At CES 2026, NVIDIA announced a significant breakthrough: they created self-driving vehicles capable of navigating extremely difficult roads with little to no human intervention. It’s all centered around their DRIVE platform, which is currently powering real-world automobiles and laying the groundwork for substantial automation.
Many people use wearables solely to track their runs, walks, or gym sessions, rather than getting bogged down in the continual stream of phone notifications or app madness. Amazfit nails this with the Active 2, a simple round smartwatch that is priced at $84.99 (was $99.99) and prioritizes fitness tracking over all the other extras.
ASUS’ Republic of Gamers (ROG) division has just revealed a pair of augmented reality glasses designed exclusively for gamers who want to see a large screen without having to tote a gigantic monitor around. The ROG Xreal R1 glasses, developed in collaboration with Xreal, a company known for its consumer AR hardware, provide a virtual display right while still allowing you to see your surroundings.
LG revealed their all-new home robot CLOiD at the 2026 CES conference, with the clear goal of freeing up some of those precious hours that we all wish we had more of, you know, the ones that are consumed by all of the chores. This compact machine, CLOiD, was basically created to handle the most monotonous tasks so you don’t have to.
A completely new chess variant has emerged, flipping the game on its head by modifying the playing surface. Manny, who runs the YouTube channel mannymakes, has constructed a playable version of chess utilizing hyperbolic space and posted it on his website mchess[.]io, where players can compete against another human or a quite capable AI opponent.
Electric motorcycles have grown in popularity over the years, offering the quiet operation and rapid power you’d expect. To be honest, most models simply lack the range to keep up with longer trips when compared to fire-breathing gas-powered bikes, but Verge Motorcycles of Finland intends to change that with the release of their new TS Pro. This bike is powered by a solid-state battery that charges at an incredible rate, resulting in some serious game-changing competition.
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Samsung strolled into CES 2026 with a TV that immediately grabs your attention, and rightfully so. Their new 130-inch Micro RGB TV, the R95H model, is the single largest display of its kind ever created. The moment you enter the exhibition area, you can’t help but perform a double take as you see the monster of a screen measuring over 10 feet diagonally and filling a whole wall.
LEGO is kicking off 2026 with set 11371, Shopping Street, a 3,456-piece masterpiece of a set that has recently been introduced to the Icons Modular Buildings Collection and is priced at $249.99. This model is currently available for purchase and built on a regular 32×32 baseplate, but it breaks away from the norm by including a fully asymmetrical arrangement that connects seamlessly on both sides.
Bill Whitaker walks into the Hyundai auto plant south of Savannah, Georgia and a familiar face is already on the assembly line. Atlas, the Boston Dynamics humanoid robot, is no longer limited to controlled demos. You watch as this 5’9” 200 pound machine takes on real world manufacturing work for the first time.
DJI’s Osmo Action 4 Standard Combo, priced at $209 (was $299), gives newer models from GoPro and Insta360 a run for their money, which still cost more than $350. The Action 4’s appeal stems from the fact that it features a 1/1.3 inch sensor, which is larger than what the GoPro Hero 13 Black and Hero 12 use, yet the Osmo still manages to pull in more light, making low-light shots much clearer.