Welcome to Las Vegas, the only city in the world where your TV is smarter than your dog and your phone costs more than your first Honda Civic. Las Vegas. A city of sin that once a year becomes a place of circuits, soldering, and promises that rarely come true. We're on the cusp of CES 2026 (Consumer Electronics Show), and if you thought the tech industry had reached its peak with smart wine stoppers, you'd be wrong. This year, it's all about robots that are finally going to save us from housework and screens so bright you'll need sunglasses in your own living room. Elvis may have left the building, but artificial intelligence has entered—and this time it has arms, legs, and probably a better sense of fashion than you.
Forget about roulette and free cocktails, the real dice is being rolled in the conference halls of Las Vegas, where the decisions are being made about what you will wear, drive and watch for the next twelve months. While marketers are trying to sell the “revolution” in the form of a smart toothbrush with artificial intelligence, we have been combing through acres of exhibition space to separate the technological diamonds from the shiny, useless plastic. Get ready, because this year’s harvest is on CES 2026 she's not just smarter – she's become terrifyingly capable, dangerously attractive and, hands down, finally worth your hard-earned money.
Laptops: The War of Chips and Origami for Billionaires
If you thought the laptop market was as dull as Monday morning, think again. This year, it's not Tyson and Paul battling it out in the heavyweight ring, but Intel and Qualcomm.
Intel finally brings its Panther Lake series (Core Ultra Series 3)They promise graphics that won't make you blush when you run Cyberpunk, and performance that won't require a nuclear power plant in your backpack. But the real hooligan in the room is Qualcomm. Their new Snapdragon X2 Elite is an 18-core beast that promises a 75 percent jump in processor performance and twice the graphics efficiency per watt. That means you'll be able to edit 8K video on a plane without asking the flight attendant for an extension cord. Battery life? Rumor has it that it'll last 29 hours of video playback. That's longer than the Lord of the Rings trilogy - in expanded form. Twice.
But the star of the evening isn't the chip, it's the design. Lenovo drank too many energy drinks again and drew ThinkPad Rollable XD. This isn't a laptop, it's magic. The screen stretches vertically from a standard 13.3-inch (33.8 cm) to a 16-inch (40.6 cm) tower. And the back? Clear glass. Because why wouldn't everyone in the coffee shop see your screen curling up like a snake? Is it useless? Maybe. Is it cool? Absolutely.
Mobile CES 2026: Samsung's "Tri-Fold" or why have one fold when you can have two?
Smartphones have become boring slabs of glass. So Samsung decided to fold them. Twice. The Samsung Galaxy Z Trifold is here, and it's exactly what it sounds like - a phone that folds into a "Z" shape.
When folded, it's a hefty 13-14mm thick, which is as comfortable in your pocket as a brick. But when you unfold it... madre mia. You get a 10-inch (25.4 cm) tablet with a resolution of 2160 x 1584 pixels. It's powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite, and a 5600 mAh battery will try to keep all those screens alive until lunchtime. Price? Get your tissues ready. We're talking about $2,450 (approx. €2,300). For that money, you get a phone that replaces your tablet, your Kindle, and probably your need for a social life, since you'll be opening and closing your phone all the time.
CES 2026 TVs: Size matters (and so does technology)
If you have at home OLED TV, throw it in the trash. (Just kidding, please recycle.) The future is Micro RGB (also known as MicroLED). It's a technology that combines the best of both worlds - perfect black and brightness that will burn your retinas.
Until now, these TVs have been as big as a wall and as expensive as a house. This year, Samsung and LG are bringing “people” sizes: 55, 65, 75 inches (140, 165, 190 cm). The price will probably still be absurd (don’t expect anything under 5,000 EUR for an entry-level model), but at least you won’t need a forklift to install it. Hisense, meanwhile, is still sticking to size and offers a 136-inch (345 cm) monster. Because nothing says “I’ve succeeded in life” more than a TV that’s wider than your car.
Robots and the smart home: Who will fold my socks?
And finally – robots. Not the ones that destroy the world, but the ones that suck it up. This year’s trend is humanoid assistants. With advances in “computer vision,” these machines no longer just see obstacles, but understand context. They see a pile of laundry and know that it’s not a cat bed. We also expect smart locks with the Aliro standard that will let you into the house by scanning your face or palm. Finally, you can lose your keys and still get home.
Don't Miss – CES 2025 Schedule
Schedule CES 2026 doesn't allow for breathing, and the real tech storm begins even before the crowds enter the fairgrounds. The media introduction begins on Sunday, January 4th, with the event CES Unveiled, but key “D-Day” will be Monday, January 5th. The day opens with LG World Premiere (08:00 PST) showcasing the next generation of “emotional” AI, followed by Bosch (09:00) showcasing innovations in mobility. The main event of the day will be at 13:00, when NVIDIA takes the stage with Jensen Huang, which is expected to unveil the RTX 50 Series graphics cards and the Drive Thor chip. Immediately after them (14:00), Samsung will present its vision of AI for the home and new Micro RGB displays, and the media marathon will be concluded at 17:00 by Sony Honda Mobility with the presentation of the Afeela production sedan and the unveiling of a new SUV concept. On Tuesday, January 6, the doors will officially open to the public, where Intel and Qualcomm will also be in the spotlight with a battle of processors, and Mercedes-Benz with the new electric CLA.
Conclusion: The future is expensive but bright
CES 2026 proves once again that technology is not standing still. It's heading in a direction where the boundaries between devices are blurring. Your phone is a tablet, your watch is a doctor, and your car is a living room. Sure, most of these things are too expensive for the average person, and half of them probably won't work as smoothly as they did on the demo. But that's not the point. The point is the daydream. And if I can get a laptop that rolls up and a phone that folds like an accordion, I'm willing to overlook the fact that I'll have to sell a kidney for them. Or at least that old Honda.
