What to expect at CES 2023: advanced driver assistance, iterative TV improvements, Matter-compatible smart home devices, laptops, monitors, hearables, and more
The Verge :
Context & Ripple Effects
CES coverage had already established the show as a venue for TVs, laptops, smart-home products and vehicle technology, from wireless audio, TVs and self-driving-car showcases in 2017 to 5G, HDMI 2.1 and dual-screen computing in 2020. The 2023 preview adds advanced driver assistance and Matter-compatible devices to that recurring hardware mix.
The later CES 2025 preview's AI TVs and GPU-focused laptops suggests the same categories remained central, while the features used to differentiate them changed.
First-order effects
- TV, laptop, monitor and hearable makers are positioned to use CES 2023 announcements to distinguish largely iterative product updates.
- Smart-home vendors planning Matter-compatible devices gain a shared compatibility message alongside CES announcements, while advanced-driver-assistance suppliers receive a major demo venue.
Second-order effects
- TV and PC vendors face pressure to make incremental improvements legible against competitors presenting in the same categories at the show.
- Matter compatibility shifts smart-home competition toward device interoperability, making ecosystem support a more visible purchase criterion for buyers.
Third-order effects
- If CES continues to concentrate automotive assistance, connected-home standards and personal-device launches, the show increasingly functions as a cross-industry integration checkpoint rather than a collection of isolated gadget debuts.
The trend: CES is consolidating around connected-device ecosystems and incremental hardware upgrades, with compatibility and integrated capabilities becoming key differentiators.