CES 2025 is set to host nearly 150,000 attendees and over 4,500 exhibitors in Las Vegas. As the world’s largest tech event, it will showcase cutting-edge gadgets, innovations, and future-forward ideas across 43 football fields worth of space. Columnist Jennifer Jolly shares her insights on what to expect this year.
Sneak Peeks and First Impressions
CES officially begins on January 7, but Jolly has been exploring since January 4. She’s had hands-on experiences with the most buzzworthy tech, including flying cars, useful robots, and AI “agents” designed to assist with aging in place. These innovations are just the beginning of what CES has to offer.
Jolly will bring exclusive interviews with top CEOs and celebrities while also scouting the quirkiest, crowd-favorite gadgets. You can follow her coverage on USA TODAY and social media, where she promises more updates than ever before. Questions or requests? Reach out—she’s here to answer them all!
Hot Topics at CES 2025
Age Tech
Jolly, inspired by her personal experience with aging parents, is keen on tech for older adults. She’s exploring innovations that enhance safety, provide companionship, and improve life quality for seniors. This space promises meaningful advancements that could reshape elder care.
Smart Home Technology
Interconnected smart home gadgets haven’t lived up to their promise yet. While the “Matter” standard aimed to unite devices across platforms in 2024, it didn’t quite succeed. Jolly is hopeful CES 2025 will introduce better solutions for seamless and reliable smart home integration.
Parenting Technology
From managing screen time to ensuring online safety, tech for parents needs significant improvement. Jolly emphasizes the importance of tools that create safer digital environments for kids while fostering intentional use of devices. She’s on the lookout for innovations that prioritize simplicity and effectiveness.
Wearables and Fitness Tech
As an active person, Jolly is excited about advancements in fitness tech. She praises current gadgets like the Peloton and Lululemon Mirror but feels the sector has stalled. At CES, she’s seeking smarter recovery tools, precise data-driven wearables, and tech that integrates wellness into daily routines—like high-tech beds and massage chairs.
Car Technology
Vehicles remain some of the most-used gadgets in our lives. CES 2025 will feature exciting car tech, including solar-powered vehicles and advanced windshield displays. Jolly even plans to test not one but two flying cars, which are no longer just concepts. Would you trust her to pilot one solo?
Share Your CES Wishlist
Jolly is ready to explore and report on game-changing tech at CES 2025. What innovations are you most excited to see? Share your ideas in the comments or send her a message. Here’s to a week of revolutionary discoveries—or at least surviving another CES!
