Smart lighting company Govee has a new product that creates a strange new product category. Gaming Pixel Light displays static or animated pixel art set to 8-bit audio tracks. It can also show you weather updates, sports schedules and Bitcoin prices in its retro display. But it wouldn’t be a CES 2025 gizmo without AI something or other it’s packed inside, so you won’t be surprised to find that the accompanying app lets you generate AI pixel art from text input. We got to see both the Pixel Light and the Govee x JBL collaboration when it was presented at CES and we can confirm that it’s adorable and amazing, respectively.
As the brand name suggests, the Gaming Pixel Light is marketed as a lighting fixture (desktop or wall-mounted) for gamers. But it can work for anyone looking for a cool ambiance or a fun conversation piece in their home. The light comes in two sizes, rectangular and square and both have over 150 preset scenes, or you can create your own — either manually or with the app’s AI chatbot. You can also control it with Alexa or Google Assistant.
You can use it for still or animated pixel art, and it supports uploading images and GIFs to give you more options to play with. Its images run at 30fps, and you can create or edit your own in multiple layers in the app. Govee says the app’s creation tools are easy to use, but we haven’t tried them yet. We got a chance to see the displays in person and they’re pretty cool, with a retro-tech aesthetic that reminds me of a LiteBrite used with a gaming laptop filter. The display model included an image created from the prompt, “a cat with a dog” and the result was a beautiful tableau with a very small beagle – quickly realized.
The display has a built-in speaker that can synchronize the lights to the rhythm of 8-bit songs. And if you’re willing to plunk down another $240 (yikes) for Govee’s HDMI sync box, the company says the Gaming Pixel Light will sync with game visuals in real time.
The Gaming Pixel Light will be available in Q2 2025. While Govee’s press release doesn’t mention pricing, the company’s CES 2025 website lists it as coming soon for $100.
Also on display at CES is a crossover collab with JBL: the (deep breath) “Table Lamp 2 Pro x Sound by JBL.” This speaker adapts its curved beam to your music, a feature we’ve seen on many other products. It has 16 music modes, from groovy party lighting to “cool, soothing effects for relaxing moments.” The light-light hybrid has 240 independently controlled LED beads and more than 100 preset scenes. Like the Pixel Light, it lets you go the DIY route if that’s your jam.
Even on the crowded CES floor, sounds from the speakers could still be heard over the noise. Of course, there’s no way to tell what the sound quality was, but the fact that it’s packed with JBL components is a pretty good bet that the sound will be decent. What was easily seen in person were the triple lighting effects, which washed over a smooth cylinder, driving to the music in a suitably mesmerizing manner.
The Govee Table Lamp 2 Pro x Sound by JBL is expected to launch in late Q2 2025. There is no pricing information for this model yet.
Amy Skorheim contributed reporting on local ideas from CES.
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