SwitchBot’s AI-powered desk light looks like a pixel-art snow globe
SwitchBot’s AI-powered desk light looks like a pixel-art snow globe

SwitchBot’s new RGB desk light lets you put a teeny version of the Las Vegas Sphere in your home. The AI-powered Obboto lamp announced at CES is described by SwitchBot as an “expressive globe light companion” that can display preset animations and user-uploaded images and GIFs as pixel art, giving you a fun, customizable desktop […]

SwitchBot’s AI audio recorder is a ‘second brain’ for memories
SwitchBot’s AI audio recorder is a ‘second brain’ for memories

SwitchBot is joining the AI voice recorder bandwagon, introducing its own clip-on gadget that captures and organizes your every conversation. The SwitchBot AI MindClip announced at CES records spoken information from your daily life and work meetings and converts those conversations into summaries, to-do actions, and a personal audio memory database. This announcement follows competing […]

SwitchBot’s new E Ink display seems great for weather nerds
SwitchBot’s new E Ink display seems great for weather nerds

One of SwitchBot’s most interesting products announced at CES 2026 is one of its most basic. The Weather Station, as it’s called, is a 7.5-inch framed E Ink screen that’s packed with weather-related data. Its interface shows info including the date, time, weather, a six-day weather forecast, and when the sunrise and sunset will happen, […]

You can unlock SwitchBot’s first deadbolt smart lock with your face
You can unlock SwitchBot’s first deadbolt smart lock with your face

SwitchBot has announced a new deadbolt smart lock that can be unlocked with a glance. Like the Keypad Vision that SwitchBot launched last year, the new Lock Vision series unveiled at CES uses 3D facial recognition technology to enable “near-instant unlocking” after scanning your face. The Lock Vision is the first smart lock from SwitchBot […]

Motorola’s first book-style foldable leaks
Motorola’s first book-style foldable leaks

The Motorola Razr Fold is reportedly coming soon, according to prolific leaker Evan Blass. Details are scant at the moment. All the info we have is based on a single slide from a marketing deck that talks up the Fold’s camera system and displays, and squeezes in a mention of AI for good measure before […]

Plaud launches a new AI pin and a desktop meeting notetaker

Plaud is going after the likes of Granola to launch a desktop app that records online meetings

This startup brought WALL-E to life and will also sell you WALL-E’s weird cousin
This startup brought WALL-E to life and will also sell you WALL-E’s weird cousin

An AI robotics startup called Zeroth is turning WALL-E into a real-life robot companion. Though the WALL-E version with the Disney-licensed design is currently only on sale in China, Zeroth is launching what looks like an off-brand version of the beloved bot in the US for $5,599. The bot, called the W1, doesn’t feature WALL-E’s […]

Xreal’s entry-level AR glasses get a spec bump and 3D conversion
Xreal’s entry-level AR glasses get a spec bump and 3D conversion

At CES 2026, Xreal announced an upgraded, slightly more affordable version of its entry-level AR glasses: the $449 Xreal 1S. And this time, you can also convert 2D videos to 3D without any extra apps, software, or proprietary players. At a glance, the Xreal 1S don’t look much different from the Xreal One or One […]

Baseus’ new desktop dock includes a Qi2 25W charger
Baseus’ new desktop dock includes a Qi2 25W charger

Chinese accessory brand Baseus has launched a new desktop dock for CES 2026 with an exhaustive array of ports and power options, including a magnetic Qi2 25W charging pad that flips up from the dock’s top. Baseus calls the Spacemate RD1 Pro a 15-in-1 docking station, though there might be some double counting to get […]

Narwal’s Flow 2 robovac might help you find that earring you lost
Narwal’s Flow 2 robovac might help you find that earring you lost

Narwal’s successor to its edge-mopping Flow robovac is here, and it sports a refreshed design along with a new cleaning mode that can scan your floor to tag valuables that you may have dropped, like jewelry, your phone, a key, wallet, and more. When the Flow 2 detects one of these items, the robovac will […]