Everything announced at CES 2026

It is the primary week of a brand new 12 months and there is not any time for the tech world to slowly ease again into issues following the vacations. That is as a result of CES 2026 is in full swing, with all method of corporations descending on Las Vegas to disclose their newest improvements and what they’re planning to carry your approach within the close to future.

Lots of the Engadget crew are on the bottom to take a look at as a lot of the brand new tech as doable. In fact, we’re preserving tabs on all the main CES press conferences too. Samsung has already held its First Look presentation, which focuses on dwelling merchandise, whereas LG has proven off a big selection of TVs. Shows from NVIDIA, Sony, Lego, Hyundai and others are but to return.

You’ll be able to compensate for all the massive CES 2026 bulletins (and a few of the extra offbeat gizmos which can be being proven off on the occasion) proper right here. We’ll be preserving this story up to date all through the week.

Micro RGB TVs

Micro RGB is a time period you’ll be able to anticipate to listen to about fairly a bit within the coming months and years, particularly while you’re procuring to your subsequent TV. Micro RGB is a brand new tech that is much like Mini LED, although it makes use of purple, inexperienced and blue LEDs as an alternative of white backlights. Distinction ratios aren’t fairly as excessive as these on Micro LED and OLED shows, for the reason that pixels cannot be turned on and off individually. Nevertheless, Micro RGB items are mentioned to be brighter and extra shade correct than TVs that use different show tech, partially as a result of the LEDs in these screens provide smaller, extra customizable dimming zones.

We’re seeing extra of those TVs pop up at CES 2026, together with a mammoth 130-inch concept model that Samsung brought to Las Vegas. The corporate unveiled its first Micro RGB TV in August, — that’s a 115-inch, $29,999 mannequin. This 12 months, you’ll be able to anticipate it to start out providing Micro RGB TVs in 55-, 65- and 75-inch sizes. There are additionally 85-, 100- and 115-inch fashions on the way in which.

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

Different new TVs and OS updates

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

It runs on the Fireplace TV platform and (in fact) there’s Alexa+ integration, together with help for Dolby Imaginative and prescient, HDR10+ and Wi-Fi 6. The Ember Artline is predicted to start out transport this spring. It begins at $899 for the 55-inch mannequin.

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

On the Google aspect of TV land, you’ll be able to anticipate more Gemini-powered features. The corporate is bringing the flexibility to go looking Google Images for sure moments and folks to Google TV, together with the choices to remix pictures into completely different types and create slideshows on the fly. The Veo and Nano Banana AI video and picture era fashions are coming to Google TV as effectively. You too can anticipate the flexibility to regulate TV settings utilizing your voice. These Gemini options are coming to Google TV-powered TCL fashions first, then different units within the following months.

Samsung

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

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

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

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

LG

Likewise, LG introduced different non-TV tech to CES. The corporate is shining the highlight on its CLOiD robot. Just like the far creepier-looking 1X Neo, the CLOiD is designed to assist with family duties akin to beginning laundry cycles, folding garments, unloading the dishwasher and serving meals. This seems to be extra of an idea than one thing you’ll purchase anytime quickly, however we must always get a better take a look at the CLOiD in individual this week.

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

L’Oreal

L’Oreal usually brings some attention-grabbing magnificence tech to CES and the corporate did so once more this 12 months with a trio of gadgets. The LED Eye Masks makes use of purple gentle and near-infrared gentle to handle the likes of puffiness, discoloration and positive strains.

The LED Face Masks appears to be a extra pliable model of masks that we have seen from the likes of Dr. Dennis Gross, Omnilux, Therabody and Shark in recent times. Nevertheless, it is solely in prototype kind for now and it is not anticipated to hit the market till subsequent 12 months.

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

Laptops and desktops

It is CES, so in fact we’ll see a bunch of laptops and desktops. The vast majority of these will certainly emerge after NVIDIA’s press convention on Monday night, although we have already had a peek at LG’s Aerominum laptops.

Cellular

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

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

Those that choose their cellphones to have fewer bells and whistles could be within the newest mannequin from Punkt. The MC03 is a nifty-looking touchscreen mannequin that runs on the privacy- and security-centric AphyOS, which is predicated on the Android Open Supply Challenge. It has a UI that borrows a web page out of the Mild Cellphone’s playbook, although you’ll be able to nonetheless set up any Android app. The MC03 will hit European markets this month for €699 / CHF699 / £610. There is a necessary subscription, nonetheless. You get a 12 months of entry included with a telephone buy, then it is a €10 / CHF10 / £9 month-to-month payment (paying for a long-term plan up entrance can cut back the associated fee by as much as 60 %).

AI

No prizes for guessing that there is going to be a ton of AI-related information at CES this 12 months. Amazon, for one, introduced that it is rolling out a web-based version of Alexa+. Which means you will not essentially have to have an Amazon system to check out the generative AI-powered assistant. Nevertheless, Alexa+ Early Entry prospects are getting first dibs on the net model.

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

We additionally noticed the Fraimic, an E Ink show that may faucet into OpenAI to generate pictures. There is not any subscription for the Fraimic (which prices $399 for the usual dimension, which has a 13-inch show) and also you get 100 AI-generated pictures per 12 months included along with your buy. Pre-orders are open now and the Fraimic is predicted to start out transport on this spring.

Some corporations nonetheless attempting to make wearable AI units occur. SwitchBot has a wearable mic known as the AI MindClip, which might seemingly document and transcribe the whole lot you say (no, thanks!). Plaid, in the meantime, introduced its NotePin follow up to the dance. This time round, the NotePin S has a button that you may push to document conversations. You too can press the button to flag key moments for an AI-generated abstract to give attention to. The NotePin S is on the market now for $179, must you be enticed to purchase such a factor.