Best of CES 2026

The Consumer Electronics Show, or CES, is the biggest and buzziest tech event of the year and it just wrapped up. From laptops and AI robot pets to LED masks and trifold phones, and (yes) more robots. The Verge staff saw everything in between. Here are their top picks from CES 2026. #CES #CES2026 0:00 Intro 0:21 Victoria Song, Best health 1:58 Victoria Song, Best wearable 3:38 Antonio G. Di Benedetto, Best laptop 4:43 Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, Best smart home 5:57 Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, Best robot 6:54 Allison Johnson, Best phone 8:10 John Higgins, Best TV 9:39 John Higgins, Best audio 11:09 Andrew J. Hawkins, Best in auto 12:39 Owen Grove, Most fun 13:55 Dominic Preston, Most irrationally loved 14:43 Sean Hollister, Best in show The Verge’s sponsors play an important role in funding our journalism, but do not influence editorial content. For more information about our ethics policy, visit: https://www.theverge.com/ethics-statement Subscribe: http://goo.gl/G5RXGs Like The Verge on Facebook: https://goo.gl/2P1aGc Follow on Twitter: https://goo.gl/XTWX61 Follow on Instagram: https://goo.gl/7ZeLvX Follow on TikTok: http://bit.ly/42VeCVU Watch The Vergecast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/40RFRkg The Vergecast Podcast: https://bit.ly/3WQDexZ Decoder with Nilay Patel: http://apple.co/3v29nDc More about our podcasts: https://www.theverge.com/podcasts Read More: http://www.theverge.com Community guidelines: http://bit.ly/2D0hlAv Wallpapers from The Verge: https://bit.ly/2xQXYJr Shop our Verge merch store here: https://bit.ly/4kPCmEc Subscribe to The Verge: https://bit.ly/3FT6n5S Subscribe to The Vergecast on YouTube, new episodes on Tuesday and Friday: https://bit.ly/3I6nJtz If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may receive a commission without exerting any influence on editorial content. For more information about our ethics policy, visit: https://www.theverge.com/ethics-state...