CES is a great place to see all kinds of upcoming tech each year, but it's often the wackiest gadgets that steal the show. The conference hosts thousands of exhibitors, all vying for attention, and you never know what they'll come up with. And this year's show did not disappoint us. So, without further ado, here's the strangest tech we found at CES 2025: all the crazy (and incredibly useful) gadgets we saw in the wild on the show floor. Just keep in mind that rare doesn't necessarily mean bad – we actually want to buy some of these! They're just not your run-of-the-mill laptops or TVs from the big vendors that dominated the show floor.
EcoFlow Power Hat
Do you want to look like a Hogwarts professor while effortlessly charging a smartphone? Then we have the hat for you. The EcoFlow Power Hat includes an integrated array of monocrystalline silicon solar cells and a pair of charging ports. It looks silly, sure, but it also looks pretty useful. It costs $129 and is available right now.
Indoor virtual reality explorer
Virtual reality can easily show us digital views, but it can't do much with natural movement. That's where this weird and cool swivel chair comes into play. The Roto VR Explorer moves in the direction you tilt your head and has been designed to work with Meta Quest headsets, but can be integrated with other models. Surprisingly, it doesn't seem to cause too much dizziness. It costs $800 and is available now.
Yukai Mirumi
It wouldn't be CES without an adorable robot that stole our hearts. This year's cutie is Yukai Mirumi, and she's an absolute fluffball unit. All he really does is look cute and make eye contact, with occasional shy glances elsewhere as he tries hard to get it. But that's enough. Playing with him is like meeting a new kitten, and we're totally fine with that. It should cost around $80 when it hits a crowdsourcing platform later this year.
Anker Solix Solar Beach Umbrella
Solar umbrellas are a very good idea. The thing is already open, to provide much needed shade, so you can also make it absorb the sun's juice. That's Anker's thinking behind the Solix solar beach umbrella. It uses perovskite solar cells in its panels, which are very efficient and offer up to 80W of power. We don't have pricing or availability for this one yet, but it should arrive in time for summer.
Roborock Saros Z70
This is not a drill. The Roborock Saros Z70 robot vacuum cleaner features real robotic arms that will pick up objects from the floor while cleaning. It can lift things up to 300 grams, so it excels with dirty socks, pet toys, and even some light sandals. However, there appears to be a limit to the number of items the ai can recognize. This handy robovac does not yet have a price or release date.
Mecha Systems Comet
The Mecha Systems Comet is the laptop of our dreams. This tiny little gadget is a Linux-based modular computer designed for hobbyists, engineers, artists, and roboticists. It has a 1.8 GHz ARM64 quad-core processor, 32 GB of storage and 4 GB of RAM. However, everything is expandable and customizable. A magnetic snap interface allows people to snap on all kinds of different control panels for unique use case scenarios. Is coming to kickstarter soon, with a starting price of $160.
Jizai Mi Mo
Here's another robot, and this one looks exactly like Pixar's iconic lamp. The Jizai Mi-Mo is described as a “general-purpose artificial intelligence robot” that “thinks and acts” on its own. It has a built-in camera and microphones and uses multiple large language models for voice and image recognition. The company hopes that one day the robot will be used for simple childcare tasks, such as reminding children to do their homework. For now it is just a prototype, so there is no price or availability.
AirStudio one
Why opt for a microphone and headphones when you can opt for this strange 2-in-1 device? The AirStudio One is a decent wireless condenser microphone with a secret hidden underneath. When you open the chassis, there's an audio interface, a wireless USB-C dongle, and a pair of truly wireless earbuds. We couldn't really get a feel for what the microphone sounded like (CES is loud), but this could be a real boon for musicians when it launches later this year.
SwitchBot K20+ Pro
Here's a robot vacuum cleaner with a built-in stand that allows it to roam around the house while carrying something else, like an air purifier or a tablet. The SwitchBot K20+ Pro is described as a “multitasking” home assistant that can do other things besides cleaning the floor. To this end, it supports a wide variety of accessories and connects seamlessly to other SwitchBot devices. In theory, this thing can also deliver drinks and snacks. It will go on sale later this year, but there is no price yet.
Haus.me microhaus Pro
The Haus.me microhaus Pro is a small house with not so small ambitions. It can be placed virtually anywhere, requires no professional contractors or site preparation, and complies with California seismic fire and CAT-5 hurricane codes. These 120-square-foot abodes also include floor-to-ceiling windows, a large shower, a kitchen, and a folding bed that folds down to reveal a table and two benches. The price starts at $35,000, which isn't too bad considering it's a house. Pre-orders are open right now.
Govee Gaming Pixel Light
Do you want a unique decoration for your game room? Govee Gaming Pixel Light comes in two sizes, with the option to sit on a desk or mount on a wall. Right out of the box, users can choose between scenes based on 150 pixels, but that's just the beginning. The unit is programmable, both on the screen itself and through a companion application. That app actually has a chatbot, which allows people to simply describe what they want to see. Pretty cool, right? It will be available later this year and should cost $100.
MSI Mag Coreliquid A13
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MSI created a CPU water block concept for CES 2025 that has a built-in turntable and it's awesome.
Unfortunately, there are no plans to put it into production.
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The MSI Mag Coreliquid A13 is a CPU cooler with a built-in rotating platter. Yes. You read that right. It's based on the Coreliquid A15 360 Mag, but adds a nice rotating table that goes right inside a desktop computer. Now, the word record player is appropriate here, but it doesn't play records. Instead, MSI showed off the device being used to spin around a dragon mascot character. It's great and I want it very much, but for now it's just a concept design. MSI has no plans to sell this.
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