Alienware is working on new slim and cheaper gaming laptops
Alienware is working on new slim and cheaper gaming laptops

Dell-owned Alienware is looking to reach a wider swath of gamers, announcing at CES 2026 that it’s working on two new laptops: one with a lower, entry-level price and one with an ultra-slim chassis. There aren’t many details right now, as Alienware is only sharing some basic renders, and the behind-glass nonworking prototypes I saw […]

This $300 hybrid robovac comes with a self-empyting docking station
This $300 hybrid robovac comes with a self-empyting docking station

Eureka is adding an even cheaper dock-equipped robovac to its lineup. During CES 2026, Eureka showed off the new E10 Evo Plus, a robovac featuring a mop pad, 10,000Pa of suction, two anti-tangle brushes, and a self-emptying docking station for just $299. It’s an even better deal than the Eureka E10s, a mopping pad-equipped robovac […]

The Vivoo FlowPad turns menstrual pads into an at-home hormone test
The Vivoo FlowPad turns menstrual pads into an at-home hormone test

Wellness tech companies are increasingly interested in bodily fluids like blood, urine, sweat, and saliva. At CES 2026, it’s time to add menstrual blood to that list, too. Health tech startup Vivoo just announced the FlowPad, a roughly $4 to $5 menstrual pad that doubles as an at-home hormone test for follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). Users […]

You can now take testosterone tests with a stick, your phone, and some spit
You can now take testosterone tests with a stick, your phone, and some spit

At last year’s CES, Eli Health announced the Hormometer – an at-home hormone test for cortisol that utilized saliva and a smartphone. For this year’s show, the company is back and expanding into testosterone and progesterone. Eli Health isn’t changing up how its Hormometer works. You still stick a thin cartridge attached to a wand […]

Eureka’s sub-$1,000 mopping robovac deploys a shield to keep your carpets dry
Eureka’s sub-$1,000 mopping robovac deploys a shield to keep your carpets dry

Eureka’s new Z50 robovac comes equipped with a roller mop that it will automatically lift and shield before vacuuming your carpets, preventing them from getting wet. The roller mop cover is similar to the one we saw on the Roomba Max 705 Combo last year, but it’s available for a “tentative” cost of $800 as […]

The taint bandaid has evolved into the taint zapper
The taint bandaid has evolved into the taint zapper

Six years ago, I first laid eyes upon the taint bandaid. It was the first night of CES 2020. In a corner of the inaugural CES Unveiled showcase, there was a lonely booth. Upon a sparse table lay a mannequin with its smooth Ken doll gooch exposed. In that valley of white plastic was a […]

Garmin now offers nutrition tracking
Garmin now offers nutrition tracking

Garmin announced that it’s adding nutrition tracking to the Garmin Connect app as a perk for users with a Garmin Connect Plus subscription. The feature lets users “track their calories and macros (proteins, fats and carbs) and receive Active Intelligence insights to help them achieve their nutrition goals,” according to Garmin. To log foods, you […]

Asus finally gives its ROG Zephyrus Duo gaming laptop the true dual screens it deserves
Asus finally gives its ROG Zephyrus Duo gaming laptop the true dual screens it deserves

The Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo is back, but for CES 2026 both its screens are going full edge-to-edge – like a Zenbook Duo built for gaming. The original Zephyrus Duo was a quirky keyboard-in-the-front-club member, with a 15.6-inch main display and a 14.1-inch-wide, skinny touchscreen crammed between the hinge and side-by-side keyboard and trackpad. The […]

Asus ROG’s next ally is Xreal, with 240Hz AR glasses coming in 2026
Asus ROG’s next ally is Xreal, with 240Hz AR glasses coming in 2026

Xreal is having a big CES. It announced its new 1S AR glasses and the Switch 2-ready Neo dock that’s also a battery – both of which are already available to buy. It’s not done with the announcements yet, as it delivered a peek at an upcoming partnership with Asus that will yield a new […]

The MSI Crosshair 16 Max HX features a slimmer chassis and stronger specs
The MSI Crosshair 16 Max HX features a slimmer chassis and stronger specs

The latest MSI Crosshair gaming laptop announced at CES today doesn’t make any major changes, but does manage to fit improved specs into less space. According to MSI, the Crosshair 16 Max HX is 14.3 percent thinner than its predecessor, a difference of 2mm. The slightly more svelte chassis comes with slightly updated specs, including […]