CES (formerly the Consumer Electronics Show) is the biggest tech convention of the year. It helps set the stage for all the wonderful gadgets we're going to see over the next 12 months. However, among all the quadcopters, questionably benevolent robots and devices with fancy flexible screens, there's a lot of small things that go into making CES a one-of-a-kind event. To highlight some of the silly, stupid and occasionally wholesome things we encountered at the show this year, we humbly present the very unofficial Dumb Fun awards for CES 2025. Komatsu's PC01E-2 looks like a children's playground toy, except that it actually works and is really goddam cute.

CES is always a great opportunity to see futuristic concept cars. But over the last few years, it's also been an opportunity to see and even experience self-driving technology. Last year, Lyft and Aptiv drove attendees around in a self-driving car, but assuming the novelty has worn off, we're expecting car companies to talk about self-driving tech but emphasize other futuristic features, like in-car entertainment. Hopefully we also get a glimpse of some of the flying cars in development!