BestReviews shares revolutionary products from CES event
With more than 4,500 exhibitors spread across a space equivalent to 43 football fields, CES in Las Vegas is equal parts exciting and overstimulating. Amid the flood of game-changing gadgets, flashy new cars, and appliances with oversized touchscreen displays, the event delivered surprises at every turn — making our job of naming the Genius Product Awards quite difficult.
From a potentially lifesaving keychain-sized rescue device that lets you text, send safety pings, and contact emergency services through satellites to a nifty portable gadget that attaches to a Hydro Flask to carbonate water on-the-go to jaw-dropping displays you have to see to believe, we’ve zeroed in on the most exciting products that promise to shape the way we go about our days.
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These are our 2025 Genius Products of CES
Genius Charger
UGREEN
UGREEN Nexode 500W 6-Port GaN Desktop Fast Charger
Slated for a March 2025 release, this all-in-one desktop charging station is the ultimate power hub, equipped with five USB-C ports and a USB-A port to simultaneously charge laptops, tablets, headphones, gaming consoles, and other devices. The top USB-C port delivers a blazing 240W for heavy-duty devices, while the other five ports share a combined 260W, ensuring every gadget gets the power it needs. With support for USB-PD 3.1 and Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, your devices will be charged faster than ever.
Genius Gaming Laptop
MSI
MSI Stealth 18 HX AI Gaming Laptop
The MSI Stealth 18 HX AI is designed for gamers and creators who want top-tier performance without lugging around a bulky laptop. It comes with an 18-inch display with a 4K 120Hz or QHD 240Hz panel for immersive visuals, or you can opt for a smaller and lighter 16-inch model. GPU options range from the RTX 5070 Ti to the flagship RTX 5090, giving you the flexibility to match your needs and budget. Unfortunately, MSI hasn’t announced pricing or release dates for its improved Stealth Series laptops yet.
Genius Portable Monitor
Espresso
Espresso Displays Espresso 15 Pro
If you have a dual- or ultra-wide monitor setup, working directly from your laptop’s display can feel restricting at times — especially if you multitask and need to view several windows. This portable monitor from Espresso Displays bridges that gap.
The Espresso 15 Pro is the brand’s latest 4K monitor that works with Windows, macOS, iOS, and Samsung DeX devices to give you extra screen real estate on the go. The touchscreen offers 550 nits of brightness, boasts built-in speakers, and comes with a helpful aluminum adjustable magnetic stand that can rotate vertically. While pricing hasn’t been announced, we expect it to be positioned between the $549 Display 15 touch and the $799 Espresso 17 Pro.
Genius Smart Refrigerator
LG
LG 36-inch Smart InstaView French Door Refrigerator
LG announced a slew of second-generation smart appliances to its “Signature” line, including a microwave oven with a 27-inch touchscreen display, a camera-equipped double range, and a sleek washer, dryer, and dishwasher. We think this refrigerator is the appliance that needs to be on your radar. You can knock twice on the glass panel to illuminate its interior and see what’s inside without opening the fridge. Even though you can’t tell at first glance, it’s equipped with a 28-inch transparent OLED touchscreen display that can display ingredients inspired by what’s in your fridge and help you keep track of inventory and expiration dates.
Genius AI Glasses
Halliday
Resembling ordinary eyeglasses, Halliday’s frames discreetly incorporate an invisible display into the frame rather than the lens. This innovative approach delivers a 3.5-inch field of view, allowing users to effortlessly view information such as graphics, icons, and text. Leveraging advanced AI capabilities, these smart glasses enable real-time language translation, provide turn-by-turn directions, and offer the convenience of reading messages on the go without drawing attention. They’re expected to ship later this March, but you can preorder now to score a $120 discount and an included pair of prescription lenses.
Genius Floor Cleaner
Tineco
Tineco FLOOR ONE S9 Artist Steam
Calling all parents, pet owners, and #cleantok obsessives! The latest mop-vacuum combo from Tineco is sure to tackle the toughest stains since it harnesses the power of steam. It’s the company’s most advanced floor washer yet and features an industry-leading 180-degree lay-flat design to more effectively clean under and around furniture. Members of the BestReviews Testing Lab were also impressed by its advertised 75-minute runtime, convenient auto-clean cycle and quick-drying system, so its brush rollers won’t get sticky and smelly like some competitors’ will.
Genius GPS Smartwatch
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If you have hesitation dropping around $1k on one of Garmin’s flagship fēnix 8 watches, the new Instinct 3 range will seem quite enticing given its $299 starting price. Although it lacks the Elevate V5 optical HR sensor and a touchscreen, the watch should do a fine job at helping you log your steps and heart rate and keep tabs on your blood oxygen saturation. You can even use it for contactless payments and to get notifications from your phone. The rugged GPS smartwatch is already available for purchase.
Genius Health Tech
Eli Health
This at-home testing system uses your saliva and smartphone camera to measure your hormone levels to provide personalized trends and recommendations related to athletic performance, sleep, stress and fertility. The company said the device has been in the works for more than 5 years by a multidisciplinary team of scientists, engineers, AI developers, doctors, and innovators.
Traditionally, hormone levels are measured through costly blood- or urine-panels that need to be sent to a lab. Eli Health’s system has a subscription-based approach and plans start at $8/test with a 12-month commitment.
Genius Outdoor Mesh Router
TP-Link
TP-Link Deco Wi-Fi 7 Outdoor Mesh Systems
Our homes are already blanketed in Wi-Fi, so why not take those fast speeds outside to stream music or enjoy an outdoor movie without draining your smartphone’s data plan? The TP-Link Deco Wi-Fi 7 Outdoor Mesh System makes it easy, adding up to 2,600 square feet of dual-band coverage with blazing speeds of 5 to 11 gigabits per second, depending on the model you choose. TP-Link has yet to announce pricing and a release date but says its new outdoor mesh systems will come out later this year.
Genius Electric Scooter
Segway
Segway Ninebot eKickScooter F3 Series
Segway unveiled seven electric scooters at CES, including the powerful GT Series Superscooters that pack serious power with up to 49.7 mph speeds. For everyday riders, the more affordable F3 offers a smooth ride with a 44-mile range, front hydraulic and rear elastomer suspension, a spacious footboard, and a top speed of 20 mph. It’s slated for a release in Spring 2025.
Genius Robotic Lawnmower
Lymow
Robot lawnmowers were out in force at CES this year, with offerings from Segway, eufy, ECOVACS, and even an autonomous, battery-powered zero-turn mower from John Deere, complete with a 60-inch rear-discharge deck. Among the many models on display, the Lymow One stood out as the first to feature dual mulching blades. It can tackle up to 1.73 acres per day (even in wet conditions) and handle slopes at 45 degrees up to two inches in height. It’s slated to launch this April.
Genius Smart Home Tech
Lutron
Custom smart blinds can run as much as $5,000, but Lutron’s recently announced Caséta Smart Shades start at a much easier-to-swallow $399 price point. They’re tested to perform for a decade of use, are backed by an industry-leading warranty, and support all the features you’d want, including scheduling, remote control and voice commands. They come in both roller or honeycomb style in white, grey, or blackout fabric. They’re expected to ship in February.
Genius Tablet
Lenovo
The Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus is a powerful Android tablet that offers premium features at a competitive price, starting at $699.99 — $100 less than the iPad Air. Powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip, it boasts on-device AI capabilities, a large 12.7-inch 144Hz refresh rate display with a maximum brightness of 900 nits, 16GB of RAM, and 512 GB of storage. Lenovo says the tablet will ship this month and that it pairs nicely with Lenovo’s new 2-in-1 keyboard and Tab Pen Pro. The latter accessories are sold separately.
Genius Smart TV
Samsung
In 2024, manufacturers like TCL and Hisense entered the market with their own competitors to the Samsung Frame TV, offering stylish alternatives that give Samsung a run for its money. The tech giant clapped back with the launch of its gorgeous The Frame Pro TV, which packs a vivid NeoQLED display to provide a brighter and more detailed picture with deeper blacks.
The TV, which comes in 65-, 75-, and 85-inch sizes, features a new and improved Wireless One Connect Box to wirelessly transmit content and audio from your streaming devices and video game consoles. Unfortunately, we’re still waiting for Samsung to provide pricing and a release date.
Genius Portable Soda Maker
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If you’re craving carbonation but want to skip store-bought sodas or seltzers, the Roam SodaTop — launching in Q1 2025 for $49.99 — allows you to create your own flavored sparkling water on the go using natural flavor drops and CO2 cartridges. You can use your existing Hydro Flask or a similarly sized bottle or opt to purchase a bottle directly from the manufacturer.
Genius Projector
XGIMI
For those seeking a ginormous screen without wanting the fuss of mounting an expensive television or traditional-style projector, this ultra-short throw projector from XGIMI is worth a look. Delivering an impressive 2,300 ISO lumens of brightness (500 lumens brighter than its predecessor) it combines lasers and LEDs to produce richer colors and sharper contrast even in bright rooms. It’s capable of projecting images between 90 and 150 inches in size, comes equipped with Harman Kardon speakers, and runs Android TV for downloading most streaming apps.
XGMI also showcased a new 100-inch motorized floor-rising screen that would pair perfectly with the projector. For now, it’s only a concept, but you can purchase the AURA 2 projector today for $2,699.
Genius Smartphone Accessory
HMD
This potentially life-saving accessory seamlessly connects your Android or iOS phone to satellites across the entire U.S. so you can send and receive text messages in remote locations when you don’t have a signal. It fits easily in your pocket, boasts a 3-day battery life, and would surely come in handy to contact emergency services when you need them most. It can even share the user’s live location with up to five people in intervals from every 4 hours to every 3 minutes.
Genius AR Glasses
XREAL
The XREAL One Pro looks like a sleek pair of sunglasses but offers so much more and truly transforms the way you watch movies, play video games, and get work done. They essentially create a massive virtual screen with a 120Hz refresh rate and industry-leading 57-degree FOV, all in a thin 11-millimeter profile. The glasses, which are slated to ship this March, come equipped with Bose-tuned speakers, as well.
Genius Gaming Chair
Razer
Razer’s Project Arielle is a concept gaming chair designed to keep you comfortable in any climate. Thanks to three adjustable fan speeds and a built-in PTC heating system (the same your vehicle likely uses), it can keep you cool or warm you up. By default it glows green but changes color depending on if it’s cooling or heating up. While Project Arielle is only a concept, Razer has a history of bringing innovative prototypes — like the Razer Freyja haptic cushion — from CES to life, making this an exciting glimpse into the future of climate-controlled gaming chairs.
Genius Robotic Pool Cleaner
Aiper
The Aiper Scuba X1 Pro Max is an all-in-one robotic pool cleaner designed for effortless, professional-grade results. With nine powerful motors delivering industry-leading suction at 8,500 GPH, it tackles even ultra-fine debris from the waterline to the pool floor. Aiper says it has an improved navigation system thanks to 40 sensors. It provides a long 10-hour runtime to clean pools up to 3,230 square feet and includes a “HomeComingDock,” which makes it easier to surface the vacuum and provides metrics such as pH, temperature, and pool maintenance recommendations. The pool cleaner is expected to launch next month for $2,299.
Genius Nasal Strip
Intake
Intake Breathing Nasal Strip Starter Kit
At the recent CES Showstoppers press event, we couldn’t help but notice something: a surprising number of attendees sporting a small black strip across their noses. Turns out, it was Intake, a magnetic nasal dilator that aims to improve breathing by gently widening the nasal passages.
To use, you apply two sticky magnets to your nose, one on each side of your nostrils. Then, you snap on a small, curved black band that connects to the magnets. The band is reusable, and only the magnetic strips need replacing after each use. Feedback from Showstoppers attendees was largely positive, but the BestReviews Testing Lab plans to conduct long-term testing to see if Intake truly benefits those struggling with nasal congestion.
Brandon Carte is a contributor for BestReviews specializing in consumer electronics and appliances. He has covered CES for more than a decade and has a knack for unearthing innovative products that simplify everyday life.
