5 BEST Things I Saw in Vegas at CES 2025

[@UndecidedMF]

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[@nunyabiznez8120]

The worst thing you could get is cloud based health monitoring. That creates a central database of your info that will eventually be hacked or sold if the company goes under. And heaven help you if they sell the data under the table to insurance companies as your rates could go through the roof. Don't believe it, look at car data collection and car insurance reports from just recent news. Also you can't swing a bat without hitting another hacked company news report. Lastly, given Google's and Apple's recent fines from the governments about collecting your data, I wouldn't trust my health info to a smart phone.

[@LucasMakes]

It is undeniably a show indeed

[@AMPProf]

photon based recirculating Powercore.. Every year they miss it

[@sky0kast0]

Sadly I'm single so with the robots.. redacted here but another subject I really want to know more about that Flint battery

[@jonslg240]

"What makes their paper batteries worth keeping an ion" 😂

[@richardzeitz54]

Yes on the paper, compostable battery followup, thanks!

[@TheBlacktom]

All plants are compostable batteries. And carbon capture devices. And are renewable.

[@mhansl]

Ditto on the battery.

[@skierpage]

​@@TheBlacktom Plants aren't batteries, they don't store and later release electricity.

[@jamesgrover2005]

+1

[@just.jose.youtube]

This!

[@liamwulf]

Fantastic episode. I'm super curious about Jackery's offerings for the solar roof system and would love to see a deeper dive on that. Thank you!

[@Krunch2020]

I agree. Solar and storage systems tacked onto a house is reminding me of exterior plumbing systems of old.

[@gr8dvd]

💯 And if you contact them directly plz ask about rooftop (3-tab?) shingles in addition to the Spanish tiles displayed at CES.

[@glenberman873]

@@liamwulf I would like to know specs comparison to power wall and roof tiles.

[@richardbrady1849]

Would love one on Wright and their electric plane tech, I always thought electric planes were completely infeasible due to weight and power requirements.

[@cheesedoff-with4410]

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[@martyjenkins3631]

There is a company in Vermont that manufactures small electric planes. They are also building out charger stations at New England airports.

[@just.jose.youtube]

This!

[@JustinAlexanderBell]

They kinda are

[@pietrooff]

yes please, I'd love that

[@Fenthule]

OMG. As a sighted person, that smart "walking cane" type thing is absolutely GAME CHANGING! I've personally had to assist countless people over the years that got turned around and "lost their way" from their mental map for whatever reason and were frustrated and even sometimes in full panic. To have effectively google maps and lidar in a rolling stick with the ability to audibly interact with the user is genius. THAT is a good use of "AI". Not content creation, helping humanity.

[@johnnyqd6861]

@@Fenthule what’s crazy is there are multiple versions of this now, so if the Glide doesn’t work for you, there’s also a Smart Cane (I think that was its name?). Only a matter of time til we get Geordie’s visor from Star Trek!

[@FredPauling]

Was going to boost the Glide in the comments but your comment nailed it. Such an elegant solution.

[@latsword3513]

I agree, but regret that the companionship that comes with a guide dog will be lost. There's a sad inevitably about how technology will greatly aid us as a species but also signal a further distancing of social connections

[@Royce16727]

I am blind, myself. I lost my vision six years ago, but I am not all that interested in this device. I'm sure it would be very adaptive for others, but I don't think it would be all that useful for me. Cool Tech, though!

[@TheGaussFan]

@@Royce16727 can you expand upon why it wouldnt be useful for you? It seems useful to me, but I am sighted so maybe im missing something.

[@Zack-dw5op]

Bro that paper battery is insane, definitely want to hear more about that!

[@AMPProf]

photon based recirculating Powercore

[@H8RSAPPRECIATE]

That would be perfect imagine in the future paper battery that lasts a week

[@WiseAcres-i4d]

You can buy some at places like gas stations.

[@CL-vz6ch]

I've heard it's "sheet".

[@ab-tf5fl]

This seems to fit very well for those small consumer electronic devices, whose batteries are among the least likely to get recycled.

[@swansoncp1]

Jet engine follow-up 11:27

[@ronquiring7796]

Yes, pls dive deeper into paper batteries and electric jet engine tech. Many thanks.

[@hughwaller6789]

Yes and yes from me too!

[@chrisjones1075]

The Jackery system is interesting. As a New England resident, a solar roof combined with over 100Kwh battery AND a generator connection is a win, win, win.

[@massengineer7582]

Living in a house with only electricity and dependent on a well pump, I'm looking for an emergency battery powered generator / inverter with 240 V output that can handle 4,000 Watts steady and 8,000 W surge, to handle the well pump startup current, and can be simultaneously recharged at 2-3 kW from a small gasoline generator while still supplying power. Anker makes something that comes close, others may also, but it's frustrating that these companies don't know how to put out even a decent data sheet on their products that for example lists the surge wattage.

[@SequoiaElisabeth]

Wow, by far the best review of CES 2025 I have seen so far. Everybody else seems fixated on TVs and Smartphones. I really look forward to the coming episodes on both home tech and clean energy.

[@AHustleIsLikeASideOfFries]

Exactly, especially TV screens that roll up or otherwise change shape. Kind of silly, but then again maybe that'll be a common smartphone feature in a few years, a small default screen that rolls or folds out to be much bigger if needed. I guess it's gotta start somewhere, huh?

[@edtravelbug]

I have already watched a half dozen CES 2025 recaps and ONCE AGAIIN Matt just kills it compared to the others. Thanks for sharing all of this Matt.

[@mikebosdet1990]

Thanks!

[@UndecidedMF]

Thanks so much!

[@homosapien6031]

I 100% would watch a full video about that sustainable paper battery. Tech like that is desperately needed it seems. Also likely would watch one on electric planes since… I didn’t even know that was possible anytime soon. And btw, thanks for the vid! I’ve watched a bunch of CES vids at this point, but pretty close to all of them just kept repeating the same things over and over again. Yours is one of the 3 that actually gave me something new, different, and interesting, so thanks! Also fusion tech at CES… count me in! I’d 100% watch a vid about that too

[@skierpage]

It's better to recycle a battery than let it compost. So the paper battery is only relevant for batteries too small or difficult to recycle. Like in those ^$#@! vapes.

[@MrBrock314]

@@skierpage That depends if you can 100% recycle the battery forever. Long-term, you'd want recyclable and compostable.

[@paulw7828]

Cover Aptera!! Ultra-efficient electric car that needs such a small battery it actually makes sense to put solar panels on it. The vehicle will be repairable, charge very fast, and a later version will have 1000 miles of range. The company is in the production validation stage of development and expects to deliver late this year

[@netscrooge]

Have you seen any of the early results of real-world testing? It's looking good! Good solar charging. Great efficiency in general.

[@googleuser6814]

+1 for Aptera

[@toddm6386]

I’ve been watching Aptera for years and it seems like all the Hype is starting to become real. A lot of the underlying technologies seem right in Matt’s wheelhouse and would love to hear his take on it.

[@googleuser6814]

@@toddm6386 All they need is something like $50mil more to get to production. It's so frustrating that doomed-to-fail companies get so much investment, but the guys that can actually make it happen get squat. C'mon billionaires. Wake up. This is it! And any major KZbin coverage (ahem... Matt!) could push Aptera over that mark. Solar, efficiency, right to repair, low part count, etc. This has Matt written all over it. Please please please!

[@rogerheatwole4103]

I definitely agree that Aptera needs to be covered. They need the exposure and more investment to get this amazing vehicle into production.

[@Abyss745]

Thank you exactly what I was looking for. All the CES coverage I get to see is all the fancy new TV's and high end graphics cards. This is exactly what I was looking for thank you Matt.

[@marcopresutto9550]

Electric jet engines??? Yes please!! Thank you Matt, you make very interesting videos.

[@AMPProf]

photon based recirculating Powercore

[@squrler]

0:53 “keep an ion” We see you Matt 👀👀👀😂

[@NilsExp]

Haha, I just commented that too 😂

[@studioskye4903]

Haha yes, seeing if anyone else got that. We know him too well!

[@AustinAllen]

Thank you for covering such different stuff then most other channels!!!

[@Pixelworship]

Would love to see a deep dive on battery tech and home energy, please! Thanks for sharing these highlights with us.

[@GNiessen]

To bad you missed the Aptera solar car .

[@JuiceBoxScott]

Aptera was the only tech that really interested me.

[@gschweiger]

Aptera has been interesting going on 15 years now. It will be a miracle if they ever manage to get vehicles into production.

[@ddessert6]

@@gschweiger To be fair, Aptera Motors was started in late 2019. The previous company you refer to dissolved under different management than the current company. With that said, Aptera Motors is facing some significant financial challenges and they raised the price of their launch edition vehicle from $32k to $40k in the last year which is driving many away. Aptera Motors is not going to make it quickly, to do so would require about $100M in investments to happen very quickly, as in a month, not 10 months. Their approach at this point is slow as they balance available money with progress. Whether they make it or not is anyone's guess. They say the intention is to deliver about 50 vehicles by the end of 2025 and then ramp up to 6,000+ per year in 2026. The key word was intention and I will believe it when I actually see it. Full disclosure: I am a reservation holder and investor that supported Aptera in 2008 and when they started Aptera Motors in 2019. I have also contributed engineering ideas with them around cooling systems. While I support Aptera Motors, the realistic odds of them succeeding are less than 50/50. Great concept but really tough to make it as a startup company making any kind of transportation vehicle. They have done outstanding work with the little money they have gotten but they need some serious money quickly to get into a profitable production volume. (6000 vehicles / year)

[@wordmunger]

Would love to hear your thoughts on Aptera

[@netscrooge]

I agree.

[@hughwaller6789]

Me too.

[@markfinley3703]

Me three.

[@Consistentintegrity]

Me also

[@markfinley3703]

@ Four. The number is four. "Me four." Sheesh. 🤣😂

[@Chris.Brisson]

Jackery should offer a white solar roof tile to decrease thermal loadings. Solar is compelling in areas with lots of sun, but attic temperatures can be extreme. Keeping the attic cooler can reduce air conditioning demand. Today's attic venting is not smart, and flying embers can be ingested into the attic space during wildfire events. If Jackery would add smart attic vents to their product line, they've have a compelling solution.

[@Chris_Toney]

I thought the exact same thing. We installed (replaced) roof deck boards that incorporate a radiant barrier layer and our attic temperatures in the summer went from 140+ F to under 110 F here on the Gulf coast. Anything you can do to shield your attic from UV/IR radiation helps tremendously.

[@snowstrobe]

My thoughts also turned to how they can keep them cool. I was thinking airflow and water, but white would prob do it!

[@justinklenk]

Hmmm... but then they're in the realm of REFLECTING light away - the dark photon-absorbing elements (in those 2 color choices available) are almost certainly preventing a white(r) color scheme. 👍

[@stevenrburgoyne]

The tech I saw which I thought was cool was the first variable instant electric hot water heater. It can be hooked up to any breaker above 30A, then programmed to only pull x amount of power. The other one was Eaton's smart breaker which can be put into any traditional breaker panel. You can then hook it up to a local or remote system to control it (it doesn't need the internet to work). The coolest part about the breaker was if you install multiple of them, you can do power sharing/monitoring and it will automatically turn the breaker off if it detects too much load. You could install two of them, one on your car charger and one on a dryer for example, and it will monitor both. If both pull a load at the same time over a set threshold, it will automatically turn one of them off. This makes it so that you don't need to upgrade your panel or service to install a car charger at home.

[@YKSGuy]

Who makes the water heater? I looked at Essency about a year ago. The big issue with any NEW tech is distribution and support.. Anything not made by a major brand is hard to get a plumber to install.

[@aaronburton5188]

Did you see the Aptera?

[@Soothsayer210]

You missed the Solar Electric Car, APTERA.

[@AMPProf]

Outmoded by the photon based recirculating Powercore

[@DanFlynn]

Your covering of CES was fantastic, as every product you showed was not featured on any of the other videos I watched. Thanks for highlighting these!

[@julieheath6335]

I wasn't there, but know that Apterra introduced its production intent model EV. I think they are super cool because of the outstanding efficiency. Truly next level thinking. It charges around 30 miles per day off it's own rooftop without plugging in. I am not in any way affiliated with the company. Might buy one, though. Production supposedly starts 2025.

[@CityPrepping]

Great to chat with you at the Jackery booth this year.

[@UndecidedMF]

It was great meeting you too. Thanks for saying hi.

[@mysticknight487]

Electric airplane engines and paper batteries, should be fun videos this year.

[@Ruleof2plus1]

Aptera was a real highlight. A real solar car that makes sense

[@AMPProf]

No not any more.. The new secret is photon based recirculating Powercore

[@matejzima8210]

First CES coverage I watched without rolling my eyes. Well done Matt

[@MojoDojodk]

* Sad you didnt visit the aptera that would be a have a think about the future

[@UndecidedMF]

They are definitely a company to watch.

[@9Eighty5Tech]

⁠@@UndecidedMFI agree with the other commenters. Aptera was the most important tech that I saw at CES.

[@armstrn]

Thankyou for covering these. Sick of seeing all the gimmicky tech on other channels. keep up the good work :)

[@jondennis2644]

I would agree with other commentators that the Aptera solar-powered vehicle, which was displayed in pre-production form outside the central Hall, is definitely very interesting. In a sunny climate it can gain up to 40 m of range just from the solar panels.

[@pengc6538]

@@jondennis2644 they stated they drove 25 miles and actually gained about 1% of charge throughout the day. That’s pretty good for the winter.

[@netscrooge]

​@@pengc6538 25 miles is excellent! Early January is close to the winter solstice, so there was less than half the sunlight there would have been around the summer solstice. Sounds like Aptera's estimate of up to 40 miles/day wasn't far off.

[@vanleeuwenhoek]

1:24 clever pun

[@jeffhoffman3429]

It was nice to see a video from CES about things that are important and significant. The paper batteries could be a game changer across the world.

[@Tekaisuwu]

I think the most revolutionary tech at CES was the Aptera vehicle :)

[@netscrooge]

I agree! Aptera showed up at CES 2025 with a functional validation vehicle, which was a huge step forward for them. Early real-world testing with this vehicle is showing excellent results. That's not merely good news for Aptera. It's good news for solar mobility in general.

[@iowa_don]

0:31 - Matt, I'm really undecided about that solar hat! 🤣🤣

[@colinkulasik1128]

Matt, you generally have a good scence of finding what is interesting and exciting out there. Definitely looking forward to your new videos on this tech. Im especially curious about the electrification of flight so this wright company you mentioned is intriguing, hoping you make a video on that!

[@mshonle]

I wonder if you happened to catch the Aptera EV?

[@Blue-Tiger-u7s]

Two thoughts: Battery tech is something I keep an eye on as that will be real game changer for electric cars, followed by charging speed and the electric grid capacity. A lot of the car fan crowd still thinks it's 1969 and you can buy a Mustang from mowing lawns over a Summer and hop it up, but those days are long gone. Beyond that are people replacing cars when the mileage gets high enough big repairs are likely--most people can't afford to buy a new car every 3 years so leasing has partly replaced that, but means you pay forever. When people keep their cars longer the most reliable part is actually the engine as long as regular maintenance is kept up. Brakes, tires, and shocks/struts will be about the same for electric or gas cars. Transmissions are the real killer as they've been making them too lightweight/complex to pursue higher gas mileage and they end up having reliability issues. Or put it another way, people will ditch a car that was $30,000 new now worth at most $8,000 when a $3,500 transmission replacement is needed. I had someone bragging to me his Tesla Y battery was rated for 100,000 miles, but it will cost him probably $12,000 to replace it when you can but a decent used gas car for that amount. (And my last one I got new on close out for $13,500). When batteries are cheap enough that a new one would be less than a quarter of the car's value, say $2,000 it would lead to people keeping their cars longer. As for plants, it's easy enough; have a pot with gravel at the bottom and a drain plate. Even if you overwater you don't drown the roots. Figure out how much water it needs (guides are all over) and the best light, and you can't beat daylight but a growth lamp is better than nothing. If you use plant food periodically wash the soil (running it under a tap and letting it drain) to get the salts out, and if you don't periodically repot with fresh soil. In the end it's still cheaper growing them in a pot than hydroponics.

[@mvmhughes]

First time viewer. Loved your style and enthusiasm. Subscribed. 😄

[@lokiiddqd]

keen on more info on the wright elec plane motor / batteries

[@kennybevan11]

Me too, that one perked my ears

[@markmosca2526]

Love the channel!!! I would like to hear more about the paper batteries, electric guide dogs and electric jet engines

[@cattigereyes1]

Fog growing looked cool! Jet engines electric interesting.

[@stancil83]

9:08 Holy cow, these look great. Mainly because they're not jet black.

[@paulidevoss7249]

All so fascinating, thanks Matt you do an excellent job of researching and communicating this tech. Please do a follow up on the compostable battery - that sounds like something we all need in our lives

[@apterasolar]

Missing the Aptera,! A solar powered self charging vehicle that will change the efficiency and convenience game drastically.

[@richbl1690]

This was very informative thank you

[@mnhtnman]

Thank you and Good Morning!

[@dertythegrower]

As an automation and indoor grow led expert for 8 years commercially and 15 as a hobby at a top tier level... cropsteering controllers and robots have fully automated many crops... at home growing cropsteering by the top growers code and have all data per second to their phone, all data of any grow, in their area also.

[@dertythegrower]

Pinnacle Cropsteering controller can change and gets all this data... its in beta for (that one herb commercially as of 2023) All ppfd light led data and spectrum tuning also... all water data in the medium or soil all salt ec levels.. all pH levels.. this is all automated, you only add stuff to the container that feeds dripper systems, strawberry is also fully automated by robot now, 100% to package in a truck pallet.

[@rondamylove9995]

We live on a small island and I'd love to have one of the trailers that grow organic greens for our community year round. It's in the tropics. But with solar AC units I think it's possible to make it operationally possible. But are they actually profitable?

[@R2D2trashcan]

Dude grows weed.

[@Fenthule]

@@rondamylove9995 generally "profits" are HARD to achieve from those types of systems. You generally need to scale up REALLY big to produce at a low enough cost to become cost effective in that sense. However with that being said, you'll still likely not spend much more and possibly even less than your current system, and you'd end up with much more flavourful and nutritious food since it's freshly harvested. It's generally a "buy this to improve the quality of our food" type thing but to commercially grow for profits you typically want to develop your own system. I have heard great success of those storage container grows in like arctic Canada where they have to keep them heated for months on end. It's the ONLY way they can get fresh veg for much of the year.

[@justinklenk]

Unfortunately, NONE of the products he featured were groundbreaking in any way. Nothing new whatsoever. But definitely expensive.

[@andersoncpu]

I would love for you to do a deep dive into the electric jet engine. Please and thank you

[@DamaxThomas]

Thank you for new tech from CES. It is refreshing.

[@HansSchulze]

Wright on! Yes please do a video on them. Lots of Boeing peeps around me who are also interested. CES was so busy this year, but I misses the above booths on airplane and fusion tech.

[@maxdaly8185]

Great selection, great reviews, great presentation. Thanks.

[@niels3591]

Hi Matt. Thanks for a great video again and YES LYTEN please make a video on this. Im very interested in what they can and cannot provide

[@DuaneKuss]

Great work Matt, I have to jump onto the Aptera Solar Car bandwagon. My wife and I sat in it and fell in love with it.

[@phillgirard8610]

Thank you and this one is pretty interesting. ☺ The hydroponics section is pretty much what i like to see first, then everything else you had on the video. A+😔

[@j.mccarthy3008]

Thanks!! I had forgotten about CES. I went years, and years ago. So many that I think my grandson might like to go now!! The fusion and solar power is very interesting. We may all need to start growing some of our own food now as well. 😮

[@WhyInnovate]

@UndecidedMF I missed seeing you at CES but again there were 144,000 people! Keep up the great content

[@neilopfer5687]

Matt, thanks as attended CES 2025 last week but missed seeing a couple of those!! Really like the smart cane as a real advancement for those with impaired vision. Have a very successful 2025!!

[@jeffreycarman2185]

Thanks for the video.

[@babetteplaisted2663]

Yes! Please talk more about the compostable battery!

[@TomTom-cm2oq]

You are an awesome guy Matt. Thanks for this video.

[@Suavache]

Hello! My eyes were opened by watching the video. Thanks.

[@txbgould]

Nice job finding some products I have not seen covered anywhere else. Excellent video and looking forward to your deep dives going forward.

[@gestyle]

Thanks Becca for this enjoyable video

[@gregraburn51]

awesome as always thank you

[@Justiceincorporated.]

Always interested in new batterie tech!

[@jimrandall9113]

Paper battery & electric airplane follow-up, please. Love your channel. Thanks for bringing everyone the latest, and innovative tech, in a way that is understandable.

[@williamharding1319]

Super interesting. Excellent recap.

[@roberthousedorfii1743]

The Jackery panels and Paper Batteries were worth the watch all alone. THANK YOU.

[@OP-nj3wy]

The paper battery has my full attention, i would love to hear more about it !

[@rscott2247]

Ya, the paper USA produced battery sounds good for further exploration, as well as the electric jet engine !

[@massengineer7582]

The paper compostable battery company is Flint, based in Singapore he said.

[@rodman012003]

The US based (San Jose, CA) battery company was Lyten, using Lithium-sulfer batteries

[@luke9033]

YES to the compostable battery video :)

[@NicolasChapadosGirard]

Ho the suddle joke, battery to keep your eye on, like ion😂😂😂

[@shubinternet]

Yes, to everything you’ve covered here. I’m interested in all of it.

[@amundlundvall]

A big fat yes to the compostable battery deep dive!! And thanks for yet another great video :)

[@mikepatterson9371]

Thanks Matt, more info on the compostable paper battery would be great.

[@CSBastianyGaumnitz]

Yes, more information on all of it will be appreciated.

[@dad1974]

Good list.

[@NilsExp]

"battery worth keeping an Ion".. I see what you did there 😂

[@chekote]

I like this perspective on CES. Most of the coverage I’ve seen is for personal electronics.

[@andcind1]

Hey Matt thanks for covering the latest in battery tech and please continue to do so. Did you happen to see the biolite appliance battery? I’m very interested in that application at my home

[@mwmentor]

Hi Matt: That was really interesting - I would love to know more about the paper battery, assistive tech, and the Jackery systems. Thanks so much and I really enjoy your channel - always something new to think about. 👍😃

[@anthonyhall9453]

Thank you for creating and sharing. I'm interest in Wright EV Propulsion as well as the paper battery.

[@jshkrueger]

Yes, please! Longer videos on paper batteries and Wright Electric would be fantastic!

[@chris2884]

I’ve Never been randomly deluged by random companies quite like I have been deluged by randomly inserted advertisements on top of other advertisements in KZbin videos! 4:43

[@elizabethcohen1035]

Yes please do the deep dive on paper batteries! Sounds really awesome!

[@titanispi1998]

Deep dives on it all please. Always YES for the deep dives.

[@tannerbullock9501]

Would love to hear more about the battery tech!

[@koficulpepper]

I skipped your ad (as I already use incogni for about a year), hope you dont mind :) Also what would be the actual practical usecase for leafypod? 1)a version of leafypod is easy to build - you need raspberry PI, moisture sensor, few cables and tubes (all can be bought under one website that specialize on small electronics DIYs) and download code for watering the plant, done. 2) as a owner of about 30 plants in my flat (so talking from an experience) I would really recommend for people to enjoy the process of watering plants as it is meditative state that lowers stress and regulates nervous system 3) its not that hard to train your eye on how much water you have to give the plant - general rule of thumb, water the plant until you see some water in the plant tray

[@actschp1]

Yes on all the things you mentioned for follow up. Very interested in the paper battery and the electric turbofan engine, as well as the support systems that go along with it.

[@BP-ry6mw]

You earned my subscription

[@ronaldmallette]

Battery technology is always a subject of interest Matt, as it goes hand in hand with electrical generation. Count me as a yes, please.

[@bluetonesblue]

After having read a review about the Flint batteries, I was hoping you might do a video on them. Thanks for "offering" on this video! ;)

[@carmineg]

Thank you for covering this stuff! I feel like the other tech channels covered the same 8 things.

[@CamGoldenGun]

Yes to learning more about Wright Electric please!

[@Donald10569]

Yes, I'd love to hear more about the paper batteries!