What we learned from CES 2026
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TL;DR
CES 2026 showcased key tech trends including AI overuse in TVs, Wi-Fi 8 advancements, and OLED gaming monitors with RGB. The event highlighted innovations like solid-state batteries and companion robots, setting the stage for the year's tech developments.
CES is a lot — a deluge of consumer tech surrounded by lots of bad carpeting. The Verge’s on-the-ground team of super nerds covered so many new products and technologies that it’s understandable if it was all a little overwhelming.
That’s why we’ve gathered up a collection of trend reports from the show to help make sense of everything that happened at CES 2026, which, by extension, is a preview of the big tech stories for the year to come.
- CES 2026 was awash in bodily fluids
- Most dubious uses of AI at CES 2026
- TV makers are taking AI too far
- Is this the world’s first solid-state battery?
- The PC market braces for an AI-driven storm
- The gap between premium and budget TV brands is quickly closing
- What surprised us the most at CES 2026
- Wi-Fi 8 is appearing at CES before most of us have switched to Wi-Fi 7
- CES promises the robot butler, but delivers better Roombas instead
- AI moves into the real world as companion robots and pets
- Power bank feature creep is out of control
- I tested Nvidia’s Tesla Full Self-Driving competitor — Tesla should be worried
- RGB is the next big thing in OLED gaming monitors