Tech that Helps People Outshone AI Hype at CES 2026

New AI Device Pours Alcohol Directly Into the Void Where Your Soul Should Be

Watch out, bartenders: your jobs might be next on the AI chopping block — at least if tech startup Breakreal has anything to say about it. With CES 2026 in full-swing, tech insiders and industry journalists are getting a first-hand look at the madcap gadgets that research and development teams are forcing into the world. One of those devices is the Breakreal R1, a cocktail dispenser that its creators say is imbued with the power of a large langu…

Tech that helps people outshone AI hype at CES 2026

Nobody really needs an AI toothbrush that sends their gums to the cloud

Most dubious uses of AI at CES 2026

Let’s take bets on how much Hayao Miyazaki would hate this. You can't shake a stick without hitting an AI gadget at CES this year, with artificial smarts now embedded in just about every wearable, screen, and appliance across the show floor, not to mention the armies of AI companions, toys, and robots. But those are just the beginning. We've seen AI pop up in much stranger places too, from hair clippers to stick vacs, and at least one case wher…

Physical AI dominates CES but humanity will still have to wait a while for humanoid servants

The annual event draws the biggest companies from the global tech and auto industries who this ⁠year underscored the shift from AI software to "physical AI" with robotics, humanoids and autonomous driving technology.

AI hardware booms at CES, but consumer adoption is uncertain

Physical AI dominated CES this week, yet questions persist over affordability, usefulness and mass market demand.