CES 2026 recap: major product themes from TVs and AI to odd gadgets

The annual Consumer Electronics Show is officially over, and ZDNET covered a broad slate of launches from major brands including Samsung, LG, Hisense and many smaller companies. Show highlights ranged from brighter, more colorful TVs to new AI assistants, robot vacuums, and a handful of unusually novel products.

On TV tech, TCL introduced the X11L with a Super Quantum Dot Mini LED panel that the company says achieves 100% of the BT2020 color gamut, 20,000 dimming zones and up to 10,000 nits; the smallest 75-inch model is priced at $7,000. ZDNET noted widespread support for Dolby Vision 2 and reported that Peacock will offer NBA and MLB content in that new standard.

LG showed a revamped Wallpaper TV with a 165Hz panel, Zero Connect support and an ultra-thin profile, though LG has not confirmed price and availability. The show also highlighted a trend toward “Micro RGB” LED arrangements across multiple brands. AI and robotics were prominent: Lenovo and Motorola demonstrated a cross-brand assistant called Qira; Roborock showed a two-legged Saros Rover that can climb stairs; Nvidia unveiled the Rubin architecture and a Vera Rubin Superchip built on a 3nm process with HBM4 memory that the company says delivers five times the performance of the prior generation and is expected to ship in late 2026.

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