- CES, a massive tech trade show in the US, is in full swing this week.
- Product announcements and demos offer a look at how some companies are trying to use AI.
- Here’s some of the AI news from CES that caught our eye.
CES 2025 technically hasn’t even started, but the AI product announcements and demos are already piling up.
The biggest tech trade show in the US, formally known as the Consumer Electronics Show, kicks off Tuesday but has already led to news of AI integration in TVs, grills, and even bird feeders.
Not everything that companies talk about at CES eventually makes it to market, but these announcements show the array of AI applications companies are exploring after the technology’s explosive growth in popularity in 2024.
Here are some of the biggest, coolest, and kookiest ones we’ve seen so far.
TVs
Samsung and LG are bringing Microsoft’s Copilot AI assistant to some of their smart TVs.
Samsung’s AI offerings include Click to Search, which can help identify an actor onscreen, and Live Translate, which provides subtitle translations in real time.
LG says its newest OLED TVs have AI-enabled features that tailor audio and visual settings to a user’s preferences. AI also welcomes users by name, and an AI Voice ID feature can identify users’ voices to switch between profiles and recommend what to watch.
LG says Copilot “further streamlines the process, allowing users to efficiently find and organize complex information using contextual cues.”
Grills
This isn’t your granddad’s grill. The Zelos 450 electric wood pellet smoker from a startup called Brisk It uses generative AI (and WiFi connectivity) in the grilling process. Grillers can remotely adjust settings, get updates as their food cooks, and receive reminders about steps.
Bird feeders
Birding is getting high-tech with the Birdfy Feeder 2 Duo, which can capture avian visitors in slow-mo and high-res video. The accompanying app provides real-time notifications when a bird stops by and uses AI to help identify and catalog various species.
Vacuums
Roborock’s Saros Z70 robot vacuum has an extendable arm that can help with housekeeping by picking up items and putting them back in their rightful place.
It can’t pick up anything heavy and can help with only a few items, such as socks, but the company expects to add more items to the robot’s visual inventory in the future.
Refrigerators
LG wants its newest smart fridges to not just tell you what food is inside but help you order more of what’s not in them anymore.
Its new French Door refrigerator with ThinQ technology has a built-in AI camera designed to recognize food inside, suggest recipes based on what you have handy, and track expiration dates.
Samsung has a similar offering in its Bespoke refrigerators, partnering with Instacart on same-day grocery delivery for items it notices you’re running low on.
Home security cameras
Kami says that its Fall Detect camera can identify falls with 99.5% accuracy by identifying patterns that could cause someone to trip and that it can detect falls even if a person’s body is partially obscured from view.
It can send notifications to family members and caregivers or help with making an emergency call after a fall.
Monitors
Dell’s new 32 Plus 4K QD-OLED monitor uses a camera under its display to track your head and adjust the placement of sounds coming out of its five speakers so they go straight to your ears.
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