Month: January 2026

The smart mirror features Makeup Check and Anti-Fog settings. | Image: Lifx Lifx, one of the original smart lighting brands, is launching a Matter-enabled smart mirror, its first US in-wall dimmer, and a cheaper line of bulbs and light strips starting at around $12. The company, which announced the new products at CES this week, … Read more

The Aura Reach is a lower-cost smart lock from Kwikset that uses Matter-over-Thread instead of Wi-Fi for connectivity. | Image: Kwikset Kwikset announced a price and release date for its Aura Reach smart lock at CES 2026 this week. A more affordable Matter-over-Thread option compared to the excellent but expensive Halo Select, the Aura Reach … Read more

Amazon Fire TV has been a bit long in the tooth for a while now. Its design isn’t as intuitive to navigate as Google TV, Roku, or Apple TV, and its responsiveness is frustrating. I’ve found it to be the weak link in Amazon’s portfolio for a while now, and the only major drawback to … Read more

Alexa Plus was already popping up online for some users earlier this month, and now it’s officially available to everyone through an early access program. Anyone can go sign up at Alexa.com and start playing with the new web interface for Amazon’s new AI chatbot. Alexa Plus was already available on all new Echo devices … Read more

Joining Samsung’s The Frame, Hisense CanvasTV, TCL Nxtvision, and newly announced LG Gallery TV, is Amazon’s very first art TV. The Amazon Ember Artline is a 4K edge-lit LED TV with a matte screen to reduce ambient light glare and is only 1.5 inches thick. At purchase, customers will be able to include their choice … Read more

Your urine can tell you a lot about your reproductive health hormones. Unfortunately, at-home testing can be cumbersome, involving collecting samples that are then mailed out to labs. That’s what health startup Mira is trying to simplify with its $249 Ultra4 Hormone Monitor. The pitch is to make highly accurate, readily available hormone testing for … Read more

Ahead of the CES show floor officially opening on Tuesday, January 6th, many companies have already announced new tech, gadgets, concepts, and AI-powered upgrades that will be released over this year. Yesterday’s CES Unveiled event delivered even more announcements and reveals. If you’re already struggling to keep on top of all the news coming out … Read more

For years, the accessory maker Twelve South has sold clever accessories for charging gadgets. Its new device, the Valet, is maybe its simplest idea ever: it’s a nice-looking tray designed to be the place you drop your keys, sunglasses, and other pocket detritus, and offers a couple of ways to charge whatever needs to be … Read more

Microsoft is preparing to launch a major UI refresh of its Edge browser soon. The software maker has started bringing the design language from Copilot to early Canary and Dev test versions of its Microsoft Edge browser. Design changes include a settings section that looks identical to the Copilot app, updated context menus, and an … Read more

Now you can generate AI slop directly on your TV. Gemini on Google TV is getting a major update that makes the AI assistant more helpful and more visually engaging. The big highlights are obviously the addition of Nano Banana and Veo support for creating AI videos and images directly on your TV. This can … Read more

Just look at how unnaturally engaged and alert the children are in these unsettling concept images. Smart calendars can be a boon for busy families that have room for them, but Cozyla’s latest concept is pushing that to the limit if you’re short on space. The 55-inch Cozyla Calendar Plus Max announced at CES is … Read more

CES is poised to be the story of RGB LED, with almost every major TV manufacturer set to show off their latest models using the technology. But TCL is hoping to change that narrative, or even overtake it, with its own story – that of the X11L SQD-Mini LED TV. The X11L uses blue LEDs … Read more

Sure do look like shades. GE Lighting is launching smart shades at CES that come in at a pretty reasonable (for motorized shades, at least) $299.99. They’re not the cheapest smart shades out there. SwitchBots start at just $199, but they’re still quite a bit more affordable than Lutron’s, which start at $399. They should … Read more

The Planck Studio SSD will be available in March, starting at $399 for 4TB. Content creation gadget maker ShiftCam is launching a superfast mobile SSD that sticks to the back of your phone for safekeeping. The Planck Studio was made with production teams and creators in mind, according to ShiftCam, providing devices like phones, laptops, … Read more

Share your music without someone else wearing your headphones. | Image: TDM A new company called TDM, or “Tomorrow Doesn’t Matter,” has announced its first pair of wireless headphones at CES 2026 with a unique multifunctional design. The Neo look like a traditional pair of over-ear wireless headphones but feature an extra flexible headband that … Read more

Lockly’s Affirm Series of smart locks will come with native Matter compatibility. Lockly has introduced a series of smart locks that have native Matter compatibility, meaning that they will be able to be used across different smart home systems. The Affirm Series of smart locks will come in both deadbolt and latch editions. What’s more, … Read more