CES 2026 Live: latest news and everything announced in technology

January 6, 2026 at 3:51 p.m. PT

Although your dog can’t tell you if he’s not feeling well, his collar can. To build a picture of your pup’s health, the Satelai Collar Go tracks your dog’s activity level using location tracking, as well as their sleep and temperature. Then what the company calls Petsense AI kicks in, providing information about your furry friend’s overall health to help you identify if something is wrong.

Satelai aims to offer pet parents more than just numbers and charts. In the long term, its goal is to use your dog’s age, breed and behaviors to provide a “digital twin”, so you can detect any changes that might warrant a trip to the vet.

In addition to health monitoring, the water-resistant Collar Go, promising 15 days of battery life, includes GPS tracking and geofencing to help you keep an eye on your four-legged friend. It’s currently discounted to $67, but an additional telecom plan is required to access all of its features. It costs between $6 and $12, depending on the length of the plan.

The Collar Go is now available for purchase in four colors on the brand’s website. And for cat parents, a feline collar might be considered.

Razer just introduced its Project Motoko AI-powered over-ear headphones with built-in cameras. Like Ray-Ban Meta glasses, these headphones can look at the world around you and answer your questions. Unlike the Meta Ray-Bans, the Project Motoko offers a battery life of 36 hours. And since it’s Razer, the goal is to help you when you play.

Learn more: I wore Razer’s Project Motoko at CES 2026: like smart glasses, but in headset form

Sony has unveiled an SUV prototype under its Afeela brand, in partnership with Honda. This SUV is less of a car and more of an experience space on wheels. The electric vehicle, scheduled for release in 2028, focuses on entertainment and autonomous driving. You can also connect a PlayStation 5 controller to play games on the multitude of screens inside the cabin. And to make it a true Sony product, it will have electric motor sounds inspired by Astro Bot and Gran Turismo games.

Learn more: Sony Launches Afeela Prototype 2026 Electric SUV, Custom PlayStation Themes for Afeela 1

I love my dog ​​and my dog ​​makes me love my robovac. We run our robot vacuum three times a week to vacuum up the many pet hairs that accumulate on our floors. While some quality-of-life features are useful, like the ability to save multiple maps for multi-story homes, stairs have traditionally been an obstacle for robot vacuums. But Roborock’s Saros Rover, shown off at CES 2026, has a pair of legs it can balance on and could further automate your cleaning routine.

Thanks to its rolling legs, the Saros Rover can climb stairs, safely cross certain obstacles and jump. The Saros Rover has articulated legs with a wheel at the bottom. CNET vacuum expert Ajay Kumar compared the Saros Rover to a stork or other long-legged bird in its movement. In a CES demo that Ajay saw, it took the Saros Rover about 30 to 40 seconds to climb five large steps. Uniquely, the Saros Rover can actually clear steps as it goes up. Alongside stairs, the Saros Rover handled ramps and inclines like a champ. But keep in mind that this was a demo at CES, not an actual performance, which Ajay wants to test.

This isn’t the first Robovac capable of climbing stairs. Eufy has rolled out its aptly named Marswalker, which isn’t a robot vacuum per se, but rather a platform that allows certain robots to ride inside its shell. The Saros Rover therefore seems more efficient – ​​it is an autonomous solution for climbing stairs – and more practical. And Dreame’s X50 Ultra, while unable to traverse stairs, can overcome obstacles about 2 inches high. But neither the Eufy Marswalker nor the Dreame X50 Ultra can clean stairs when going up or down.

At CES 2025, Roborock’s Saros line included a robot vacuum with an arm capable of picking up items like socks, tissues, and lightweight towels (I had to perform several surgeries on my robovac to remove socks stuck in its roll).

Although the Roborock Saros Rover doesn’t yet have a release date or price, the appendage-equipped, arm-equipped Roborock Saros Z70 debuted at $2,599, so the Saros Rover could come in at a similar price. Additionally, the Saros Rover is a prototype, so the final iteration may differ significantly.

I’ve long been impressed by Acer’s ability to deliver portable yet durable laptops. During my undergraduate studies, while traveling abroad, I carried an Acer netbook, and currently I use an Acer Chromebook as my daily driver for pretty much everything except PC gaming. At CES 2026, Acer launched a new line of Acer Aspire and Swift laptops.

The high-end Swift Edge 14 AI and Swift Edge 16 AI are lightweight (less than 2.2 pounds), making them quite portable. But the stainless steel-magnesium alloy of the chassis suggests that portability doesn’t come at the expense of durability.

Acer’s Swift 16 AI is a mid-range laptop, which the company targets creative people because of its touchpad. The Swift 16 AI’s touchpad has a haptic feedback panel that works with both the pen and touch inputs, meaning it could be a decent laptop for drawing, animating, and writing.

The Acer Swift Go 14 and Go 16 AI offer mid-range value, cutting some design corners – they’re not as thin and durable as some of Acer’s other laptops – but you get solid processing power and an easy-to-digest price.

For its budget-focused Aspire lineup, Acer is launching new 14- and 16-inch Aspire AI models, which you can equip with an OLED display.

An AI clone to outsource menial tasks? Sign me up! MyPersona claims to be exactly that; an AI-powered digital twin designed to alleviate tedious inquiries in the workplace. Built by IgniteTech, the service is strictly for business use (sorry, it can’t help your parents with tech support yet) and allows employees to train an AI avatar with their expertise to handle routine HR, financial, and IT requests. The result is less of “What’s the policy on this?” » messages and more time for real work.

And the clone isn’t just an AI chatbot version of you; it looks like you too. Using recorded scripts and video captures, MyPersona recreates your voice, expressions, and speaking style to make interactions seem more human. However, ask him anything outside of his knowledge base, and the illusion shatters (Taylor Swift anecdotes will make him reel). IgniteTech says the goal is to give businesses a scalable way to expand access to subject matter experts without burning them out. Learn more about the full experience here.

Before the launch of CES, the Click Communicator has attracted a lot of attention for its BlackBerry-style phone companion. We now have a tactile and convenient experience with these clickable keys.

Despite fiddling with non-working prototypes, CNET Editor-in-Chief Patrick Holland was able to get a feel for the small device that not only brings back a physical phone keypad, but is also designed as a more focused and less distracting mobile experience. It also learned a few things, such as its ability to act as a standalone Android phone and the range of switchable backplates in multiple colors and materials.

Read his first impressions and be sure to watch the video to see the communicator in hand.

Humanoid robots are on the move at CES 2026. Boston Dynamics’ latest Atlas robot made its public debut at the tech show, strolling across the stage of Hyundai’s media event with a playful stroll. The event included a static version of the final Atlas product, which will tackle manufacturing work.

Uber, Nuro and Lucid have come together to bring the Lucid Gravity SUV robotaxi will soon be available for Uber customersand CNET’s Abrar Al-Heeti was able to take a look at it at CES 2026. It is equipped with cameras, sensors, radars and interactive displays for customers. It will be able to accommodate up to six pilots and will start at the end of 2026.

Have you ever enjoyed a lollipop and thought, “I wish that thing played music right in my head!” » Well, probably not, but now that I mention it, it sounds pretty cool, right? We are here to report that the Lollipop Star, unveiled at CES 2026does exactly that.

You will hear the music specially designed for this product once you bite the lollipop, thanks to bone conduction technology. There are three songs from three artists to choose from: Ice Spice, Akon and Armani White. CNET reporter Abrar Al-Heeti said the sound was a bit muffled, particularly because of the noisy CES environment, but he nonetheless described it as “a wild feeling.”

They will be available for purchase after CES at $9 each. You can sign up for the waiting list now.

Equipped with a 5 kWh battery, four retractable solar panels and, most notably, wheels, the Solar Mars Bot doubles as a self-contained, roving power bank and puppy-like companion. The Solar Mars Bot can track the sun and provide you with electricity. It uses cameras to follow you, much like a loyal little ball of fur. The product will arrive in the United States and Europe, but it does not have a definitive release date.

We hear a lot about self-driving cars, but a company called Strutt launched a scooter called Ev1 on Monday that can also navigate autonomously. I first I tried the “intelligent personal vehicle” in November, and he took me around the room without me having to lift a finger – all I had to do was say where I wanted to go.

Once the Ev1 maps your space, you can say things like “I want to go to the couch” and it will move there on its own. If you want to teach it new locations, you can manually go to that location and tell the scooter what the location is, and it will remember it for next time. For example, you could say, “Here is the refrigerator, please mark it,” and you are all set.

A Co-Pilot Plus feature also helps the Ev1 navigate tight spaces. If you’re in a space with a lot of curves, for example, you can simply push the joystick forward, and the Ev1 will automatically correct and adjust the path so you don’t hit any obstacles. It will also stop on its own if you are about to hit someone or something.

The Ev1 has two lidar units, 10 time-of-flight sensors, six ultrasonic sensors and two cameras, which work together to detect near and far objects. It can travel up to 8 mph.

There may be a little shock with the price, but it’s a new product. The Ev1 costs $7,499, but for its CES launch it’s available at a discounted price of $5,299. You can buy it on the Strutt website.

Forget voice dictation. Writing on his pants might instead be Meta’s preferred future. The company is rolling out gesture-based handwriting recognition on its Neural Band (wristband), allowing users to “write” messages with subtle finger movements when paired with Meta’s Ray-Ban Display smart glasses.

Until now, smart glasses have relied primarily on voice commands, which aren’t always ideal in public. This new handwriting option offers a stealthier alternative, translating finger gestures made on your pants, a table or any other surface. The feature is now rolling out to early access for Ray-Ban display owners, who own both the glasses and the Neural Band, and it currently works with WhatsApp and Messenger.

Last year, Dell attempted to simplify its laptop portfolio by dropping its XPS and Inspiron brands. Today at CES, the company actually admitted that its attempted rebranding didn’t work. He’s bringing back the XPS brand and his new machines are putting the long-standing three letters in the top spot. These new XPS brand machines have metal bodies and an elegant, sleek design. The specs are also top-notch, with tandem OLED displays for added brightness and vibrancy, as well as Intel’s latest chips.

Learn more: Dell reverses course and brings back XPS laptops

During a recent Black Friday sale, I purchased a set of water leak detectors to be placed near appliances such as the water heater in the house and under the kitchen sink to be warned in advance of the presence of water where it should not be. To my embarrassment, they are still in the packaging.

For what? Because they require several steps to install, including checking with water to make sure the detection is working. I know it’s not a big obstacle, but I was in a hurry, and then it fell off my radar.

Clearly, I’m not the only person like this, because at CES, Hydrific launched the $200 Droplet, a water monitor and leak detector that attaches to the outside of a main water pipe. It tracks flow using ultrasonic sensors, collects 50 water flow samples per second, and alerts you via a smartphone app if there is a noticeable change.

It also helps you monitor overall water consumption, allowing you to determine which appliances are using more water than they should. If there’s a break somewhere, Droplet can’t tell you where it happened, but the alert should give you time to find it before it gets too bad.

Speaking out loud in the deafening silence of a shared office may seem less than ideal, but a new device unveiled at CES 2026 lets you do just that. Voicebuds, a new product from Subtle Computing, “captures your speech beneath a whisper, enabling private and precise voice typing in noisy, shared spaces,” according to a press release from the computing company.

The Voicebuds provide real-time dictation, voice notes, hands-free AI chat, calls and music and integrate with the Subtle app for iOS and MacOS, according to the company. The headphones come with a 1-year free subscription that allows you to fully utilize the AI-based features. Music playback, calls and audio control are among the standard features that do not require a subscription.

The voice headphones are available for pre-order in white and black and cost $199. The heads will be shipped to the United States in early 2026.

Following its international release in markets like Dubai, the Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold is on its way to North American markets, starting with an appearance at CES 2026. CNET Senior Technology Reporter Abrar Al-Heeti was able to spend some time with the phone, which transforms from a standard-style phone into a large 10-inch tablet.

Look at her hands-on impressions of the Galaxy Z TriFold here.

With just one photo or description of a meal, Libre Assist can help people with diabetes make informed decisions about their food choices before they even take a bite.

Developed by Abbott, creator of continuous glucose monitors and part of the Libre app, Libre Assist uses generative AI and user-provided food data to predict the impact of ingredients in a meal on glucose. It will then give that impact a color-coded rating — green for minor, yellow for moderate, and orange for major — and provide suggestions for minimizing the meal’s effect on a person’s glucose levels.

For those who already have a Libre CGM, Libre Assist will use their data to show people how their meals are actually affecting their blood sugar levels. This way, they can see if the AI’s predictions were correct. However, results may differ depending on activity levels, medications, stress and alcohol consumption.

Libre Assist is now available and free. As with any generative AI functionality, it is not always accurate and should not be used for treatment decisions.

8BitDo – a company of gaming peripherals that offers some of the best gaming controllers and accessories on the market – has unveiled a flip-style gamepad for mobile devices that lets you turn your Android or iPhone into a portable Game Boy-like console. The 8BitDo FlipPad is a nifty device that slots into your phone using a USB-C connector and features a series of buttons including start, select, a D-pad, and X/Y/A/B buttons.

Once you’ve connected the device to your phone, simply flip the hinged section with the controls facing up so the back of it rests on the bottom of your phone’s screen, allowing you to use the top portion for gaming. Because of its Game Boy or Game Boy Color style, I imagine the FlipPad is better suited to games that run well on a vertical handheld – so titles like Vampire Survivors or emulated retro games. Using the FlipPad, you can turn your phone into a portable gaming console, like the Analogue Pocket. As a big fan of 8BitDo (I have the company’s Pro 3 and 8BitDo 64), I’m excited about the FlipPad.

8BitDo says its FlipPad should be released in summer 2026.

With just one selfie video, NuraLogix’s new longevity mirror can predict whether you’ll age gracefully. Using blood flow patterns and AI, the mirror estimates your long-term health in areas like metabolic health, heart health, and physiological age by scoring each category from zero to 100. And all of this happens in just 30 seconds.

The AI ​​used by NuraLogix was trained on hundreds of thousands of patient records to predict your aging, explain your results, and provide recommendations on how to improve your health. Depending on available health partner networks, you may also have access to the One-Touch Health Concierge, which connects users with nutrition and wellness experts for more personalized support.

The Longevity Mirror allows you to create up to six profiles. It will be available for purchase in early 2026, priced at $899 and including a one-year subscription, which will then cost $99 per year. If available, optional One-Touch Health Concierge starts at $399 per year.

To prevent people with gluten and dairy allergies from accidentally consuming their allergen, Allergen Alert is currently in development. It’s a mini pocket lab that requires just three steps: take a sample of your food, insert it into the single-use pouch, and press a button to view your allergen results in minutes.

Currently, Allergen Alert can only detect allergies to dairy and gluten; however, plans are in place to include more allergens in future designs. In addition to being created for people with life-threatening food allergies, the device also aims to help restaurants, travel companies, hotels, caterers and others detect allergens before they leave the kitchen.

Although it’s not available for purchase at the moment, a representative for the brand claims that professional chefs have tested the product. You can also request a demo and sign up to find out when Allergen Alert launches on the company’s website.

We always love seeing Govee’s latest creations at CES. This year, the smart lighting The company brought in large, colorful ceiling lights designed to mimic real skylights with changing daytime colors. The Ultra model in particular is an impressive size, boasting a dizzying 5,000 lumens of brightness. Govee’s lighting software allows you to provide prompts and display suggestions or smart modes that can display much more than just a sky (like the visual of a map we saw). We can’t wait to display it in a dark room and create a portal to another reality.

Bosch brought the most powerful vacuum cleaners at CES to challenge players like Shark and Dysonso we had to test them. Our vacuum expert Ajay Kumar I have to spend an hour implement the best models from Bosch, including the Bosch Unlimited 9 ($499 to $579) and Bosch Unlimited 10 ($599 to $699).

Both vacuums come with particularly advanced features, like the ability to manually compress debris in the trash can so it holds more, has better air circulation, and avoids annoying dust clouds. They also have an auto mode that switches suction based on surface type (Ajay found it quite responsive) and a dirt-detection LED light that attempts to show at a glance how clean the current surface is. If you’re looking for a vacuum upgrade, these Bosch models should be available this month.

Qualcomm is offering a cheaper version of its Snapdragon X2 Elite chip (due in June) called the X2 Plus, which could lead to cheaper laptops. This comes as unprecedented demand for RAM to power AI data centers drives up the cost of electronics. By reducing CPU capabilities, it will require less RAM, which could alleviate pricing pressures.

Like the X2 Elite, the X2 Plus is a 3-nanometer processor, just like Apple’s M3 and later chips. Let’s see how big the performance difference between the X2 Elite and X2 Plus chips is later this year.

Learn more: Qualcomm shows off its cheaper Snapdragon X2 PC chips at CES

Lego bricks probably aren’t the first toys that come to mind when you think of gadgets on display at CES, but classic building blocks are getting a splashy tech overhaul. The new Smart Bricks are part of what Lego calls a Smart Play system, and each brick is equipped with chips that can recognize other bricks, measure tilt and movement, generate sounds, activate LED lights and much more.

The new Smart Bricks will debut in new Star Wars Lego sets on March 1, priced from $70 to $160. How all of this translates into a gaming experience remains an open question, but CNET’s Scott Stein has some first impressions of Lego’s keynote presentation at CES.

CES is a showcase for gadgets, prototypes and future concepts, but let’s not forget the technological workhorses: laptops and desktops. HP’s OmniBook models get a new slim design and more AI processing power this year, while the desktop OmniStudio all-in-one loses a large screen size in favor of a better display.

HP says the OmniBook Ultra 14 is “the world’s thinnest consumer laptop” at 0.55 inches at its thickest point and 0.29 inches at the front. The forged anodized aluminum shell proved strong and sturdy when CNET’s Matt Elliott took a close look at it.

Inside are Intel Core Ultra Series 3 or Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 processors; the latter allows up to 85 TOPS NPUs for local AI processing. Starting at $1,550, the OmniBook Ultra 14 includes a 3K OLED display, up to 64GB of RAM, and up to 2TB of SSD storage.

The lower-tier OmniBook laptops will arrive in the coming months, starting in February with the OmniBook 5, starting at $850, and the OmniBook 3 at $500.

On the desktop, the $1,500 OmniStudio

The 27-inch model is now the company’s largest offering. It also offers Thunderbolt Share, a simplified way to copy files via cable between it and a laptop, as well as a tilting webcam that can share what’s on your desktop.

AMD’s CES 2026 press conference will begin at 6:30 p.m. PT and will feature CEO Lisa Su as the company makes its latest round of technology announcements. AMD is expected to launch new hardware as well as its own AI plans, with the company’s website saying it plans to deliver “AI solutions – from cloud to enterprise to edge and devices.”

The AMD livestream will be available on AMD’s YouTube channel as well as CNET’s YouTube channel.

Will CES 2026 see the introduction of Motorola’s first book-style foldable phone? A teaser video on Motorola’s social media channels – in addition to information about an alleged phone called Motorola Fold posted by leaker Evan Blass – is building anticipation. Motorcycle owner Lenovo’s Tech World event at the Las Vegas Sphere on January 6 could be where it appears for the first time. For more, see CNET’s coverage by Omar Gallaga.

Often, at the end of the workday, I’ll glance at a Post-it note with notes I jotted down during a Zoom call, and say, “What did I write?” I hope this was not important.

CES 2026 has no shortage of AI-powered note-taking devices, although Thine wants to use your iPhone as the basis for its app. Rather than having another piece of hardware, like a necklace, the Thine app simply lets you use your iPhone’s microphone and Siri functionality. The bottom line is that Thine doesn’t need to invest in creating a mic-enabled device with good audio pickup and background noise cancellation, because most modern iPhones already have solid capabilities.

Instead, the Thine app listens to your conversations, so you can theoretically ask a question like: “What did I talk to a friend about at lunch yesterday?” and it will provide a summary, like you might get from a chatbot like ChatGPT. CNET’s Jon Reed demoed Thine at CES, where a conversation from the day before was neatly summarized.

If you weren’t already concerned about your phone listening to you, Thine actively does so – although the company promises that no audio recordings of your conversations are stored and exact transcriptions aren’t yet available. But Thine CEO Pratyush Rai says a new version of the app is coming, with the ability to offer transcripts that you can upload into chatbots.

But chances are, unless you have deep pockets, you won’t be using yours to transcribe business calls or classes. At a staggering $200 per month for a Thine subscription, it’s not cheap. According to Rai, Thine is currently more suited to executives and founders who want to easily follow meetings and networking conversations.

Sony Honda Mobility’s Afeela 1 electric vehicle brand will receive new updates at the joint venture’s CES press conference, which begins at 5 p.m. PT. The Afeela 1 was first announced at CES 2020, with pricing and pre-orders first announced at last year’s CES.

According to Sony Honda Mobility’s announcement of the event, there will be updates for both the first Afeela 1 vehicle and an all-new concept model.

The press conference will be broadcast on Afeela’s YouTube channel as well as CNET’s YouTube channel.

I have never seen one security camera It looks so cute, and I’ve never seen one with so many hidden features. Lockly’s compact, battery-powered OwlGuard is at CES and brings new home security tips.

This palm-sized camera has 2K resolution and color night vision, plus a small screen to give you status updates. You don’t need an app or even a Wi-Fi signal to use it. This last part is especially useful if you’re worried about power outages. or Wi-Fi jammers.

The OwlGuard, which will sell this spring for $100, has more add-ons than I’ve ever seen in a security camera. You can put on a monocle to allow for more powerful zoom, give it shades to reduce glare in sunny locations, put on a silicone coating for more protection, or add privacy protection when not in use. It also works with Alexa and Google Home.

Amazon-branded TVs will now be called Ember and will have magnetic bezels and sensors to detect the presence of someone in the room. The first model, the Ember Artline TV, appears to be a direct competitor to Samsung’s The Frame TV, with its matte screen and access to over 2,000 free artworks.

The Ember Artline is a 4K QLED TV with support for Dolby Vision and HDR10 Plus, available for $900 for the 55-inch model and $1,100 for the 65-inch model.

For more on Amazon’s latest programming, read CNET TV Editor-in-Chief Ty Pendlebury’s coverage here.

Scribbling notes during work meetings may soon become a problem of the past, because the Vocci AI smart ring will record and transcribe your meetings for you, in over 100 languages. All you have to do is press the button on the side of the ring and it will work.

When you want to remember an important moment from the meeting, press the same button, which will prompt Vocci to highlight that transcription section in red. and provide AI-generated insights. It’s like a personal assistant, sitting on your finger.

Samsung Display is known for showcasing futuristic concepts that may or may not make it into the real world, but the company showed off a handful of uses at this year’s CES that I hope will one day hit the market.

Foldable phones today still have a fairly noticeable crease (although they’re gradually becoming more subtle), but Samsung Display has come up with a concept that makes these lines virtually invisible. With reports suggesting that Apple is working with Samsung Display to develop a crease-free foldable iPhone, it’s possible we’ll see this application in a phone that actually hits the market.

Samsung Display also showed off a vehicle model equipped with OLED displays, including an 18.1-inch L-shaped curved center display to control climate control, navigation and more. The curved screen isn’t an entirely new concept, but it’s improved over the 14.4-inch version from previous years.

The front passenger can watch movies on a 13.8-inch screen that can move into the dashboard when not needed. There is also an option in which the driver will not be able to see what is on the passenger’s screen from his vantage point, so that he is not distracted. I don’t know if it’s necessary to install more screens inside a car, but I think it’s a solution that could improve safety while entertaining passengers.

And there were robots. The one Samsung Display showed off is a teaching assistant concept that can guide students to classrooms, share information about teachers, and let you check homework. We haven’t seen it do more than display messages on its circular screen, so I’m not sure what to think about how useful this app is. But I point out the cute little robot arms on the sides.

On Monday morning, CNET editor James Bricknell and senior reporter David Lumb left the Las Vegas Strip to hike in the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. It was simply a short quarter-mile nature tour to get away from most of the technology at CES 2026. But to make their way easier, they donned the Hypershell X Ultra exoskeleton as a mobility aid.

“I’ve been using the Hypershell “I’m in pretty poor health and expected to be exhausted very quickly. After the first burst of effort, I quickly settled into a comfortable stride thanks to the Hypershell which helped reduce the strain on all my joints. It was great to keep up with everyone else without the outward appearance of exhaustion.”

“I have not “As a seasoned hiker, I’m used to hiking rough trails, my legs screaming louder and louder as fatigue sets in. But with the Hypershell wrapped around my waist and its carbon fiber limbs coming down to a tight cuff above my knees, hiking our short trail was noticeably easier.

“I made sure to turn it off and on as I moved along the trail, and I could see that the Hypershell’s motor lifted my thighs enough with each step to keep my feet from dragging. At its highest motorized power, the exoskeleton was almost guiding my legs before I was ready to walk – and at the end of a long day of hiking, it could help me complete the last length of the trail, which always seems the longest.

At CES 2026, robotics is in the spotlight. Qualcomm has unveiled a range of robots aimed at everything from household use to human-like robotics. The company’s Dragonwing IQ10 series is a “full-stack” AI architecture, meaning it affects both the front-end and back-end of the technology. Or, in this case, hardware and software. One of the most innovative designs was a humanoid created in partnership with VinMotion, the Motion 2 robot. In a video demo on YouTube, the Motion 2 robot can be seen crouching and bending its back to pick up a teddy bear from the ground, as well as punching a piece of wood.

Qualcomm says partnerships with companies like Figure, Kuka Robotics, Booster Robotics, and Autocore are all in the works. By collaborating with robotics companies, Qualcomm is merging its artificial intelligence technologies with humanoids. Qualcomm’s AI technology is already present on a wide range of devices ls, from mobile devices like phones and tablets to automobiles, so the expansion into robotics makes sense. In particular, Qualcomm can apply its expertise in automotive technology, making it potentially well suited to the robotics industry, which could adopt the company’s chips and AI offerings.

Chances are we won’t be quite close to the Jetsons – don’t expect humanoid robots to be in every home by the end of 2026 – but maybe soon there will be a robot with better performance and flexibility than me. In fact, that may be a low bar. But you get the picture.

In one of the most exciting moments of CES 2026 so far, I just saw Boston Dynamics’ new Atlas robot strut across the stage at Hyundai’s press event. I say strutting rather than walking, because this humanoid robot has a very human-like gait.

This new version of Atlas will go live in Hyundai factories around the world over the next year. The robot is at the heart of Hyundai’s robotics strategy, in which humans and robots work together in harmony and safety.

If Samsung is ready to put AI in its refrigerators, then the spotlight doesn’t seem so far-fetched. The Galaxy phone maker has updated its Freestyle projector with a new ‘Plus’ model, adding AI-based features such as keystone correction, automatic screen adjustment and wall calibration. It’s part of a suite of features the South Korean company calls AI OptiScreen.

Samsung also uses AI to help you navigate. You can interact with this projector using only your voice. No entry required.

Learn more: Samsung updates its Freestyle Plus projector with “additional” AI

Samsung is going big at CES 2026 with a massive Micro RGB backlit TV. The heavy 130-inch R95H has an easel-shaped design and Samsung’s exclusive Glare-Free technology. It promises more saturated colors and better brightness, giving TV buyers another option. There’s no pricing yet, but don’t expect it to be cheap.

The future is so bright that you won’t escape it with these HDR display glasses. The RayNeo Air Pro 4 is one of the first models to integrate super-bright micro-OLED panelswhich can reach up to 1,200 nits. Even though it’s only a 1% window where it peaks (that’s just my guess), it’s close to your eyeballs and fills a large portion of your field of vision.

Scott Stein had his eyes on time with these vivid, direct screens and other new technologies, so take a look at its coverage.

Nvidia’s CES 2026 press conference is underway, featuring CEO Jensen Huang. Until recently, Nvidia was best known for its graphics cards and the GeForce Now game streaming service. Today’s conference, however, is expected to focus on Nvidia’s incredibly profitable AI efforts, with the company’s YouTube channel stating that part of the conference will include a panel on AI.

In addition to Nvidia’s own channel, its press conference is also broadcast on CNET’s YouTube channel.

CNET’s Bridget Carey tested RheoFit’s A1 at CES. It’s a $380 AI-powered robotic roller that literally slides under your body to give you a full-body massage. In the video, she lies on the ground while the robot does its work, slowly rolling beneath her from shoulders to toes. She called the experience a “joy” and said it might be the best gadget she’s tested so far at CES.

Sweekar resembles a small Tamagotchi pet, beginning its electronic life by hatching from an egg and eventually growing large enough to sit on your desk or bookshelf. The AI ​​pet costs $150, and there might be other ways to play with him as he progresses through the adolescent and adult stages.

CES 2026 is in full swing and CNET is heading to Las Vegas to bring you all the revelations from the biggest technology conference of the year.

TCL is pushing the boundaries of TV brightness at CES with the X11L, a new 4K LCD set that the company says can reach up to 10,000 nits. The X11L uses a Super Quantum Dot (SQ-LED) layer to increase color intensity and increase brightness to striking levels. It’s paired with a nearly bezel-less edge-to-edge design that puts the focus directly on the screen.

The company says the X11L’s SQ-LED panel uses proprietary technology to display the widest possible color gamut on a TV screen.

The TCL X11L will be available this month in 75-, 85-, and 98-inch options. Learn more.

Hisense will broadcast its CES press conference starting at 10:00 a.m. PT. The company will likely showcase its next line of TVs and displays. This could include the recently revealed S6 FollowMe, a 32-inch tablet-style screen that you can move around the house and use for video calls, watching movies or browsing the internet.

Hisense’s conference will be streamed on CNET’s YouTube channel as well as Hisense’s YouTube channel.

The Aura V7 Max and Veno Pro are wireless smart locks whose batteries will never need replacing. They use a proprietary wireless charging technology called AuraCharge, to charge the lock with a beam of light from a base station. This base station does not need to be plugged in, but it does need direct visibility of the lock, within a radius of 4 meters.

The V7 Max has screens on both sides of the lock, allowing for two-way video. The Veno Pro, on the other hand, functions as a more standard deadbolt replacement.

To learn more about the V7 Max and Veno Pro, CNET editor Ajay Kumar enjoyed extended time with both locks at CES.

A day before Lenovo Tech World, Motorola appears to be showing off a new foldable phone that could debut at Tuesday’s event. In this Instagram video posted by Motorola, the animated graphic initially shows a Motorola Razr, but then changes to a book-style foldable phone similar to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold series. We’ll find out on Tuesday if Motorola actually unveils a new foldable as part of its CES lineup.

LG’s press conference at CES 2026 includes, among other announcements, a preview of the CLOiD home robot and new TVs.

LG makes some of the best TVs on the market. I’ve been using an LG C2 OLED for a few years and I’m still blown away by its picture quality every time I sit down to watch a movie or TV show. The company unveiled its W6 Wallpaper TV at CES 2026. With its slim design, wireless connection box and the ability to display artwork digitally, LG’s Wallpaper TV allows you to install a TV in your living room while maintaining a sleek setup that doesn’t, by default, make it the center of attention. In addition, improvements to its panel make it better suited to living rooms while theoretically maintaining excellent video quality.

As the name suggests, the W6 Wallpaper TV is ultra-thin at just 0.35 inches (9mm). It’s designed to sit against a wall, so if you’re wall-mounting your TV, it shouldn’t stick out too much. The LG W6 Wallpaper TV has a wireless connection box for audio/video inputs, like HDMI ports, that can be placed up to 30 feet away. So you can store your home theater devices (streaming devices, game consoles and 4K Blu-ray players) in a media cabinet for a clutter-free living room.

Despite the LG W6 Wallpaper TV’s wireless connectivity box, the company claims that it delivers visually lossless audio and 4K video. For gamers, the W6 Wallpaper can run games at up to 4K resolution with a super-fast 165Hz refresh rate and an ultra-low pixel response time of 0.1ms – if you have a PC capable of running high-resolution, high frame rate games, the W6 should be more than up to the task. Likewise, it should pair well with consoles such as the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch 2.

LG says the W6 is “reflection-free,” with the lowest reflectance of its 2026 panels. If you’re using the TV in your living room or another location with lots of ambient light, the W6 may be an improvement over previous LG OLEDs. The W6 is claimed to be 3.9 times brighter than the average OLED on the market, thanks to LG’s Brightness Booster Ultra and Hyper Radiant Color technology.

LG’s Gallery Plus service lets you display artwork on your TV. You can therefore use the application to pass your phone wall mounted viewfinder for a painting or photograph. Gallery Plus is a paid service, but a free lite version is available. The W6 Wallpaper TV is available in 77-inch and 83-inch variants.

On paper, the LG W6 Wallpaper TV seems to strike a balance to appease home theater enthusiasts who want a discreet installation in a living room or family room. Notably, LG also unveiled a Gallery TV, which aims to rival other art TVs such as Samsung’s Frame TV. But it’s a Mini-LED, not an OLED, so you might not get the best possible picture quality, even if it’s still solid.

The AI ​​Tails food bowl wants to help you find out how your cat is feeling. In addition to being a place for your cat to eat, it includes a built-in camera and sensors to monitor your pet’s health. The food bowl will cost $199 and the company that makes it is looking into a possible dog edition in the future.

Most phones tend to look the same, with almost identical rectangular bodies and little choice between them when it comes to design – or even specs. That’s not the case with Honor’s latest handset: the company’s “robot phone” has a camera module that detaches from its body.

It’s attached to a gimbal for stabilization, making it look like someone photoshopped the top of a DJI Osmo Pocket 3 onto an Android phone. Sure, this makes the phone quite heavy, but, like many content creators, I’d be happy to sacrifice a little pocket space for higher quality photos and videos on the go. Too bad it’s still in the concept stage, but I’d definitely like to try it on my next photo walk.

THE Samsung Galaxy Z tri-fold folds out from a standard-sized phone into a thin 10-inch tablet, and while it’s already on sale in some international markets, we had several pairs of hands on the new foldable phone at CES 2026.

To see the size of the TriFold when unfolded, here’s what it looks like in the hands of CNET social producer Faith Chihil and senior video producer Celso Bulgatti.

The Hisense S6 FollowMe Smart TV reminds me of the conference call equipment I’ve seen at the office, but this one is designed for the home. Announced ahead of CES 2026, the FollowMe features a 32-inch 4K display, far-field microphones, and a built-in video camera.

Hisense says you can use it as a large tablet, including streaming videos, taking video calls, and browsing the internet. But because it’s so big, you wheel it around the house instead of carrying it. However, I’m not sure how it would handle split-level homes: this device doesn’t seem to be meant to be carried up and down stairs.

Learn more: Hisense FollowMe TV on Wheels doesn’t actually follow you

Belkin’s CES 2026 lineup includes a variety of power banks, chargers, and a new high-end edition of its Nintendo Switch 2 case that includes its own portable charger inside.

These include the $100 UltraCharge Pro Power Bank 10K, which can charge two devices at the same time using either USB-C or wireless charging at 25 watts. The slightly cheaper BoostCharge Slim Magnetic Power Bank with Stand starts at $60 and also supports wired charging or 15-watt wireless charging.

The lineup also includes the $100 UltaCharge Pro 2-in-1, which supports wireless charging for an iPhone and an Apple Watch, as well as the $100 Belkin Charging Case Pro, which stores a Nintendo Switch 2 and charges it with an included 10,000 mAh power bank. The Switch 2 case also has an LED screen to indicate the remaining battery life.

Belkin is also announcing a variety of additional screen protectors and charging docks as part of its 2026 lineup.

Learn more: Belkin’s CES 2026 lineup can keep your phone charged for days (and protect its screen, too)

Xreal’s latest display glasses are available at a lower price than the previous model and can connect directly to a Nintendo Switch 2 using a new dock accessory. The Xreal 1S costs $450, which is a substantial discount from the Xreal One Pro’s $649 price (but the same as a Switch 2). The new glasses offer a wider field of view of 52 degrees and a slightly higher resolution of 1,200 pixels, compared to the 1080p offered on the Pro.

CNET’s Scott Stein got to try out the new glasses, as well as a new $100 Neo dock that connects the Nintendo Switch 2 for gaming inside the glasses.

Learn more: Xreal’s latest glasses are better and cheaper. And there’s also a Switch dock

The Clicks Communicator, below, looks like an old-school BlackBerry phone, in a portable device that connects wirelessly to your smartphone. But if you want a clickable keyboard on your phone, Clicks also has an option for that.

The 79$ Power Keyboard Clicks attaches via a magnetic MagSafe or Qi2 connection, with a slider that allows the phone to be used in a tall or wide orientation. Look for it “in the spring,” according to the company.

The iconic virtual pet Tamogotchi in the 1990s gave you the opportunity/responsibility to feed a virtual pet, but no matter how much you virtually fed it, the LCD creature still remained locked inside its keychain-sized egg. There is now a spiritual descendant who grows physically as he matures.

The Sweekar is also egg-shaped, but with a pair of round ears protruding from the top. (It’s also larger than its predecessor, more comfortable on a table than attached to a key ring.) As you care for it, petting the ears and interacting with basic language learning, the shell “cracks” to reveal the cute creature inside a gradually enlarging d.

CNET senior editor Katie Collins said Sweekar was the first worthy successor to the Tamogotchi she was fed as a child.

The all-screen design of today’s smartphones is ubiquitous, but there are still pockets of people who miss the early days when mobile phones had clickable hardware keyboards. (Maybe they could avoid the autocorrect and autocomplete annoyances we all struggle with.) A new device is bringing back that tactile experience, with a twist.

If you (or your parents) have used a BlackBerry phone, the new Clicks Communicator, with its physical keyboard beneath a rectangular screen, will look immediately familiar. However, it’s not a phone.

Instead, the Communicator is a secondary device that connects to your smartphone to provide a less distracting experience than your phone offers. “Do, not scroll,” is how the company describes its function.

Is a hardware keyboard worth the $499 price tag (with an early bird price up to $299)? If the retro style appeals to you, another feature might tempt you to order: it has a 3.5mm headphone jack.

One of the biggest nighttime events on the Sunday before the official start of each CES is Unveiled, where hundreds of exhibitors show off their new gadgets to a crowd of eager journalists. Here’s a look at the show and some of the CNET team covering it from the newsroom.

Weight is only one measure of your overall health, so why does your bathroom scale only do one thing? Withings has just presented the Body Scan 2 at CES 2026which measures 60 biomarkers to get a better picture of your current health – and also a glimpse into your future. The company says the smart scale can, among other things, assess risks of hypertension (high blood pressure) and look for signs of possible blood sugar dysregulation (a precursor to diabetes).

It does this through sensors on the scale itself as well as a wand connected by a wire that you pull (imagine yourself water skiing). ue on site or to navigate anywhere on a scooter before having had your first coffee of the day).

The goal is not just a stupid tool that takes a snapshot of your morning health, but a “home longevity station” that helps you move toward better health. Vanessa Main Orellana has all the details on the $600 device scheduled to launch in the second quarter of 2026 (pending clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration).

CES has been showcasing the latest technologies for decades, dating back to 1967 with an exhibition in New York. Known then by its original name – the Consumer Electronics Show – it attracted 117 exhibitors.

CNET’s new editor-in-chief, David Katzmaier, looked back through the decades of CES history ahead of this year’s convention. Katzmaier, a CNET veteran who has been attending CES since 1999, looks back on the many years of products at the show. This includes game consoles, a failed precursor to Apple’s iPhone, various format wars and much more.

Learn more: PDAs, tube TVs and $13,000 VCRs: how CES is launching the technology of tomorrow

LG’s CLOiD may be the real cleaning robot that until now we have only seen imagined in the movies. The robot is expected to be revealed in more detail at CES 2026, with LG saying it uses AI to perform more complex household tasks such as folding laundry or emptying your dishwasher.

This would represent a significant advance over current home robots, which often serve only one purpose, such as vacuuming or cleaning.

The robot’s first public demonstration is planned for CES 2026, where we’ll hopefully see how CLOiD could potentially keep your home tidy.

Learn more: LG presented at CES a robot that “cooks, folds laundry and empties the dishwasher”

Voice recorders are a standard journalism tool, but various companies are launching AI note-taking devices that could combine the convenience of a recording device with AI transcriptions. CNET Senior Editor Katie Collins will test the Plaud NotePin S at this year’s CES, which promises to record and highlight conversational moments with the quick press of a few buttons. This device can be worn either as a shirt pin or as a wrist accessory, like a watch.

Learn more: My secret weapon for CES 2026? This new portable AI note-taking pin from Plaud

The CNET Group, which includes experts from CNET, PCMag, ZDNET, Mashable, Lifehacker, IGN and Everyday Health, will officially choose the Best of CES 2026 awards. Journalists from across the group will hand-select the best moments from this year’s convention, including categories such as Best AI, Best Gaming, Best Mobile, Best TV and Best Ensemble.

Winners will be announced on Wednesday, January 7 at 8 a.m. PT, and for in-person entrants, an awards ceremony will take place at 4 p.m. PT on the CTA Stage in the Great Hall of LVCC Central Hall.

Check out this article for more details on the Best of CES 2026 awards.

While CES officially kicks off on Tuesday, many of the show’s big reveals are often announced just before the doors open at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

CNET Senior Editor Katie Collins has rounded up our team’s big predictions for what to expect from this year’s show, including what developments we expect for TVs, computers, phones, cars and AI. Find out everything we expect from CES 2026 here.