7 weird and unusual tech we saw at CES 2025 media days

Ready for a sneak peek? Before CES officially opens its doors, let’s explore some of the fun, weird, and innovative tech devices we’ve already seen from the event.

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES), held annually in Las Vegas, will gather thousands of tech professionals and enthusiasts from around the world from January 7th to 10th.

But before the official start, the event organizers invited the media to its CES Unveiled, from where we bring you some of the latest and most interesting tech devices.

Watch wildlife from your backyard

What at first seemed like an aesthetically pleasing display later turned out to be the latest product of Birdbuddy, the creators of the smart bird feeder. Birdbuddy showcased its latest products at CES Unveiled.

One such product is a device that looks like a digital flower equipped with a camera that shows you what kind of bird, insect, or other living creature it caught on-site. For example, if the camera detects a bird, it can tell you what kind of bird it is, how it should be fed, and even if it feels any stress, which might indicate that it's hurt.

This way, the product serves the purpose of education by teaching users more about the nature that surrounds them from the comfort of their backyard.

A spoon that makes food saltier

Japanese beer and beverage holding company Kirin demonstrated a spoon designed to reduce salt consumption.

When one eats food, sodium is dispersed within the mouth, and some of it may not be perceived by the tongue.

The Electric Salt Spoon flows a mild electrical current through the food around the tongue to attract sodium to it, thus making the food taste more salty.

The spoon was released only in Japan last year and cost around $130. According to Kirin, the company is planning to offer the device to more regions.

AI-powered pet for $300

A robotics hardware company created Ropet, a robot pet integrated with ChatGPT.

While it initially looked like something suited for kids, we soon realized that the device was created for adults who wanted to have a buddy to talk to at home or even at work.

Due to its multi-sensor system, the device can see and hear everything. It also responds to a person's touch, expressing different emotions. Since it is AI-powered, Ropet can answer questions or hold up a conversation, unlike a real pet.

The toy doesn't forget anyone's face and can understand hand gestures. For example, if you shush it, it will get quiet.

Owners can customize the device by giving it a preferred eye color, adjusting its voice, or adding an accessory.

World’s first stringless smart guitar

If you ever wanted to play a guitar but were too lazy to learn, LiberLive has come up with a solution it calls the world’s first portable stringless guitar. Instead of strings, your left hand will press buttons that represent chords, just like you would expect to find on a guitar for children.

However, LiberLive says that its device isn’t only for kids. The 4.1-lb (1.9-kg) “guitar” has a built-in drum machine, can be folded, and has an app.

LiberLive C1, which can play six hours at a single charge, wouldn’t come cheap. The company sells the guitar for $500.

AI robot that looks like furniture

One of the devices that caught our attention during the conference was what at first looked like a "Frankenstein" stool that can walk on its own six legs and has a lamp. Later, we found out that it was Mi-Mo, the early model of a "customizable general-purpose AI robot."

Created by a Japanese company, the robot has six legs that allow it to move around a room easily, a real wood stool for the main body, and a "lamp" that is the robot's "head."

The company's representative shared that what we're seeing is only the first model of the robot, which in the future should be a customizable "conversation companion" that can speak in any AI-supported language and include hands.

Portable monitors for digital Nomads

JSAUX, a Chinese company known for creating gaming accessories, announced its FlipGo Horizon monitors at the CES Unveiled.

Two 15.6" portable screens, which support 2.5K resolution and a 60 Hz refresh rate, connect to either a standard or a premium stand and also to a user's laptop with 13-16 inches in size.

“These monitors are primarily for mobile workers, like digital Nomads. There is a bunch of people who live in countries like Thailand, and Vietnam, and they make a lot of money, and they travel a lot. This would be the perfect solution for them because they could use three screens at a time, and they fit easily in the bag,” the company’s representative Jin Luo told Cybernews.

JSAUX hasn’t yet decided on the price, and it is first planning to search for funding for the project on Kickstarter.

World’s first electric rollerblades

French company AtmosGear showcased the world’s first electronic rollerblades. The company has debuted them at CES 2023 and since has been working on new ones, including rollerblades for kids.

AtmosGear’s rollerblades are controlled with a hand-held sensor. The battery, mounted like a belt on a user’s waist, can travel 16 miles at 18MPH on a single charge.

AtmosGear sells the rollerblades for 650 euros.