CES 2026 pre-show: major brands roll out TVs, AI wearables and smart home devices

ZDNET reports a flurry of announcements ahead of CES 2026 in Las Vegas, which opens to industry attendees on January 6, with major consumer electronics names such as Samsung, LG and Hisense among those unveiling new products. Highlights detailed by ZDNET include Xreal's Neo portable charger that doubles as a display adapter for its smart glasses and for devices like the Nintendo Switch; Narwal's Flow 2 robot vacuum with AI-driven behaviours, 30,000Pa suction, mopping and self-docking; and Samsung Display demos ranging from an AI OLED robot to dashboard displays and a watch-sized panel billed as having three times the pixels of a 4K TV.

Other items covered by ZDNET include Fraimic's OpenAI-powered e-ink canvas (priced at $399 and $999, with Kickstarter shipments in May and direct sales estimated for June); the Pebble Round 2 smartwatch with a 1.3-inch e-paper screen and ten-day battery (pre-orders open); TCL's Note A1 Nxtpaper 11.5-inch hybrid tablet at $549; Clicks' $79 Power Keyboard and $499 Communicator; RayNeo's new smart glasses including a 4G-enabled model; Project Luci's magnetic AI pin with a 12MP wide camera and four-hour recording using a proprietary Mavi model (priced around $99); and Samsung's new 6K 3D monitors with glasses-free eye-tracking.

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Tech, Samsung, Xreal Neo, Fraimic, Project Luci