CES 2026: The best technology announced yet

Before CES officially opens on Tuesday, January 6, several companies have already announced new AI-powered technologies, tools, concepts, and upgrades that will be released throughout this year.

Yesterday’s CES Unveiled event provided more announcements and reveals. If you’re already having a hard time keeping up with all the news coming out of the show, we’ve rounded up some of the best hardware and upgrades to have debuted so far. But there’s still more to come, so you can check back here every day, or catch up on everything EdgeCES 2026 coverage here.

Firstly Announced last month, EdgeAllison Johnson finally got some hands-on time with the Galaxy Z TriFold, which uses a pair of inward-folding hinges to expand from a chunky phone into a large tablet. Right now, it’s only available in Korea, but the Z TriFold is expected to be available in the US sometime in the first quarter of 2026 for what will likely be a chunk of change. Its biggest selling point, according to Johnson, is the ability to carry a replacement laptop in your pocket. “The thing that makes the TriFold feel like it could finally become The One — the one device you can carry, leaving all the others behind — is none other than DeX. In the TriFold, DeX isn’t just a desktop environment when you pair it with an external display. It’s a completely standalone mode with a window to your liking.”

If you always remember your groceries after When you get home from the store, the new GE Appliances package scanning refrigerator can help you create a comprehensive shopping list. It will launch in April 2026 for $4,899 GE Profile Smart 4-Door French Door Refrigerator with Kitchen Assistant It has a scanner on the front that you can use to scan empty packages, and you can manually add items to your shopping list using an 8-inch tablet mounted on the door. There’s also a camera inside the fridge that you can access remotely through an app to check if you’ve run out of something while shopping.

Clicks are famous for Smartphone cases that add real style to your BlackBerry Built-in keyboard. Its latest innovation has the same keyboard, but also a 4.03-inch OLED display, front and rear cameras, a headphone jack, 5G data connectivity, and runs Android 16. Clicks Communicator is designed to be an alternative to your daily driver’s smartphone that you can limit to essential apps to reduce distractions. At $499, it’s similar to the Pixel 9abut You can reserve one now For a limited time to get the discount.

Like TCL and Hisense, LG is looking to usurp Samsung The Frame’s dominance in the art TV category. The new LG Gallery TV takes advantage of… Company exhibition service+ Which launched earlier this year to showcase everything from art to gaming scenes. The Gallery TV is a small LED TV with a matte finish most likely, but LG describes it as having a “specialized screen that reduces glare and minimizes reflections for an art-like viewing experience.” It comes with a white frame, and while you can purchase additional wooden frames, pricing for the LG Gallery TV has not been announced.

LG CLOiD It is a home robot that can do more than just clean floors. The robot features a pair of articulated arms with seven degrees of motion mounted on a movable base with a torso that can tilt and bend. LG says the CLOiD can perform household tasks like folding and stacking clothes, putting food in the oven, or grabbing something from the refrigerator. Can it do it faster or more reliably than you can? That remains to be seen, but the CLOiD could be more useful as a mobile smart home hub you can talk to while following you around the house.

Samsung’s Family Hub smart refrigerators are nothing new, but the company will soon introduce a new feature for more convenience: Open and close the door by sound. When your hands are full of groceries, or dirty while preparing a meal, you can ask Bixby to “close the refrigerator door” or “open the door,” and it will open more than 90 degrees, giving you full access. If your mouth is full of food and you can’t express what you want properly, the door can also be opened or closed with a flick of your palm or the back of your hand.

If you withdraw a Honey, I’ve cut back on the kids In Las Vegas Sphere, you’ll end up with something like The new Oboto RGB Dome Desk Lamp from SwitchBot. It’s wrapped in over 2,900 color-changing LEDs and can display preset animations, animated GIFs, AI-powered “mood animations,” music visualizations, or just the local weather and time if you want to get practical. Pricing and availability have not yet been announced.

Petkit’s new automatic pet feeder, which can dispense up to seven days’ worth of wet food, isn’t just about alleviating the guilt of leaving your furry friend behind while traveling. the Daily Eid yumshir It uses an NFC tracking system to remove meals that have not been eaten within 48 hours and UVC lighting to sterilize the system to deliver fresh meals. What might be even more useful is the AI-powered 1080p night vision camera that tracks when and how much your pet eats to provide insights into their diet and potential health issues. It is expected to be launched in April 2026 and will be sold through pet food companies.

Six years after its first appearance The Wallpaper TV app debuted in 2017LG has revived the line with its new products LG OLED Evo W6. The TV is 9mm thick thanks to its redesigned internal structure and features a new stand so it can rest perfectly on the wall. Further improving the installation is the W6’s use of LG’s Zero Connect Box which sends a video signal wirelessly from up to 33 feet away. The only actual cable you need to route to the W6 is power. It will be available in 77- and 83-inch sizes.

GameSir may have already earned the title of strangest console at CES 2026. The company has shared more details about the upcoming console SwiftDrive gamepad Which features a small steering wheel in the middle of the console. The wheel is connected to a high-precision Hall effect encoder and an equally small direct drive motor that provides powerful feedback effects while playing racing and simulation games. There are additional haptic motors housed in the gamepad’s Hall effect actuators to simulate effects like ABS braking, and it has RGB lighting effects that can be synced with your game. Pricing and availability have not yet been revealed.

It’s not quite as adorable Meromi furry robot That debuted at CES last year, however The new FuFu baby from Yukai Engineering It would probably be more practical. It looks like a cuddly cat that inflates and fluffs and features an internal fan that keeps little ones cool while preventing little fingers from reaching any dangerous moving parts. It is expected to arrive in mid-2026 for $50 to $60.