CES 2025: LG’s promise of ‘affectionate intelligence’
LG unveiled its AI-powered ‘affectionate intelligence’ at its LG World Premiere event at CES in Las Vegas. What is affectionate intelligence? LG had plenty of ways to demonstrate it in action: a warm robotic voice that keeps track of your calendar, regulates your son’s bedroom temperature at night, plays soothing music to you during your car ride because you have a somewhat high heart rate (nerves before a meeting) and even schedules another of your mother’s hospital appointments, and presents relaxing TV shows in the evening.
LG CEO William Cho sees the space not just as a physical location, but as an environment where “holistic experiences” come to life. In these spaces, devices will work together to create a whole new customer value.
And it’s the just a a future vision. LG already speaks highly of its AI chatbot FURON, which understands customer situations and context in real time.
It also announced a partnership with Microsoft using AI to develop empathetic AI-integrated services.
The two companies are already working on improving AI agents for various spaces, including homes, vehicles, hotels and offices.
AI everywhere
The were plenty more examples of AI aiming for the heart. Bosch launched a smart crib that can monitor a baby 24 hours a day, tracking vital data such as heart and respiratory rates. It recognises not only when the baby cries, for example, but also when, for example, a blanket covers its airways. Sensors also determine temperature, humidity and air quality. If the newborn sleeps poorly, the crib can automatically rock.
Bosch is introducing the smart crib first in China, with a US launch scheduled for 2026
AI is everywhere at the year’s largest consumer electronics trade show including in new devices from Lenovo, Samsung and other manufacturers.
Google’s AI search feature for Android is coming to smart TVs from Samsung in a modified form. Galaxy smartphones have been bundled with AI functionality since last year. Smart TVs from the Korean brand are now getting similar capabilities under the name Vision AI.
Back in October, Samsung’s flagship TVs got a taste of AI with ‘click to search’, which allows you to identify and search for objects in the picture without the AI interfering with the viewing experience.
8K on the way?
CES began as a trade show for audio and video, but since the expansion of the convention center, mobility has been added. The show floor features drones and even an electric fire truck in addition to electric cars.
8K screens were on display at CES years ago, but they are not yet being sold en masse due to the lack of 8K content. In addition, studios and streaming services have not yet started using 8K either. The emphasis this year is also on mini-LED backlighting and QLED panels.
A new specification for HDMI devices and cables was announced by the HDMI Forum on Monday. The new 2.2 version will be faster and support a wider range of resolutions than the current 2.1b standard. HDMI 2.1b already supports up to 4K at 120Hz and 8K at 60Hz, which is more than enough for watching movies and shows.
Matter – the industry-wide smart home standard – continues to update its list of compatible devices. Matter recently made it easier to control gadgets from different devices, so you can turn on a connected lamp from an Amazon Alexa smart speaker and Siri on your iPhone.
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