The weirdest gadgets we saw at CES 2025

Every year at CES, there are products that everyone wants to talk about. Sometimes, this is because technology is a leading example of innovation and design, which deserves our Best of CES Awards. Other times, it’s just because they’re so weird and wacky that they leave a lasting impression on you. Read on to see which gadgets made us raise an eyebrow and smile, aand find all ours CES 2025 coverage here.

This Dungeons & Dragons Stern Pinball Machine has Star Trek’s Worf as your Dungeon Master

Pinball and Dungeons & Dragons are such a perfect combination. Since Bally’s Dungeons & Dragons pinball machine debuted in 1987, a wealth of electronic components have been added to pinball machines. Stern took the opportunity to pack an entire D&D adventure into this pinball machine. Select a character from several pre-built classes and species, then try to level up your character by meeting and fighting challenges. We love the concept, but to make things even more ridiculous, Stern brought in Michael Dorn, best known for his role as Worf in Star Trek: The Next Generation– to act as the dungeon master. The base model is $7,000, but if you want all the features of the limited edition, it will cost $13,000.

Meet the charming Little Robot who cools your drinks

The Nékojita FuFu does only two things: It cools your drinks and it looks adorable. It uses a “Fu-ing” algorithm system that randomizes different ways of blowing. The company says it can reduce the temperature of a hot drink from 190°F to 160°F and 151°F in just under five minutes. In addition to cups, the FuFu can be mounted on flat plates to cool the soup.

TCL AIme is a Rolling Baby Carriage for many AI models

Imagine that your personal robot at home was a cute alien child in a wheelchair that you could also take in the form of an AI hockey puck. TCL’s robot concept was a confusing device as a pitch, and it was so strange to see it in action. AIme has three modules, each containing different levels of AI applications, including voice and image recognition. The final module is one that you can tear off AIme and take with you on the road, allowing you to chat with an AI to get updates on your calendar, the weather, or anything else you can use your phone to do. . If it wasn’t so adorable, I probably would have pointed it out all the time, either accidentally or on purpose, which is up to a jury of my peers.

Anker’s Solix Solar Cape is more fashion statement than usable technical product

We have already experienced it solar energy collection hatsSo it doesn’t take much imagination to see how Anker’s Solix solar panel covered umbrella could come in handy for a day at the beach or in your garden. Then we get to Anker’s solar cape and its unique cyberpunk neon stripe running from the hood, and we’re at a loss. The device could be a way to power up your phone and look stylish while hitting the runway or cosplaying at Comic Con, but we doubt you’ll get much sunlight if you try to take this cape clubbing, where the neon light can be . Then again, we’ve had defenders bring back the blankets since then Assassin’s Creed II was released in 2009.

This spoon excuses your tongue to taste the salt

We have seen some innovative utensils, but never anything like this. Kirin, known for its ramen and soups, has jumped into the food technology arena with the world’s first electric salt spoon. A plastic spoon with a metal strip in the bowl and along the back of the stem uses a gentle electric current. The current stimulates the natural sodium in your saliva to make what you eat taste saltier. This could be a potential game changer for people on a low sodium diet. Because, let’s face it, bland food is no fun. But with innovations like the electric salt spoon, people can make healthier food choices, crossing the line from food technology to health technology.

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The Alienware Area-51 Desktop is Comically Large

Graphics cards are getting bigger every year. Nvidia’s upcoming RTX 50-series cards are bigger and demand more power than ever before. It makes sense why cases need to increase in size as well, but the new Area-51 size tower from Alienware is truly monstrous. That doesn’t mean he doesn’t have a lot going for him. The case includes a sliding rail that should support the card of the size you want. The “positive pressure” design of the case is new, and we hope that Alienware has managed to make the case really air tight as it claims to have fewer fans constantly blowing.

Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable Costs as much as two Laptops for a few extra inches of screen

Lenovo came to CES with several strange concept devices, including a smart monitor with a personalized speaker that can follow you around the room and another curved screen that can follow you with the help of a webcam. Those two items may never make it to market, but the only Lenovo product you can buy is the $3,500 Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable. Normally it is a 14-inch laptop, but with the press of a single key, it expands to a 16.5-inch laptop that is taller than it is wide. There are certainly some laptop users who could use a high screen, like programmers, but they have to pass that price point for what is still just a laptop, which you can find for less than $1,500 at the same specs with relative ease.

This Little Dongle brings a lot of fun

Motorbunny’s PlayMate Haptic Relay Fluffer Plug-in can add a sexy dimension to any game. It’s a USB-C dongle the size of a dental floss box. The Fluffer works with PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S, and even Nintendo Switch. Once connected, the device reads all the haptic and accelerometer information and relays it to any Bluetooth-connected Motorbunny device. That includes the company’s sex machines, which are known for their power.

This Keyboard Transforms with Just a Flick of the Wrist

Just when you think you’ve seen every keyboard design under the sun, you’ll find something at CES that will blow your mind. For us, the AutoKeybo split mechanical keyboard automatically switches between the keyboard and touchpad sections with a light flick of the wrist. However, good typing posture is the same here, as the AI ​​Machine Vision will not retract or extend the keyboards otherwise. And although it is clear that the AutoKeybo is intended for productivity dogs, it is also designed for people with disabilities of the upper limbs. But no matter what, the device compatible with Windows / Mac is an innovation of the keyboard.

Full Body VR has never been so sassy

Shiftall showed off its HaritoraX 1.1B wireless body tracking hardware that lets you control digital avatars with your whole body. So if you’ve ever wanted to fully embody your waifu in VR chat, this is for you.

The Handy does exactly what you think

Finally, There’s a Robot Vacuum That Will Pick Up Your Dirty Socks

The Roborock Saros Z70 may look like a typical robot vacuum cleaner, until it makes its way to something it can’t vacuum. Saros Z70 has a mechanical “OmniGrip” arm that extends from its chassis. It can pick up small objects up to 300g and leave them in a predetermined area, such as a clothes basket or waste basket. While the Z70 took its sweet time getting socks to our demo, just think of the number of fights with your messy roommate that this could have prevented in college.

Reporting by Kyle Barr, Florence Ion, Jorge Jimenez, Rose Pastore, and Sherri L. Smith