Of course, we knew that AI would figure prominently at this year’s CES. It’s the technology story du jour, after all. But as CES veterans, we’ve seen such sparkling promises of the next big thing eventually fizzle. 3D televisions, anyone? Thankfully there was plenty of meat-and-potatoes PC tech on display in Las Vegas to satisfy the cravings of PC enthusiasts here and now.
Whether you’re a road warrior, a PC builder, a lover of games both old and new, or a content creator, we saw some truly exciting products for PC users of every stripe, and yes, some of it even includes AI.
1. MSI MEG 321URX QDOLED MONITOR
MSI could’ve left well enough alone with the MEG 321URX QD-OLED monitor. I mean, it’s impressive as hell just off pure specs alone: This 32-inch, 4K, 240Hz OLED monitor with DisplayHDR True Black 400 certification and 99 percent coverage of the DCI-P3 color spectrum is already better than everyone owns except the 0.01 percent of PC enthusiasts, in a form factor those enthusiasts have been begging for. Gimme!
But MSI didn’t stop there. The company also infused the monitor with several AI capabilities, the most intriguing of which is AI Skylight. In the ultra-popular , AI Skylight keeps tabs on where your enemies are elsewhere on the battlefield, cluing you in to incoming hostiles via large red skulls with directional indicators so you’re never caught flat-footed. MSI’s also working on training the AI, while a separate AI-powered lightbar across the bottom of the display provides quick visual indicators of things like your health in and your ammo count in (better make those last few shots count).
