CES 2026: Live updates on the latest gadgets at the biggest tech event of the year

And that's a wrap on this CES 2026 liveblog. While it has certainly been a long, hard week, we've had a wonderful time connecting our readers to the biggest tech conference of the year. Thank you all so much for reading our work and sticking with us through it all.

As we pack up our cozy conference room and get ready to leave Las Vegas, we'll look back fondly on this week and maybe, just maybe, look forward to doing it all again in 2027.

We take a lot of meetings and demos every CES, but don't always get to write up all of them for the website. There are only so many hours in a day, after all.  So for now, you'll see some posts here in the liveblog on things we haven't had a chance to write up. Just scroll on down!

I've been trying to publish my hands-on with L'Oréal's red light masks since I saw it on Tuesday, but between meetings, liveblogging and awards organizing and more, I just haven't been able to.

So here I am now to tell you all about how they felt on my face. Here's what I look like with both of them on but just one turned on:

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A person with the Loreal LED Eye masks on, with the one under her left eye turned on. It's glowing red.

To be clear, L'Oréal was not letting people put on the LED Face Mask for various sanitary and regulatory reasons, but it was also on display. I was able to put on the under eye masks, and L'Oréal supplied some adhesive patches to put between the masks and my skin.

I found it a bit tricky to get the second one I applied to stay, but the first one stuck on easily and hung tight. It also took me a while to figure out where the power on button was, but once I did, the placement felt intuitive. Not having each of these be connected by cables to a power unit makes them so much easier to use.

After a few minutes, the one I applied first (under my right eye) started to feel warm. I have a lot more thoughts about the product in general, which I've already briefly touched on in my initial writeup about the launch.

Read more: L'Oréal's CES 2026 beauty devices include a skin-like flexible LED mask

Late in the game, we've learned that Will.I.Am has once again launched devices at CES. While we knew that he was launching some speakers with LG as part of an ongoing collaboration, he's also lending his name to an EV and a robot. Not a huge surprise, Will is almost as much a CES mainstay as Samsung TVs.

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Gary Shapiro and Brendan Carr sitting side by side onstage at CES 2026.

Earlier today, I went to a very lightly-attended "fireside chat" between CTA CEO Gary Shapiro and FCC Chair Brendan Carr. They talked up Carr's announcement yesterday that the regulator plans to vote later this month to create a new category of "geofenced variable power" (GVP) devices that will be able to use the 6GHz band. Carr says this will allow AR, VR and other devices to operate at higher power than what's currently possible. Carr also took the opportunity to opine on the state of broadcast networks in America.

"I think over the years, the balance of power has shifted too far into the hands of the national programmers and they're effectively just using local TV stations as outlets for their programming and that's not quite the balance the FCC had in mind," he said. "We're looking at lots of ways to really empower those local broadcast TV stations to actually identify the needs of their local communities."

While Shapiro is a reliably uncritical interviewer, I definitely got a wave of secondhand embarrassment when he closed things out by telling Carr he was "brilliant."

Best in show: Lego Smart Play

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Lego Smart Play

And finally, the winner of winners: Lego Smart Play.

I'll leave it to Engadget editor-in-chief, Aaron Souppouris:

Smart Play represents a thoughtful integration of technology to the classic toy. A tiny chip the size of a single Lego stud allows the company's Smart Bricks to sense what's around them, opening up new ways to play. The system will debut with a trio of Star Wars sets, but we're sure Lego has plans for a wide range of licensed and unlicensed options.

Our team instantly fell in love with Smart Play, and Deputy editor Nathan Ingraham had the opportunity to both build some sets and talk with some of the people behind the technology. Amid parental anxieties about screentime, it's refreshing that Smart Play doesn't require an app or a screen to get started. Kids can just get building. — Aaron Souppouris, Editor-in-chief

Read more: Engadget's Best of CES 2026

Best emerging technology: IXI autofocus lenses

IXI

IXI Autofocus lenses

Compared to the many pairs of chunky smartglasses that offer marginal utility, IXI's thin-and-light autofocus lenses could change spectacles forever.

It's still early days, but according to, well, me:

IXI's glasses feature an elegant, unique, cameraless eye-tracking system that uses ultra-low-power LEDs and photodiodes to precisely monitor the user's eye movement and focus convergence. This data drives a liquid crystal lens layer, enabling a focus switch between near and far distances in approximately 0.2 seconds. Focus your gaze elsewhere, and your glasses return to their normal prescription. Think of them as a high-tech take on the often thick and clunky multifocal lenses we're currently stuck with.

Read more: Engadget's Best of CES 2026

Most promising concept: Lenovo Legion Pro Rollable

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Lenovo Legion Pro Rollable

CES goes hard on the concepts and prototypes. But sometimes they deserve a little more attention, a further nudge to say "we like, maybe even want, this thing." Enter Lenovo's Legion Pro Rollable.

Sam Rutherford says:

Lenovo created something with a simple yet powerful premise: A gaming laptop with a screen that gets wider at the touch of a button.

To make the Legion Pro Rollable, Lenovo took a regular Legion Pro 7i and then swapped its standard 16-inch display for a flexible one that can expand all the way up to 23.8 inches — with a bonus stop in between. This means you have the option to choose from 16:10, 21:9 or even 24:9 depending on the situation, which feels like an incredible way to enhance racing games, flight sims and anything else that can take advantage of extra wide aspect ratios. Granted, when its screen is fully deployed, it does look a bit ungainly. But of all the concepts we saw this year at CES, the Legion Pro Rollable is the one we hope survives to become a proper retail product.

Read more: Engadget's Best of CES 2026

Best gaming tech: ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo

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ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo

Gaming tech at CES often gets weird. 2026 was no different. With the ROG Zephyrus Duo, ASUS is bringing dual-screen to the masses once again, and with gaming laptops, the proposition makes a lot more sense.

According to Sam Rutherford:

The ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo is big, weird and potentially awkward to set up. But honestly, what kind of gamer doesn't want more screens? Even if you can't use its second display in the middle of a firefight, more real estate means extra room for Discord, build guides or anything else you might need. Furthermore, ASUS included not one but two brilliant OLED panels with up to 1,100 nits of brightness and color accuracy so good you won't have a problem editing photos or videos. You also get a ton of ports, and with support for up to an NVIDIA RTX 5090 GPU, the ROG Zephyrus Duo has more than enough performance to handle anything you can throw at it.

Read more: Engadget's Best of CES 2026

Best health tech: Eyebot vision test booth

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Eyebot vision test

Can Eyebot deliver an accurate sight test in mere minutes? Incredibly, yes.

Senior editor Daniel Cooper said:

Eyebot's new kiosk is designed to automate the process of visiting a doctor's office to three minutes rocking up to a machine. It uses a combination of analog and digital wizardry to identify what you need to see properly in no time at all. Even better is that the prescriptions have to be signed off by a licensed eye doctor, so you can still rely on a degree of professional rigor. We like Eyebot because it proved itself in our tests: its brief examination matched my professionally completed prescription from last year.

Read more: Engadget's Best of CES 2026

Best PC or laptop: Dell XPS 14 + 16

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The Dell XPS 14 and 16.

Last year, Dell introduced a new naming scheme for all of its hardware, replacing the iconic XPS line with the word "Premium." It also introduced confusion into its laptop lineup.

Fortunately, XPS laptops are back this year, in 14- and 16-inch sizes. Senior reporter Sam Rutherford explains what these machines are doing right:

On the XPS 14 and XPS 16, we're getting brand new chassis featuring the latest chips from Intel, gorgeous tandem OLED displays and precision engineering that embodies everything we loved about XPS laptops from previous years. Dell also streamlined its designs with the larger XPS 16 dropping an entire pound compared to the previous generation. The company even addressed a number of our previous critiques by switching from capacitive touch controls back to a classic row of function keys and reverting to segmented touchpads instead of seamless glass ones that made it hard to keep track of your cursor.

Read more: Engadget's Best of CES 2026

I stopped by the Bosch booth to see the company's Alexa+ enabled Series 800 espresso maker. Officially named the Personal AI Barista, Powered by Alexa+

It wasn't set up to take my coffee order, but I can see the advantage in asking your machine for the drink you want. These machines can make 30 different drinks, complete with the milk of your choice. Talking that through with Alexa+ may be easier than working through the menu to get to what you want.

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A pair of Bosch coffee makers with displays.

In effect, it's another Echo speaker in your home. So yes, your espresso machine can turn on your lights, or tell you the weather or listen to you whinge about your day — then fix you a cappuccino to make it all better.

Best toy: Lego Smart Play

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Lego Smart Play

High-tech Lego is finally divorcing itself from screens and smartphones. Lego's first CES press conference introduced the world to its new Smart Brick.

Deputy editor Nathan Ingraham channeled his inner child:

The Smart Brick is mostly a blank slate, but pairing it with Lego's Smart Tags and Smart Minifigures is what enables new play scenarios. Unsurprisingly, Lego introduced the Smart Play system alongside Star Wars sets that make these new immersive elements more obvious. An X-Wing piloted by Luke Skywalker can get into a dogfight with Darth Vader's TIE fighter, and you'll hear the engines roar to life, the characters exclaim as they come under fire and the spaceship explodes if it gets hit too many times. And Smart Play requires no setup, meaning that the technology packed into the Smart Brick fades away and lets kids (and kids at heart) get down to the business of playing. You don't need to know how it works — it just does.

Read more: Engadget's Best of CES 2026

Best outdoor tech: Tone Outdoors T1

Whisper Aero

Tone Outdoors T1

Let's step outdoors for our next winner. From Tone Outdoors, Aerospace engineering, fine-tuned for quieter yard work.

Billy Steele says:

The T1 is significantly quieter than most handheld gas models, clocking in at just 52 decibels of peak noise on average. It's also more powerful than most of them with 880 CFM of airflow volume. The T1 can run longer too, and an upcoming backpack will extend run time for several hours. But the most important advancement here is not annoying your neighbors — or yourself — when it's time to do some yard work.

Read more: Engadget's Best of CES 2026

Best audio: Shokz OpenFit Pro

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Shokz OpenFit Pro

Openfit earbuds are a tricky proposition, especially those trying to deliver noise cancellation tech when your ears aren't covered or sealed by the headphones themselves. Shokz may have cracked the code with its OpenFit Pro.

Billy Steele says:

The over-the-ear hook design allows the earbuds to sit outside of your ear for a clear line to your surroundings. When you need a bit more quiet, the company's noise reduction tech does well to silence moderate sounds in a cafe, office and more. It's seriously impressive how much noise reduction you'll get here, and the fact that nothing is stuck in your ear canals makes them very comfortable to wear.

Read more: Engadget's Best of CES 2026

Best home theater: Samsung HW-QS90H

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Samsung HW-QS90H soundbar

My home theater setup is long overdue for an upgrade. Samsung's latest soundbar might be enough on its own.

Billy Steele, Deputy editor explains:

With the HW-QS90H, Samsung is pledging to do the same with its Quad Bass woofer system. Those woofers move in two directions, producing a lot more low-end tone than most soundbars are capable of on their own. What's more, Samsung included its Convertible Fit Design tech that debuted last year, so you can lay this speaker flat or mount it on a wall and the built-in sensors will automatically adjust the driver output accordingly. So, if you've longed for deep bass on a soundbar without a large or ugly sub in the corner, you may finally get your wish later this year.

Read more: Engadget's Best of CES 2026

Best smart home: IKEA Matter-compatible smart home

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Engadget CES — IKEA

Sometimes, simplicity sells. At CES, there wasn't a lack of smart home devices, appliances and services, but most struggled to stand out from the crowd. Expensive machines, samey specs and muddled features ensured that IKEA's latest foray into the smart home stood out from the crowd.

From senior reporter, Amy Skorheim:

IKEA came to its first CES with a simple lineup of basic, Matter-enabled smart plugs, sensors, lamps and remotes at screamingly good prices. Function paired with accessible pricing is sort of what IKEA is known for, so the lineup didn't exactly surprise me as much as make me appreciate that someone is finally simplifying and democratizing smart home stuff.

There are 21 Matter-compatible devices in all. They include a $6 smart bulb, an $8 smart plug, a $6 smart remote and a slew of home sensors. A slightly pricier ($15) globe bulb looks very lovely. Finally, there's a smart bulb you'd actually want to look at — one that doesn't cost $50.

Read more: Engadget's Best of CES 2026

Best AI hardware: Subtle Voicebuds

Subtle Voicebuds (Subtle)

Best AI hardware: Subtle Voicebuds

The best products at CES don't have to cost thousands or dominate an entire apartment wall. From LG's Wallpaper, we move on to earbuds with a twist: Subtle's Voicebuds.

As senior reporter Devindra Hardawar explains:

Subtle's Voicebuds feature an AI model that's trained to transcribe your voice accurately in very noisy environments, or when it's below a whisper in quiet spaces. We've seen these things in action on the bustling CES show floor, where they managed to transcribe several sentences amid the chaos. The only downsides is that the Voicebuds require internet access to use the best transcription models, and you need to subscribe to the Subtle app to use it. Without the app, it relies on a smaller local model for transcription.

While we still need to put the Voicebuds through their paces, they're intriguing because we haven't seen many genuinely useful AI hardware products. Plus, it's been a while since we've seen a tiny startup deliver hardware trying to take on the likes of Apple.

Read more: Engadget's Best of CES 2026

Best TV: LG Wallpaper TV (OLED Evo W6)

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LG OLED Evo W6 "Wallpaper TV"

It wouldn't be CES without some massive, eye-catching TV announcements from Samsung, Hisense, TCL and the like, and this year the prize goes to LG for its "Wallpaper TV."

From senior reporter Devindra Hardawar:

I've seen plenty of TVs at CES this year, but few stopped me in my tracks like LG's OLED Evo W6. It's the resurrection of the company's "Wallpaper TV," but this time it's even thinner (about the depth of a pencil), and it's no longer tied to a soundbar. It also uses LG's wireless control box to reduce cabling — the only cord you need to hide is the one for power.

And best of all, the OLED Evo W6 features LG's latest OLED technology, which promises to be about 20 percent brighter than previous generations. Video demos looked absolutely stunning, with all of the wonderful contrast and black levels we've come to love from OLED. But it's also a work of art when it's turned off, one that practically disappears when viewed from an angle.

Read more: Engadget's Best of CES 2026

Best accessibility tech: WheelMove

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WheelMove power assist for manual wheelchairs

Our video of the WheelMove has already gone viral on Instagram, with millions of views racked up as we speak. Clearly, this device is resonating with audiences, and it found a spot on our winners list too.

From weekend editor Cheyenne MacDonald:

WheelMove offers a simple upgrade for manual wheelchairs that could make it much easier for the rider to navigate rough surfaces like grass and uneven dirt paths. The add-on is affixed to the front bars of the wheelchair and can lift the small caster wheels off the ground, in addition to providing power assistance with five speed options. It's portable, has a decent range of about 15 miles — with the option to swap out its battery on the go — and could give wheelchair users greater access to areas that would otherwise be difficult to move about in. It can also keep the wheelchair from speeding up when a person is traveling on a downward slope.

This feels very much like a product that will actually see the light of day, and could be genuinely helpful. It builds upon an existing category of wheelchair accessories to address a real issue in a way that doesn't overcomplicate things, and would work with the wheelchairs people already use.

Read more: Engadget's Best of CES 2026

Best robot: SwitchBot Onero H1

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Onero H1 robot

Of the torrent of robots flowing through the CES showfloors this year, the SwitchBot Onero H1 seemed most likely to find a place in our homes.

From Karissa Bell:

We saw a lot of robots showing off intriguing and useful capabilities at CES 2026. While a lot of them impressed us, there were fewer companies willing to commit to actually making them available. But Switchbot's Onero H1, which we watched pick up clothes and load a washing machine, is a helper robot the company intends to sell this year.

The demo we saw was limited, but Switchbot claims it can help with an array of household chores (even if it might do them more slowly than a human). It's also kind of cute. The company hasn't said how much Onero will cost, though it promises the droid will be less than $10,000. A nearly five-figure price tag is still out of reach for most, but it at least gives us hope we'll see it somewhere outside of the CES showfloor.

Best mobile tech: Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold

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Best mobile tech: Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold

Smartphones rarely make headlines at CES. However, Samsung's western debut of its new TriFold got me (and several other editors) excited.

I've never been sold on the square-ish main-screen form factor of the Z Fold series. — and many other companies' smartphones. The Galaxy Z TriFold, however, packs an (almost) 4:3 screen ratio that makes it both more familiar and more usable. I could easily imagine myself unfurling the 10-inch Z TriFold on a plane or train tray table, connecting a Bluetooth keyboard and using it like a pocketable PC for writing articles, browsing the internet and more. Wait, did Samsung inadvertently reinvent Dex?

Announcing Engadget's Best of CES 2026 winners

Subtle, LG, Lego, Onero

Engadget's Best of CES 2026

After months of work and research, we're finally ready to announce our top picks from CES 2026. We've just published our list of winners, and they represent the Engadget team's desire to recognize good tech.

From our editor-in-chief Aaron Souppouris:

"We're by no means AI luddites at Engadget, but it's fair to say that our team is more excited by tangible products that enrich our lives than iterative improvements to large language models. So, away from all of the bombast of NVIDIA's marathon keynote and Lenovo's somehow simultaneously gaudy and dull Sphere show, it's been a pleasure to evaluate the crowd of weird new gadgets, appliances, toys and robots vying for our attention."

Read more: Engadget's Best of CES 2026

Seasoned CES attendees have one advantage over newer participants: Experience. Often, companies exhibiting at the show will, how do I put it, say untrue things like they're accurate. Experience helps you remember not to take everything told to you at face value.

On a completely unrelated topic, here's a picture of a booth we saw at CES 2026 that we also saw at CES 2025.

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A robocopter at the Rictor booth at CES 2026.

8bitDo teased a new smartphone controller for of CES, although I had to do some diving to find it. A rep was kind enough to pull one out secretly from a cupboard, and it's a tiny lil' thing.

The FlipPad plugs into your phone's USB-C port and the device flips onto the lower half of the screen adding physical controls to on-screen virtual sticks and buttons.

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8BitDo FlipPad at CES 2026

The D-pad, button layout and color scheme suggest it's aimed at retro titles. Once it's plugged in, there's a Game Boy vibe to the whole thing.

Unfortunately, I don't play that many vertical games with virtual controls, so I broke out Vampire Survivors for a brief victory lap. No price yet, and launch is TBC.

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8BitDo's FlipPad

By the way, remember the IntBot Nylo robots running their own CES booth I mentioned yesterday? Here's a video from Karissa on how that looked:

Two OlloBots — one with a long furry purple neck, making it about two feet taller than the other — are pictured on a light purple floor, in front of a screen displaying a closeup of a child playing with blocks.

I'm so old that a lot of my cultural references are still firmly planted in the 1980s. And as such, the OlloBot — a Kickstarter-funded robot that we encountered at CES — immediately made me think of E.T., thanks to its ability to stretch its neck. (I'm not sure as the "why" on that feature, but that's generally not a good question to ask at CES.)

Cheyenne MacDonald grabbed a video of this curious guy on the show floor:

She's got the full details in her accompanying article, too.

Read more: I can't get over this goofy, long-necked 'cyber pet' robot at CES

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The GE Profile Smart Fridge on display at CES 2026

It's not CES without the latest stab at a smart fridge. This year's big entry is the GE Profile Smart Fridge, which is said to be coming in March for $4,899. In addition to a camera-enabled crisper drawer, the fridge includes a barcode scanner to help you better manage your grocery inventory.

Amy Skorheim elaborates on the scanner:

"It lives in the water dispenser and when you walk up, a little green light activates and scans the barcode of whatever you hold up to it. So if you're drinking the last of the almond milk, you scan the container and it'll automatically add it to your list.

That list can be accessed through the SmartHQ app which you can either check off at the grocery store or, if you really want to get deluxe about it, use the Instacart integration and have it delivered to your door. I scanned a few products — a box of vitamin C mix and a package of cinnamon raisin bagels — both of which quickly popped up on the screen and joined the running list."

Read more: The GE Profile Smart Fridge stops you from buying too much kale

We were just taking stock of the gear that the Engadget team has been using here at CES 2026, and we're giving Cheyenne MacDonald an award because she's been taking pictures with her Kodak Charmera. She also brought a GPD Pocket 3 as her personal laptop. Anyway here's the camera, pictured next to some breakfast items for scale.

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A tiny Kodak camera in front of a plate with a bagel on it.

Also in front of two different-sized bananas for (more) scale.

CESes morph over the years, with trendy topics like AIs or EVs or the Internet of Things taking hold every year. But one product type has remained a mainstay, reliably showing up each CES: TVs. Gigantic TVs. Here's the 130-inch Samsung Micro RGB TV that Devindra checked out:

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The Throne device perched on the side of a toilet.

CES has more than its share of weird tech, but... perhaps "unexpected" is a better description. After all, accessories like ring lights and selfie sticks originally puzzled onlookers — but they're necessary tools for YouTubers and livestreamers. I feel the same way about products like the Throne toilet-mounted... um, waste analyzer. For many, that will seem like quantified health tech taken to a ridiculous extreme. But as someone helping an elderly family member recovering from ulcer issues, I'd welcome a gadget that could (perhaps) save a potentially unnecessary trip to the local ER or urgent care center.

Read more: The weirdest tech we've seen at CES 2026 so far

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The Wheelmove add-on lifts a wheelchair's front wheels and adds powered assistance.

As Cherlynn noted earlier, while Friday is technically the final day of CES, today is the last day our team will be on-site. Ahead of our sharing our award winners, though, it's a good time to look back at highlights from Wednesday's coverage. The tech that caught our eye ranged from items that spurred child-like delight (hands-on with the new Legos!) to eminently practical (Eyebot's vision-testing kiosk), life-altering assistive tech (WheelMove's motorized wheelchair attachment, pictured above) to... weird but potentially very useful (Throne's toilet senor rig).

Read more: CES 2026 Day 2: All of the coolest tech we saw on the show floor during the second day

I could keep posting robot pictures but I think we all need a palette cleanser, so here's basically eye candy: Karissa and Cheyenne and a cute fluffy... mascot..? Looks like this company (Neakasa) makes garment steamers... No robots here!

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Karissa Bell and Cheyenne MacDonald from Engadget, posing with a large furry mascot at CES 2026.

Don't be fooled, though. Not all things that looked like robots at CES 2026 were robots. According to our Daniel Cooper, there was a person inside this panda robot costume:

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A large humanoid panda at a CES 2026 booth.

We particularly loved this robot in the background of the IntBot booth, who's already learned the most human behavior: chilling on a couch and ignoring us.

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A robot wearing over-ear headphones, draped in a blanket and chilling on a couch at CES 2026

Cheyenne also swung by the IntBot booth, which the company has self-described as the "first unmanned CES booth run by a robot." Spoiler alert: There was a human there. But I have to give it to the robot running the booth — it seemed to have nicer clothes than me.

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A humanoid robot wearing a beanie and a jacket standing at a booth at CES 2026.

After CES 2026, it feels like the Engadget team now has an endless supply of robot videos and photos. In fact, here's the Ollobot, which Cheyenne saw yesterday. It makes faces. It's kind of cute, in an odd way.

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A robot with eyes on top of a screen showing a smile.

Today is the day we share our Best of CES 2026 award winners, which represent the best things we saw all across the various convention centers, showfloors and even some companies that might not have had their own booths. Since the first CES 2026 pitch hit our inboxes, we've been hard at work researching and vetting the companies at the show, and at last, we've made up our minds.

Good morning and welcome back to our liveblog of CES 2026! Today is the last day of this liveblog, and while I'm sad to leave you all, I'm looking forward to the end of our time in Vegas. Before we pack up and fly back home, though, we have a full day of coverage left here, so let's make full use of it!

We're going to wrap things up today here on the liveblog, but come back tomorrow as we still have more to report from CES 2026! Plus, we'll be announcing our Best of CES 2026 award winners, so definitely stick around. Thanks for joining us so far, we appreciate it. And see you again for one final liveblog day tomorrow at 8AM ET.

The Engadget team is currently in the middle of finalizing our Best of CES awards, so please bear with any delay here. But we're also nearing the end of the day and possibly wrapping up this liveblog for the day anyway. I still have so much to tell you all about though.

I don't know about you but when I think of a Labubu robot I think more of something like this thing our Dan Cooper saw in the South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center:

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A doll or robot resembling a Labubu with a giant ear sits on a table at a booth at CES 2026

Another random CES trend I've noticed this year is a fairly high number of companies either making things that look like (even more demented) Labubus or straight up calling their products the "Labubu of XYZ."

Here's an example. The email description: "Sequoia-backed AI labubu robot that joins meetings" and "a labubu-like robot that talks to you."

The device:

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Mini telepresence devices on top of boxes labeled "Vibe Bot" on a table.

You can decide if it was accurate or apt.

Anyway, other than the fact that it's happening in Las Vegas, this Faraday Future thing is not really related to CES 2026, so that's all the time it's going to get on this liveblog. Back to dogs! Robots! AI!!!

I'm confused, as the Faraday Future Stockholders' Day livestream has just started with a video profiling the supervisor of one of its factories. Like this is some kind of product launch press conference.

Maybe Faraday Future is reading our liveblog because the stream JUST started.

By the way, just five minutes ago, Faraday Future was supposed to start its Stockholders' Day livestream, but it hasn't kicked off yet. In case you're interested in tuning in yourself, here's the stream:

I was the only person not THAT excited about the Tone leaf blower, to be clear. But maybe the next time I walk past a park in the fall, I'll remember my folly and eat my words.

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The Tone Outdoors T1 leaf blower

One thing the team was genuinely excited to check out this CES was Tone Outdoors' T1 leaf blower. Tone Outdoors is a spinoff of Whisper Aero, an aerospace engineering company that set out to design quieter jet engines. In the process, they discovered their product could be used to make a leaf blower that didn't disturb your entire neighborhood. Here's Billy Steele on his experience with the T1:

The company promises the T1 is 80 percent quieter and 60 percent more powerful than "leading" handheld gas leaf blowers. More specifically, the T1 has 880 CFM of air flow, which easily surpasses my battery-powered EGO. And at 52 decibels of average noise at peak volume, his model is drastically quieter than any leaf blower I've used. I was able to confirm its lower roar on the CES show floor.

The T1 is already available for preorder for $599 and it's scheduled to ship in September. I will be passive-aggressively sending the buy link to that one neighbor who insists on starting the yardwork at 8AM on a Sunday morning.

Read more: The Tone Outdoors T1 solved the biggest problem with leaf blowers

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Behold, the $6 KAJPLATS smart bulb.

In an inflationary economy where everything seems to get more expensive everything month, IKEA remains a breath of fresh air: That LACK coffee table somehow still remains just $30. But the better news is that the global furnishing giant is bringing that same bargain pricing to its expanding line of smart home gear, with many of its Matter-compatible bulbs, plugs and sensors starting at under $20 — if not under $10.

From Amy Skorheim, who saw an overview of the new products at CES:

"Like most things IKEA, the 21 Matter-compatible smart home devices are simple, sleek and silly affordable. They include a $6 smart bulb, an $8 smart plug, a $6 smart remote and a slew of home sensors. A slightly pricier ($15) globe bulb is a direct answer to my longstanding wish for more attractive (but affordable) smart bulbs.

One of my favorite of the new devices was the BILREA remote control. It's a smooth, riverstone-like object that either comes with two simple buttons or a button and a scroll wheel. It pairs up with and controls IKEA's smart devices and lamps but what I really love is the magnetic mount integrated into its body. You can either attach the remote to any ferrous surface or use the small metal chip and included adhesive to give the remote a home on a wall or elsewhere. Why have so few other companies come up with a way to neatly and simply organize these tiny yet crucial controllers?"

The "catch" is that these devices will require a hub, but by being certified on the emerging Matter smart home standard, that controller can come from any rival manufacturer that's certified as such.

Read more: IKEA's first CES appearance included a $6 Matter smart bulb

More Dogs of CES 2026: Here's Otto on the floor of the Venetian!

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A cute dog on the Venetian Expo showfloor at CES 2026

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The LG CLOiD robot folding towels at CES 2026.

We've shared plenty of news about LG's CLOiD robot here earlier in the week. And after shooting video of the robot in action, Karissa Bell is back with some additional thoughts on her encounter:

"I went to the company's CES booth to watch its demonstration of CLOiD's abilities, which also include serving food, fetching objects and fitness coaching. During a very carefully choreographed 15-minute presentation, I watched CLOiD grab a carton of milk out of the fridge, put a croissant in an oven, sort and fold some laundry and grab a set of keys off a couch and hand them to the human presenter.

Throughout the demonstration, LG showed off how its own appliances can play along with the robot. When it rolled over to the fridge, the door automatically opened, as did the oven. When the LG-branded robot vacuum needed to move around a hamper, CLOiD helpfully cleared the path. But the robot also moved very slowly [....]"

Alas, like a lot of CES demos, CLOiD can do some neat parlor tricks when it putters around in a demo space that has effectively been designed around its limitations. But don't expect to drop this guy into your kitchen or laundry room and set it loose on a task list anytime soon.

Read more: LG's CLOiD robot can fold laundry and serve food... very slowly

If you want to get at least one CES "celebrity experience" under your belt, head over to the Venetian. Coming soon to the Dreame robovac booth... MVP Derrick Rose.

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A standing banner showing Derrick Rose with details on his appearance at the Dreame booth on January 7.

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Dephy's Sidekick, which the company describes as "bionic footwear."

Robotics company Dephy has created a pair of robotic sneakers, called the Sidekick, that are meant to help people who want to walk more than their bodies might otherwise be capable of. The system consists of two parts: an ankle-worn exoskeleton and a special pair of sneakers that attach to it.

Read more: These robotic sneakers gave me a surprising boost at CES

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ReviMo founder Aleksandr Malaschenko is pictured demonstrating the Niko lift system at CES

A startup called ReviMo has developed a robotic system that provides a way for people with limited mobility to lift and transfer themselves — like from a bed to a wheelchair, or to the toilet — without the assistance of a caregiver. ReviMo's Niko has two sets of arms: one that forms a "scooping seat" that slides underneath the person to lift them up, and the other encircling their torso and providing a backrest.

Read more: Niko is a robotic lift for people with limited mobility that doesn't require a caregiver's help

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HP EliteBoard keyboard PC.

If you've ever wanted a complete computer in the compact confinement of a keyboard, HP has a CES announcement for you. The new HP EliteBoard Ga1 hides all the computer smarts inside a relatively svelte keyboard frame, and HP's calling it a "Next Gen AI PC."

Read more: HP's new EliteBoard made me believe in keyboard computers again

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The Nosh display at CES 2026.

A lot of CES focuses on reducing the workload in the kitchen, be it for food preparation or post-meal cleanup. Nosh — which the company calls "the first robo-chef for the home" — focuses on the former.

From Daniel Cooper, who saw it in action:

"Even if you're not familiar with the category you can guess how this thing works: You'll select a recipe from the hardware's 500-dish strong repertoire. Then you'll prepare the necessary raw materials and slide them into individual compartments in the trays. Once done, you'll be able to push the tray into the unit when you're ready to eat and let it get on with the job of cooking. There are water and oil reservoirs, a spice rack mounted in the top, and a camera that uses computer vision to keep an eye on the meals as they cook. As each morsel is added, a mixer arm spins to ensure the food never stays in one place for too long."

I could see this working more in certain fast food or restaurant locations than, say, a residential kitchen, but it certainly looks like a step-up from a microwaved frozen meal.

Read more: Nosh is an AI cooking robot for the meal prep crowd

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Luca Rossi talks up Motorola's "incredible run" before introducing the new Razr Fold.

Samsung and Google have new competition in the foldable space. Motorola unveiled its first side-foldable smartphone at CES this year: the Razr Fold. The handheld sports an impressive 6.6-inch external screen and an 8.1-inch flexible main display.

Read more: Motorola just announced a foldable phone to rival Samsung and Google at CES

Also, one of the greatest CES traditions is unusual celebrity sightings. Sam Rutherford managed to spot basketball player Stephon Marbury taking photos at the Chamelo booth.

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A group of people posing for a picture in front of a booth at CES 2026.

Here's an exclusive picture of the Engadget team's CES 2026 spirit animals:

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Two robotic figures, one sitting against a wall and one laying face down on a carpeted floor.

One of my favorite things about attending CES is seeing people in person. Whether it's my teammates (whom I mostly only interact with via Slack) or folks who I've only ever interacted with over email or on social media, face-to-face time is nice, no matter how short.

We've been seeing videos of Razer's Project Ava holographic assistant make the rounds online, and were reminded of this story we published. in 2016: This virtual assistant looks like an anime girl trapped in a coffee pot

Razer's CES 2026 demo is almost exactly the same — random anime girl holograph trapped in transparent cylinder, cursed to obey your every demand. Or to quote an anonymous member of the Engadget team: "A bottled waifu."

Here's another pupper seen outside the convention center! And yes, this is a Dogs of CES account now.

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A labrador on a leash outside the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Back with some actual CES content: Remember when I told you that our favorite trend at CES so far has been all the dogs we've spotted on the show floor? Well here are a few more. Starting with this doggo that Amy spotted at the LG booth yesterday:

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A grey and white dog laying on the floor, next to a pair of legs.

Now playing in the Engadget work room: the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack.

Here's my list of CES pro tips, for anyone considering attending in future:

• You can't hail a cab from the streets — always go to a hotel's taxi line or use rideshare. Avoid walking places, because things are always much farther than they seem.

• Always add a 15-minute buffer to your meeting times at hotels. Getting to the specific booth after you've actually arrived at the lobby will require a huge amount of walking, navigating dizzying casinos and confusing signs, all while dodging slow-walkers.

• My personal favorite spots for meetings are away from the show floor — whether that's a hotel suite or somewhere else easier to get to. Traffic (both vehicle and human) is such a nightmare that I'd grab any chance to avoid it.

• Drink lots of water.

Speaking of suffocating, we've been talking about Las Vegas hotels here in the team work room. Editor in chief Aaron Souppouris recounted his experience at a hotel where the walls, made of leather, had absorbed decades of cigarette smokes. Any guesses which hotel this was?

The showfloor was suffocating yesterday, as it usually is on the first day. People often ask me what are must-sees at CES, and if this were seven years ago I might have suggested people go to Samsung or LG's booths to check out either the simulated roller coaster rides or gigantic cavern of screens. This year, though, it just feels like you're looking at robots everywhere you go.

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Dreame's Cyber X concept can climb full-size stairs.

At first glance, this might look like a scary bot with four chainsaws attached, but it's not. It's actually Dreame's Cyber X robot vac concept that can climb entire flights of stairs — still a bit eerie though.

From Karissa Bell:

"The device was able to deftly crawl up and down a flight of stairs. The Cyber X didn't use its "legs" to walk up the steps, though. Instead, it used the treads horizontally, moving a bit like a miniature, cleaning tank."

Read more: Dreame's latest robot vacuum concept has slightly terrifying legs that can climb full-size stairs

We're intrigued by WheelMove, an assistive device that helps people in manual wheelchairs an extra boost.

Weekend editor Cheyenne MacDonald says

"The accessory upgrades a manual wheelchair with a 10-inch extra wheel and a 250W motor that can drive at up to six miles per hour (10 kilometers per hour) and handle slopes up to 10 percent, with a range of 15.5 miles (25km). The battery is swappable, too, so a person could pack an extra for a longer outing to avoid having to stop and recharge."

At $6,000, the device is fairly pricey, but hopefully it can be subsidized by insurance providers and also drop in costs over time.

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Eyebot Kiosk

No time for an eye doc appointment? This walk-up Eyebot kiosk might be the solution you need. In just three minutes, this machine can scan your eyes to give you a prescription which is also sent to an eye doctor for final verification — no appointment needed.

From Daniel Cooper

"I was able to compare this prescription with my last eye test (conducted by a professional) from the previous year, and found that Eyebot's results matched it perfectly. It is worth noting, however, that Eyebot can't run any medical tests; like the little puff of air blown onto your eyes to measure the pressure your eyes can withstand, which shows your risk of glaucoma."

Read more: Eyebot promises an accurate eye test in a couple of minutes

We've got lots of videos of robots to show you today, starting with the LG CLOiD folding laundry and serving food.

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Switchbot's Onero H1.

Buried in laundry? Help is on the way! Switchbot brought its laundry bot, Onero H1, to CES and it'll actually go on sale this year. But throwing your clothes in the wash isn't all it can do — it can also wash dishes, serve food and drinks and wash windows.

From Karissa Bell:

"Onero dutifully picked up individual articles of clothing from a couch, rolled over to a washing machine, opened the door, placed the items inside and closed the door. The robot moved a bit slowly; it took nearly two minutes for it to grab one piece of clothing and deposit it inside the appliance which was only a few feet away."

The price will be under $10,000.

Read more: Switchbot came to CES with a laundry robot you might actually be able to buy

Good morning! I wasn't expecting to see a toilet bowl as I opened the liveblog (and my mouth to take a bite of my breakfast waffles) so that was nice..?

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Image of the Throne Toilet Computer perched on the side of a toilet.

A camera in your toilet? Sounds weird to me, but Throne introduced its toilet computer that's sole purpose is to study your, erm, bowel movements.

From Daniel Cooper:

"Capodilupo explained the hardware will look at how often you go, the texture and size of your motions, as well as the volume. The eventual aim is to be able to analyze your gut health, adding that as a GLP-1 user, that sort of data is vital to manage the symptoms of those drugs."

Read more: Throne, from the co-founder of Whoop, uses computer vision to study your poop

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A man sits in a manual wheelchair with an add-on attached that gives it a large central front wheel and raises the casters off the ground

WheelMove demoed its compact motorized wheelchair add-on, which attaches to manual wheelchairs and gives them the power and height to go over rough terrain.

From Cheyenne MacDonald:

"With the WheelMove attached, its creators say a manual wheelchair user can traverse rough and uneven surfaces — like cobblestones, grass and dirt paths — as well as ramps with far less effort than would normally be required. In some cases, it could open up travel in places that would otherwise be completely inaccessible."

Read more: WheelMove gives manual wheelchairs the power and height to handle rough terrain

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The Clear Drop soft plastics compactor next to a pile of the bricks it produces.

Clear Drop brought its Soft Plastic Compactor to CES this week, and the outcome seems promising. Essentially, you feed the machine all your plastic and after about a month, it'll create a brick like you see above.

From Amy Skorheim:

"It was satisfying to see the little slot on the top gobble up the plastic bags Daly fed it. The Clear Drop wasn't set to smash and heat at the show, but I was assured by another Clear Drop rep that any plastic smell produced during operation was minimal and the company performed safety tests to ensure the machine didn't create any harmful emissions."

As someone who recycles almost everything, I kind of want one!

Read more: Clear Drop is trying to do something about all those plastic bags under your sink

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Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker face off in one of Lego's new Smart Play sets

Lego unveiled its new Smart Play system, which is designed for more interactive play. The Smart Bricks can sense which Smart Minifigures are nearby and respond accordingly. No screens or apps are necessary, which is pretty convenient.

From Nathan Ingraham:

"At first glance, the sets themselves don't feel wildly different than other smaller-scale Star Wars sets, but the people from the Lego Group giving the demo pointed out a few notable characteristics. The TIE fighter and X-Wing are both specifically designed to withstand more abuse from active play scenarios than the average Lego set, and they're also specifically designed to fit well in a kid's hand so they can run around and propel them through the air."

Read more: Lego Smart Play hands-on: Using technology to get kids to play together

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Klipsch Atlas HP-1

Klipsch debuted its first set (well, actually three) of headphones in years during CES. The pair pictured is called Atlas HP-1, and they're designed for your day-to-day life and travel.

From Billy Steele:

"During my brief time with the HP-1, the excellent sound quality was the thing that stood out most. Klipsch is demoing the headphones with lossless audio over USB-C, so it will be interesting to see what the audio is like in wireless mode."

Read more: Klipsch Atlas HP-1 hands-on: A return to hi-fi headphones at CES 2026

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iPolish

Bored with your nails? Behold iPolish, which can change your press-on nail color in just five seconds. You, of course, have to buy the starter set first for $95 — but that's less than two visits to the nail salon.

From Daniel Cooper:

"Once you've selected your color of choice, you just put the tip of the nail into the wand, and it'll pass a short charge into the nail to change it. Sadly, the company wouldn't shed too much light on the process it uses to run the nails but, from my guess, it's some sort of electrochemical shenanigans going on behind the scenes."

They're expected to be available in June.

Read more: iPolish brings color-changing press-on smart nails to CES

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With its XD Rollable concept, Lenovo took the Thinkbook Plus Gen 6's basic design and made it even more futuristic by allowing its flexible display to wrap around onto its lid.

Lenovo is regularly experimenting with rollable laptops, and this year is no exception. It showcased its latest design, called the XD Rollable Concept. You simply press a button and the display can expand to 16 inches.

From Sam Rutherford:

"Now I will admit that after seeing the XD Rollable in person, its design does feel a bit gimmicky. Even though Lenovo's space-themed animation that appears when the laptop's display extends is pretty slick, I'm not sure how helpful that world-facing display really is."

Read more: Lenovo goes sci-fi with its wild XD Rollable Concept at CES 2026

Motorola

Motorola Razr foldable phone.

Motorola is taking another spin on the Razr phone: it just introduced its first-ever side-foldable phone. It's called the Razr Fold, and while we don't know how much it'll cost yet, we do know it'll come in two color waves, including blue and white.

From Lawrence Bonk:

"The Razr Fold boasts an impressive 6.6-inch external screen and an 8.1-inch flexible main display. The company hasn't provided dimensions, so we don't know how thick it is."

Read more: Motorola just announced a foldable phone to rival Samsung and Google at CES

Lenovo glasses

Lenovo, known for its PCs, unveiled its new smartglasses concept design at CES. They include touch and voice control, as well as teleprompter software.

From Lawrence Bonk:

"They look like a standard pair of specs and not all that different from something like Meta's Ray-Ban Display glasses. A pair weighs just 45 grams and the battery lasts eight hours, which is just enough time to get through a standard workday."

Read more: Lenovo just revealed a concept for AI-powered smartglasses at CES

Anyway, aside from Lenovo, we also saw plenty of other news yesterday. I was personally surprised that Meta was here to show off a neural wristband that could be used to control devices. We also saw a bunch of freaky, terrifying robots. I'm sure we'll still see more of those. Every where I turned on the showfloor, I saw robots.

I wish Lenovo had spent time telling you about its new laptops with rolling screens or swiveling displays. Or the fact that Motorola is expanding its Moto Things ecosystem of accessories. It did spend some time telling us about Motorola's new phones and foldable, but most of the press conference was devoted to throwing AI buzzwords at an audience that was either loosened up with free beer or distracted by a laggy livestream.

The thing is, Lenovo didn't really talk much about laptops during the press conference. It mostly talked up its AI platform — Qira — as well as its server products that can handle AI-processing and inferencing. Many of its partners were there to talk about how Lenovo's servers help their businesses process data and execute complex tasks. I got the sense Lenovo's leaders really want you to think of it as an AI-centric company in the same group as NVIDIA and AMD.

Last night was long, with Lenovo's Tech World press conference running for almost two whole hours from 5PM PT to 7PM PT. During the shindig, multiple tech personalities like Jensen Huang, Lisa Su, Lip-Bu Tan, Yusuf Mehdi and Gary Shapiro showed up. I'll leave you to test yourself: at which company does each of those people work?

Good morning everyone and welcome back to our CES 2026 liveblog. If you're new here, well where have you been all my life?

For those of you who wish you could be a fly on the wall, our team is currently discussing the best things we saw at CES 2026 while I watch Lenovo's press conference as we all scarf down delicious 4.9-star Indian food. It's CES, baby!

We're going to turn our attention to the Lenovo liveblog for now, so you'll find a slower rate of updates in this liveblog for the rest of the night. But we will be here still and also back up and early at 8AM ET tomorrow.

After a few technical issues that caused severe lagging issues in the livestream, Lenovo's event has kicked off and is in full swing. Spoiler alert: There's a lot of talk about AI. And Agentic AI.

From the pictures I'm seeing of the inside of the Lenovo press conference, it's jarring how large the space is. Look how huge! Also, the words "Smarter AI for all" on the screen just tell me that's all this press conference is going to be about.

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The inside of The Sphere at Lenovo's Tech World press conference at CES 2026, showing the words "Smarter AI for all" on the screen.

By the way, Lenovo's press conference is about to start in 30 minutes, and we're casually liveblogging it too, if you want to follow along. It's happening at The Sphere, and tons of people were lining up for tickets all day, which you might know if you've been following this liveblog closely today.

We've ordered Indian food for dinner as the team will be holed up in our little office today. So far for meals our team has managed to have a nice diversity of cuisines — thanks Las Vegas! We had sandwiches for lunch on Sunday, bagels on Monday (yesterday) and various Asian foods for dinner. I'm pretty happy. I know this has little to do with CES but it's dinner time for many of us and I'm hungry.

If there is a bit of a lull here, it's because the Engadget team has been busy putting together our shortlists for our Best of CES 2026 awards. We'll be convening shortly to discuss what we've seen so far to draw up our candidate pool.

So, apparently CPU coolers with curved displays are a trend now? Here are two different ones — the ASUS RYUO IV 360 ARGB Edition, followed by the MSI CoreLiquid E15 360.

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The ASUS RYUO CPU cooler on display at CES 2026.

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The MSI CoreLiquid E15 360 CPU cooler features a wraparound display.

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The ROG Xreal R1 AR glasses are new from ASUS and Xreal.

Our own Sam Rutherford is channeling Terminator-era Schwarzenegger here with the the ROG Xreal R1 AR glasses, from ASUS and Xreal. They're based on the Xreal One Pros, but Sam notes two important differences: They have a higher 240Hz max refresh rate and a new dock to make it easy to connect all your gaming consoles.

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The dock allows you to plug in any standard video source to use the glasses as a monitor.

Looking forward to hearing more about these soon.

Hyperkin x Gamesir X5 Alteron hands-on at CES 2026

The X5 Alteron is apparently the world's first fully modular mobile games controller. While the headline feature might be the stick/d-pad/button modules, the X5 Alteron has a very accommodating vice grip that works with devices from iPhone and Android phones through to the Switch series and even iPads. There's even Bluetooth if you want to use it with a PC.

Read more: Hyperkin and Gamesir made a modular game controller for your smartphone, tablet and even your Switch

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Intel Core Ultra 3 gaming on a Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5.

Intel announced its new Core Ultra 3 laptop line yesterday, the first made with its 18A manufacturing process. Devindra checked out one of the chips running in a Lenovo laptop and came away impressed:

How far has Intel's embedded Arc graphics come over the years? Enough to let me play Battlefield 6 at up to 190 fps in 1080p, with the graphics settings set to high, all on an unassuming Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5. There was no need for dedicated graphics, just the Intel Core Ultra X9 388H's built-in Arc B390 GPU.

There's a catch, of course: Intel's XeSS3 AI upscaling and 4X frame generation is the big reason why I was able to see such high fps figures. I was playing Battlefield 6 on a controller, with the Lenovo laptop connected to a TV, and I was surprised by how smooth the gameplay felt. There wasn't any sense of lag like I've seen in earlier frame-gen implementations, though any lag would probably be more noticeable if I was playing with a high DPI gaming mouse.

Read more: Intel's Core Ultra Series 3 let me play 'Battlefield 6' at 190 fps on a Lenovo ultraportable

A big part of Engadget's CES behind-the-scenes is parsing hundreds and hundreds of press releases and photos that companies send out for our consideration. We've actually already covered Samsung's Freestyle+ (you can read Mat Smith's preview here), but the official Samsung photos on my screen right now raise a lot of questions.

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A woman is pictured from behind sitting on a white sofa with a remote pointed to a streaming screen projected on a white sheet, with the Freestyle+ projector in front of her on a glass coffee table

Why is there a non-reflective white sheet on the white wall? How is that image not distorted by the sheet? How did that image get there when the projector isn't plugged in? Why is there a second projector, also not plugged in, pointing at the window?

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Samsung Freestyle+ projector

For this one.. Let's pretend that the Freestyle+ works without a power source. Why is this man putting his finger in front of the lens? How is it not obscuring the image? Why is the second projector pointed directly at the other person's face?

I'll let you know if we figure out the answer to these conundrums.

NVIDIA

Slide from NVIDIA's CES 2026 presentation about DLSS 4.5.

NVIDIA announced a new image-upscaling tech, called DLSS 4.5, which includes Dynamic Multi Frame Generation to maximize frames per second, delivering up to 4K 240Hz path traced performance.

From Anna Washenko:

"The new DLSS 4.5 promises sharper visuals with the 2nd Generation Super Resolution Transformer, which the company says will deliver better temporal stability, reduced ghosting and improved anti-aliasing."

Read more: NVIDIA announces DLSS 4.5 at CES 2026

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Shokz OpenFit Pro

Shokz debuted its new active noise-cancelling OpenFit Pro earbuds at CES. The open-ear headphones are apparently best suited for moderately noisy environments like coffee shops and the gym.

From Billy Steele:

"To me, the main appeal of the OpenFit Pro is the new Noise Reduction Mode that acts as a bit of active noise cancellation (ANC) for the open earbuds. The feature is adjustable, allowing you to slide between Reduced, Default and Enhanced levels of said reduction."

Read more: CES 2026: Shokz' new earbuds effectively reduce noise while keeping your ears open

Victrola

A speaker and a turntable.

Having a full stereo set-up is a thing of the past for many turntables, and this Bluetooth-capable Victrola Soundstage speaker proves it.

From Lawrence Bonk:

"This thin little doodad actually sits underneath turntables, removing the need for a full stereo set-up. The Soundstage isn't the first speaker that offers this functionality, but this one has tech-forward features ... It likely won't sound as good as a full sound system but, again, think of all of those annoying wires."

Read more: This speaker by Victrola sits underneath turntables and streams audio via Bluetooth

Ring

Ring Sensors

Ring has a revamped lineup of smart sensors that it calls, well, Ring Sensors. This includes door, window, break glass sensors, car alarm, motion detectors and panic buttons. Plus, it's adding more AI throughout its system for things like Unusual Event Alerts.

From Daniel Cooper:

"These will learn from the patterns around your home and, when it spots something out of the ordinary, send you a ping. Active Warnings, meanwhile, will use computer vision to identify potential threats and offer 'specific warnings based on details like location and actions.'"

Read more: Ring relaunches its suite of smart home sensors

Ugreen.

Ugreen SynCare Series.

A total package home security line that doesn't require a monthly subscription? Sounds too good to be true, but that's what Ugreen plans to do with its newest AI-infused all-in-one surveillance platform.

From Daniel Cooper:

"The company is quick to highlight the major benefit of an at-home system like this, which is no need to pay for a monthly subscription. And, of course, that the footage from your home stays inside your home at all times, making it a better option for those folks who value their privacy."

We'll find out toward the end of the year how much it'll cost and when it'll become available.

Read more: Ugreen launches a smart home security platform at CES

Seems we're turning this liveblog into a CES robots showcase but here's hoping this one is at least cute and charming enough to be a bit of a palette cleanser from the surly and sexy ones so far?

This is TCL's AiMe robot and while I think it looks adorable, Devindra is terrified of it.

Sex toy maker Lovense has brought a sex doll named Emily to CES 2026 and our Cheyenne MacDonald has just caught a glimpse of it on the showfloor. Lovense said Emily is equipped with its proprietary AI engine and promises "human-like cognition, emotional awareness and expressive behavior." It says, over time, a user's relationship with the system will grow deeper as it learns to adapt to their needs. This, claims the company, is its answer to the global loneliness crisis.

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A lifesize doll wearing a crop top with the word Lovense on it.

The duality of robot:

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Two Robots at CES, the WIRobotics Allex and the LG CLOiD.

On the left, WIRobotics Allex is throwing up a cheery heart. On the right, LG's CLOiD has some strong surly teen energy.

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Pebble Round 2

The Pebble Round 2 takes smartwatches back to (almost) their original purpose. The idea is for it to be "less smart" and more useful — hence the omission of now-popular smartwatch features like heart rate detection, GPS and the ability to take calls.

From Daniel Cooper:

"As soon as I held the Pebble Round 2 in my hand, I suddenly realized what I'd been missing for the better part of a decade. I've always felt smartwatches should supplement, rather than supplant, your phone, but that's an attitude that feels almost quaint these days."

Read more: Pebble seeks to remedy the wearable industry's original sin

By the way, I know we're all eagerly awaiting some impressions on the new Lego Smart Brick, and I'm' told it will be coming later today. I'm personally stoked for a couple of my upcoming meetings that will involve putting things on my face or eyes.

Yes, CES is always kind of a fun and vaguely treacherous experience. And that's not even about potentially getting sick from exposure to so many international travelers.

I have just returned from a quick trip to the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC)'s Central Hall which has undergone a massive renovation. It's so bright and airy in there now, which is a huge improvement over the musty, dingy hallway of Vegas convention ghosts it used to be. Now it feels like it's ready to be haunted by a whole new generation of AI and robot ghosts.

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The Central Hall's bright and spacious lobby area at CES 2026.

Corsair

A keyboard thing.

Corsair, seller of keyboards and Stream Decks, is back with a bold new idea: A keyboard with a Stream Deck inside. The Galleon 100 SD is a mechanical keyboard with a 5-inch screen, two rotary encoders and a full complement of Stream Deck buttons. Never stop dreaming. Never stop innovating.

Read more: Corsair made a keyboard with a built-in Stream Deck

Internal, IKEA marketing office:

"We've got these new smart home products to show off at CES, what should we call them?"

"Probably just IKEA Smart Home?"

"What if..."

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The line for Lenovo's big CES event at the The Sphere Vegas

The show floors are just opening up here in Las Vegas, but the biggest event of the day will undoubtedly be Lenovo's show at The Sphere Vegas, which kicks off at 5PM local, or 8PM ET. The line to pick up tickets currently runs almost the entire length of the convention center's west hall — we're talking around 1,000 feet worth of thirsty attendees.

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Meta's neural band in Garmin's Unified Cabin at CES 2026.

Meta is looking to up its game in the EMG tech category with a new wrist-based controller, in partnership with Garmin. The social media giant previewed how the neural bands can be used inside cars to control the built-in infotainment system.

From Karissa Bell:

"While wearing a neural band, I was able to navigate two apps on a touchscreen display in Garmin's cockpit setup. In one, I used pinch and swipe gestures to manipulate an onscreen model of a car, much like how I would use the band to zoom in and out of an image while wearing the display glasses. The second demo, somewhat bizarrely, was a game of 2048. I used the same swipe gestures to move the tiles around."

Read more: Meta's EMG wristband is moving beyond its AR glasses

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Four CES tshirts placed on half mannequins on a shelf.

Sam Rutherford, ardent merch aficionado, has checked out the CTA's merch store at the Las Vegas Convention Center and he seems unimpressed with this year's selection. Per Sam, "official CES merch is much less exciting this year."

Hello everyone and thank you to Katie for helping highlight our team's CES stories here. The showfloor has just opened at CES 2026, which means we'll hopefully be able to post more pictures of wild and wacky booths here in the liveblog! Also, I'm hearing about some dangerous driving happening on the streets of Las Vegas affecting some of our on-the-ground team members so please pray for our safety everyone!

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Three Pebble Indexes side by side on a table.

A new AI smart ring called Index 01 launched at CES, but this one isn't tracking your sleep or health metrics. Instead, it's designed to give you access to Pebble's AI when you need it — for instance, to record thoughts.

From Cherlynn Low:

"I have to admit I initially found the Index 01's design to be a bit bulky-looking, and the rubbery button protrudes a lot more than I expected from looking at it in its glamor shots. It's like in place of a diamond or a gemstone on the ring, there's a weird little nipple that you twiddle around until you want to push it. I did find the button easy to press, if that allays any of your concerns at all. But, really, the Index's powers aren't visible. It's what happens after you push the button that matters."

Read more: Pebble's founder might be just the right person to make an AI ring

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Segway came to CES fully equipped this year, launching two new e-bikes — the Myon and Muxi — and an electric dirt bike called the Xaber 300. The Myon will set you back $2,000 while the Muxi is $1,700 (though not available to buy yet). We'll learn more about the Xaber 300 price later this year.

Here's what Daniel Cooper says about the Muxi:

"Muxi (pronounced moo-shee) is a more interesting piece of hardware, since it's been built like a longtail cargo bike, but with the long tail chopped off. Even so, the focus is on cargo, with the bike getting an optional passenger seat with foot pegs, and an optional middle basket. Plus, the bike comes with a beverage cup holder (although given it has a direct drive motor, I'm not sure I'd want to cruise around at low speed while trying to sip my morning latte)."

Read more: Segway launches two more e-bikes at CES

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Razer's Project Motoko concept headset.

Gaming headset meets AI-powered wearable in these Razer Project Motokos that you won't be able to find on store shelves — it's only a concept device. The headset operates as an AI assistant, and can be integrated with Grok, OpenAI and Gemini.

From Anna Washenko:

"The headset has a pair of first-person view cameras positioned at eye level that can support real-time object and text recognition. It also has a wide field of attention that can capture things happening beyond the normal human eye's peripheral vision, and its microphone array is designed to capture both near and distant audio."

Read more: Razer's Project Motoko is a concept gaming headset that doubles as an AI wearable

Dell's new 52-inch 6K ultrawide monitor. (Dell)

Curved PC monitors have come a long way since their launch over a decade ago, and Dell's "world's first" 52-inch ultrawide curved 6K monitor is a testament to just how far.

From Andre Revilla:

"Given Dell's experience in the monitor realm, this could be a dream display for professionals who handle vast data sets such as trading platforms, AutoCAD, 3D rendering software, spreadsheets and more. It sports a 120Hz refresh rate on an IPS Black panel and emits up to 60 percent less blue light when compared to competing monitors."

Did I mention this one lets users connect up to four PCs at the same time, giving each computer its own portion of the screen? Pretty cool — plus, all the computers can be controlled by one mouse and keyboard.

Read more: Dell unveils a massive 52-inch 6K ultrawide monitor at CES 2026

NVIDIA G-Sync Pulsar is the next evolution of its VRR technology.

You wouldn't have known it from its glitzy press conference yesterday, but once in a blue moon NVIDIA thinks about gaming. G-Sync Pulsar may not have been flashy enough to make the stage but it's actually a pretty big deal. Here's Mariella Moon on the new tech:

"The new tech promises a gaming experience that's free of stutter with buttery smooth motion, which is made possible by pulsing the display's backlight. G-Sync Pulsar displays have multiple horizontal backlight sections that are pulsed independently from top to bottom, unlike traditional displays whose backlight is always on. When the backlight is always active, the image fades from one frame to the next. The displays with the new tech give pixels in a frame enough time to stabilize before they're backlit so that they're shown in their right locations, effectively reducing monitor-based motion blur."

The outcome? NVIDIA says it can make a game feel (because of "motion clarity") like it's running four times faster.

Read more: NVIDIA's G-Sync Pulsar tech can minimize motion blur for gamers

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Razer's Project Madison concept

Gaming PC and accessory maker Razer learned a long time ago that it can get an outsized level of attention at CES by showing off cool concepts that may or may not ever make it to reality. Enter the Project Madison gaming chair.

Per Cheyenne MacDonald:

"The concept, called Project Madison, combines reactive lighting, spatial audio and multi-zone haptic feedback to make the player feel more immersed in the in-game environment. We're talking Razer Chroma light strips along the head flaps, THX Spatial Audio for 5.1 or 7.1 surround sound and six haptic motor actuators powered by Razer Sensa HD Haptics to bring the physical sensations of a game to life."

As with a concept car or an outrageous ensemble on a fashion show runway, however, Razer has paired Madison with a more real-world analog: the $650 Iskur V2 NewGen chair.

Read more: Razer's Project Madison concept chair has reactive lighting, immersive audio and multi-zone haptics

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Two new Birdbuddy smart bird feeders displayed at CES.

A good friend of mine can't stop raving about his favorite Christmas gift: a bird feeder with a built-in camera for remotely monitoring his backyard's avian visitors. I missed out on this trend, but we're seeing the category advance at CES with new products like the Birdbuddy 2, which can identify birds by their songs.

From Amy Skorheim, who checked it out at Pepcom:

"The AI Birdbuddy uses was trained on real bird visits and at the end of each day, you'll get a "postcard," a curated look at the birds that visited your feeder that day. Of course, the app can also alert you each time you have a feathered customer in your yard so you can tune into nature's live feed and soothe your soul for a few.

The Birdbuddy 2 goes for $199. It sold out during the pre-order phase, and those units will ship in February, but more will be available in mid 2026. The Birdbuddy 2 Mini costs $129 with pre-orders opening in summer."

Read more: Birdbuddy's new smart bird feeder can ID birds by their songs

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Afeela Prototype 2026

As someone who attended every CES between 2004 and 2020, I'm still somewhat shocked that Sony used its CES press conference to highlight only the Afeela electric vehicles that it's developing with Honda — no TVs, no audio and only a token PlayStation mention (as it applies to in-car entertainment).

We did get a glimpse of the new Afeela prototype (above), which offers more of a sporty SUV take. But Engadget's resident car expert, Tim Stevens, didn't sound enthusiastic about Afeela's latest updates on its debut model, which is still months away from availability.

From Tim:

"Shugo Yamaguchi, president and CEO of Sony Honda Mobility of America, confirmed that [the Afeela 1 is] still on track for a release this year, still priced at $90,000 to start, and still set to be built at Honda's Ohio factory. That last bit is particularly good news, as the global tariff situation has been rather fluid since we saw the sedan last year.

Unfortunately, the rest of the Afeela 1's core attributes haven't aged so well, particularly given it's intended to appeal to an increasingly skeptical American market, a situation that has driven Honda to dial down its own US EV aspirations. 300 miles of range is an increasingly middling figure, especially for a machine priced within spitting distance of a Porsche Taycan."

Read more: Sony Honda Mobility's Afeela Prototype 2026 puts an SUV spin on its too-familiar sedan at CE

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The Galaxy Z TriFold is the latest evolution in Samsung's growing lineup of fancy foldable phones.

In the middle of all the furor around NVIDIA, Intel and AMD's news (and their partner OEMs' announcements), I feel like we sort of glossed over our hands-on with Samsung's Galaxy Z TriFold. Our resident foldable aficionado Sam Rutherford checked out the dual-hinge device and seems impressed.

From Sam:

"When I first heard whispers about the Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold, I immediately felt conflicted. On one hand it felt like the natural evolution of bi-fold phones like the Z Fold 7. But on the other, all this fancy tech comes with an even higher price — around $2,500 based on current conversion rates from Korean won — not to mention the added bulk you get from a third folding panel.

So even as someone who has used a foldable as my daily driver for almost a decade straight, it felt like Samsung's latest high-end phone was going backwards in terms of both portability and affordability. But then at CES 2026, I got a chance to go hands-on with the Galaxy Z TriFold and all of my concerns pretty much instantly disappeared because with this thing, flexing is believing."

Read more: Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold hands-on: Flexing is believing

That's still hours away, though, and while we wait for the doors to open, let's look back at the stuff that we published overnight. We saw all manner of interesting gadgets at Pepcom last night, but nothing quite gave me a shudder like the Handy 2 Pro.

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Image of The Handy 2 and Handy 2 Pro

According to our senior reporter Dan Cooper, this. is a follow-up to the smart stroking device called The Handy. Two versions are available: the Handy 2 and the Handy 2 Pro.

Dan wrote:

"Fundamentally, they're the same device, but the Handy 2 Pro comes with a far bigger battery, taking the usable life from one hour on the standard model all the way to five. That extra power enables you to run the 2 Pro far faster and harder than the original once you set it into Turbo mode. In fact, I was told the hardware can essentially be "overclocked," although I wouldn't recommend it. Because the motor action was so aggressive that even just holding it in the hand, I'd be worried about breaking bones."

Read more: The Handy 2 Pro is an 'overclockable' sex toy

The showfloor officially opens at 10AM PT today, which means shortly after we'll be publishing our hands-on impressions of things we've seen in person. High up on our wishlist is the new Lego Smart Brick, and for me personally, I'm most keen to see any new beauty tech.

Good morning and welcome to day 2 of our CES 2026 liveblog! If you're returning, welcome back! We're glad you've decided to join us today. While yesterday's agenda was a lot more predictable thanks to a tighly packed press conference schedule, today is a little more loose.

Just swinging by to say that if like me you were a kid in the '90s, you aren't crazy, you do remember that someone tried this lollipop thing before:

You can keep following our social media accounts for more coverage from CES 2026 tonight, or keep an eye on our home page for our hands-on articles from Pepcom. We'll be back on this liveblog bright and early tomorrow morning so just leave it open and let us surprise and delight you then! Thanks for joining us so far, we appreciate you!

I've posted a video to our Instagram Story (username is @Engadget) that demonstrates the Lollipop Star, if you're interested. If you don't like Instagram Stories, we'll publish the video on Threads soon.

Now while senior reviewer Sam Rutherford confirms that it did work, and he did jam out a bit to the tunes of Akon, he's concerned about the wastefulness of it all. Lollipop Star's reps told Sam that you can't reuse the sticks after the candy is long gone, and you can't recharge it. No word on the battery life either. We're not sure that we need more e-waste cluttering up our planet.

Okay we're already seeing very interesting and weird things here at Pepcom. First up is the Lollipop Star lollipops that come with a tagline of "Experience Music You Can Taste". Basically these sweets come on a stick that use bone conduction technology to transmit the sounds to your ear. Flavors include Akon (Blueberry) and Ice Spice (White Peach Strawberry).

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Two Lollipop Stars in their packaging held out side by side.

We just found out that, uh, these Media Workstations, which are clearly labeled with signs and individual Wi-Fi info cards per table, are a bit tricky. Despite them each having a green power strip on top, they aren't actually plugged into anything. Luckily our table is near a power outlet so we plugged our strip in.

Team Engadget has arrived at Pepcom and secured a table! I'm so proud of us. Here's a picture for you to get a sense of the vibes, but imagine the smell of catering permeating the air.

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A wide-angle scene of a ballroom with tables and booths scattered all around

Thanks. for holding down the fort Nate. It's been a long day full of news, press conferences and robot memories. We're about to start packing up to head to Pepcom to see what else is on display there. Our AMD liveblog will be the last bit of liveblog from us today as we will likely close out this liveblog soon. But stick around as we'll be publishing more stories throughout the night!

Well, Sony was underwhelming, to say the least. On to the next one: AMD's event starts at 6:30PM PT, and we will be liveblogging. You can follow along with it here. Devindra will be liveblogging that one, after doing the marathon NVIDIA one earlier today.

Alrighty, Sony's press conference has begun, along with our liveblog!

I imagine that might be a particularly traumatizing trigger for Karissa, who just last year was attacked by a different but similar-looking robot by Unitree. From our CES 2025 robot roundup, here's what Karissa wrote last year:

"I was taking photos of the roughly 4-foot tall humanoid when it suddenly ran at me full-speed. I was only a foot or so in front of it at the time due to the crowd in the booth, so the roughly 60-pound G1 slammed directly into my body at an all out run. The surrounding crowd meant I was essentially pinned in place for a few seconds while the robot continued to attempt to run through me until its operator was able to regain control. Fortunately, this was a case of user error and not the beginning of a robot uprising. The person holding the gamepad-like controller for the robot had mistakenly mashed the joystick, sending it directly into my body."

Read more: The robots we saw at CES 2025: The good, the bad and the completely unhinged

Meanwhile, Karissa Bell just spotted a few robots chilling in our hotel parking lot. I like that one of them is wearing some sneakers.

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There are some robots hanging out in our hotel parking lot.

In the shadow of NVIDIA, Intel is trying to get its mojo back with the Core Ultra Series 3 chips. It's been a while since a new processor has been a real hit for Intel, though — the company has been the definition of turmoil for a while now.

It wouldn't be CES without some wild laptops, like the ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo, a dual-screen gaming laptop. Sam Rutherford checked it out and isn't sure exactly who is asking for this laptop, but it's cool to see nonetheless.

When we head over to Pepcom later tonight, I am hoping to see a lot of dogs. Maybe fewer robots? Even if they're cute.

Counting down now to the Sony Afeela press conference, which is just under a half hour from now!

With Intel done, that leaves three more live events tonight. The Sony Honda Afeela press conference is at 8PM ET, followed by the AMD keynote at 9:30PM ET. But our weary on-site team will also be checking out the Pepcom Digital Experience mini-show as well, so stay tuned for highlights from that event, too!

Intel's presser has wrapped. While there was some AI chatter, the company was more focused on the meat and potatoes mission of confirming that its Core Ultra Series 3 (aka Panther Lake) chips are ready for action. You can scroll back on our Intel liveblog for the full details, and rewatch the livestream, too.

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At a media preview for CES 2026, Dell COO Jeff Clarke admitted the company made a mistake when it killed of the XPS brand. Here's what the company is doing now to fix things.

One of the biggest travesties of CES 2025 was Dell deciding to kill off the XPS brand in favor of what it promised would be a simpler, more streamlined portfolio of products (and names). Cue widespread outcry. We loved XPS laptops — they were the gold standard for all notebooks for years . Those three little letters meant more to us than "I" "L" and "U" — they meant quality and performance.

Anyway today Dell announced it's bringing back the dead by resurrecting the XPS brand. Here's our senior reviewer Sam Rutherford with a deep dive on why and how the company decided to reverse course.

Read more: It took guts for Dell to admit its mistake, here's how XPS will make its big comeback

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Samsung Galaxy Book 6 series hands-on

Earlier today, in between the NVIDIA and Intel press conferences, Samsung unveiled the new Galaxy Book 6 series of laptops. I'm a longtime fan of these sharp-looking notebooks with beautiful displays, so I was excited to see this news. Our UK Bureau Chief Mat Smith had some hands-on time with the new machines, and he seemed suitably taken by them.

From Mat:

"The Book 6 Ultra has a more typical laptop shape, while the Book 6 Pro has a teardrop profile, made famous by the MacBook Air. Even if there's some Apple inspiration, the Samsung laptops look great.

Samsung has removed many unnecessary design elements. Although the Book 6 Ultra clings onto a USB-A port, it now (finally) has a full-size SD card reader, the lack of which was a major oversight on previous laptops."

Read more: Samsung's Galaxy Book 6 series launches with Intel's newest chips and a refined design

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Gemini added the oil painting feature to this personal photo

Meanwhile, the Engadget work room has fallen very quiet as our writers are hard at work putting stories together. Senior reporter Amy Skorheim, for example, has published her impressions from her experience with the new Google TV with Gemini features. There's a Deep Dive tool to learn more about what you're watching and a Photos integration that lets you generate cartoons from your pictures.

From Amy:
"Some folks will appreciate the AI image manipulation and generation, I'm sure, but I'm mostly excited about the admittedly boring part of not having to leave a show to boost the brightness of a scene."

Read more: Google TV's new Gemini features range from useful to unnecessary

Intel's press conference has started, and to quote our senior reporter Igor Bonfacic on our liveblog, "Unlike Jensen Huang, Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan has started his presentation right on time."

NVIDIA has just begun to wrap up its press conference, but not before Jensen tees up a blooper reel. We're already moving on to Intel, which is happening in just about 15 minutes.

While we wait for Intel's press conference to begin, here's an exclusive behind the scenes look at what it looks like to be working at CES with us, in case you were hoping to join us.

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Three people with strange expressions sit around a table with laptops in front of them.

In case you were wondering what's going on at NVIDIA, here's Jensen chatting with a robot. From what I'm hearing, no actual news has been announced yet, and Jensen has largely been telling us about things we already know.

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NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang on bent knee in front of a robot on stage at CES 2026.

While NVIDIA's press conference goes on (and seems to not be losing any steam), just a heads up that up next is Intel's press conference at 3PM PT (6PM ET). Tonight we'll be hearing from AMD's Lisa Su at 6:30PM PT (9:30PM ET) which means today is really just the battle of the chip makers.

Meanwhile, NVIDIA's presentation continues, with announcements coming fast.

Hyundai's presentation has wrapped, but we'll have a recap soon. But I'll say those Boston Dynamics robots continue to live up to the heritage of years of viral videos. For better or worse, Atlas looks a lot closer to the sci-fi future we've always been promised.

What's a robot without good AI? That's why Hyundai/Boston Dynamics is announcing a partnership with Google DeepMind.

We have the NVIDIA livestream playing in the background of our work room here in Las Vegas and it doesn't sound like things are going too smoothly for Jensen Huang, who's repeatedly said things about how this is his first press conference of the year and demos aren't going as expected.

Hyundai is targeting Atlas to be capable of "complex assembly" in a factory setting by 2030.

The Hyundai execs are continuing to talk up the Atlas robot's industrial applications. For the time being, expect to see Atlas in a factory or a loading dock, not your kitchen.

This Hyundai stuff is more interesting than I expected, but NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang has just stepped out on stage at the company's press conference. Only 15 minutes late. And yes, he's in a leather jacket.

Atlas has "human-scale hands" and 360-degree cameras. It's water-resistant and can operate in temperates as low as -4F.

The Boston Dynamics Atlas robot is taking the stage at CES for the "first time in public."

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The Atlas robot comes from Hyundai's Boston Dynamics subsidiary.

My colleagues inform me that Samsung's teleprompter wasn't ready for its presenter at the start of last night's First Look event either. Looks like maybe a roundup of CES 2026 press conference fails might be possible?

NVIDIA's running a bit late to start its press conference, it seems. We're ten minutes in and still no Jensen.

The Boston Dynamics lineage is very evident in these models. (Hyundai purchased the robot company back in 2020.)

Hyundai promised robots, and it's delivering.

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Attack of the claw-headed robots.

While the rest of the team is focused on NVIDIA, I'll do my best to pull some interesting gems from the Hyundai presentation. As a reminder, you can watch it live here. As the thumbnail suggests, it's going to be more about robots than vehicles.

At the same time, we'll be covering the Hyundai press conference here. If you like fancy-looking windshield or dashboard software, there should be some of that ready for you in just about 15 minutes.

We're about 20 minutes away from NVIDIA's press conference kicking off, and while Devindra has managed to secure a front-row seat, his internet connection has not maintained its strength. But we're still liveblogging regardless, and you can follow along there!

I mean I get it, I'm a huge fan of my Anker Laptop Battery Charger as well. At CES today, Anker announced a Nano Charger that has a display, prongs that fold flat and can charge at 45W. More interestingly, it can recognize your exact iPhone model and deliver the right amount of power for your phone.

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Anker Prime Wireless Charging Station

I have returned from the Lego press conference and can confirm the little bags on the seats were tiny sets that are essentially identical to the ones Lego showed off in its presentation. They introduced the Smart Brick with a tiny car, duck and airplane, and that's what they were giving away. I grabbed two of the three.

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Tiny Lego sets from Lego's CES press conference

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Quack! Vroom!

It's always interesting to me what stories every CES tend to catch the attention of our readers and this year it seems like people are all about Anker and Belkin each revealing chargers and docks?

By the way, to help you make sense of many of the TV announcements at CES 2026, we've put together some supplemental coverage. I'm sure you've all noticed that, like there is at every CES, there has been a ton of TV news. This year, the buzzword has been "Micro RGB" and our reporter Steve Dent has composed an explainer so you can tell all your friends about the year's hottest TV trend.

Read more: What are Micro RGB TVs and why are they everywhere at CES 2026?

Concurrent with NVIDIA, Hyundai will also be having its CES press conference at 1PM PT (4PM ET). We originally thought the automotive giant would be focusing on its holographic windshield display, but now we're hearing that the event will be more focused on robotics, like the company's MobED Droid models.

In the meantime, you can catch up on what Lego announced in our story about the company's technology-packed Smart Brick. It's got a speaker, a chip, LED lights and is interactive, too.

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Lego introduced the Smart Brick at CES 2026.

Hisense is largely over and we're now in the middle of a small lull in the press conference schedule. Let's call it a two-hour lunch break. Up next is NVIDIA at 1PM PT (4PM ET) and our senior reviewer Devindra Hardawar is heading over to the press conference as we speak!

Hisense just showed how its Smart Home Companion can display notifications on your TV from your appliances. One example was sending a recipe to the refrigerator display, while another showed scheduling the laundry cycle to start.

From Hisense CES 2026 press conference.

Hisense also unveiled the MicroLED MXS TV, which has a whopping 163-inch screen.

From Hisense CES 2026 press conference.

Hisense is unveiling its new XR10 laser projector, which displays up to 300 inches.

From Hisense CES 2026 press conference.

According to Nate on our Lego liveblog, these Smart Bricks each have a chip that's smaller than a Lego stud. And Lego is considering this an addition to the current system. There are three parts: the brick, the "tag" and the minifig. The platform is called Smart Play. Are you ready for your Legos to get... intelligent..?

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Lego press conference at CES 2026

Looks like Lego has unveiled something called a Smart Brick ... "Lego bricks that play back."

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The Lego Smart Brick has a chip that's smaller than a single brick stud.

The Lego event has just started with a voice from a speaker thanking people for coming to the "kidnote" instead of "keynote." Cute!

Concurrent with the Hisense presser — and much more intriguing! — is the first-ever CES press conference from Lego. While there is no livestream for that event, we do have a Lego liveblog up and running from our own Nate Ingraham, who's in the room.

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Here's what attendees of the Lego press conference are finding on their seats.

Just stay on this page though, as we'll tell you all about it here. It's most likely going to be about TVs and RGB and LED and other TLAs.

Up next is Hisense's press conference, which starts at 10AM PT (1PM ET). We have all the details on how to watch Hisense do its thing , as well as a list of all the news the company has already shared, plus what we think might still be coming.

Bosch just wrapped its press conference, and as you can see by those last few screenshots, it was the high-level presentation we expected. This company is less about consumer products and more about partnerships and B-to-B integrations.

Now Bosch is talking about driverless trucks with cameras and radars.

Bosch is now talking about its AI-powered cockpit.

By the way, in the LG conference that just ended, the company had its CLOiD robot go on stage, talk and bring a presenter a cup of water. And that might have been the most interesting part of the entire presentation.

Cloid is closing out the LG World Premiere event.

OTA updates for Bosch products: The products will continue to receive updates so they don't become outdated.

From Bosch's presser: The company is highlighting OTA updates for Bosch appliances, reinforcing that even stoves and ranges aren't so different from phones and PCs these days.

For what it's worth, Bosch has made some announcements at CES 2026 already, including new coffee makers with Alexa+. So, perhaps, you can have a slightly chattier assistant brew you a cuppa, just like in a real cafe!

Bosch's press conference has started, and you can follow it live here.

LG's press conference has wrapped, but the company didn't really show anything that it hadn't already announced ahead of the show. (Scroll down in this blog for a recap on TVs and laptops, for instance.)

While we're all fairly wizened CES attendees, the Engadget team still seeks to find the joy in gadget news and many of us are very excited for the upcoming Lego press conference. If you left it up to us we would probably write about nothing but toys, gadgets and games on Engadget.

Probably most interesting to our on-the-ground team so far is the sheer number of dogs we've seen at CES 2026. We may or may not put together a "Dogs of CES 2026" article for our own reading purposes but will certainly share some pictures here. For now, check out this little floof chilling out at CES Unveiled last night at Mandalay Bay!

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A little puppy sprawled out on the carpeted floor of CES 2026.

In the meantime, you can already get a recap on last night's news by checking out our ongoing roundup of all the biggest announcements from CES 2026. That gets updated at regular intervals and is a good place for a running list of interesting products. If you prefer a daily digest, our summary of yesterday's CES news is a nice, succinct but comprehensive read.

Good morning from Engadget HQ. I'm with our editor-in-chief Aaron Souppouris in Engadget's little work room in an undisclosed location in Las Vegas. Our Billy Steele and Nate Ingraham are currently liveblogging LG's press conference, while the rest of our team either makes their way to their next appointments or are powering through the rest of their articles.

Of course, LG has spoiled its own presser by dispatching a long list of announcements ahead of the show. Already known to be on deck:

• Look for a new LG humanoid home automation robot named CLOiD to take the stage — and maybe give us a demo of folding laundry (yes, really).

• In the audio realm, the Korean multinational will also introduce a Dolby-powered modular home audio system and a new line of its xboom speakers (developed with musician will.i.am).

• LG is revamping its ultralight Gram laptop line with a proprietary material it calls Aerominum. Our own Devindra Hardawar got an early look at the new LG laptops, and was impressed: "[I]t seems LG has found a balance between building a super-light notebook (the 16-inch Gram Pro weighs just 2.6 pounds), and crafting something that actually feels durable."

The LG press conference — which kicks off CES Press Day — has begun. You can watch the livestream and check out our real-time analysis.

One of our main tasks at CES 2026 is to decide on winners for our annual Best of CES awards. But we recently took stock of the companies we selected last year and somewhat surprisingly most of them did deliver on promises they made at CES 2025.

Read more: Where are Engadget's CES 2025 winners now?

Given the long hours we've been (and will be) putting in this week, some self care is necessary. I'm sure we'll all be on the lookout for more of these types of devices at CES. Make sure you're following @engadget on Instagram, Threads, YouTube, TikTok and all your favorite social platforms to get other types of coverage from our team at CES 2026.

I'll take this opportunity to shout out a quick little article I wrote up about L'Oréal's LED Eye Mask and LED Face Mask (and the Light Straight + multi-styler). Just look at those pictures — this thing looks so strange but in a good way! I can't wait to slap it on my face.

L'Oréal

A pair of transparent eye masks with wires and bulbs inside them.

Our team has also been hard at work delivering their impressions of things that were at CES Unveiled, which is one of the official pre-CES events. Our favorites include this Tamagotchi-esque AI pet, a mattress vacuum by Narwhal and more adorable robots.

Devindra was also pretty impressed with the latest generation of LG's Gram laptops, which according to him have impressively little flex for being so thin and light.

We've also had a chance to get some hands-on time with some of the new devices launching at CES, including an array of LG TVs. Senior reviewer Devindra Hardawar checked them out and rounded them up in his piece on LG's sets at the show, including that eye-catching Wallpaper model and some Micro RGB panels.

There's already been plenty of news out of CES 2026. While we put together a recap for you, check out our liveblog of Samsung's First Look press conference, which has a summary of everything the company announced last night. Most of it appears to be eye-catching TVs and speakers, and some truly gigantic sets. There's also an intriguing projector.

Following that is a series of press conferences by companies like Bosch (9AM PT / 12PM PT), Hisense (10AM PT), Lego, NVIDIA, Hyundai and more. We'll be liveblogging a selection of these as well, and if you stay tuned to this CES 2026 liveblog we'll have all of the coverage for you right here. For now, check out this nifty schedule that we included in our article on what to expect at CES 2026 and mark your schedules.

Today is going to be very packed. It's press day (or media day) and is typically chock full of press conferences. This year, the slate seems less busy, but that doesn't mean our schedule is much less packed. We'll be kicking things off with LG's press conference at 8AM PT (or 11AM ET).

Good morning and welcome to our liveblog of CES 2026! Thanks for joining us today. It's only our second liveblog of the year (yesterday's Samsung First Look took the title of first) and we've got a busy week ahead. Engadget's team in Las Vegas are working hard to get demos, attend meetings and cover press conferences today, as we continue to write up articles about things we've seen and heard. You'll read all about them here, so keep your eyes on this page!