More than 100,000 people are expected to make their annual trip to Las Vegas this January – and no, they’re not making the trip to gamble (for the most part).

We are of course talking about the Consumer Electronics Show, better known as THESE. The annual trade show is the largest technology conference of its kind. Every January, some of the biggest and newest tech companies and startups show up to showcase their latest products as well as prototypes of potential future technologies.

And CES 2025 will be no exception. So, what should you expect from this CES? Mashable takes a look at some of the latest news, rumors and announcements to give you a preview of what will likely be the main events at CES.

New TVs

TVs are always a hot item at CES and CES 2025 will likely continue that streak. We’ll likely see many new smart TVs touting AI integration.

But, alongside announcements about new consumer TV products, there will be some real headlines that you probably won’t find in stores anytime soon.

LG, for example, is already promote its “world premiere press conference” at CES on January 6, the day before the show opened to the public. It’s very possible that they will announce a brand new television product that attendees will be able to experience in person the very next day. Last month, LG announcement a new expandable screen, the first capable of extending by 50%, going from a 12-inch screen to an 18-inch screen. LG might have it at the event.

HDMI 2.2

Besides brighter OLED displays and more affordable Mini-LED options, there’s another big TV announcement likely coming at CES: HDMI 2.2.

HDMI Forum will announce a “new HDMI specification version” at CES 2025. This will likely be HDMI 2.2, which will bring higher resolutions and refresh rates to your TV. While there have been some minor updates, the last major release was HDMI 2.1 in 2017. TV technology has certainly improved since then, so HDMI 2.2 will be a big talk of the town at CES.

AI wearable devices

There’s no doubt about it: AI will be the big buzzword at CES this year. And it won’t just be in televisions. Artificial intelligence products, led by industry leader OpenAI and its successful ChatGPT, will be omnipresent at CES and ingrained in every product category imaginable.

For example, at last year’s CES, Mashable was able to get hands-on with several smart glasses products from companies like TCL And XReal. Conversational AI, AI-based translations, and chatbots were in almost every wearable smartglass demonstrated at the 2024 event.

Yes, big AI wearable device launches have been major failures over the past year, but the AI ​​space as a whole has only grown since then, so expect even more AI-related products to look to improve in areas where others have failed at CES.

Next generation laptops

Speaking of AI, don’t be surprised to see new laptop models from virtually every PC brand incorporate AI in one way or another.

In fact, if you want to know what to expect at CES, just look at what the latest Innovation Award winners are showing. Yes, CES has already given out awards for 2025. And award-winning laptops like the HP OmniBook 14″ Ultra Flip And Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition are both winners that showcase the capabilities of AI. So expect plenty of new laptops accentuating their AI capabilities and Microsoft Copilot integrations.

As always, expect a few next-gen laptops that introduce something new to the space. For example, one of the 2025 Innovation Prize winners to watch is the Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 5 Hybrid. There are many tablets that you can connect a keyboard accessory to, and touchscreen laptops are also a growing market. So what’s unique about it? Well, for one thing, the “hybrid” part of this laptop isn’t that it’s a laptop and a tablet. The innovative aspect here is that the computer is both a Windows and Android device.

Gaming computers and laptops are also expected to make their mark at this year’s CES for a very specific reason, which brings me to the likely next big announcement from CES 2025.

Nvidia RTX 50 series

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is give a speech at CES 2025 and rumors are spreading that the company plans to take advantage of this big event to launch its latest GPUs, particularly the GeForce RTX 5090.

Nvidia’s products have achieved great success and are in high demand thanks to AI. But don’t forget that gamers are also a reliable consumer base for the company. The Nvidia RTX 50 series will be the first to feature the company’s powerful new Blackwell architecture.

At this point, the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 is expected to be the big announcement as part of the Huang CES keynote on January 6, 2025. So even though CES officially kicks off on January 7, it looks like the party will start someday Before. the exhibition hall opens to the public.

An interesting CES for electric vehicles

Electric vehicles are still making headlines at CES. Aptera Motors, for example, will launch its Solar-powered EV at CES 2025.

But, the conversation around electric vehicles at CES will likely be something that can’t be featured: the new Trump administration’s hostile policies toward electric vehicles. Trump will probably look to finish electric vehicle tax credits, which would hurt many electric vehicle companies, especially electric vehicle startup startups like those participating at CES. Combine that with a global slowdown in electric vehicle sales in general and the electric vehicle news coming out of this CES may not just be about the new technology that was revealed but isn’t here this year.

CES 2025 in Las Vegas opens to the public on January 7. Mashable will be present live at the show and in the media a few days before the public opening to cover all the latest news from the event.