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 TVs are a staple of CES, and so far, manufacturers have not disappointed with their announcements at CES 2026. Companies including Samsung, LG and others came to the event ready to show off updates to existing display tech and some genuinely new technologies. OLED and Mini LED remain central to most lineups, while Micro RGB has emerged as one of the most talked-about developments at the show so far, especially at the higher end of the TV market.
Below are the TV announcements that stood out most from the pre-show events and early press conferences, with more expected as CES continues. Also, be sure to check out our best of CES 2026 list.
Samsung Micro RGB TVsSamsung's flagship Micro RGB TVEngadgetSamsung's Micro RGB push at CES 2026 isn't just about big screens — it's also about how the technology tries to redefine color accuracy and brightness in LCD-based TVs. Unlike traditional Mini LED backlights that rely on white LEDs and filters, Samsung's Micro
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The Switchbot Onero H1 may become available for purchase in the future.
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When Meta first announced its display-enabled smart glasses last year, it teased a handwriting feature that allows users to send messages by tracing letters with their hands. Now, the company is starting to roll it out, with people enrolled in its early access program getting it first,
I got a chance to try the feature at CES and it made me want to start wearing my Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses more often. When I reviewed the glasses last year, I wrote about how one of my favorite tings about the neural band is that it re
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John Ternus, a low-profile but influential executive at Apple, could be next in line to replace the company's longtime chief executive, Tim Cook, if he steps aside.
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 iOS 26 is showing unusually slow adoption among iPhone users months after release, according to third-party analytics.
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 Perhaps you like the idea of controlling your home appliances with your voice, but aren't super keen on a data center processing recordings of you. Fair enough. The trade-off for most smart home conveniences is relinquishing at least some of your privacy. Today at CES, I saw a line of voice-controlled home appliances from Emerson Smart that adjust power and setting via voice commands. But commands are recognized on the devices themselves, not carried through Wi-Fi and processed elsewhere.
The huge array of smart plugs, fans, heaters and even air fryers require no app for setup and don't need access to Wi-Fi. Instead, I said, "hey Emerson, lights on" or "hey fan, turn on low" and the devices in the demo space acted accordingly. A few of the devices combine the mic with a speaker and can respond when a command is received.
A bit of built-in programing on the air fryers allow them to understand commands for 100 cooking presets, so saying things like, "reheat this pizza" or "cook these frozen french fries" will set the correct mode, time and temp. Of course you can also just say, "cook at 350 degrees for 10 minutes" and it'll comply. Most of the commands for the other items are pretty simple but allow you to do things like set a timer, turn on oscillation and set intensity speeds.
Selection of available commands for Emerson Smart devices.
Amy Skorheim for Engadget
Some of the devices allow for a small amount of prog
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Have you ever wanted to save approximately three seconds and two mouse clicks when shopping online? Microsoft has something special just for you. The company just introduced something called Copilot Checkout at the NRF 2026 retail conference. This is exactly what it sounds like. It's a shopping assistant embedded within Copilot.
The feature is rolling out now in the US and integrates with PayPal, Shopify, Stripe and Etsy. It lets people complete purchases directly inside of Copilot without having to withstand the grueling experience of being redirected to a retailer's website. Participating partners include Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie and Ashley Furniture.
The retailers remain the actual merchant of record, so they'll still get customer data and all of that jazz. Microsoft controls the interface.
We don't know what kind of safeguards are in place to prevent the AI from hallucinating its way into buying you a giant bounce house when you wanted to order some Bounce dryer sheets. Engadget has reached out to Microsoft to inquire about these safeguards and how exactly the money is handled.
This is a pretty big moment for AI shopping. OpenAI introduced a shopping assistant several months ago that
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 If you've ever bought a bag of spinach only to come home and realize you already had a bag of spinach, you may appreciate this fridge. I had a chance to check out the GE Profile Smart Fridge with Kitchen Assistant at CES and was surprised to find I kinda wanted one. To be perfectly honest, most attempts I've seen at the show to "stick some AI in it" are at best amusing but usually completely unnecessary.
Here, though, the AI has a purpose. After seeing how the autofill water dispenser worked, I asked the GE Appliance reps how easy it was to change the fridge's water filter. Jason May, a GE Appliances product management executive, walked up to the fridge's (appropriately sized) touchscreen and said "Hey HQ, where's my water filter?" (HQ is short for SmartHQ, GE Profile's assistant). Then, relying on information it had gathered from this model's user manual, the AI assistant explained exactly where to find it (in the left hand door below the ice maker). It took another rep about two seconds to pop out the filter and, justlikethat, the task was on its way to done.
As for the spinach conundrum, that's handled by a crisper drawer camera, called Fridge Focus. Each time you open the drawers, a built-in camera (that you can physically shutter or turn off in the app) takes a video snapshot of what's left when you're done. So if you're at the store and wondering how much kale you already have, you can take a peek and see.
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The AirPods Pro 3 are on sale and back at their record low price of $200. This is marked down from $250, a hefty 20 percent discount. This model was just released in September of last year, so consider this a substantial discount for such a recent product.
We gave these AirPods a score of 90 out of 100 in our review and we consider t
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Roborock's Saros Rover concept, showcased at CES 2026, climbed stairs using wheel-leg mobility. Roborock also revealed Saros 20 updates and the Qrevo Curv 2 Flow.
The post China's Roborock Unveils a Robot Vacuum That Can Climb Stairs appeared first on eWEEK.
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 Samsung kicked off a new end-of-the-year sale this week, introducing great deals on monitors, TVs, Galaxy smartphones, and home appliances. Many of these deals are the exact same all-time low prices we tracked during Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
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