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 doable. After all, we’re protecting tabs on the entire main CES press conferences too. Samsung held its First Look presentation, which focuses on house merchandise, whereas LG has proven off a wide selection of TVs and Lego unveiled its new Good Brick expertise. We’ve heard from the key 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 fingers on all of those devices both. Some are available to buy right now.

You may compensate for the entire large CES 2026 bulletins (and a number of the extra offbeat gizmos we’ve seen) proper right here. We additionally had CES live updates with all the newest information from the occasion. Remember to take a look at Engadget’s best of CES 2026 as nicely, during 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 numerous 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, route and orientation in relation to different Good Bricks. Every brick additionally has a teeny tiny speaker inbuilt that can play audio “tied to stay play actions” fairly than solely pre-recorded clips.

Accompanying Good Bricks are Good Tags and Good Minifigures, which have their very own capabilities — considered one of which is letting Good Bricks know what context they’re being utilized in. All of those items tie collectively through a neighborhood wi-fi layer dubbed BrickNet that, partly, lets Good Bricks know the place they’re positioned in relation to different good elements.

The primary “Smart Play” associate is, unsurprisingly, Star Wars, which can launch three “all-in-one” units utilizing Good Bricks, Good Tags and Good Minifigures. The 473-piece Darth Vader TIE Fighter set will value $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 obtained 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 means that you can 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 wanting ahead to seeing what else Lego and followers can do with the Good 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 similar to beginning laundry cycles, folding garments, unloading the dishwasher and serving meals.

This seems to be extra of an idea than one thing you’ll 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 along side 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 might be made with a fabric 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 business (and the economic system) NVIDIA’s CES press convention is at all times one to control. This yr’s version was laregly a recap of the corporate’s current strikes, but it surely did have some news to share.

NVIDIA introduced Alpamayo, which is a gaggle of open-source reasoning fashions designed to assist autonomous automobiles deal with tough driving eventualities. The corporate additionally revealed {that a} tremendous laptop 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 may also help it proper the ship. These are the primary chips to be constructed utilizing Intel’s 18A (18 angstroms, which is just below 2nm) course of. The corporate says they provide improved efficiency — 60 p.c greater than the previous-gen Lunar Lake processors — and battery life enhancements for laptops.

The Extremely Sequence 3 features a new Arc B390 built-in GPU, with 50 p.c 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 p.c quicker gaming efficiency than Lunar Lake fashions, Intel stated. To that finish, the corporate teased a Extremely Sequence 3-powered gaming handheld for later this yr.

Engadget senior editor Devindra Hardawar performed some Battlefield 6 on a Core Extremely Sequence 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 no 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.

After all, AMD wasn’t going to be omitted of the CES social gathering. 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 throughout 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 p.c quicker single-core efficiency over the earlier gen. The corporate additionally says the Adreno GPU gives a efficiency enhance of as much as 29 p.c 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 had been on the present to supply up their newest fashions on your consideration. (Remember to take a look at our dedicated roundup of all the laptops that grabbed our attention at this yr’s present.)

Samsung’s Galaxy E book 6 Extremely, Galaxy E book 6 Professional and Galaxy E book 6 boast Intel’s Core Extremely Sequence 3 chips and revamped designs which might be stated to enhance warmth administration. You may 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 protecting underneath 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, considered 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 may also help you arrange the Zephyrus Duo in every kind of orientations. You may even place the twin screens in an upside-down “V” tent mode. We don’t know the value of the Zephyrus Duo as but, but it surely absolutely received’t be cheap.

That’s not all ASUS delivered to the dance. The corporate made a particular version of the ROG Stream 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 Demise Stranding and Metallic 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 had been front and center at CES, Micro RGB is a time period you’ll be able to anticipate to listen to about fairly a bit within the coming months and years, particularly whenever you’re buying on your subsequent TV. Micro RGB is a brand new tech that is much like Mini LED, although it makes use of pink, inexperienced and blue LEDs as a substitute 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 items are stated to be brighter and extra colour correct than TVs that use different show tech, partly 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 varieties 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’ll be able to anticipate it to start out 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 obtained 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 obtained 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’ll select from 2,000 items of free artwork to point out on the display. The Ember Artline can change 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 help for Dolby Imaginative and prescient, HDR10+ and Wi-Fi 6. The Ember Artline is predicted to start out delivery 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 extra space 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 p.c. Amazon will begin rolling out the up to date UI subsequent month.

On the Google aspect of TV land, you’ll be able to anticipate more Gemini-powered features. The corporate is bringing the flexibility to go looking Google Pictures for sure moments and folks to Google TV, together with the choices to remix photographs into totally different types and create slideshows on the fly. The Veo and Nano Banana AI video and photograph technology fashions are coming to Google TV as nicely. You may as well anticipate the flexibility to regulate TV settings utilizing your voice. These Gemini options are coming to Google TV-powered TCL fashions first, then different units within the following months. Within the meantime, you’ll be able to take a look at 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 the moment, Peacock’s Sunday Evening Soccer streams have Dolby Atmos help. You’ll quickly be capable to watch extra stay sports activities on Peacock with Dolby Imaginative and prescient and Atmos, as help 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 straightforward to beam movies from a tool with a USB-C port to a TV, monitor or projector — helpful when you’re planning an out of doors film evening in an area with spotty web entry.

Screens and projectors

Let’s hold the concentrate on show tech for a bit with a have a look at a number of 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 doable to hook up 4 PCs concurrently and provides every a devoted part of the show — that would make co-op video games fairly enjoyable when you’re devoted sufficient to attempt that arrange. It is doable to manage all 4 related PCs with a single mouse and keyboard too. This monitor is on the market 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 help. 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 displays 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 displays. 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 charge.

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 you can fold out and tilt. At $369, that looks as if a fairly respectable possibility when you’re searching for an entry-level projector you’ll be able to take anyplace. The P1i ought to arrive in time for tenting journeys too, since Soundcore says it’ll be obtainable 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 obtainable this month for $4,999.

XGIMI was also at CES to point out 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, similar to the skinny S95H OLED, which has a zero-gap mount that means that you can place the unit flush in opposition to a wall.

First Look has lengthy been centered on house merchandise. Naturally, Samsung execs mentioned some options for the corporate’s fridges, similar 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 have 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 dispose of irons (thanks, Samsung). As for the Bespoke AI good vacuum and mop, that may apparently control your pets whenever you’re not house.

L’Oreal

L’Oreal typically brings some attention-grabbing 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 pink mild and near-infrared mild to handle the likes of puffiness, discoloration and wonderful 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 in recent times. 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 elegance hair in comparable style 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 increased (temperatures that may injury hair), its newest innovation “successfully straightens hair whereas by no means exceeding 320°F.” You may anticipate the Gentle Straight to reach in 2027 as nicely.

Cell

At CES 2026, we had our first likelihood to go fingers 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, but it surely prices round $2,500 in Korea) and bulkiness.

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

Nearly precisely three a long time 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 primary show, with stylus help on each. The digital camera array features a 50MP primary sensor from Sony, a 50MP ultra-wide/macro lens and a 50MP telephoto. There’s a 32MP exterior selfie digital camera and a 20MP inside sensor too. We’ll get the complete specs, pricing and availability data within the coming months.

Again at CES 2024, we obtained 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 may reserve one now for $399 — the value will enhance to $499 on February 27.

As for the brand new accent, Clicks is looking that the Energy Keyboard. It connects to an iOS or Android telephone through MagSafe or Qi2, and it will possibly 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 need to use it with units like tablets, good TVs and digital actuality headsets. Pre-orders are open now and the Energy Keyboard is predicted 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 choose their cellphones to have fewer bells and whistles is likely to 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 relies on the Android Open Supply Undertaking. It has a UI that borrows a web page out of the Gentle Telephone’s playbook, although you’ll be able to nonetheless set up any Android app.

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

Charging tech

Anker and Belkin really feel like CES mainstays at this level. They every had some attention-grabbing charging gear to point out off this yr. Belkin supplied up a refreshed Nintendo Switch 2 case that recharges the console through 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 point out 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 Swap 2 charging case prices $100 and it’s obtainable now. The corporate’s new $100 UltraCharge Professional Energy Financial institution can recharge two units concurrently. You may get your fingers 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 might 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 units 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 tip 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 shops. Anker additionally confirmed off a 13-in-1 Nano Docking Station you can 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 units which might 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 have to have an Amazon system to check out the generative AI-powered assistant. Nonetheless, Alexa+ Early Entry prospects are getting first dibs on the net model.

There have been a boatload of AI-powered units 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 may have to feed and play with the pet to maintain it wholesome and completely satisfied). As soon as it is all grown up, the Sweekar will head off on digital adventures and inform you about its exploits when it “returns.” Takway will quickly begin a Kickstarter marketing campaign for the  Sweekar, which can seemingly value between $100 and $150.

Ludens AI, in the meantime, showed off a pair of AI companion robots which might be admittedly fairly cute. Cocomo can react to your voice and contact interactions, comply with you round your private home and study you over time. It stays near human physique temps, so it feels cozy when you hug it. Inu, however, 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 pictures. There isn’t any subscription for the Fraimic (which prices $399 for the usual dimension, which has a 13-inch show) and also you get 100 AI-generated pictures per yr included together with your buy. Pre-orders are open now and the Fraimic is predicted to start out delivery on this spring.

Some firms are nonetheless making an attempt to make wearable AI units occur. SwitchBot has a wearable mic referred to as the AI MindClip, which might seemingly document and transcribe all the things you say (no, thanks!). Anker’s Soundcore division obtained 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 you can push to document conversations. You may as well press the button to flag key moments for an AI-generated abstract to concentrate on. The NotePin S is on the market 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’ll be able to very quietly dictate data to them and an AI mannequin will transcribe what you’ll be able to say. You need to use the $199 voicebuds as common earbuds too for making calls and listening to audio.

Nonetheless, you’ll have to fork over $17 a month for entry to options like prompt dictation and the choice to to transcribe notes with out having to have a look at your telephone (web entry is required to make use of Delicate’s finest transcription fashions too). If you happen to decide to not subscribe, the Voicebuds will use a smaller native mannequin for transcription.

On an analogous word, 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 present AI voice recording wearable units, together with one which draft an electronic mail whenever you say you have to ship one, and one other that highlights traits 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’ll be able to’t do together 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 couple of 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 concentrate on enabling humanoids to finish all kinds of business duties and is predicted to change into a driving drive of producing transformation, starting within the automotive business.” Because it occurs, Hyundai (Boston Dynamics’ majority shareholder) and DeepMind will likely be among the many first to obtain Atlas robots.

LG’s CLOiD remains to be an idea helper robotic for now, however the Onero H1 is one you could possibly 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 informed 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 simply’d be capable to play your PS5 remotely whereas the car is parked, although we realized some new particulars from the businesses’ presentation. The Afeela 1 will debut with a complicated hands-off, eyes-on driver help system. The purpose is to finally provide Degree 4 autonomy through over-the-air updates.

Sony Honda Mobility plans to start out 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, although it “was an audacious product when it was announced at CES 2020.”

We additionally obtained 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 attempt it your self till at the least 2028.

Segway is expanding its e-bike lineup with two new fashions which have a heap of good 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 similar to digital gear shifting. Each are cargo-centric step-through fashions. You should purchase the Myon now, and the $1,700 Muxi will likely be obtainable in March, simply in time for spring.

Together with these e-bikes, Segway had a brand new electrical grime 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 ought to be obtainable this spring or summer season.

Gaming

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

On GeForce RTX 50 Sequence GPUs, DLSS 4.5 will be capable 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 Technology characteristic will likely be obtainable for these graphics playing cards someday this spring.

NVIDIA additionally detailed a brand new model of its G-Sync variable refresh charge tech. It says that G-Sync Pulsar can decrease movement blur by successfully quadrupling your refresh charge. 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 at all times on, so pictures fade from one body to the following. On G-Sync Pulsar shows, there are a number of horizontal backlight sections. The backlights pulse from prime 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 attention-grabbing stuff. Acer, AOC, ASUS and MSI are every releasing a G-Sync Pulsar-compatible 27-inch monitor this week.

The FlipPad is considered 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 might 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 aspect of your keyboard when you’ll be able to have a extremely customizable controller as a substitute? 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 fairly not have an additional system on my desk, I’m very tempted to choose up the $350 Galleon 100 SD, which is on the market now.

It has 12 programmable keys that you need to 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 may also help with video modifying, controlling good house units or just adjusting media playback. There’s a five-inch display and two dials for wonderful management too. Oh, and it’s a full-sized mechanical keyboard in addition.

GameSir had a few attention-grabbing controllers to inform us about. The Swift Drive (which appears to be a working identify) has a steering wheel with drive suggestions in the course of a daily 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 Swap consoles. You’ll be capable to slot these units into the X5 Alteron’s grip (as you may with a Spine or Razer Kishi controller) although there’s a Bluetooth possibility 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 desirous to attempt 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 point out 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 woman and legendary League of Legends participant Faker.

Audio

Victrola announced a fairly Bluetooth speaker that sits neatly beneath its turntables. You need to use a cable to attach the 2 as nicely. After all, you’ll be able to play audio from different units, 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 obtainable 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 Sequence audio system begin at $549 for a 100W mannequin with a 21mm hard-dome tweeter with a 3-inch long-throw woofer hut no help for Wi-Fi streaming (there may be Bluetooth aptX HD, although).

On the prime 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 obtainable 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 point out off an entire bunch of earbuds and gaming headsets. Shure now has a USB-C version of its MV88 condenser microphone, making it appropriate with Android units 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 as if 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 might be fairly attention-grabbing. They’re the corporate’s first open-ear earbuds with ANC. You may 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 value between $65 and $80 when it drops in March.

Engadget deputy editor Billy Steele has been trying out a number of the audio gear at CES, together with Shokz’ $250 OpenFit Pro earbuds — which have Dolby Atmos help — 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 stunning wooden end on the outside of the earcups. Klipsch is barely permitting demos with lossless audio over USB-C for now, however the audio high quality is “glorious,” Billy wrote in his hands-on story.

Good house

As ever, there was a ton of good house gear at CES this yr. One factor that caught our eye is a robot vacuum concept from Dreame. It is considered 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 might 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 achieve increased flooring. The legs have wheels on the underside and knee-like joints — these may also help the robotic vacuum to lift itself over obstacles on flooring too.

Narwhal constructed a vacuum on 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 need to use to trace down your bestest furry good friend and control them whenever you’re not house. You may even discuss to your pet through a speaker system. Each merchandise ought to be obtainable within the spring.

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

On an analogous word, Ring has updated its door, window and break glass sensors, and it has launched an OBD-II automotive alarm, movement detectors and panic buttons. Most of these will likely be obtainable in March, although can pre-order the automotive 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 might be a part of Ugreen’s platform — together with a video doorbell and 4K cameras — ought to be obtainable later this yr.

IKEA made its CES debut to point out off a few of its good house tech, particularly a string of budget-friendly, Matter-compatible units. Together with some house sensors, the corporate plans to supply a $6 good bulb, an $8 good plug and a $6 good distant within the coming weeks. Senior reporter Amy Skorheim checked out the products and notably preferred the BILREA distant, which you need to use to manage IKEA’s lamps and different units.

Amy additionally went hands-on with some pretty interesting devices from Emerson Smart. The corporate’s on-device voice command tech means you can management its good plugs, followers, heaters and air fryers with no Wi-Fi connection or having to set issues up by way of an app.

Talking of good 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 the entire 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 help 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.

When it comes to 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 need to use to rapidly add objects to a buying checklist. It is doable to sync the objects to Instacart for grocery supply. There’s additionally an inside digital camera that may assist you to hold tabs on the products in your fridge’s crisper drawer. As you may anticipate for a sensible fridge, it has a touchscreen on the door that you need to use to name up recipes. The GE Profile Good Fridge will likely be obtainable 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’ll purchase within the subsequent few months. Load it with substances, choose one of many 500 dishes in Nosh’s repertoire and the robotic will put all the things collectively. Whereas it has water and oil reservoirs, in addition to a built-in spice rack, you may nonetheless have to prep the contemporary substances earlier than including them to the machine. Nosh will value $2,000 however when you’re able to pre-order now, you’ll be able to snag one for an early chicken worth of $1,200.

Shifting outdoors, Whisper Aero claims that the T1 leaf blower (from its Tone Outside division) is 80 p.c quieter and 60 p.c 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} rest room laptop made an look in our roundup of weird CES tech. But when I’ve realized something from watching Scrubs, it’s that our waste gives up a variety of revealing details about our well being, so Throne is a fairly compelling system.

It has a digital camera and microphone to trace your bowel motions and urination ranges. The concept is to determine your common rest room utilization after which flag any deviations from that. The creators hope that Throne will assist you to acquire a greater understanding of your intestine well being, which might be useful for these on GLP-1 medication, as an example. Throne will begin delivery in February for $340 and a $6 per thirty days subscription.

Vivoo additionally confirmed off a rest room system 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 digital camera 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 ought to be obtainable within the spring for $600.

One different health-focused product we discovered attention-grabbing 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 checks, such because the brief 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 knowledgeable 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 connected to any guide wheelchair. It may possibly 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 raise that it says may also 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 value round $15,000, but it surely’s trying to get the system lined by insurance coverage.

Dephy’s Sidekick is designed as a strolling support. It’s an ankle-worn exoskeleton that’s connected to a sneaker. The Sidekick has sensors that may detect the consumer’s gait and adapt to it to be able to ship an efficient enhance in every step.

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