It is the primary week of a brand new 12 months and there isn’t any time for the tech world to slowly ease again into issues following the vacations. That is as a result of CES 2026 is in full swing, with all method of firms descending on Las Vegas to disclose their newest improvements and what they’re planning to carry your method within the close to future.
Most of the Engadget crew are on the bottom to take a look at as a lot of the brand new tech as attainable. In fact, we’re conserving tabs on all the main CES press conferences too. Samsung has already held its First Look presentation, which focuses on residence merchandise, whereas LG has proven off a wide selection of TVs. Shows from NVIDIA, Sony, Lego, Hyundai and others are but to come back.
You’ll be able to compensate for all the large CES 2026 bulletins (and among the extra offbeat gizmos which can be being proven off on the occasion) proper right here. We’ll be conserving this story up to date all through the week.
Micro RGB TVs
Samsung’s 130-inch Micro RGB TV. (Devindra Hardawar for Engadget)
Micro RGB is a time period you possibly can anticipate to listen to about fairly a bit within the coming months and years, particularly once you’re buying to your subsequent TV. Micro RGB is a brand new tech that is just like Mini LED, although it makes use of pink, inexperienced and blue LEDs as a substitute of white backlights. Distinction ratios aren’t fairly as excessive as these on Micro LED and OLED shows, for the reason that pixels cannot be turned on and off individually. Nonetheless, Micro RGB items are stated to be brighter and extra coloration correct than TVs that use different show tech, partly as a result of the LEDs in these screens provide smaller, extra customizable dimming zones.
We’re seeing extra of those TVs pop up at CES 2026, together with a mammoth 130-inch idea mannequin that Samsung delivered to Las Vegas. The corporate unveiled its first Micro RGB TV in August, — that’s a 115-inch, $29,999 mannequin. This 12 months, you possibly can anticipate it to begin providing Micro RGB TVs in 55-, 65- and 75-inch sizes. There are additionally 85-, 100- and 115-inch fashions on the way in which.
LG revealed its first Micro RGB set at CES as effectively. The most important variant is 100 inches, however there are 86- and 75-inch fashions too. Elsewhere, LG confirmed off its newest Wallpaper TV, which is a 100-inch OLED show. We additionally bought a take a look at LG’s new Gallery TV — The Gallery is the corporate’s tackle Samsung’s Body TV format.
Different new TVs and OS updates
Ember Artline TV. (Amazon)
We’ve bought one other competitor to The Body, as Amazon has entered that scene with the Ember Artline TV. The 4K OLED mannequin has Amazon Photographs integration and you may select from 2,000 items of free artwork to indicate on the display screen. The Ember Artline can change on or off routinely when somebody enters or leaves the room.
It runs on the Hearth TV platform and (after all) there’s Alexa+ integration, together with help for Dolby Imaginative and prescient, HDR10+ and Wi-Fi 6. The Ember Artline is anticipated to begin delivery this spring. It begins at $899 for the 55-inch mannequin.

The rounder redesigned Hearth TV UI. (Amazon)
Talking of Hearth TV, Amazon has revamped the platform’s consumer interface with rounded corners for present, film and app tiles; a bit extra space for stated tiles; and typography and coloration gradient adjustments. The corporate has reworked the platform’s codebase as effectively, and it says the Hearth TV OS will ship velocity boosts of as much as 20 to 30 %. Amazon will begin rolling out the up to date UI subsequent month.
On the Google facet of TV land, you possibly can anticipate extra Gemini-powered options. The corporate is bringing the flexibility to go looking Google Photographs for sure moments and other people to Google TV, together with the choices to remix images into totally different types and create slideshows on the fly. The Veo and Nano Banana AI video and photograph era fashions are coming to Google TV as effectively. You can too anticipate the flexibility to regulate TV settings utilizing your voice. These Gemini options are coming to Google TV-powered TCL fashions first, then different gadgets within the following months.
Samsung
Samsung’s Music Studio 5 audio system at CES 2026. (Billy Steele for Engadget)
Samsung being Samsung, the corporate had much more up its sleeve at CES than simply TVs. Within the leadup to the occasion, it introduced its two new soundbars (we’re had some hands-on time with a kind of), the fashionable Music Studio audio system (we have got some IRL impressions of these), a bunch of displays, the refreshed FreeStyle+ projector (we have checked that out too). It additionally introduced plans to carry Google Photographs to TVs.
On the First Look showcase on Sunday, Samsung talked up “AI experiences all over the place. For everybody” (sigh). Right here, we noticed extra TVs, similar to the skinny S95H OLED, which has a zero-gap mount that permits you to place the unit flush in opposition to a wall.
First Look has lengthy been centered on residence merchandise. Naturally, Samsung execs mentioned some options for the corporate’s fridges, similar to recipe choice updates, AI cooling tech and Google Gemini-powered AI Imaginative and prescient that is stated to have the ability to acknowledge extra gadgets and assist you determine what that you must purchase with out having to manually take stock. FoodNote, in the meantime, is a weekly abstract that breaks down what has gone out and in of your fridge.
Furthermore, Samsung highlighted the Samsung Bespoke AI Laundry Combo and its new AI wash cycle. With the brand new Air Dresser — which has an Auto Wrinkle Care characteristic — Samsung goals to get rid of irons (thanks, Samsung). As for the Bespoke AI sensible vacuum and mop, that may apparently control your pets once you’re not residence.
LG

LG’s CLOiD robotic. (LG)
Likewise, LG introduced different non-TV tech to CES. The corporate is shining the highlight on its CLOiD robotic. Just like the far creepier-looking 1X Neo, the CLOiD is designed to assist with family duties similar to beginning laundry cycles, folding garments, unloading the dishwasher and serving meals. This seems to be extra of an idea than one thing you’ll purchase anytime quickly, however we must always get a better take a look at the CLOiD in individual this week.
The corporate additionally debuted the LG Sound Suite, a modular residence audio system it developed at the side of Dolby to tackle the likes of Sonos. Simply forward of CES, LG pulled again the curtain on a brand new batch of xboom audio system in addition to some displays and ultralight Gram laptops which can be made with a cloth it is calling Aerominum.
L’Oreal

A pair of clear eye masks with wires and bulbs inside them. (L'Oréal)
L’Oreal usually brings some attention-grabbing magnificence tech to CES and the corporate did so once more this 12 months with a trio of devices. The LED Eye Masks makes use of pink mild and near-infrared mild to handle the likes of puffiness, discoloration and tremendous traces.
The LED Face Masks appears to be a extra pliable model of masks that we have seen from the likes of Dr. Dennis Gross, Omnilux, Therabody and Shark in recent times. Nonetheless, it is solely in prototype kind for now and it is not anticipated to hit the market till subsequent 12 months.
The Gentle Straight + Multi-styler makes use of infrared mild to assist dry and magnificence hair in comparable vogue to L’Oreal’s AirLight Professional. It is stated to have sensors that make use of “built-in proprietary algorithms and machine studying” to allow them to adapt to your gestures and “maximize particular person expertise.” L’Oreal claims that whereas conventional straighteners can function at 400°F or greater (temperatures that may injury hair), its newest innovation “successfully straightens hair whereas by no means exceeding 320°F.” You’ll be able to anticipate the Gentle Straight to reach in 2027 as effectively.
Laptops and desktops
LG Gram Professional (Engadget)
It is CES, so after all we will see a bunch of laptops and desktops. The vast majority of these will certainly emerge after NVIDIA’s press convention on Monday night, although we have already had a peek at LG’s Aerominum laptops.
Cellular
Again at CES 2024, we bought to check out a bodily keyboard telephone accent from Clicks. Quick ahead two years, and the model is making its personal Blackberry-esque telephones, in addition to a brand new bodily telephone keyboard accent. The Android 16-based Clicks Communicator has a tactile keyboard with a fingerprint sensor within the spacebar, a 4-inch OLED show, a 3.5mm headphone jack (hooray!) and expandable microSD storage as much as 2TB. You’ll be able to reserve one now for $399 — the worth will improve to $499 on February 27.
As for the brand new accent, Clicks is looking that the Energy Keyboard. It connects to an iOS or Android telephone by way of MagSafe or Qi2, and it could actually function as an influence financial institution in a pinch due to the two,150 mAh battery. The Energy Keyboard has Bluetooth performance as effectively, so you should utilize it with gadgets like tablets, sensible TVs and digital actuality headsets. Pre-orders are open now and the Energy Keyboard is anticipated to ship within the spring. Early adopters can lock in a pre-order for $79 earlier than the retail worth jumps to $110.

The Punkt MC03 telephone. (Punkt)
Those that choose their cell phones to have fewer bells and whistles is perhaps within the newest mannequin from Punkt. The MC03 is a nifty-looking touchscreen mannequin that runs on the privacy- and security-centric AphyOS, which is predicated on the Android Open Supply Challenge. It has a UI that borrows a web page out of the Gentle Telephone’s playbook, although you possibly can nonetheless set up any Android app. The MC03 will hit European markets this month for €699 / CHF699 / £610. There is a necessary subscription, nevertheless. You get a 12 months of entry included with a telephone buy, then it is a €10 / CHF10 / £9 month-to-month payment (paying for a long-term plan up entrance can scale back the fee by as much as 60 %).
AI
Amazon launched Alexa.com to Alexa+ Early Entry prospects. (Amazon)
No prizes for guessing that there is going to be a ton of AI-related information at CES this 12 months. Amazon, for one, introduced that it is rolling out a web-based model of Alexa+. Which means you will not essentially have to have an Amazon system to check out the generative AI-powered assistant. Nonetheless, Alexa+ Early Entry prospects are getting first dibs on the internet model.

Two Sweekar gadgets are pictured on a desk, one sporting a pink and blue snowboarder outfit and the opposite (behind it) sporting a cowboy hat and outfit (Karissa Bell for Engadget)
There are a boatload of AI-powered gadgets on the CES present ground too. One which we noticed early on is a Tamagotchi-style digital pet from a startup referred to as Takway. The Sweekar will bear in mind your interactions with it (you will have to feed and play with the pet to maintain it wholesome and pleased). As soon as it is all grown up, the Sweekar will head off on digital adventures and inform you about its exploits when it “returns.” Takway will quickly begin a Kickstarter marketing campaign for the Sweekar, which can doubtless value between $100 and $150.

The Fraimic artwork show at CES (Amy Skorheim for Engadget)
We additionally noticed the Fraimic, an E Ink show that may faucet into OpenAI to generate pictures. There is not any subscription for the Fraimic (which prices $399 for the usual measurement, which has a 13-inch show) and also you get 100 AI-generated pictures per 12 months included together with your buy. Pre-orders are open now and the Fraimic is anticipated to begin delivery on this spring.

MindClip held in a hand. (Daniel Cooper for Engadget)
Some firms nonetheless making an attempt to make wearable AI gadgets occur. SwitchBot has a wearable mic referred to as the AI MindClip, which might seemingly file and transcribe the whole lot you say (no, thanks!). Plaid, in the meantime, introduced its NotePin comply with as much as the dance. This time round, the NotePin S has a button you can push to file conversations. You can too press the button to flag key moments for an AI-generated abstract to deal with. The NotePin S is obtainable now for $179, do you have to be enticed to purchase such a factor.


