All of the tech and devices introduced at CES 2026

It is the primary week of a brand new yr and there is not any time for the tech world to slowly ease again into issues following the vacations. That is as a result of CES 2026 is in full swing, with all method of firms descending on Las Vegas to disclose their newest improvements and what they’re planning to convey your approach within the close to future.

Most of the Engadget crew are on the bottom to take a look at as a lot of the brand new tech as potential. In fact, we’re conserving tabs on all the main CES press conferences too. Samsung held its First Look presentation, which focuses on house merchandise, whereas LG has proven off a big selection of TVs and Lego unveiled its new Sensible Brick expertise. We’ve heard from the foremost chipmakers, gone hands-on with Samsung’s trifold telephone, checked out some funky laptops and seen some cute robots. There’s some scorching gaming gear on the present too, to not point out some weird tech.

You don’t essentially have to attend to get your arms on all of those devices both. Some are available to buy right now.

You’ll be able to make amends for all the massive CES 2026 bulletins (and among the extra offbeat gizmos we’ve seen) proper right here. We additionally had CES live updates with all the newest information from the occasion. Make sure to try Engadget’s best of CES 2026 as nicely, by which we spotlight 15 winners throughout a number of classes, and identify our greatest in present award winner.

Lego

In its first CES appearance, Lego introduced the Smart Brick, a standard-sized brick with a 4.1mm ASIC chip inside that’s designed to reply in several methods relying on what set you’re constructing and the way you’re constructing it. Utilizing what Lego calls the “Play Engine” and built-in copper coils, every brick can sense issues like movement, orientation and magnetic fields, plus its personal distance, path and orientation in relation to different Sensible Bricks. Every brick additionally has a teeny tiny speaker inbuilt that may play audio “tied to reside play actions” quite than solely pre-recorded clips.

Accompanying Sensible Bricks are Sensible Tags and Sensible Minifigures, which have their very own capabilities — certainly one of which is letting Sensible Bricks know what context they’re being utilized in. All of those items tie collectively by way of an area wi-fi layer dubbed BrickNet that, partially, lets Sensible Bricks know the place they’re positioned in relation to different sensible elements.

The primary “Smart Play” accomplice is, unsurprisingly, Star Wars, which can launch three “all-in-one” units utilizing Sensible Bricks, Sensible Tags and Sensible Minifigures. The 473-piece Darth Vader TIE Fighter set will price $70; the 584-piece Luke’s Purple 5 X-Wing set is available in at $100 and the 962-piece Throne Room Duel & A-wing set will set you again $160. The audio system in these units can emit lightsaber swooshes, fighter sounds and The Imperial March.

Engadget deputy editor Nathan Ingraham received to check out Lego’s Smart Play system in person and I’ve by no means been extra envious of him. One of many Star Wars units permits you to have an interactive lightsaber duel between Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader. Not solely does the Vader minifigure have his signature heavy respiratory sound, the speaker emits the Sith Lord’s “nooooo” yell if he loses the duel.

All of this appears extraordinarily cool. I am trying ahead to seeing what else Lego and followers can do with the Sensible Play tech.

LG

Together with some TVs (which we’ll get to momentarily), LG introduced loads of different merchandise to CES. For one factor, the corporate shone the highlight on its CLOiD robot. Just like the far creepier-looking 1X Neo, the CLOiD is designed to assist with family duties equivalent to beginning laundry cycles, folding garments, unloading the dishwasher and serving meals.

This seems to be extra of an idea than one thing you can purchase anytime quickly. Throughout an in-person CES demo, Engadget senior reporter Karissa Bell noticed CLOiD competently pull off some family duties, albeit very slowly.

The corporate additionally debuted the LG Sound Suite, a modular house audio system it developed at the side of Dolby to tackle the likes of Sonos. Simply forward of CES, LG pulled again the curtain on a brand new batch of xboom speakers in addition to some monitors and ultralight Gram laptops which can be made with a cloth it is calling Aerominum.

The chipmakers

It is CES, so after all we’ll see a bunch of laptops and desktops, together with bulletins in regards to the tech that powers the brand new fashions. Which means NVIDIA, Intel, AMD and Qualcomm are all on the town to speak up their newest chips and different improvements.

Given its lofty place within the trade (and the financial system) NVIDIA’s CES press convention is all the time one to keep watch over. This yr’s version was laregly a recap of the corporate’s current strikes, nevertheless it did have some news to share.

NVIDIA introduced Alpamayo, which is a bunch of open-source reasoning fashions designed to assist autonomous automobiles deal with tough driving eventualities. The corporate additionally revealed {that a} tremendous pc constructed on the Vera Rubin GPU structure NVIDIA unveiled in 2024 is in manufacturing.

Issues haven’t precisely been going nice for Intel for some time, however the firm is unquestionably hoping that its Core Ultra Series 3 chips might help it proper the ship. These are the primary chips to be constructed utilizing Intel’s 18A (18 angstroms, which is slightly below 2nm) course of. The corporate says they provide improved efficiency — 60 % greater than the previous-gen Lunar Lake processors — and battery life enhancements for laptops.

The Extremely Collection 3 features a new Arc B390 built-in GPU, with 50 % extra graphics cores, double the cache and 120 GPU TOPS of efficiency. Put all that collectively and these chips ought to ship as much as 77 % quicker gaming efficiency than Lunar Lake fashions, Intel stated. To that finish, the corporate teased a Extremely Collection 3-powered gaming handheld for later this yr.

Engadget senior editor Devindra Hardawar performed some Battlefield 6 on a Core Extremely Collection 3-powered Lenovo IdeaPad Professional 5 (an ultraportable) and came away impressed. The sport ran at as much as 190 fps in 1080p with the graphics settings on excessive, even with out a devoted GPU. That’s a promising signal for the embedded Arc graphics on Intel’s chips, in addition to the corporate’s upscaling and body technology tech.

In fact, AMD wasn’t going to be neglected of the CES get together. The corporate introduced a number of CPUs for laptops and desktops, whereas chillingly declaring that “AI is in every single place” and “altering the face of gaming.” Ick. There was a variety of AI chat in the course of the two-hour(!) keynote, together with a “a jet-powered flying robotic.”

After which there’s Qualcomm. The corporate revealed the Snapdragon X2 Plus chip on the present. It’s extra of a mid-range chip that isn’t fairly as highly effective as the upper finish Snapdragon X2 Elite — it doesn’t have as many CPU cores, for one factor. Nonetheless, Qualcomm claims the X2 Plus gives as a lot as 35 % quicker single-core efficiency over the earlier gen. The corporate additionally says the Adreno GPU gives a efficiency increase of as much as 29 % in contrast with the final technology.

Laptops

What would CES be with out some new {hardware} that makes use of these new chips? As ever, laptop computer and desktop makers have been on the present to supply up their newest fashions to your consideration. (Make sure to try our dedicated roundup of all the laptops that grabbed our attention at this yr’s present.)

Samsung’s Galaxy Ebook 6 Extremely, Galaxy Ebook 6 Professional and Galaxy Ebook 6 boast Intel’s Core Extremely Collection 3 chips and revamped designs which can be stated to enhance warmth administration. You’ll be able to learn our story on the Galaxy Book 6 series for the specs of those laptops, although we don’t have pricing or a launch window as but.

Dell realized it messed up by killing off the XPS identify as a part of a broader rebranding effort and we’re glad to see that the corporate is making a U-turn on that entrance. A full lineup of XPS laptops is coming this year, together with an all-new XPS 13 (a long-time Engadget fave on the Home windows ultraportable entrance). Dell additionally has 14- and 16-inch XPS fashions within the hopper, together with others it’s conserving beneath wraps for now.

We love an odd laptop computer and ASUS didn’t disappoint by bringing the ROG Zephyrus Duo to CES. It is a dual-screen gaming laptop computer with two 16-inch OLED panels, certainly one of Intel’s new CPUs and as much as an NVIDIA RTX 5090 GPU. The keyboard is removable and might work wirelessly. A kickstand might help you arrange the Zephyrus Duo in all types of orientations. You’ll be able to even place the twin screens in an upside-down “V” tent mode. We don’t know the worth of the Zephyrus Duo as but, nevertheless it absolutely gained’t be cheap.

That’s not all ASUS dropped at the dance. The corporate made a particular version of the ROG Circulation Z13 some that’s styled after the works of the famed sport designer Hideo Kojima. The ROG Flow Z13-KJP has visible aptitude that’s attracts from the likes of Loss of life Stranding and Steel Gear. Kojima’s Ludens mascot is right here too. There’s no pricing or launch date for this variant or its matching equipment simply but.

Micro RGB TVs

As eve, TVs have been front and center at CES, Micro RGB is a time period you possibly can anticipate to listen to about fairly a bit within the coming months and years, particularly if you’re buying to your subsequent TV. Micro RGB is a brand new tech that is just like Mini LED, although it makes use of purple, inexperienced and blue LEDs as an alternative of white backlights. Distinction ratios aren’t fairly as excessive as these on Micro LED and OLED shows, because the pixels cannot be turned on and off individually.

Nonetheless, Micro RGB models are stated to be brighter and extra colour correct than TVs that use different show tech, partially as a result of the LEDs in these screens provide smaller, extra customizable dimming zones. Read reporter Steve Dent’s explainer for a deeper dive into how Micro RGB differs from different forms of show tech.

We’re seeing extra of those TVs pop up at CES 2026, together with a mammoth 130-inch concept model that Samsung brought to Las Vegas. The corporate unveiled its first Micro RGB TV in August, — that’s a 115-inch, $29,999 mannequin. This yr, you possibly can anticipate it to begin providing Micro RGB TVs in 55-, 65- and 75-inch sizes. There are additionally 85-, 100- and 115-inch fashions on the way in which.

LG revealed its first Micro RGB set at CES as nicely. The biggest variant is 100 inches, however there are 86- and 75-inch fashions too. Elsewhere, LG showed off its latest Wallpaper TV, which is a 100-inch OLED show. We additionally received a have a look at LG’s new Gallery TV — The Gallery is the corporate’s tackle Samsung’s Body TV format.

Different new TVs and OS updates

We’ve received one other competitor to The Body, as Amazon has entered that scene with the Ember Artline TV. The 4K OLED mannequin has Amazon Pictures integration and you may select from 2,000 items of free artwork to indicate on the display. The Ember Artline can swap on or off routinely when somebody enters or leaves the room.

It runs on the Hearth TV platform and (after all) there’s Alexa+ integration, together with assist for Dolby Imaginative and prescient, HDR10+ and Wi-Fi 6. The Ember Artline is anticipated to begin transport this spring. It begins at $899 for the 55-inch mannequin.

Talking of Hearth TV, Amazon has revamped the platform’s user interface with rounded corners for present, film and app tiles; slightly more room for stated tiles; and typography and colour gradient adjustments. The corporate has reworked the platform’s codebase as nicely, and it says the Hearth TV OS will ship pace boosts of as much as 20 to 30 %. Amazon will begin rolling out the up to date UI subsequent month.

On the Google facet of TV land, you possibly can anticipate more Gemini-powered features. The corporate is bringing the power to look Google Pictures for sure moments and folks to Google TV, together with the choices to remix images into totally different kinds and create slideshows on the fly. The Veo and Nano Banana AI video and picture technology fashions are coming to Google TV as nicely. You can even anticipate the power to regulate TV settings utilizing your voice. These Gemini options are coming to Google TV-powered TCL fashions first, then different gadgets within the following months. Within the meantime, you possibly can try senior reporter Amy Skorheim’s hands-on impressions of the Gemini updates.

Additionally in TV-related information, Peacock and Dolby have expanded their partnership. At present, Peacock’s Sunday Evening Soccer streams have Dolby Atmos assist. You’ll quickly have the ability to watch extra reside sports activities on Peacock with Dolby Imaginative and prescient and Atmos, as assist for NBA and MLB occasions are on the way in which. Dolby Imaginative and prescient is coming to Sunday Evening Soccer on Peacock too.

Belkin, in the meantime, has a new wireless HDMI dongle that does not require a Wi-Fi connection. That ought to make it simple to beam movies from a tool with a USB-C port to a TV, monitor or projector — helpful for those who’re planning an outside film evening in an area with spotty web entry.

Displays and projectors

Let’s hold the deal with show tech for a bit with a have a look at among the monitors and projectors we have seen at CES this yr. Dell revealed a 52-inch ultrawide curved 6K monitor (the primary of these on the planet, in accordance with the corporate). The UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor has a nifty characteristic in that it is potential to hook up 4 PCs concurrently and provides every a devoted part of the show — that would make co-op video games fairly enjoyable for those who’re devoted sufficient to strive that arrange. It is potential to regulate all 4 linked PCs with a single mouse and keyboard too. This monitor is offered now for $2,900 with a stand and $2,800 with out.

Dell additionally confirmed off a brand new 32-inch 4K QD-OLED monitor with Dolby Imaginative and prescient and True Black 500 HDR assist. The Dell UltraSharp 32 4K QD-OLED Monitor could be all yours for $2,600 as of February 24.

Samsung and LG revealed some new gaming screens forward of CES. Samsung’s 32-inch Odyssey 3D is a mannequin that provides glasses-free 3D on a 6K show, whereas LG has a brand new bunch of 5K screens. Throughout CES , although, the latter additionally pulled again the curtain on the 27-inch UltraGear GX7, a $1,000 QHD OLED show with a 540Hz refresh price.

Samsung introduced the newest model of its FreeStyle+ projector to the present. Engadget’s UK bureau chief Mat Smith checked out the new model in individual and reckoned that Samsung has given the projector a critical improve over earlier iteration. The FreeStyle+ is now a lot brighter, whereas the up to date keystone correction characteristic appears very helpful.

Elsewhere, Anker’s Soundcore announced the Nebula P1i, a 1080p transportable projector with audio system that you would be able to fold out and tilt. At $369, that looks like a reasonably first rate choice for those who’re searching for an entry-level projector you possibly can take anyplace. The P1i ought to arrive in time for tenting journeys too, since Soundcore says it’ll be accessible within the early a part of this yr. The model additionally stated its higher-end Nebula X1 Professional, a model of its 4K Nebula X1 that features a 160W encompass sound system, will likely be accessible this month for $4,999.

XGIMI was also at CES to indicate off its newest high-end projector, the Titan Noir Max. There’s no phrase on pricing but, however this seems to be an upgraded model of the $3,999 Titan mannequin.

Samsung

Samsung being Samsung, the corporate had much more up its sleeve at CES than simply TVs. Within the leadup to the occasion, it introduced its two new soundbars (we’re had some hands-on time with one of those) and the trendy Music Studio audio system (we have got some IRL impressions of those). It additionally introduced plans to bring Google Photos to TVs.

On the First Look showcase on Sunday, Samsung talked up “AI experiences in every single place. For everybody” (sigh). Right here, we noticed extra TVs, equivalent to the skinny S95H OLED, which has a zero-gap mount that permits you to place the unit flush towards a wall.

First Look has lengthy been targeted on house merchandise. Naturally, Samsung execs mentioned some options for the corporate’s fridges, equivalent to ​​recipe choice updates, AI cooling tech and Google Gemini-powered AI Imaginative and prescient that is stated to have the ability to acknowledge extra objects and assist you determine what you might want to purchase with out having to manually take stock. FoodNote, in the meantime, is a weekly abstract that breaks down what has gone out and in of your fridge.

Furthermore, Samsung highlighted the Samsung Bespoke AI Laundry Combo and its new AI wash cycle. With the brand new Air Dresser — which has an Auto Wrinkle Care characteristic — Samsung goals to cast off irons (thanks, Samsung). As for the Bespoke AI sensible vacuum and mop, that may apparently keep watch over your pets if you’re not house.

L’Oreal

L’Oreal usually brings some fascinating magnificence tech to CES and the corporate did so once more this yr with a trio of gadgets. The LED Eye Masks makes use of purple mild and near-infrared mild to handle the likes of puffiness, discoloration and positive traces.

The LED Face Masks appears to be a extra pliable model of masks that we have seen from the likes of Dr. Dennis Gross, Omnilux, Therabody and Shark lately. Nonetheless, it is solely in prototype kind for now and it is not anticipated to hit the market till subsequent yr.

The Gentle Straight + Multi-styler makes use of infrared mild to assist dry and magnificence hair in related vogue to L’Oreal’s AirLight Professional. It is stated to have sensors that make use of “built-in proprietary algorithms and machine studying” to allow them to adapt to your gestures and “maximize particular person expertise.” L’Oreal claims that whereas conventional straighteners can function at 400°F or greater (temperatures that may injury hair), its newest innovation “successfully straightens hair whereas by no means exceeding 320°F.” You’ll be able to anticipate the Gentle Straight to reach in 2027 as nicely.

Cell

At CES 2026, we had our first likelihood to go arms on with the Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold, which the corporate officially announced last month. Senior author Sam Rutherford had qualms in regards to the worth (not confirmed but for North America, nevertheless it prices round $2,500 in Korea) and bulkiness.

Nonetheless, after Sam opened it up, “my considerations have been rapidly pushed apart as a result of instantly you’re greeted with 10 inches of vivid AMOLED goodness.” That further actual property may are available very helpful for a lot of people. Mixed with a keyboard and maybe a mouse, it may nicely be the laptop computer/pill substitute many have been ready for. Make sure to learn Sam’s hands-on for his full initial impressions.

Virtually precisely three many years after releasing its first proper clamshell flip phone, Motorola revealed its very first side-folding telephone. The Razr Fold has a 6.6-inch exterior display and a 8.1-inch predominant show, with stylus assist on each. The digicam array features a 50MP predominant sensor from Sony, a 50MP ultra-wide/macro lens and a 50MP telephoto. There’s a 32MP exterior selfie digicam and a 20MP inner sensor too. We’ll get the total specs, pricing and availability information within the coming months.

Again at CES 2024, we received to check out a physical keyboard phone accessory from Clicks. Quick ahead two years, and the model is making its personal Blackberry-esque telephones, in addition to a brand new bodily telephone keyboard accent. The Android 16-based Clicks Communicator has a tactile keyboard with a fingerprint sensor within the spacebar, a 4-inch OLED show, a 3.5mm headphone jack (hooray!) and expandable microSD storage as much as 2TB. You’ll be able to reserve one now for $399 — the worth will improve to $499 on February 27.

As for the brand new accent, Clicks is asking that the Energy Keyboard. It connects to an iOS or Android telephone by way of MagSafe or Qi2, and it might probably function as an influence financial institution in a pinch due to the two,150 mAh battery. The Energy Keyboard has Bluetooth performance as nicely, so you should use it with gadgets like tablets, sensible TVs and digital actuality headsets. Pre-orders are open now and the Energy Keyboard is anticipated to ship within the spring. Early adopters can lock in a pre-order for $79 earlier than the retail worth jumps to $110.

Those that favor their cellphones to have fewer bells and whistles may be within the newest mannequin from Punkt. The MC03 is a nifty-looking touchscreen mannequin that runs on the privacy- and security-centric AphyOS, which is predicated on the Android Open Supply Challenge. It has a UI that borrows a web page out of the Gentle Cellphone’s playbook, although you possibly can nonetheless set up any Android app.

The MC03 will hit European markets this month for €699 / CHF699 / £610. There is a necessary subscription, nevertheless. You get a yr of entry included with a telephone buy, then it is a €10 / CHF10 / £9 month-to-month payment (paying for a long-term plan up entrance can scale back the fee by as much as 60 %).

Charging tech

Anker and Belkin really feel like CES mainstays at this level. They every had some fascinating charging gear to indicate off this yr. Belkin supplied up a refreshed Nintendo Switch 2 case that recharges the console by way of its 10,000mAh energy financial institution (which delivers as much as 30W of quick charging). The case has an LCD display on the surface to indicate you at a look how a lot juice it has left and there’s a built-in kickstand so that you can prop the console up on.

Belkin’s new Change 2 charging case prices $100 and it’s accessible now. The corporate’s new $100 UltraCharge Professional Energy Financial institution can recharge two gadgets concurrently. You may get your arms on that subsequent month. There’s additionally a really slim BoostCharge energy financial institution that may match into your pocket. That can run you $60 and it’ll ship later this yr.

Anker unveiled its neat Nano Charger, which may seemingly establish the iPhone mannequin you hook as much as it and supply the suitable degree of charging energy. This plug will arrive later this month for $40.

The corporate introduced a string of different merchandise that may cost a number of gadgets on the similar time. The $150 foldable Prime Wi-fi Charging Station can juice up your iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods concurrently, with as much as 25W of Qi2 wi-fi energy. That’ll arrive by the top of March.

There’s additionally a 10-in-1 Nano Energy Strip ($70, late January launch) with 70W of output, surge safety and a number of USB-C ports, USB-A ports and AC retailers. Anker additionally confirmed off a 13-in-1 Nano Docking Station that you would be able to snag proper now for $150. Amongst different issues, this helps as much as three 4K shows, as a lot as 100W of upstream charging and 10 Gbps of information switch between gadgets which can be hooked as much as it. Helpful!

AI

No prizes for guessing that there was a ton of AI-related information at CES this yr. Amazon, for one, introduced that it is rolling out a web-based version of Alexa+. Which means you will not essentially must have an Amazon gadget to check out the generative AI-powered assistant. Nonetheless, Alexa+ Early Entry clients are getting first dibs on the net model.

There have been a boatload of AI-powered gadgets on the CES present ground too. One which we noticed early on is a Tamagotchi-style digital pet from a startup referred to as Takway. The Sweekar will bear in mind your interactions with it (you will must feed and play with the pet to maintain it wholesome and comfortable). As soon as it is all grown up, the Sweekar will head off on digital adventures and let you know about its exploits when it “returns.” Takway will quickly begin a Kickstarter marketing campaign for the  Sweekar, which can possible price between $100 and $150.

Ludens AI, in the meantime, showed off a pair of AI companion robots which can be admittedly fairly cute. Cocomo can react to your voice and contact interactions, observe you round your property and find out about you over time. It stays near human physique temps, so it feels cozy for those who hug it. Inu, then again, stays in your desktop. It, too, responds to your voice and contact.

We additionally noticed the Fraimic, an E Ink show that may faucet into OpenAI to generate photos. There is no subscription for the Fraimic (which prices $399 for the usual dimension, which has a 13-inch show) and also you get 100 AI-generated photos per yr included along with your buy. Pre-orders are open now and the Fraimic is anticipated to begin transport on this spring.

Some firms are nonetheless attempting to make wearable AI gadgets occur. SwitchBot has a wearable mic referred to as the AI MindClip, which may seemingly file and transcribe every thing you say (no, thanks!). Anker’s Soundcore division received in on the combination too with its Work voice recorder.

Plaid, in the meantime, introduced its NotePin follow up to the dance. This time round, the NotePin S has a button that you would be able to push to file conversations. You can even press the button to flag key moments for an AI-generated abstract to deal with. The NotePin S is offered now for $179, do you have to be enticed to purchase such a factor.

As for Subtle’s Voicebuds, these are stated to be able to choosing up audio under the sound of a whisper, so you possibly can very quietly dictate info to them and an AI mannequin will transcribe what you possibly can say. You should utilize the $199 voicebuds as common earbuds too for making calls and listening to audio.

Nonetheless, you’ll must fork over $17 a month for entry to options like on the spot dictation and the choice to to transcribe notes with out having to take a look at your telephone (web entry is required to make use of Refined’s greatest transcription fashions too). Should you choose to not subscribe, the Voicebuds will use a smaller native mannequin for transcription.

On an identical observe, Bee provided an update on what it’s bee-n as much as since Amazon bought the company final yr. It has developed 4 options that it’s rolling out to its current AI voice recording wearable gadgets, together with one which draft an e mail if you say you might want to ship one, and one other that highlights developments in what you say over a interval of weeks or months. There’s additionally a voice notes characteristic, as a result of that’s one thing you possibly can’t do along with your telephone already.

Robots

Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robotic is able to roll. We’ve seen a couple of iterations of this machine over the previous few years and now the corporate’s latest model is about to enter manufacturing. As well as, Boston Dynamics has teamed up with Google DeepMind to fuse Gemini Robotics AI basis fashions into Atlas robots.

Per a press release, the partnership “will deal with enabling humanoids to finish all kinds of business duties and is anticipated to turn out to be a driving drive of producing transformation, starting within the automotive trade.” Because it occurs, Hyundai (Boston Dynamics’ majority shareholder) and DeepMind will likely be among the many first to obtain Atlas robots.

LG’s CLOiD continues to be an idea helper robotic for now, however the Onero H1 is one you might be able to purchase as quickly as this yr. Throughout an in-person demo, we noticed Switchbot’s Onero H1 robotic (slowly) choose up garments, chuck them in a washer and shut the door. The corporate has additionally launched a video that reveals the Onero H1 finishing up different family duties, from serving meals and drinks to washing home windows. We’re advised Switchbot plans to promote the robotic for “lower than $10,000.”

Transportation

Sony and Honda introduced the latest revision of their first Afeela EV to CES 2026. We already knew that you just’d have the ability to play your PS5 remotely whereas the automobile is parked, although we discovered some new particulars from the businesses’ presentation. The Afeela 1 will debut with a sophisticated hands-off, eyes-on driver help system. The goal is to ultimately provide Stage 4 autonomy by way of over-the-air updates.

Sony Honda Mobility plans to begin shipments on the tail finish of 2026, first in California, then in Arizona. Nonetheless, after getting a close-up have a look at the newest iteration of the EV, Engadget contributor Tim Stevens reckons the Afeela 1 feels “more and more out of touch” with every passing yr, despite the fact that it “was an audacious product when it was announced at CES 2020.”

We additionally received our first have a look at a mannequin that’s an extra down the pike. The Afeela Prototype 2026 is a taller model of the primary EV. Simply don’t anticipate to have the ability to strive it your self till no less than 2028.

Segway is expanding its e-bike lineup with two new fashions which have a heap of sensible options, from Apple Discover My integration and GPS monitoring to distant locking and well being app capabilities. The Muxi (above) seems to be fairly fairly and has a cup holder(!), whereas the $2,000 Myon has a chunkier body and options equivalent to digital gear shifting. Each are cargo-centric step-through fashions. You should buy the Myon now, and the $1,700 Muxi will likely be accessible in March, simply in time for spring.

Together with these e-bikes, Segway had a brand new electrical filth bike to inform us about. The Xaber 300 was created with off-roading in thoughts. There are three energy modes, providing the equal of 150cc, 200cc and 300cc engines. Segway hasn’t revealed pricing for the Xaber 300, which needs to be accessible this spring or summer season.

Gaming

NVIDIA announced the newest model of its DLSS (Deep Studying Tremendous Sampling) upscaling tech. DLSS 4.5 is alleged to supply sharper visuals due to the 2nd Era Tremendous Decision Transformer, which is offered now for all RTX GPUs. NVIDIA says this gives higher temporal stability, decreased ghosting and improved anti-aliasing.

On GeForce RTX 50 Collection GPUs, DLSS 4.5 will have the ability to generate as much as 5 further frames for every historically rendered one and ship as much as 4K 240Hz path traced efficiency, NVIDIA says. The Dynamic 6x Body Era characteristic will likely be accessible for these graphics playing cards someday this spring.

NVIDIA additionally detailed a brand new model of its G-Sync variable refresh price tech. It says that G-Sync Pulsar can reduce movement blur by successfully quadrupling your refresh price. So 250 Hz gameplay will seemingly provide up a perceived efficient movement readability of over 1,000 Hz with G-Sync Pulsar enabled.

You’ll want a G-Sync Pulsar-compatible show to make use of this characteristic. Most shows have a backlight that’s all the time on, so photos fade from one body to the subsequent. On G-Sync Pulsar shows, there are a number of horizontal backlight sections. The backlights pulse from high to backside. That is stated to assist the pixels in every body stabilize earlier than they’re backlit, leading to decrease movement blur.

It’s fascinating stuff. Acer, AOC, ASUS and MSI are every releasing a G-Sync Pulsar-compatible 27-inch monitor this week.

The FlipPad is certainly one of my favourite issues I’ve seen popping out of CES this yr. It’s an 8BitDo cellular sport controller that’s designed for vertical use. There are a bunch of neat physical controllers for phones which can be constructed for panorama mode. However many cellular video games are performed with the telephone oriented to the vertical place. And that’s to not point out emulators that let you play the likes of Sport Boy titles whereas your telephone stands tall. So it’s neat to see 8BitDo providing a bodily controller that’ll do the trick. The corporate additionally unveiled a new Xbox controller with swappable joysticks and button modules.

Why have a numpad on the facet of your keyboard when you possibly can have a extremely customizable controller as an alternative? Corsair slapped a Stream Deck into a keyboard and it seems to be completely rad. I’ve but to make the leap on a Stream Deck-style controller and since I’d quite not have an additional gadget on my desk, I’m very tempted to select up the $350 Galleon 100 SD, which is offered now.

It has 12 programmable keys that you should use for gaming (give me that Helldivers 2 profile so I don’t need to hold punching in stratagem codes) or livestreaming, however there are many different functions too. They might help with video enhancing, controlling sensible house gadgets or just adjusting media playback. There’s a five-inch display and two dials for positive management too. Oh, and it’s a full-sized mechanical keyboard as well.

GameSir had a few fascinating controllers to inform us about. The Swift Drive (which appears to be a working identify) has a steering wheel with drive suggestions in the midst of an everyday gamepad. It’s a cool thought and it appears to work fairly nicely. The Swift Drive ought to hit the market later this yr.

As well as, GameSir teamed up with Hyperkin to make a modular controller that works with telephones, tablets and Nintendo Change consoles. You’ll have the ability to slot these gadgets into the X5 Alteron’s grip (as you may with a Spine or Razer Kishi controller) although there’s a Bluetooth choice for PC gaming too. The magnetic modules embody ones styled after the GameCube and Nintendo 64, and there’ll be one with a trackpad that’s made with first-person shooters in thoughts. There’s no pricing or launch date for the X5 Alteron but, however I’m desperate to strive it.

Elsewhere on the gaming entrance, Lenovo revealed a SteamOS-powered version of the Legion Go 2. That variant of the hand-held is heading your approach in June for $1,199.

Razer had some idea gear to indicate off, together with an AI-driven headset with built-in cameras that may acknowledge objects and textual content, and a gaming chair with haptic suggestions and spatial audio inbuilt. There’s additionally an AI desktop companion device with a number of avatars to select from, together with an anime lady and legendary League of Legends participant Faker.

Audio

Victrola announced a reasonably Bluetooth speaker that sits neatly beneath its turntables. You should utilize a cable to attach the 2 as nicely. In fact, you possibly can play audio from different gadgets, together with telephones and tablets. I’ve had my eye on a Victrola turntable for some time due to its Sonos integration, and the Soundstage speaker is tempting too. The Soundstage will likely be accessible this summer season for $350.

Talking of fairly audio system, I actually just like the aesthetic of those three wireless bookshelf options from Cambridge Audio. The fashionable-lookin’ L/R Collection audio system begin at $549 for a 100W mannequin with a 21mm hard-dome tweeter with a 3-inch long-throw woofer hut no assist for Wi-Fi streaming (there may be Bluetooth aptX HD, although).

On the high finish is the $2,299 L/R X, a 800W speaker that has a a 2.5-way acoustic design with a 28mm Torus tweeter and twin five-inch woofers. There’s even a contact of LED underlighting on this mannequin and the $1,599 L/R M, which has 300W of energy, smaller four-inch twin woofers and the identical 28mm tweeter. All three audio system will likely be accessible later this yr.

There’s heaps extra audio gear at CES past the Victorla and Cambridge Audio audio system, after all. JBL was on the occasion to indicate off a complete bunch of earbuds and gaming headsets. Shure now has a USB-C version of its MV88 condenser microphone, making it appropriate with Android gadgets and up to date iPhones. That’ll run you $159. The most recent model of JLab’s teeny JBuds Mini earbuds now have customizable lively noise cancellation (ANC) and but they still cost $40.

PartyStudio looks like a enjoyable product — it’s a MIDI speaker with 128 built-in instrument tones and 50-plus drum machine patterns. There’s a companion 36-key MIDI keyboard referred to as PartyKeys as nicely (the speaker will work with any MIDI keyboard, although). PopuMusic is the corporate behind each.

Anker, in the meantime, has new AeroFit 2 Pro earbuds which can be fairly fascinating. They’re the corporate’s first open-ear earbuds with ANC. You’ll be able to snap them up in February for $180. There’s additionally a brand new transportable Bluetooth speaker from Anker referred to as the Soundcore Growth Go 3i. It’s a 15W unit with (in accordance with Anker) as much as 22 hours of battery life, and it ought to price between $65 and $80 when it drops in March.

Engadget deputy editor Billy Steele has been testing among the audio gear at CES, together with Shokz’ $250 OpenFit Pro earbuds — which have Dolby Atmos assist — and Fender Audio’s headphones and speakers.

Billy has additionally had some hands-on (or heads-on) time with Klipsch’s first new headphones in years. There are initially three fashions within the firm’s Atlas sequence, together with the Atlas HP-1, a wi-fi set with ANC that has a beautiful wooden end on the outside of the earcups. Klipsch is simply permitting demos with lossless audio over USB-C for now, however the audio high quality is “wonderful,” Billy wrote in his hands-on story.

Sensible house

As ever, there was a ton of sensible house gear at CES this yr. One factor that caught our eye is a robot vacuum concept from Dreame. It is certainly one of a number of firms engaged on fashions that may climb stairs, however the Cyber X is a barely terrifying one because it has massive legs that look a bit like chainsaws. The enamel in these legs assist present traction in order that the Cyber X can climb stairs which can be nearly 10 inches excessive.

Whereas Dreame’s vacuum positions its legs horizontally to climb stairs with tank-style traction, Roborock’s Saros rover pushes itself upwards on extendable legs to succeed in greater flooring. The legs have wheels on the underside and knee-like joints — these might help the robotic vacuum to boost itself over obstacles on flooring too.

Narwhal constructed a vacuum to your mattress. The U50 is a handheld mannequin that has a UV sterilization mild. It has a high-speed tapping characteristic that may assist dislodge gunk and mites. The corporate additionally confirmed off a brand new robotic vacuum and mop with a “PetCare Mode” you should use to trace down your bestest furry good friend and keep watch over them if you’re not house. You’ll be able to even speak to your pet by way of a speaker system. Each merchandise needs to be accessible within the spring.

Anker’s Eufy model has a new robot vacuum too, together with a video doorbell, out of doors mild and sensible lock. This one’s fairly fascinating: Lockin’s newest vein-recognition smart lock can wirelessly recharge by way of an optical infrared beam emitted by a separate gadget that’s plugged into an outlet.

On an identical observe, Ring has updated its door, window and break glass sensors, and it has launched an OBD-II automobile alarm, movement detectors and panic buttons. Most of these will likely be accessible in March, although can pre-order the automobile alarm now.

Elsewhere in house safety, Ugreen announced a modular system that doesn’t require a subscription. At a time when so many firms are determined to promote you a subscription for reliable month-to-month income, that’s fairly refreshing. Units which can be a part of Ugreen’s platform — together with a video doorbell and 4K cameras — needs to be accessible later this yr.

IKEA made its CES debut to indicate off a few of its sensible house tech, specifically a string of budget-friendly, Matter-compatible gadgets. Together with some house sensors, the corporate plans to supply a $6 sensible bulb, an $8 sensible plug and a $6 sensible distant within the coming weeks. Senior reporter Amy Skorheim checked out the products and notably favored the BILREA distant, which you should use to regulate IKEA’s lamps and different gadgets.

Amy additionally went hands-on with some pretty interesting devices from Emerson Smart. The corporate’s on-device voice command tech means that you would be able to management its sensible plugs, followers, heaters and air fryers with out a Wi-Fi connection or having to set issues up by means of an app.

Talking of sensible bulbs, Philips introduced some Hue updates at CES. You may want a Hue Bridge Professional to make use of the SpatialAware feature, which makes use of augmented actuality to ensure all the lights in a room are working collectively harmoniously to create, as an example, a extra natural-looking sundown scene. Philips will likely be rolling out SpatialAware to Hue customers this spring. Additionally on the way in which is Apple Dwelling assist for the Hue Safe Digital camera, Hue Safe video doorbell and Hue contact sensors.

Elsewhere in lighting, Govee has a brand new ground lamp, in addition to a ceiling mild that is stated to simulate a skylight.

By way of kitchen tech, GE Home equipment has a new smart refrigerator that is designed to make restocking simpler. It has a built-in barcode scanner you should use to rapidly add objects to a buying listing. It is potential to sync the objects to Instacart for grocery supply. There’s additionally an inside digicam that may show you how to hold tabs on the products in your fridge’s crisper drawer. As you may anticipate for a wise fridge, it has a touchscreen on the door that you should use to name up recipes. The GE Profile Sensible Fridge will likely be accessible in April for $4,899. Take a look at Amy Skorheim’s hands-on story for our preliminary impressions.

Nosh, in the meantime, is an AI cooking robotic that you can purchase within the subsequent few months. Load it with elements, choose one of many 500 dishes in Nosh’s repertoire and the robotic will put every thing collectively. Whereas it has water and oil reservoirs, in addition to a built-in spice rack, you will nonetheless must prep the recent elements earlier than including them to the machine. Nosh will price $2,000 however for those who’re able to pre-order now, you possibly can snag one for an early fowl worth of $1,200.

Transferring outdoors, Whisper Aero claims that the T1 leaf blower (from its Tone Open air division) is 80 % quieter and 60 % extra highly effective than “main fuel handheld blowers.” That appears fairly nice on paper, so right here’s hoping that your noisy neighbors will likely be satisfied to shell out $599 for a T1 when it arrives in September. In the meantime, Segway’s Navimow unit has a bunch of new robot mowers.

Well being and accessibility

It maybe shouldn’t come as a shock {that a} bathroom pc made an look in our roundup of weird CES tech. But when I’ve discovered something from watching Scrubs, it’s that our waste gives up a variety of revealing details about our well being, so Throne is a reasonably compelling gadget.

It has a digicam and microphone to trace your bowel motions and urination ranges. The concept is to determine your common bathroom utilization after which flag any deviations from that. The creators hope that Throne will show you how to achieve a greater understanding of your intestine well being, which might be helpful for these on GLP-1 medicine, as an example. Throne will begin transport in February for $340 and a $6 per 30 days subscription.

Vivoo additionally confirmed off a rest room gadget that may monitor your urination ranges. Not solely that, the corporate unveiled a smart menstrual pad. The concept is for for wearers to scan the pad with their telephone digicam after use.

Elsewhere, the latest version of Withing’s Physique Scan scale can observe 60 biomarkers, up from the 40 that the first model from 2023 can hold tabs on. The Physique Scan 2 needs to be accessible within the spring for $600.

One different health-focused product we discovered fascinating was the Eyebot vision test booth. This kiosk goals to hurry up the attention examination course of with a check that takes simply a few minutes. A licensed eye physician who works remotely will check out Eyebot’s findings earlier than signing off on a prescription.

The kiosk can’t run medical assessments, such because the quick blast of air that eye medical doctors use to evaluate the chance of glaucoma. However Engadget senior editor Daniel Cooper discovered that Eyebot’s findings completely matched the prescription he acquired from an expert final yr.

Accessibility tech is a welcome sight at CES, and WheelMove seems to be prefer it might be helpful for a lot of wheelchair customers. It’s a tool with a big entrance wheel that may rapidly be hooked up to any guide wheelchair. It may then increase the wheelchair’s smaller entrance wheels off the bottom, primarily to assist customers navigate tough terrain. The $6,000 WheelMove will debut in France later their yr earlier than a broader rollout.

ReviMo has constructed a robotic carry that it says might help individuals transfer themselves from (as an example) a mattress to a wheelchair with out the help of a caregiver. The corporate expects Niko to price round $15,000, nevertheless it’s trying to get the gadget coated by insurance coverage.

Dephy’s Sidekick is designed as a strolling help. It’s an ankle-worn exoskeleton that’s hooked up to a sneaker. The Sidekick has sensors that may detect the person’s gait and adapt to it so as to ship an efficient increase in every step.

At $4,500, the Sidekick isn’t low cost, nevertheless it might be a boon for individuals who are maybe not as bodily lively as they’d wish to be. Dephy can be adapting the tech for athletic use — the corporate is working with Nike on a robotic sneaker project.