you even begin to summarize CES 2025? It was a flurry of innovation, excitement, and some surprises—so let’s dive right in!
The week started with a bang during Monday’s keynote presentations, where tech heavyweights Intel, AMD, and NVIDIA unveiled their latest innovations. If you missed the action, our earlier CES coverage has all the details.
Beyond the Tech Titans
While the major players grabbed headlines, CES also spotlighted a dazzling array of gadgets and components. Keyboards, mice, monitors, laptops, power supplies, and motherboards were just the beginning. Spanning the entire Las Vegas Strip and multiple venues, the event offered enough tech to satisfy even the most insatiable enthusiast.
Keyboards and Mice Galore
The world of peripherals had plenty of star moments this year. Keychron, for example, introduced the Q6 Hall Effect keyboard, a striking addition to their Q series. They also showcased a collaborative design themed around Black Myth: Wukong, complete with unique keycaps, alongside their complete lineup of keyboards, including the quirky Lemonkey range and a compact ortholinear model.
Meanwhile, a Dutch startup called Naya impressed us with their Creator Keyboard, blending low-profile module customization with ortholinear ergonomics. Fully customizable via their Naya Flow software, the keyboard also features interchangeable modules. However, the $499 price tag, plus $79 to $169 for the modules, means this innovation doesn’t come cheap.
Epomaker joined the fray with an exciting lineup of switches. Their Zebra switches are smooth and satisfyingly tactile, as showcased in their Galaxy 70 keyboard. The company also displayed the TH40, a 40% slab keyboard with a split space bar—ideal for programmers—and an exquisite three-piece wooden modular keyboard. Epomaker also has a new magnetic switch design that is similar to Hall Effect but more stable, and this keyboard will be available in the second quarter of this year.
Machenike turned heads with LED-adorned keyboards featuring transparent keycaps, sure to delight RGB fans. They also showcased intriguing mice and some mini PCs, hinting at exciting testing opportunities to come.
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Laptops, GPUs, and Motherboards Steal the Show
ASUS and Gigabyte were among the big names delivering standout performances in the realm of laptops, GPUs, and motherboards. ASUS impressed us with their ROG gaming lineup, but the Zenbook A14 truly stole the spotlight. Weighing less than a kilogram, this ultralight laptop packs a Snapdragon X Elite processor, a 70 Whr battery, up to 32GB of LPDDR5x memory, and a 1TB PCIe Gen4 SSD. Despite its slim profile, it boasts a generous touchpad with Smart Gestures and a range of I/O ports, as well as seamless integration with mobile devices through Windows Phone Link and Snapdragon features.
Gigabyte wowed attendees with an entire wall of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50-series AIB cards, showcasing all four SKUs in the series. They also introduced AMD Radeon RX 9070 OC and XT Elite AIB cards. Standing beside these behemoths, this writer couldn’t resist comparing her iPhone 11 to the enormous RTX 4080 Super.
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Power Supplies for Tomorrow
Power supply manufacturers had their time in the spotlight as well. Thermaltake unveiled compact yet powerful offerings like the Toughpower SFX 1200W ATX 3.1, as well as a not so compact but high-capacity TF3 1650W ATX 3.1, both boasting 80PLUS Titanium ratings. Over at Gigabyte, their Ultra Durable 850GM and AORUS P1600TM PSUs provided even more options for power-hungry setups. As PCs continue to demand more energy, these innovations are arriving just in time. We can’t wait to potentially get our hands on these power supplies to test them.
