Overview
- Samsung’s First Look streams Jan. 4 at 10 p.m. ET from the Wynn, with TM Roh outlining a unified AI strategy, expanded Micro RGB TVs (55–115 inches), and AI appliances that include Google Gemini features.
- NVIDIA’s Jensen Huang delivers a 90‑minute keynote Jan. 5 at 4 p.m. ET, paired with a Fontainebleau showcase featuring 20‑plus demos spanning AI, robotics, simulation, gaming, and content creation.
- LG’s Jan. 5 press event (11 a.m. ET) spotlights its first Micro RGB TVs (100, 86, 75 inches), the CLOiD humanoid home-automation robot, a Dolby-powered modular audio system, and new xboom speakers.
- Display and wearable trends include Micro RGB TVs from multiple brands, Samsung’s new 6K glasses‑free 3D Odyssey monitors, RayNeo’s latest smart glasses, and a magnetic AI pin pitched as a searchable memory device.
- On‑device AI moves to laptops with Intel’s Panther Lake Core Ultra and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Elite NPUs, while analysts flag likely AI washing and rising chip costs; Forbes also reports Nvidia’s unconfirmed ~$20 billion Groq deal as an acquihire/licensing arrangement.