Smart Mirrors, AI Overlords, and the Quest for "Just Enough"


CES 2025 is buzzing with innovations that blur the lines between sci-fi and reality. From AI-powered mirrors that track your vitals and connect you to doctors, to domestic robots that put Roombas to shame, the future is arriving fast. But amidst the dazzling tech, a crucial question emerges: are we ready?

This year's showcase highlights the rapid integration of AI into our lives, with smart homes, health wearables, and productivity tools all getting a dose of intelligent enhancement. Yet, a creeping unease lingers. Are we trading critical thinking for convenience? Are we losing sight of "real" in a world saturated with AI-generated content?

Beyond the gadgets, we're seeing a renewed focus on holistic well-being. Smart rings, exoskeletons, and sleep tech promise to optimize our physical health, while philosophies like "lagom" remind us to find balance in an increasingly demanding digital landscape.

Join us as we dive into the most exciting (and thought-provoking) trends from CES 2025, exploring the promise and pitfalls of a future where technology is both our greatest ally and our most profound challenge.

This AI mirror could track your weight, blood pressure, sleep, and more
Mirror, mirror, on the wall, how is my cholesterol?
This smart ring maker may have just solved one of the wearable's biggest pain points
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The best smart home tech of CES 2025
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The Withings Omnia Smart Mirror offered to connect me to a specialist for a health issue
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I tried Hypershell's X-series exoskeleton at CES, and it was a fascinating experience
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The app that blocks social media until you get up and work
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The best sleep headphones of 2025: Expert tested
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Samsung Health is adding these personalized wellness features - and they're much needed
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Google Home users can ask Gemini to control their smart homes now - how it works
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"Can you really build a life when you don’t know what is real and what is fake?"
Jason Gulya, The AI Edventure, Jan 31, 2025 "What happens when mistrust becomes our default?" It's a good question, and it's not answered in the article, at least not directly. But I can sort of answer it because mistrust has been my default for as long as I have been thinking about such things. I have never...
Generation X: The Best of Both Worlds
Generation X is the last cohort to have one foot firmly planted in the pre-digital world while seamlessly adapting to the rapid technological changes that followed. We were raised on mixtapes, handwritten letters, and Saturday morning cartoons, yet we were also the first to embrace personal computers, email, and the internet. This unique position grants...
Copilot is now included in Microsoft 365 Personal and Family
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Are we losing our critical thinking skills to AI? New Microsoft study raises red flags
As more workplaces embrace emerging technology, research warns that prolonged use of AI can erode our cognitive abilities.
The Swedish philosophy of lagom: how "just enough" is all you need
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Reading, Writing, and Thinking in the Age of AI
Suzanne S. Hudd, Robert A. Smart, Andrew Delohery, JT Torres, Faculty Focus, Mar 07, 2025 This article explores "the three cognitive moves of concentric thinking - prioritization, translation, and analogy" to show "how low stakes, informal writing assignments can leverage these moves to enhance teaching...

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