House Digest's CES 2025 Innovation Awards

If you're looking for the newest innovations in technology, electronics, and home improvement gadgets, CES 2025 is the place to be. The Consumer Electronics Show is an international trade exhibit that provides a global platform for manufacturers, developers, and suppliers to showcase their latest products. It's currently taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada, where new tech gadgets will continue to be unveiled until January 10. But with all the revolutionary products at CES 2025, how can you choose which ones to focus on? Well, to help you hone in on the best-of-the-best in home tech, House Digest has hand-picked six products and recognized them with a CES Innovation Award.

Our list spans the gamut of products needed around your house. For instance, if you want to connect on a deeper level with the characters and their world on your TV, Linkind's smart backlights are perfect for the job. Likewise, Roborock is earning a House Digest Innovation Award at CES 2025 for its new Saros Series of robot vacuums and F25 Series of wet/dry vacuums. Portable air conditioners from DREO, gaming lights and audio-visual table lamps from Govee, and carpet cleaner from Tineco are a few other products that we went gaga over. Excited to know more about these products and how they'll transform your home? Here's why we cherry-picked them.

Imagine how nice it'd be if you could immerse yourself into the world being displayed on your TV without footing the bill for high-end AR or VR devices. Sounds like a dream, right? Well, Linkind is unveiling its ET6 Smart TV Backlights with HDMI 2.0 at CES 2025 to turn your dream into a reality. Although it'll light your television from behind, it's not an ordinary LED strip light. The ET6 intercepts the video signal being displayed and deciphers the shades at the edges of your screen. Then, it projects the same hues to the LEDs in real time for an expert-level simulation. To ensure there's no latency, the brand uses LumiSync AI technology to keep up with the scenes on your screen.

Moreover, the 16 million color range ensures that the hues lighting up your wall match the rich shades on your TV. The lights also come with four music syncing modes and six lighting presets, so you can set the mood you'd like to create for movie marathons or romantic dates. Simply put, these backlights will bring your favorite shows, movies, and video game favorites to life. Compatible with all types of TVs up to 90 inches, the installation is DIY-friendly, and the lights can be cut to seamlessly fit the space behind your television. Plus, you can control the lights with popular home assistant technologies, such as Alexa or Google Home, using the AiDot app. Available for $98 at Walmart, the ET6 requires a stable 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi connection to sync the lights to the displayed image on your TV.

Are you tired of draining your portable AC every few hours during the hot and humid summer months? DREO's AC319S portable air conditioner promises to change how you cool your home. Unveiled for the first time at CES 2025, AC319S stands out from its competitors and gains a House Digest CES Innovation Award due to its patented drainage-free technology. They rely on a smart algorithm to facilitate automatic water evaporation, eliminating the need to constantly empty your AC unit. These air conditioners are equipped with an innovative water pump system and a real-time multi-sensor monitor. In other words, just plug in the device in any room of your house and enjoy a hassle-free cooling experience.

Another reason the AC319S is a House Digest CES Innovation Award recipient is courtesy of its noise-isolation technology. Due to this, DREO claims the AC is 16% quieter than its competitors, so you won't have to worry about the device keeping you up at night or causing a racket during the day. Moreover, the AC is easy to install and can be integrated with popular voice assistants via the DREO app, providing convenience and allowing you to be fully in charge of the device. Want to bring the portable AC home? It'll be available for purchase in April 2025, just in time to beat the heat waves.

Govee is revolutionizing the smart ambient lighting sector and is being recognized with a SlashGear Innovation Award at CES 2025. The brand is also unveiling exciting new products at the trade expo, like the Govee Table Lamp 2 Pro x Sound by JBL. Combining Govee's state-of-the-art RGBICWW lighting technology with JBL's superior sound, the lamp will offer a unique audio-visual experience to music lovers. The table lamp syncs its lights to the sound of your music in real time and features 16 music modes to help you enjoy a concert-like experience or chill vibes anytime, anywhere. It has an expanded curved lighting surface paired with an ultra-high density array of 210 independently-controlled LED beads.

Due to this attention to detail, the colors are rich, the white light is adjustable, and the lamp's brightness reaches up to 600 lumens. Customize the lighting or pick a setting from over 100 preset lighting options to suit your mood and occasion. The audio side of the innovative table lamp features a high-end 10-watt full-range 2.5-inch speaker from JBL. It also has two large passive radiators that add depth to the sound and provide clarity. The best part is the lamp is portable, and supports the Matter standard to integrate with popular smart home systems, including Google Assistant and Alexa. Since it comes with an internal rechargeable battery, it's the perfect accessory for your next party or social gathering. The Govee Table Lamp 2 Pro x Sound by JBL will be released late into the second quarter of 2025.

A proud recipient of the House Digest 2024 IFA Innovation Award, the Tineco Carpet One Cruiser continues to hit a home run in the home technology niche and is now being awarded a House Digest Innovation Award at CES 2025. Retailing for $699, the carpet cleaner features a high-speed brush roller with 130 watts of suction to trap dirt and debris hidden deep within fibers. Its innovative water tank placement makes it easy to manage clean and dirty water. Plus, the Tineco iLoop Smart Sensor determines the dirt coating your carpet in real time and automatically changes its suction power and water flow for optimal cleaning. Heated air at 167 degrees Fahrenheit helps dry your washed carpets quickly. The best part, though? You don't have to clean the dirty machine afterward, since it comes with a self-cleaning and drying program. When we personally added this carpet cleaner to our routine, we saw how easy dirt and stain removal can be. This is why it's still our favorite and continues to impress us at major international trade shows like CES 2025. 

The Carpet One Cruiser this isn't the only device Tineco is bringing to the trade show. Its cordless vacuum cleaner — the PURE ONE Station 5 — also grabbed our attention due to its 175-watt suction and auto-cleaning HEPA filter. Retailing for $459, the vacuum has a 70-minute runtime and is equipped with a zero tangle brush. Additionally, the brand is unveiling its FLOOR ONE S9 Artist Steam at CES 2025 — a revolutionary floor washer that vacuums, mops, and steams your dirty flooring in one go.

While robot vacuum cleaners are a nifty invention, supporting hands-free cleaning, they still leave a lot to be desired. For instance, you'll have to manually remove large objects like your kids' toys or the towels littering your floors. They're also notorious for getting stuck or having poor suction power. Moreover, the chunky ones have a hard time cleaning under your furniture. The good news is that Roborock took these issues into stock and is coming to CES 2025 with its "Rock a New Era" line. Incorporating AI technology with its ultra-slim (7.98 centimeters or 3.14-inch) robot vacuum designs, the brand aims to transform home cleaning and promote more hygienic living environments.

Roborock's CES 2025 exhibition includes the Saros series, wherein the brand is presenting three new robot vacuum models — Saros Z70, Saros 10, and Saros 10R — and each product comes with distinct standout abilities. To elaborate, the Saros Z70 comes with an OmniGrip foldable 5-axis mechanical arm to grab objects and move them to their rightful location. Plus, it comes with a rubber brush and 22,000 pascals of suction, making it a powerful home cleaning tool. Similarly, Saros 10 is equipped with the first-ever AdaptiLift Chassis, giving it a threshold clearance of 1.57 inches (or 4 centimeters). Finally, Saros 10R comes with a StarSight Autonomous System 2.0 to accurately identify its environment and bypass obstacles. Roborock will also introduce the Roborock F25 Series of wet/dry vacuums, which offers three new models, including the Roborock F25 Ace, Roborock F25, and Roborock F25 RT.

Another Govee product to win our stamp of approval is the brand's Gaming Pixel Light. Its pixelated display screen supports personalization so you can make the most of your gaming and entertainment media. The device relies on AIGC technology to synchronize the lighting at 30 frames per second with the beats of your favorite tunes and gaming world. Pick a static display or GIF from the vast library containing over 150 preset scenes or opt for information display, including the weather or Taylor Swift's next concert dates. Otherwise, put your DIY hat on and flex your creative skills for a unique display. Image uploads, GIFs, and multi-layer animation editing are all a possibility.

Even better, you don't have to worry about lagging. The light is AI-powered and can keep up with your demands. You can even enlist the Lighting Bot's help and share your inputs. The AI bot will automatically convert your text to light. On the audio side of things, the lights come with a retro electronic speaker that fuses your pixelated displays with 8-bit music so your gaming sessions don't get boring. Plus, the device doesn't hog a lot of space. Mount the Gaming Pixel Light on your wall or give it a little space next to your desktop and you're good to go. The Govee Gaming Pixel Light will be released in the second quarter of 2025 and will cost $99.99.

Many companies leave design aesthetics as an afterthought, but MOVA aims to change the game with innovative cleaning devices that combine reliable functionality with fashionable, user-friendly technology. As a brand, MOVA serves over 30 countries around the globe, providing countless households with everything from kitchen appliances and pet products to personal care items and more. At CES 2025, MOVA unveiled its latest line of brilliant devices determined to make life easier, including the X4 Pro Wet and Dry Vacuum. This cordless 2-in-1 vacuum is as agile as it is powerful, effortlessly earning itself a House Digest Innovation Award.

Equipped with an instant hot water cleaning system and MOVA's SpotHeat™ Spray, the X4 Pro is built to blast away stubborn stains with water heated to 176°F (80°C). As it lifts grime from your floors, the powerful vacuum collects every speck with a whopping 20,000Pa of suction. The easy nature of this device doesn't stop there; once docked back at its push-in base station (no lifting required), the vacuum will undergo a self-cleaning process which includes hot-water mop washing and hot air-drying. On top of all its practical qualities and smart design features, the X4 Pro Wet and Dry Vacuum is also covered by MOVA's industry-leading 3-year warranty – yet another aspect that makes MOVA such a trusted name worldwide.

After cleaning up the competition at CES 2024, Narwhal is no stranger to the spotlight. This year, eager event visitors had the opportunity to see Narwal unveil its most advanced product yet: the Narwal Flow. This all-in-one cleaning solution scored an Innovation Award due to its low-maintenance design, unrivaled cleaning power, and impressive integrated technology. The "brain" of this device features Twin AI-Dodge, which uses Dual RGB Cameras and an AI Chip capable of performing 10 trillion operations per second, allowing the Flow to recognize over 200 types of objects and coast around them with ease.

For pet-friendly households – and homeowners with long, luscious manes of their own – unwrapping hairs from vacuum roller brushes can feel like a constant battle. Luckily, the Narwal Flow's Zero-Tangle Dynamic Side Brush resists 99.99% of tangles, swiftly funneling hair into the vacuum without interruptions. Additionally, the vacuum's counter-directional movement ensures carpet fibers are lifted and cleaned from all angles, allowing the Narwal Flow to pick up twice as much dust and dirt as other robotic vacuum devices.

On hard flooring, the Narwal Flow can show off some of its best new features, including the FlowWash mopping system equipped with EdgeReach technology. Unlike traditional spinning mop pads that may smear as they clean, the Narwal Flow boasts a track-style mop that lifts dirt away from the floor. Dual water tanks in the device keep clean and dirty water separate, continuously refreshing the mop head as it scrubs your floors. Back at the 8-in-1 multifunction base, the device empties itself and performs its own mop washing, hot air-drying, and reservoir refilling for up to 120 days.