It is the primary week of a brand new 12 months and there is not any time for the tech world to slowly ease again into issues following the vacations. That is as a result of CES 2026 is in full swing, with all method of firms descending on Las Vegas to disclose their newest improvements and what they’re planning to convey your manner within the close to future.
Most of the Engadget crew are on the bottom to take a look at as a lot of the brand new tech as attainable. After all, we’re preserving tabs on the entire main CES press conferences too. Samsung has already held its First Look presentation, which focuses on dwelling merchandise, whereas LG has proven off a wide selection of TVs. Displays from NVIDIA, Sony, Lego, Hyundai and others are but to come back.
You possibly can compensate for the entire large CES 2026 bulletins (and a number of the extra offbeat gizmos which can be being proven off on the occasion) proper right here. We’ll be preserving this story up to date all through the week.
Micro RGB TVs
Samsung’s 130-inch Micro RGB TV. (Devindra Hardawar for Engadget)
Micro RGB is a time period you’ll be able to anticipate to listen to about fairly a bit within the coming months and years, particularly whenever you’re purchasing on your subsequent TV. Micro RGB is a brand new tech that is much like Mini LED, although it makes use of purple, inexperienced and blue LEDs as a substitute of white backlights. Distinction ratios aren’t fairly as excessive as these on Micro LED and OLED shows, for the reason that pixels cannot be turned on and off individually. Nevertheless, Micro RGB models are mentioned to be brighter and extra shade correct than TVs that use different show tech, partially as a result of the LEDs in these screens supply smaller, extra customizable dimming zones.
We’re seeing extra of those TVs pop up at CES 2026, together with a mammoth 130-inch idea mannequin that Samsung delivered to Las Vegas. The corporate unveiled its first Micro RGB TV in August, — that’s a 115-inch, $29,999 mannequin. This 12 months, you’ll be able to anticipate it to start out providing Micro RGB TVs in 55-, 65- and 75-inch sizes. There are additionally 85-, 100- and 115-inch fashions on the best way.
LG revealed its first Micro RGB set at CES as nicely. The biggest variant is 100 inches, however there are 86- and 75-inch fashions too. Elsewhere, LG confirmed off its newest Wallpaper TV, which is a 100-inch OLED show. We additionally bought a have a look at LG’s new Gallery TV — The Gallery is the corporate’s tackle Samsung’s Body TV format.
Samsung
Samsung’s Music Studio 5 audio system at CES 2026. (Billy Steele for Engadget)
Samsung being Samsung, the corporate had much more up its sleeve than simply TVs. Within the leadup to CES, it introduced its two new soundbars (we’re had some hands-on time with a type of), the nifty-looking Music Studio audio system (we have got some IRL impressions of these), a bunch of screens, the refreshed FreeStyle+ projector (we have checked that out too). It additionally introduced plans to convey Google Photographs to TVs.
On the First Look showcase on Sunday, Samsung talked up “AI experiences in all places. For everybody” (sigh). Right here, we noticed extra TVs, similar to the skinny S95H OLED, which has a zero-gap mount that permits you to place the unit flush in opposition to a wall.
First Look has lengthy been centered on dwelling merchandise. Naturally, Samsung execs mentioned some options for the corporate’s fridges, similar to recipe choice, AI cooling tech and Google Gemini-powered AI Imaginative and prescient that is mentioned to have the ability to acknowledge extra objects and assist you determine what it’s good to purchase with out having to manually take stock. FoodNote, in the meantime, is a weekly abstract that breaks down what has gone out and in of your fridge.
Samsung highlighted the Samsung Bespoke AI Laundry Combo and its new AI wash cycle. With the brand new Air Dresser — which has an Auto Wrinkle Care characteristic — Samsung goals to put off irons (thanks, Samsung). As for the Bespoke AI sensible vacuum and mop, that may apparently control your pets whenever you’re not dwelling.
LG
LG’s CLOiD robotic. (LG)
Likewise, LG introduced greater than TVs to CES. The corporate is shining the highlight on its CLOiD robotic. Just like the far creepier-looking 1X Neo, the CLOiD is designed to assist with family duties similar to beginning laundry cycles, folding garments, unloading the dishwasher and serving meals. This seems to be extra of an idea than one thing you can purchase anytime quickly, however we must always get a better have a look at the CLOiD in particular person later this week.
The corporate additionally debuted the LG Sound Suite, a modular dwelling audio system it developed along side Dolby to tackle the likes of Sonos. Simply forward of CES, LG pulled again the curtain on a brand new batch of xboom audio system in addition to some screens and ultralight Gram laptops which can be made with a cloth it is calling Aerominum.
