CES 2026: Everything revealed, from Nvidia’s debuts to AMD’s new chips to Razer’s AI oddities 

CES 2026 is in full swing in Las Vegas, with the present ground open to the general public after a packed couple of days occupied by press conferences from the likes of Nvidia, Sony, and AMD and previews from Sunday’s Unveiled occasion. 

As has been the case for the previous two years at CES, AI is on the forefront of many firms’ messaging, although the {hardware} upgrades and oddities which have lengthy outlined the annual occasion nonetheless have their place on the present ground and in adjoining bulletins. We’ll be gathering the largest reveals and surprises right here, although you’ll be able to nonetheless catch the spur-of-the-moment reactions and ideas from our crew on the bottom through our dwell weblog proper right here. 

Let’s dive proper in, beginning with a few of Monday’s largest gamers. 

Nvidia reveals AI mannequin for autonomous automobiles, showcases Rubin structure

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivered an expectedly prolonged presentation at CES, taking a victory lap for the corporate’s AI-driven successes, setting the stage for 2026, and sure, hanging out with some robots. 

The Rubin computing structure, which has been developed to satisfy the growing computation calls for that AI adoption creates, is set to start changing Blackwell structure within the second half of this yr. It comes with pace and storage upgrades, however our senior AI editor Russell Brandom goes into the nitty-gritty of what distinguishes Rubin. 

And Nvidia continued its push to deliver the AI revolution into the bodily world, showcasing its Alpamayo household of open supply AI fashions and instruments that will probably be utilized by autonomous automobiles this yr. That method, as senior reporter Rebecca Bellan notes, mirrors the corporate’s broader efforts to make its infrastructure the Android for generalist robots. 

AMD’s keynote highlights new processors and partnerships 

AMD chair and CEO Lisa Su delivered the primary keynote of CES, with a presentation that featured companions, together with OpenAI president Greg Brockman, AI legend Fei-Fei Li, Luma AI CEO Amit Jain, and extra. 

Past the associate showcases, senior reporter Rebecca Szkutak detailed AMD’s method towards increasing the attain of AI via private computer systems utilizing its Ryzen AI 400 Sequence processors. 

The standout oddities of CES

Let’s face it, by this level within the present the foremost bulletins have been made, merchandise have been showcased, and it’s time to eye a few of the most brow-raising reveals from CES. We began our listing of what stood out to us as odd and noteworthy, however we’re open to extra options! 

Highlights from CES breakout periods

CES isn’t all {hardware} showcases and present ground sights — there are many extra business panels and audio system drawing eyeballs. We stored tabs on a number of notable highlights, starting from Palmer Luckey pushing retro aesthetics, to why the “be taught as soon as, work eternally” period could also be over, to previews of the brand new Silicon Valley-based sequence “The Audacity,” to the growth of Roku’s $3 streaming service, to All-In host Jason Calacanis placing a $25,000 bounty on an genuine Theranos machine. 

Ford’s AI assistant debuts

Ford is launching its assistant within the firm’s app earlier than a focused 2027 launch in its automobiles, with internet hosting managed by Google Cloud and the assistant itself constructed utilizing off-the-shelf LLMs. As we famous in our protection of the information, nevertheless, few particulars have been provided round what drivers ought to count on from their expertise with the assistant. 

Caterpillar, Nvidia associate on automated building tools

As a part of the ever-present push for AI’s impression on the bodily world, Caterpillar and Nvidia introduced a pilot program, “Cat AI Assistant,” which was demonstrated at CES Wednesday. This technique, coming to one in every of Caterpillar’s excavator automobiles, is occurring alongside one other undertaking to make use of Nvidia’s Omniverse simulation assets to assist with building undertaking planning and execution. 

Palms-on with Clicks Communicator

One of many buzziest reveals of the present is the debut telephone from Clicks Know-how, the $499 Communicator, which brings again BlackBerry vibes with its bodily keyboard, plus a separate $79 slide-out bodily keyboard that can be utilized with different units.

Try our full rundown from the present ground right here, however the Communicator makes a superb first impression, per Client Editor Sarah Perez:

“In our hands-on check, the telephone felt good to carry — not too heavy or gentle, and was straightforward to grip. Gadway advised me the corporate settled on the machine’s remaining kind after dozens of 3D-printed shapes. The successful design for the telephone includes a contoured again that makes it straightforward to select up and maintain.

“The machine’s display screen can be considerably elevated off the physique, and its chin is curved as much as create a recess that protects the keys whenever you place it face down.”

Try the Skylight Calendar 2

This household planning software caught our eyes on the present ground, not only for its calendar and planning capabilities, however for its AI capabilities which are in a position to sync calendars from totally different sources, create new to-dos primarily based off of messages or photographs, appointment reminders, and extra. Try our full impressions right here. 

Boston Dynamics and Google associate on Atlas robots 

Hyundai’s press convention targeted on its robotics partnerships with Boston Dynamics, however the firms revealed that they’re working with Google’s AI analysis lab quite than opponents to coach and function present Atlas robots, in addition to a brand new iteration of the humanoid robotic that was proven onstage. Transportation editor Kirsten Korosec has the complete rundown. 

Amazon’s AI-centric replace with Alexa+ is getting the type of push you’d count on at CES, with the corporate launching Alexa.com for Early Entry clients trying to make use of the chatbot through their browsers, together with an identical, revamped bot-focused app. Client editor Sarah Perez has the main points, together with information on Amazon’s revamp to Fireplace TV and new Artline TVs, which have their very own Alexa+ push. 

On the Ring entrance, client reporter Ivan Mehta runs via the various bulletins, from hearth alerts to an app retailer for third-party digicam integration, and extra. 

Razer joins the AI deluge with Venture AVA and Motoko 

Previously, Razer has been all about ridiculous {hardware} at CES, from three-screen laptops to haptic gaming cushions to a masks that landed the corporate a federal high quality. This yr, its two attention-grabbing bulletins have been for Venture Motoko, which goals to perform equally to sensible glasses, however with out the glasses. 

Then there’s Venture AVA, which places the avatar of an AI companion in your desk. We’ll allow you to watch the idea video for your self. 

Lego Good Bricks mark the corporate’s first CES look 

Lego joined CES for the primary time to carry a behind-closed-doors showcase of its Good Play System, which contains bricks, tiles, and Minifigures that may all work together with one another and play sounds, with each the debut units having a Star Wars theme. Senior author Amanda Silberling has all the main points right here.