That subdued CES has us wondering what 2025 will look like, tech-wise
(2025/01/12)
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Kettle The annual Consumer Electronics Show was held this week in Las Vegas – and for us the extravaganza felt a bit subdued for a change.
Could it be manufacturers have run out of ideas? Some recognition that buyers have run out of disposable income? Trump's [1]tariff plans , which may drastically raise the cost of importing into America hardware from China and elsewhere, being a bit of a downer? Is that the theme for this year in tech?
Perhaps. Chip [2]vendors and [3]laptop slingers were surfing the AI wave the best they could, as expected, and there was the usual grab bag of [4]wacky and [5]tacky ideas.
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To review the [7]aftermath of CES 2025 for the first [8]Kettle episode of the year, we pulled together editor-in-chief Chris Williams, Register scribes Brandon Vigliarolo and Tobias Mann, and your humble vulture as host, and you can hear our informal catch-up chat below.
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The Kettle is also available via [10]RSS and MP3 , [11]Apple , [12]Amazon , and [13]Spotify . Let us know your favorite CES memories and finds in the comments below. ®
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[1] https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/07/trumps_tariff_electronics_prices/
[2] https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/08/quantum_no_solace_nvidia_ceo/
[3] https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/10/lenovo_samsung_rollable_laptop_screens/
[4] https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/10/ces_weird_gadgets/
[5] https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/09/ces_worst_in_show_awards/
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Could it be manufacturers have run out of ideas? Some recognition that buyers have run out of disposable income? Trump's [1]tariff plans , which may drastically raise the cost of importing into America hardware from China and elsewhere, being a bit of a downer? Is that the theme for this year in tech?
Perhaps. Chip [2]vendors and [3]laptop slingers were surfing the AI wave the best they could, as expected, and there was the usual grab bag of [4]wacky and [5]tacky ideas.
[6]
To review the [7]aftermath of CES 2025 for the first [8]Kettle episode of the year, we pulled together editor-in-chief Chris Williams, Register scribes Brandon Vigliarolo and Tobias Mann, and your humble vulture as host, and you can hear our informal catch-up chat below.
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The Kettle is also available via [10]RSS and MP3 , [11]Apple , [12]Amazon , and [13]Spotify . Let us know your favorite CES memories and finds in the comments below. ®
Get our [14]Tech Resources
[1] https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/07/trumps_tariff_electronics_prices/
[2] https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/08/quantum_no_solace_nvidia_ceo/
[3] https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/10/lenovo_samsung_rollable_laptop_screens/
[4] https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/10/ces_weird_gadgets/
[5] https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/09/ces_worst_in_show_awards/
[6] https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_onprem/personaltech&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=2&c=2Z4P1M3KFsntpXb-3spyj6wAAANI&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0
[7] https://www.theregister.com/Tag/CES/
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[10] https://feeds.simplecast.com/Vnvf8Fkd
[11] https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-register-kettle/id1713589041
[12] https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/fe62a659-3451-496b-b064-f30744c2ad65/the-register-kettle
[13] https://open.spotify.com/show/3SkH00VOX02KYNaAbYzajj
[14] https://whitepapers.theregister.com/