The most unusual technologies announced at CES 2025

The most unusual technologies announced at CES 2025

If CES stands out as the largest high-tech event in the world, some announcements are surprising to say the least. Between a sock storage vacuum cleaner and an electric spoon, there is something to be disconcerted about.

The 2025 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has just opened its doors. The largest new technology show in the world began in the legendary city of Las Vegas this Tuesday, January 7, 2025 and will, over three days, present the latest advances in the world of new technologies to the entire world.

If NVIDIA inaugurated the event with a range of notable announcements, other new features seem more unexpected and incidental. A look back at these latest technologies that no one saw coming.

The sock vacuum cleaner

It’s an unexpected and yet very useful concept. On this first day of CES, the Chinese manufacturer Roborock presented its next vacuum cleaner robot, titled Saros Z70. This high-end model will be neither more nor less capable of picking up objects blocking its path and putting them away in the right place on its own initiative.

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Equipped with an intelligent mechanical arm, called “OmniGrip”, the Roborock Saros Z70 will be able to lift any object weighing less than 300 grams. Socks, toys or any small object lost under furniture will be recognized by the vacuum cleaner and will therefore not hinder its cleaning path.

Using artificial intelligence, the Saros Z70 can identify up to 108 different types of objects, thanks to its machine learning. Roborock Saros Z70 users can even identify a specific storage area for each item they encounter. In addition to no longer doing housework, man is now spared from tidying up his house.

The spoon that imitates the taste of salt

It’s a high-tech gadget that no one saw coming: the electric spoon imitating the taste of salt. Designed by the Japanese company Kirin, this new technology responds to the danger caused by too much salt consumption in the world.

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If the high-tech spoon seems anecdotal at first glance, it turns out to be a real protection against the risk of high blood pressure and cardiovascular diseases caused by excessive salt consumption. The French are particularly concerned, since they ingest nearly 10 grams per day, double the 5 grams recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO).

In order to create this savory dish sensation, the Kirin spoon sends light electrical discharges, which the user can increase or decrease as desired. The stronger the discharge, the more noticeable the salty taste. The Japanese company hopes to market its product all over the world, at a price of €120.

Omnia, the intelligent mirror

We confront it every morning in the hope of seeing a pleasant reflection: the mirror. If today’s mirrors only reflect light, tomorrow’s mirrors could well see their functionality increased. This is in any case what the French company Withings is offering through its new product.

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The Withings connected mirror, called “Omnia”, is a multi-function object equipped with all kinds of analyzes which will be capable of reflecting our complete state of health, in less than a few seconds. Thanks to a base integrated into the mirror, on which the subject is positioned, Omnia takes nearly 60 different measurements, such as weight, heart rate, lung function, etc.

The smart mirror is also equipped with an AI-powered conversational agent, capable of interpreting the data collected, chatting with the user and noticing potential anomalies. Finally, Omnia can become a medical teleconsultation support with a doctor, useful for an even more complete check-up.

Between new technologies and new high-tech products, CES 2025 offers us a whole range of promising and unexpected announcements. Focused on comfort and health, the gadgets presented at Las Vegas could, in the more or less near future, become daily.

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