CES 2026 Live: Breaking News and Everything Announced in Tech

Jan. 6, 2026 8:10 p.m. PT

A new AI-powered sleep system aims to end the sleep shaming cycle by fixing problems as they happen (not the morning after). The SmartSleep ecosystem from Stareep pairs a high-end mattress with an adjustable base that actively responds to your body in real time, using motion, sound and environmental cues to make adjustments on the fly while you snooze. It’s a fresh departure from traditional sleep trackers that bury you in data without doing much to improve the night itself.

The biggest question mark is price. Stareep says the system is targeting an early 2026 launch, but pricing estimates range widely from about $1,500 to as much as $15,000, depending on configuration. As a parent who once paid extra for a smart crib that rocked my baby to sleep, paying a premium for a bed that does the adult version of this doesn’t sound entirely unreasonable.

CES is a vast technology convention, where it’s quite common to take a few steps and see robots, exhibits and wade through lots of crowds. Here are a few highlights from around the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Pets can be great. I love my dog, and walking him is just as much a treat for me as it is for him. But not everyone wants or can have a pet. Whether you’re allergic, your lease won’t allow animals or for some other reason, now you can have a robot pal that rolls around your house. Smart home device manufacturer SwitchBot, which offers robot vacuums, security systems, and other products, showcased its Kata Friends series. 

SwitchBot’s Kata Friends robot pet resembles a large Furby on wheels. Reportedly, it can recognize different faces using a built-in camera, make sounds and discern some of your emotions, like whether you’re sad or happy. Do you like petting your dog or cat? You can also pet your robotic fur baby or communicate with it using hand gestures. 

The Kata Friends robo pet is set to be released in Japan for 10,000 Yen (approximately $64), but I’m not entirely convinced to reach for my wallet just yet. I think my dog would bark at it constantly. Also, I watched M3GAN. I know how this ends.

Wireless charging for smart locks has officially arrived at CES, solving that one annoying issue with Wi-Fi locks: What happens if the battery unexpectedly dies? Lockin showed off its empowering AuraCharge hub and solar panel lock, and now Deslock has unveiled its own solar lock. 

The V150 Plus lock arrives this spring with an under-$300 price tag, sporting a built-in solar panel on the outdoor side and a 10,000-mAh battery. The lock is made to automatically adjust power use and solar recharging depending on the amount of light it’s getting, which could be quite a breakthrough for smart locks if it works well. 

Interestingly, we saw a wave of smart locks with solar panels nearly 10 years ago from brands like Brink and Hampton, but they never really went anywhere. Now, solar panels and batteries are much more advanced, so maybe it’s time for the technology to finally catch on.

Motorola is making a clear fitness-forward play with its new Moto Watch, teaming up with longtime health-tracking veteran Polar. With its polished exterior, the watch positions itself as a hybrid between a flagship smartwatch and a dedicated sports watch, designed to seamlessly transition from workouts to the workday.

The watch also boasts up to two weeks of battery life (seven days with always-on display), along with fast charging, dual-band GPS for more precise location tracking, and advanced metrics like heart-rate variability and recovery. It comes in a single 47mm size with an OLED display and interchangeable straps. Motorola hasn’t mentioned pricing or availability yet. Read more. 

Lenovo is holding its big CES press event inside the Las Vegas Sphere, which means a huge portion — 160,000 square feet — of the entire interior surface is the screen. Lenovo is announcing Razr Fold phones, Moto Watch, the Razr FIFA World Cup 26 Edition and more.

Debuting alongside Motorola’s Razr Fold are a series of upcoming accessories meant to complement it, especially the new Moto Pen Ultra stylus. This stylus will come with a magnetic case, with Motorola saying it will support 4,096 levels of pressure sensitivity.

The stylus is also joined by the Moto Tag 2 location tracker, which doubles the battery life of the prior model from one to two years. Like that prior location tracker, it will support Google’s Find Hub.

Motorola hasn’t yet announced pricing or availability for the Pen Ultra or the Moto Tag 2.

Read more: New Moto Things Include a Stylus for the Razr, Revamped Location Tracker

Motorola’s getting the 2025 Razr ready for the World Cup with a new model that’s specially designed for the event.

The Motorola Razr FIFA World Cup 26 Edition comes in a multi-colored design and will include personalized software, including wallpapers and ringtones that will be exclusive to this edition of the Razr. On a hardware level, it’s otherwise identical to the standard Razr released last year. It will go on sale in the US on Feb. 12 for $700.

Read more: Motorola’s Special Edition Foldable Rings in the World Cup at CES 2026

Motorola’s new book-style Razr Fold debuted Tuesday at Lenovo Tech World, expanding the Razr line to go toe-to-toe with other book-style foldable phones like the Samsung Galaxy Fold 7 and the Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold.

Motorola is saving a bigger reveal for later this year, but for now, it has announced that the phone will have a 6.6-inch external display and an 8.1-inch display inside. Motorola also announced it will have a 50-megapixel camera system and come in two colors.

Read more: Motorola Razr Fold Debuts to Take On Samsung and Google’s Book-Style Phones

Lenovo Tech World, which will encompass both Lenovo and Motorola devices, will kick off at 5 p.m. PT from the Sphere in Las Vegas. The event is likely to feature several Motorola reveals, as the company has been teasing the possibility of a new foldable phone on social media in the lead-up to the event.

Lenovo Tech World will livestream on CNET’s YouTube channel as well as on Lenovo’s YouTube channel.

In the past, Garmin users have had to use yet another app to track their calories and macros, including carbs, fat and protein. However, the company’s Connect Plus app now offers nutrition tracking, allowing you to scan barcodes, utilize AI-powered image recognition to analyze a photo of your meal or search a global database for your food. 

Using the meals you track, Garmin’s AI, which in this case stands for “Active Intelligence,” can give you insights into how your nutrition may be impacting your overall health and workouts. You can also receive reports on your nutrition and get personalized recommendations that you can then tailor to your own goals. 

If you have a compatible Garmin smartwatch, you can also see a brief overview of your nutrition there. 

To access the Garmin Connect Plus app, the monthly cost is $7, or the annual cost is $70. New customers get a 30-day free trial, while past customers can try out the new nutrition tracking with a 14-day free trial.

While your dog can’t tell you if they’re feeling unwell, their collar can. To paint a picture of your pup’s health, the Satellai Collar Go tracks your dog’s activity level using location tracking, along with their sleep and temperature. Then, what the company calls Petsense AI comes into play, providing insights into your furry friend’s overall health to help you identify if something is amiss. 

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

Along with health monitoring, the water-resistant Collar Go, promising a 15-day battery life, includes GPS tracking and geofencing to help you keep tabs on your furry companion. It’s currently discounted at $67, but an additional telecom plan is required to access all its features. This 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 in the cards. 

Razer just showed off its Project Motoko AI-powered over-ear headphones with built-in cameras. Like the Meta Ray-Ban glasses, these headphones can look at the world around you and answer questions. Unlike the Meta Ray-Bans, however, Project Motoko boasts 36 hours of battery life. And since it’s Razer, there’s a keen focus on helping you while gaming. 

Read more: I Wore Razer’s Project Motoko at CES 2026: Like Smart Glasses, but in Headphone Form

Sony unveiled a prototype SUV under its Afeela brand, in partnership with Honda. This SUV is less a car and more of an experience space on wheels. The EV, set to come out 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 e-motor sounds inspired by the games Astro Bot and Gran Turismo. 

Read more: Sony Debuts 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 help suck up the ample pet hair that accumulates on our floors. While certain quality-of-life features help out, like the ability to save several maps for multifloor homes, stairs have traditionally been an obstacle for robot vacuums. But Roborock’s Saros Rover, showcased at CES 2026, boasts a pair of legs that it can balance on, and could further automate your cleaning routine. 

With its wheeled legs, the Saros Rover can climb stairs, roll safely over some obstacles and jump. The Saros Rover touts hinged legs with a wheel at the bottom. CNET’s vacuum expert Ajay Kumar likened the Saros Rover to a stork or another long-legged bird in its movement. In a demo at CES that Ajay saw, it took the Saros Rover around 30 to 40 seconds to climb five big steps. Uniquely, the Saros Rover can actually clean steps as it climbs. Alongside stairs, the Saros Rover handled ramps and inclines like a champ. But keep in mind this was a demo at CES, not real-world performance, which Ajay’s keen to test.

This isn’t the first robovac capable of scaling stairs. Eufy rolled out its aptly named Marswalker, which isn’t a robot vacuum itself, but rather a platform that lets select robots ride inside its shell. So the Saros Rover seems more efficient — it’s a self-contained stair-stepping solution — and more practical. And Dreame’s X50 Ultra, while unable to traverse the stairs, can conquer obstacles about 2 inches high. But neither the Eufy Marswalker or Dreame X50 Ultra can clean the stairs as it goes up or down.

At CES 2025, Roborock’s Saros lineup included a robot vacuum with an arm capable of picking up items like socks, tissues and lightweight towels (I’ve had to perform surgery on my robovac many times to remove socks caught in its roller).

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

I’ve long been impressed with Acer’s ability to offer portable yet durable laptops. During undergrad, while traveling abroad, I toted around an Acer netbook, and currently, I use an Acer Chromebook as a daily driver for virtually everything but PC gaming. At CES 2026, Acer debuted a fresh slate of Acer Aspire and Swift laptops. 

The premium Swift Edge 14 AI and Swift Edge 16 AI are lightweight at under 2.2 pounds, making them pretty portable. But stainless steel-magnesium alloy in the chassis suggests that portability doesn’t come at the expense of durability. 

Acer’s Swift 16 AI is a midrange laptop, which the company aims at creatives because of its touchpad. The Swift 16 AI’s touchpad sports a haptic feedback panel that works with both stylus and touch inputs, meaning this could be a decent laptop for drawing, animating and writing.

The Acer Swift Go 14 and Go 16 AI offer midrange 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-stomach price tag. 

For its budget-focused Aspire line, Acer is rolling out new 14- and 16-inch Aspire AI models, which you can outfit with an OLED screen.

An AI clone to outsource menial tasks? Sign me up! MyPersona claims to be just that; an AI-powered digital twin designed to offload time-consuming workplace inquiries. Built by IgniteTech, the service is strictly for business use (sorry, it can’t help your parents with tech support yet), and lets employees train an AI avatar with their expertise to handle routine requests in HR, finance and IT support. The result is fewer “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 and sounds like you, too. Using recorded scripts and video captures, MyPersona recreates your voice, expressions and speaking style so interactions feel more human. Ask it anything outside its knowledge base, though, and the illusion breaks (Taylor Swift trivia will send it reeling). IgniteTech says the goal is to give companies a scalable way to extend access to subject-matter experts without burning them out. Read more from the full experience here. 

Before CES got underway, the Clicks Communicator gathered a lot of attention for its BlackBerry-style phone companion. Now we have some tactile, hands-on experience with those clicky keys.

Although he was handling nonworking prototypes, CNET Managing Editor Patrick Holland was able to get a feel for the small device that not only brings back a physical phone keyboard but is also designed as a more focused, less distracting mobile experience. He also learned a few things, such as its ability to act as a standalone Android phone and the array of switchable back plates in several 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 onto the stage at Hyundai’s media event with a jaunty walk. The event included a static version of the final Atlas product, which will tackle manufacturing jobs. 

Uber, Nuro and Lucid have banded together to bring the Lucid Gravity SUV robotaxi to Uber customers soon, and CNET’s Abrar Al-Heeti got to take a peek at it at CES 2026. It’s equipped with cameras, sensors, radars and interactive screens for customers. It will be able to seat up to six riders and will get into gear in late 2026. 

Have you ever been enjoying a lollipop and thought, “I wish this thing would play music directly into my head!” Well, probably not, but now that I mention it, it does sound pretty cool, doesn’t it? We’re here to report that the Lollipop Star, which was unveiled at CES 2026, does exactly that. 

You’ll hear the music, which was specifically made for this product, once you bite down on 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 muted, especially because of the loud CES environment, but still described it as “a wild sensation.” 

They will be available for purchase after CES at $9 a pop. You can join the waitlist now.

Equipped with a 5kWh battery, four retractable solar panels and, most notably, wheels, the Solar Mars Bot doubles as an autonomous, roving battery backup and a puppy-like companion. The Solar Mars Bot can track the sun and supply you with power. It uses cameras to follow you around, much like a loyal little furball. The product will be coming to the US and Europe, but it doesn’t have a definitive release date.

You hear a lot about self-driving cars, but a company called Strutt launched a scooter on Monday called the Ev1 that can also navigate autonomously. I first tried out the “smart personal vehicle” in November, and it shuttled me around the room without my 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’ll move there on its own. If you want to teach it new places, you can manually go to that spot and tell the scooter what the location is, and it’ll remember for next time. For example, you could say, “This is the refrigerator, please mark it,” and you’re all set.

A Co-Pilot Plus feature also helps the Ev1 navigate tight spaces. If you’re in a space with lots of curves, for instance, you can simply push the joystick forward, and the Ev1 will autocorrect and adjust the path so you don’t bump into obstacles. It’ll also stop on its own if you’re 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 objects both near and far. It can drive at up to 8 mph. 

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

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

Until now, smart glasses have relied mostly 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 in early access for Ray-Ban Display owners, who have 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 removing its XPS and Inspiron brands. Now, at CES, the company has effectively admitted the rebrand attempt didn’t work. It’s bringing the XPS branding back and its new machines are giving the three longstanding letters top billing. These new XPS-branded machines have metal bodies and a sleek, streamlined design. The specs are top-notch too, with tandem OLED displays for added brightness and vibrancy, along with the latest chips from Intel. 

Read more: Dell Reverses Course, Brings Back XPS Laptops

During a recent Black Friday sale, I picked up a set of water leak detectors to put near appliances such as the house water heater and under the kitchen sink to get advanced warning of water where it shouldn’t be. To my embarrassment, they’re still in the packaging.

Why? Because they require multiple steps to set up, including checking it with water to make sure the detection works. I know that’s not a big hurdle, 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 debuted the $200 Droplet, a water monitor and leak detector that clamps onto the outside of a water main pipe. It tracks the flow using ultrasonic sensors, collecting 50 water flow samples per second and alerts you via a smartphone app when there’s a noticeable change.

It also helps you monitor water usage overall, allowing you to determine which fixtures are using more water than they should. If there is a break somewhere, Droplet can’t tell you where that happened, but the alert should give you time to track it down before it gets too serious.

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

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 buds come with a no-cost one-year subscription that allows you to fully use the AI-powered features. Music playback, calls and audio control are among the standard functionalities that don’t require a subscription.

Voicebuds are available for preorder in white and black and cost $199. The buds will ship in the US in early 2026.

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

Check out her hands-on impressions of the Galaxy Z TriFold here.

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

For those who already have a Libre CGM, Libre Assist will utilize their data to show people how their meals actually affected their glucose levels. That way, they can see whether the AI predictions were correct. However, results may differ based on activity levels, medication, stress and alcohol consumption. 

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

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

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

8BitDo says its FlipPad is slated to come out in the summer of 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 such as metabolic health, heart health and physiological age by scoring each category from zero to 100. And it all happens in just 30 seconds. 

The AI used by NuraLogix was trained on hundreds of thousands of patient records to predict how well you’ll age, 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 to nutrition and wellness experts for more personalized assistance. 

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

To prevent people with gluten and dairy food allergies from accidentally consuming their allergen, Allergen Alert is now in development. It’s a pocket-sized mini laboratory that requires only 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 dairy and gluten allergies; however, plans are in place to include more allergens in future designs. In addition to being created for people with potentially life-threatening food allergies, the device also aims to help restaurants, travel companies, hotels, caterers and more detect allergens before they leave the kitchen.

Although not available for purchase at this time, a representative for the brand says professional chefs have been trialing 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 enjoy seeing Govee’s latest creations at CES. This year, the smart lighting company brought along large, colorful ceiling lights made to mimic real skylights with shifting daytime colors. The Ultra model in particular is impressively large, with a sky-high 5,000-lumen brightness. Govee’s lighting software allows you to provide prompts and view smart suggestions or modes that can display far more than just a sky (such as the visual of a map we saw). We can’t wait to pop it up in a dark room and make a portal to another reality. 

Bosch has brought its most powerful vacuums to CES to challenge the likes of Shark and Dyson, so we had to test them out. Our vacuum expert Ajay Kumar got to spend an hour putting Bosch’s top models to work, including the Bosch Unlimited 9 ($499 to $579) and Bosch Unlimited 10 ($599 to $699) models. 

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

Qualcomm is bringing a cheaper version of its Snapdragon X2 Elite chip (slated for this June) called the X2 Plus, which could lead to cheaper laptops. It comes as unprecedented demand for RAM to power AI data centers is pushing up the cost of electronics. By lowering the capabilities on the CPU side, it’ll require less RAM, which could alleviate pricing pressures. 

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

Read more: Qualcomm Brings Its Cheaper Snapdragon X2 PC Chips to CES

Lego bricks aren’t probably the first toys that come to mind when you think of the gadgets on display at CES, but the classic building blocks are getting a splashy tech makeover. The new Smart Bricks are part of what Lego calls a Smart Play system, and each brick comes 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, ranging in price from $70 to $160. How that all translates into a playing experience is still a bit of an open question, but CNET’s Scott Stein has some early impressions on the Lego keynote presentation at CES.

CES is a showcase for gadgets, prototypes and future concepts, but let’s not forget the technology workhorses: laptop and desktop computers. HP’s OmniBook models this year get a new slim design and more power for AI processing, 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 slimmest consumer notebook” at 0.55 inches at its thickest point and 0.29 inches in front. The forged anodized aluminum shell felt tough and sturdy when CNET’s Matt Elliott got a hands-on look.

Inside are either Intel Core Ultra Series 3 or Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 processors; the latter enables up to 85 TOPS NPU 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 solid-state storage.

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

On the desktop, the $1,500 OmniStudio X27 all-in-one has a Neo:LED display, “an IPS panel with a mini-LED backlight for better brightness, deeper blacks for near-OLED contrast, and finer light control with less blooming than a traditional LED-backlit IPS display.”

The 27-inch model is now the company’s largest offering. It also features Thunderbolt Share, a streamlined way of copying files via cable between it and a laptop, and a tilting webcam that can share what’s on your desk.

AMD’s CES 2026 press conference starts at 6:30 p.m. PT, and will feature CEO Lisa Su as the company makes its latest batch of tech announcements. AMD is expected to launch new hardware along with its own plans for artificial intelligence, with the company’s website stating that it plans to deliver “AI solutions — from cloud to enterprise, edge and devices.”

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

Will CES 2026 bring the introduction of Motorola’s first book-style foldable phone? A social media teaser video from Motorola — in addition to information about a purported phone called the Motorola Fold posted by leaker Evan Blass — is heightening anticipation. Moto-owner Lenovo’s Tech World event at the Las Vegas Sphere on Jan. 6 could be where it first appears. For more, check out CNET’s coverage from Omar Gallaga.

Often, at the end of the workday, I’ll glance at a Post-it with notes I jotted down during a Zoom call, only to think to myself, “What did I write? I hope it wasn’t important.” 

CES 2026 has no shortage of AI-powered notetaking devices, although Thine wants to leverage your iPhone as the foundation of 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 premise is that Thine doesn’t have to invest in creating a device that has a mic with good audio pickup and background noise cancellation, because most modern iPhones already have solid capabilities. 

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

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

But chances are, unless you’ve got deep pockets, you won’t be using Thine to transcribe work calls or class lectures. At a staggering $200 a month for a Thine subscription, it’s not cheap. According to Rai, Thine is currently tailored more for executives and founders who want to easily keep track of meetings and networking conversations. 

Sony Honda Mobility’s Afeela 1 electric vehicle brand will get new updates at the joint venture’s CES press conference, which will kick off at 5 p.m. PT. The Afeela 1 was first announced back at CES 2020, with pricing and preorders 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 for an all-new concept model. 

The press conference will stream on both Afeela’s YouTube channel as well as on CNET’s YouTube channel.

I’ve never seen a security camera look so cute, nor have I seen one with so many hidden features. Lockly’s compact, battery-powered OwlGuard is here at CES, and it’s bringing new tricks for home security. 

This palm-size camera has 2K resolution and color night vision, plus a tiny screen to give you status updates. You don’t need an app or even a Wi-Fi signal to use it. That last part is especially handy 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 pop on a monocle to enable more powerful zooming, give it shades to reduce glare in sunny spots, pop on a silicone overcoat for more protection or add a privacy cover when not in use. It also works with Alexa and Google Home. 

Amazon’s branded TVs will now be called Ember, and they’ll have magnetic frames and sensors to detect when someone’s in the room. The first model, the Ember Artline TV, looks to be a direct competitor to Samsung’s The Frame TV, with its matte screen and access to more than 2,000 pieces of free art. 

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

For more on Amazon’s latest lineup, read CNET TV editor Ty Pendlebury’s coverage here.

Scribbling notes in work meetings could soon be 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’ll get to work. 

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

Samsung Display is known for showing off 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 someday hit the market. 

Foldable phones today still have a rather notable crease (even if they’re slowly becoming more subtle), but Samsung Display conjured up a concept that makes those lines practically invisible. With reports suggesting Apple is working with Samsung Display to develop a creaseless foldable iPhone, it’s possible we may see this application in a phone that actually hits the market. 

Samsung Display also showed off a vehicle model equipped with OLED displays, including a curved, 18.1-inch L-shaped center display for controlling climate, navigation and more. The curved display isn’t an entirely new concept, but it has been upgraded from the 14.4-inch version of previous years. 

The front-seat passenger can watch movies on a 13.8-inch display that can move into the dashboard when it’s not needed. There’s also an option in which a driver won’t be able to see what’s on the passenger’s screen from their vantage point, so they don’t get distracted. I’m not sure if there’s a need for more screens inside a car, but this is a solution I think could improve safety, while keeping passengers entertained.  

And there were robots. The one Samsung Display showed off is a concept for a teaching assistant that can guide students to classrooms, share information about professors and let you check assignments. We didn’t see it do more than display messages on its circular screen, so I’m not sure how to feel about the usefulness of this application. But points for the cute little robot arms on the sides. 

Monday morning, CNET Senior Editor James Bricknell and Senior Reporter David Lumb left the Las Vegas strip to go hiking at the Red Rock Canyon national conservation area. It was just for a short quarter-mile nature visit to get away from most technology at CES 2026. But to ease their way, they donned the Hypershell X Ultra exoskeleton as a mobility aid.

“I’ve been using the Hypershell X Ultra exoskeleton for about a month now, but this is the first time I’ve had the opportunity to spend time with it at elevation,” James says. “I’m pretty unhealthy, and I was expecting to be exhausted very quickly. After the initial burst of effort, I quickly settled into a comfortable stride with the Hypershell helping reduce the strain on all my joints. It was great to keep up with everyone else without the outward appearance of exhaustion.”

“I’ve not used the Hypershell exoskeleton before, and indeed put one on right before hitting the trail,” David says. “As a seasoned hiker, I’m used to trudging up and down rough paths, my legs screaming louder and louder as fatigue sets in. But with the Hypershell wrapped around my waist and its carbon-fiber limbs reaching down to a cuff cinched above my knees, hiking up our short trail was noticeably easier. 

“I made sure to switch it off and on as I moved along the trail, and could tell that the Hypershell’s motor lifted my thighs enough with each step to keep my feet from dragging. At its highest motorized strength setting, the exoskeleton was almost leading my legs before I was ready to walk — and at the end of a long day of hiking, that could help me finish the last length of the trail, which always feels the longest.”

At CES 2026, robotics are on display. Qualcomm revealed a slate of robotics, aimed at everything from home use to human-like robotics. The company’s Dragonwing IQ10 Series is a “full-stack” AI architecture — meaning it affects both the front- and back-end of the technology. Or, in this case, the 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 down and bending its back to pick a teddy bear up off the floor, as well as punching through a piece of wood. 

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

Chances are, we aren’t quite close to the Jetsons — don’t expect humanoid robots to be in every household by the end of 2026 — but maybe there will be a robot more capable and with better flexibility than me soon. Actually, maybe that’s a low bar. But you get the picture.

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

This new version of Atlas will be set to work in Hyundai’s factories around the world over the next year. The robot is at the core of Hyundai’s robot strategy, in which it envisions humans and robots working harmoniously and safely together.

If Samsung is willing to put AI in its refrigerators, then projectors don’t seem so farfetched. The Galaxy phone-maker has updated its Freestyle projector with a new “Plus” model, adding AI-powered features such as keystone correction, automatic screen fit and wall calibration. It’s part of a suite of features that the South Korean firm calls AI OptiScreen. 

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

Read 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 hefty 130-inch R95H has an easel-like design and Samsung’s proprietary Glare-Free technology. It promises more saturated colors and better brightness, offering another option for TV shoppers. It doesn’t have a price tag yet, but don’t expect it to be cheap.

The future’s so bright you’re not going to escape it with these HDR display glasses. The RayNeo Air Pro 4 is one of the first models to incorporate the super-bright micro-OLED panels, which can hit up to 1,200 nits. Even if it’s just a 1% window where it peaks (that’s just my guess), it’s close to your eyeballs and filling a lot of your field of view. 

Scott Stein had eyes-on time with these vivid, in-your-face displays and other new tech, so check out his coverage.

Nvidia’s press conference at CES 2026 is underway, with 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 streaming on CNET’s YouTube channel.

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

Sweekar looks like a little Tamagotchi pet, starting its electronic life by hatching from an egg and eventually growing big enough to sit on your desk or shelf. The AI pet is priced at $150, and there could be more ways to play with it as it advances through the teen and adulthood stages.

CES 2026 is in full swing, and CNET is heads down in Las Vegas working to bring you all the reveals from the year’s biggest technology conference.

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

The company says the X11L’s SQ-LED panel uses proprietary technology to show the widest range of colors possible in a television screen.

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

Hisense will be broadcasting its CES press conference starting at 10 a.m. PT. The company will likely show off its next line of televisions and screens. This could include the recently unveiled S6 FollowMe, a 32-inch tablet-style display you can wheel around the home and use for video calls, watching movies or browsing the internet.

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

The Aura V7 Max and Veno Pro are wireless smart locks that will never need to have their batteries replaced. They use a proprietary wireless charging technology called AuraCharge, to charge the lock with a beam of light from a base station. That base station doesn’t need to be plugged in, but it does need line of sight of the lock, within a 4-meter range.

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

For more about the V7 Max and Veno Pro, CNET Editor Ajay Kumar got extended time with both locks at CES.

A day ahead of Lenovo Tech World, Motorola appears to be teasing a new foldable phone that may be getting its first look at the Tuesday event. In this Instagram video posted by Motorola, the animated graphic initially shows a Motorola Razr, but then morphs into a book-style folding phone that’s similar to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold series. We’ll find out Tuesday if Motorola’s truly unveiling a new foldable as part of its CES lineup.

LG’s CES 2026 press conference includes a look at the CLOiD homemaker robot and new TVs among other announcements.

LG makes some of the best TVs on the market — I’ve been using an LG C2 OLED for some years, and am still blown away by its picture quality each time I sit down to watch a movie or a TV show. The company revealed its W6 Wallpaper TV at CES 2026. With its thin design, wireless connection box and the option to display artwork digitally, LG’s Wallpaper TV allows you to install a television in your living room while maintaining a clean setup that doesn’t, by default, make it the center of attention. Plus, enhancements 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 super thin at just 0.35 inches (9mm). It’s designed to sit flush against a wall, so if you wall-mount your television, it shouldn’t stick out too much. LG’s W6 Wallpaper TV has a wireless connection box for the audio/video inputs, like HDMI ports, that can be placed up to 30 feet away. So you can keep your home theater devices — streaming devices, game consoles and 4K Blu-ray players — tucked away in a media cabinet for a clutter-free living room. 

Despite the LG W6 Wallpaper TV’s wireless connectivity box, the company says it delivers visually lossless 4K audio and video. For gamers, the W6 Wallpaper can run games at up to 4K resolution with a blazing-fast 165Hz refresh rate and a super-low 0.1ms pixel response time — if you’ve got 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 claims that 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 spot with lots of ambient light, the W6 may be an improvement over previous LG OLEDs. The W6 is supposedly 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 television, so you can use the app to make your wall-mounted TV masquerade as a painting or photograph. Gallery Plus is a paid service, but there’s a free light version available. The W6 Wallpaper TV comes in 77-inch and 83-inch variants.

On paper, the LG W6 Wallpaper TV seems to strike a balance in order to appease home theater enthusiasts who want a discreet setup in a living room or family room. Notably, LG also unveiled a Gallery TV, which aims to compete with other art televisions such as Samsung’s Frame TV. But it’s a Mini-LED, not an OLED, so you may not get the best possible image 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 for monitoring the health of your pet. The food bowl will cost $199, and the company that makes it is researching a potential dog edition in the future.

Most phones tend to look much the same as one another, with almost identical rectangular bodies and little to choose between them when it comes to design — or even specs. Not so with Honor’s latest handset: The company’s “Robot Phone” has a camera module that flips out from its body.

It’s attached to a gimbal for stabilization, which makes the whole thing look like someone photoshopped the top of a DJI Osmo Pocket 3 onto an Android phone. Sure, that makes the phone pretty hefty, but, like many content creators, I’d be happy to sacrifice a bit of pocket space for better quality photos and videos on the move. Pity it’s only in the concept stage, but I’d certainly love to take it for a spin on my next photowalk. 

The Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold unfolds from a phone with standard dimensions into a thin 10-inch tablet, and while it’s already on sale in some international markets, we’ve gotten several pairs of hands on the new folding phone at CES 2026. 

To see how big the TriFold is when unfolded, here’s how it looks in the hands of CNET’s Social Producer Faith Chihil and Principal Video Producer Celso Bulgatti.

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

Hisense says you can use it like a big tablet, including having it stream videos, take video calls and browse the internet. But because it’s so big, you wheel it around the house instead of carrying it around. Not sure how it would handle multilevel homes, though: This device does not look like it’s meant to be carried up and down the stairs.

Read more: Hisense FollowMe TV on Wheels Doesn’t Actually Follow You Around

Belkin’s CES 2026 lineup includes a variety of power banks, chargers and a new higher-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 both an iPhone and an Apple Watch, along with 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 features an LED display to indicate the remaining battery life.

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

Read 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 prior model and can connect directly with a Nintendo Switch 2 using a new dock accessory. The Xreal 1S costs $450, which is a substantial discount from the $649 price of the Xreal One Pro (but the same as a Switch 2). The new glasses feature a larger 52-degree field of view and a slightly higher 1,200-pixel resolution, compared to the 1080p offered on the Pro.

CNET’s Scott Stein got to try out the new glasses, along with a new $100 Neo dock that allows for connecting the Nintendo Switch 2 for game time inside the glasses.

Read more: Xreal’s Latest Glasses Get Better and Cheaper. And There’s a Switch Dock, Too

The Clicks Communicator, below, looks and feels like an old-style BlackBerry phone, in a handheld device that connects wirelessly to your smartphone. But if you want a clicky keyboard on your phone, Clicks has an option for that, too.

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

The iconic Tamogotchi virtual pet in the 1990s gave you the opportunity/responsibility of nurturing a virtual pet, but no matter how much you virtually fed it, the LCD creature always stayed locked in its keychain-sized egg. Now there’s a spiritual descendent that physically grows as it matures.

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

CNET Principal Writer Katie Collins declared Sweekar to be the first worthy successor to the Tamogotchi she nursed as a child.

The all-screen design of today’s smartphones is ubiquitous, but there are still pockets of people who long for the early days when mobile phones had clicky, 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) rocked 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 side device that connects to your smartphone to provide an experience that is less distracting than what your phone provides. “Doing, not doomscrolling,” is how the company describes its function.

Is a hardware keyboard worth the $499 price (with early-bird pricing down to $299)? If the retro styling appeals to you, one other feature might be what compels you to order: It has a 3.5mm headphone jack.

One of the biggest evening events on the Sunday before each CES officially begins is Unveiled, where hundreds of exhibitors show off their newest gadgets to a throng of eager journalists. Here’s a look at the show floor, and some of CNET’s team covering it from the press room.

Weight is just one measurement of your overall health, so why does your bathroom scale likely do just one thing? Withings has just introduced the Body Scan 2 at CES 2026, which measures 60 biomarkers to get a better picture of your current health — and also peek into your future. The company says the smart scale can do things such as assess risks of hypertension (high blood pressure) and look for signs of possible glycemic 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 up (imagine yourself waterskiing in place, or cruising nowhere on a scooter before you’ve had your first coffee of the day). 

The goal is not just a dumb tool that takes a snapshot of your morning health, but an “at-home longevity station” that helps steer you toward better health. Vanessa Hand Orellana has all the details on the $600 device that is scheduled to launch in the second quarter of 2026 (pending clearance by the US Food and Drug Administration).

CES has been showcasing the newest technology for decades, dating all the way back to 1967 with a show in New York. Then known by its original name — the Consumer Electronics Show — it attracted 117 exhibitors. 

CNET’s newly named Editor-in-Chief, David Katzmaier, has gone through the decades of CES history in the lead-up to this year’s convention. Katzmaier, a CNET veteran who has been attending CES since 1999, goes over the many years of products that have come and gone from the trade show. This includes the game consoles, a failed precursor to Apple’s iPhone, various format wars and more.

Read more: PDAs, Tube TVs and $13,000 VCRs: How CES Jump-Starts the Tech of Tomorrow

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

This would represent a significant advancement over current home tech robots, which often have a single purpose, such as vacuuming or mopping. 

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

Read more: LG Brought a Robot That ‘Cooks, Folds Laundry and Empties the Dishwasher’ to CES

Voice recorders are a standard journalism tool, but various companies are launching AI note-taking devices that might combine the convenience of a recording device with AI transcriptions. CNET Principal Writer Katie Collins will be trying out the Plaud NotePin S at this year’s CES, which promises to record and highlight conversation moments with a few quick button presses. This device can be worn either as a shirt pin or as a wrist accessory, such as a watch.

Read more: My CES 2026 Secret Weapon? This New Wearable 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 throughout the group will hand-select the top highlights from this year’s convention, including categories such as Best AI, Best Gaming, Best Mobile, Best TV, and Best Overall.

The winners will be announced on Wednesday, Jan. 7, at 8 a.m. PT, and for in-person attendees, an awards show ceremony will take place at 4 p.m. PT on the CTA Stage at LVCC Central Hall Grand Lobby.

Check out this post for more details about the Best of CES 2026 awards.

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

CNET Principal Writer Katie Collins gathered up our team’s big predictions for what we expect from this year’s show, including what developments we expect to see for TVs, computers, phones, cars and AI. Check out everything we expect from CES 2026 here.