Every January, the world of consumer electronics heads to Las Vegas to spend the first full week of the year in the desert presenting, prodding, and gawking at all the new gadgets and gear debuting at CES. The show has once again delivered an avalanche of products, both innovative and vaporous, that will shape the industry in 2026.
The Verge’s team has been working around the clock to share the experience. Some of it wowed us while some of it weirded us out, but that’s part of the fun of CES.
After taking it all in over the past week, there are some gadgets that stood out from the rest. They innovated on an existing product, entirely rethought a category, or delivered something so delightful or dumb that we just had to share. These are the things that deserve to be recognized — our best of CES 2026.
