CES always has a ton of crazy new tech on display, and Samsung was no exception. The company showed me a variety of new devices at CES, from monitors to projectors and more. Here are some of my favourites.
Odyssey 3D
The Odyssey 3D is such a cool monitor, but unfortunately, you can’t really get any good pictures of it. This monitor is a 6K glasses-free 3D monitor that can reach up to 165Hz refresh rate, or 330Hz in dual mode. When I walked by this station at CES, I saw the 32-inch monitor and was amazed by the 3D elements of Hell is Us, a game made by Montreal’s Rogue Factor that they had playing for the demo.
I played Hell is Us when it first came out, and while the game looked good on my Huawei MateView GT 34-inch monitor, it looked absolutely phenomenal on the Odyssey 3D. In Hell is Us, the player is followed by a drone pretty much all the time, but with the Odyssey 3D, the drone had a 3D effect, which was so dope.
The Movingstyle (2025)
The 27-inch QHD Movingstyle is a movable screen that launched in 2025. I finally got to check it out, though, and it’s pretty cool, something I’d totally love having around. It’s detachable and rollable, and when on its stand, the Movingstyle reaches 4.16 feet. However, you can easily grab it by its handle and walk around the house with it, but it’s definitely not a tablet since it weighs in at 11lbs.
I think I would love having this portable display around, but someone like my Mom is the perfect customer. She would use it on a stand and have it in the kitchen with her when she’s cleaning, take it off the stand and bring it downstairs and chill in the basement watching Netflix on the Movingstyle while my brother and father are watching basketball (sometimes she just likes to be around them even when they’re watching different things). And when I visit, I’d use it to play games on Xbox Game Pass.
While some of these devices aren’t out yet, the Movingstyle is already available on Samsung’s website for $1,799.99.
The Freestyle+
The Freestyle+ portable projector was a super cool and little. It uses the AI OptiScreen, Samsung’s AI-powered optimization technology that can adjust the picture to pretty much any space.
I watched it adjust automatically to fix distorted images, so no matter what, I got a straight, rectangular screen. The demo has the screen automatically adjust to a corner of the room and a curtain. It’ll even adapt colours to different backgrounds.
You can also stream straight to your phone with the SmartThings app for Android and iOS or with AirPlay on Apple devices.
I didn’t get to see it, but there’s even an ambient mode that can show nature scenes or even your personal photos. I can’t wait to use this for parties.
Transparent Micro LED tech
While not specifically a product, I thought Samsung’s transparent micro LED demos were pretty interesting.
They blended a transparent micro LED with a sound system, so you’ll hear music from the speaker, but you’ll get visuals via the transparent Micro LED music visualizer. The visuals look like they’re floating in thin air. The visualizer can also display album art instead. Samsung didn’t say this, but I think it’d be dope for karaoke, have the speakers, connect with Bluetooth microphones and use the transparent Micro LED to list lyrics.
They also showed 3D effects with spatial sigs, which would look cool as a museum display, which Samsung suggested, but also cooler in my room.
Samsung had a lot going on at CES 2025, which also included the Music Studio 5 and the Music Studio 7 speakers, the Galaxy Book Pro 14-inch laptop and a TV with a display that wraps around.
With the above devices, as well as the Galaxy TriFold and Project Moohan, it’s great to see Samsung expanding its variety of devices and trying new things like its Odyssey 3D and transparent micro LED tech.
I didn’t take any of the above devices through their paces and definitely need to spend more time with them before forming any definite opinions, but I’m excited to try them out if or when they come to Canada.
