Gadgets Archive

TCL challenges RGB LED at CES with its X11L SQD-Mini LED TV

John HigginsJan 5

ShiftCam has a trackable 8TB SSD that sticks to your phone

Jess WeatherbedJan 5

Andrew LiszewskiJan 5

The $599 Tone T1 leaf blower is designed to be gentler on your ears.

Whisper Aero claims its new Tone T1 leaf blower is up to 40 percent quieter than competing electric blowers. At its full power setting, it produces a 150mph blast of air at only 52 decibels, which is quieter than a fridge. It’s available for preorder now, with shipping starting in September 2026.

Correction, January 5th: An earlier version of this article misstated the price of the Tone T1. The canyon sage base model is $599, while the silence is golden version is $699.

The Whisper Aero Tone T1 leaf blower against a gradient background next to its charger.

The Tone T1 will be available in canyon sage ($599) and silence is golden ($699) color options and has an estimated run time of up to 50 minutes in eco mode.

Image: Whisper Aero

These wireless headphones roll up to become a Bluetooth speaker

Andrew LiszewskiJan 5

JBL expands open-ear lineup with new buds coming to the US in March

John HigginsJan 5

Sean HollisterJan 5

I regret to inform you that AI has come for the stick vac.

Perhaps the Fraction by Deglace truly is “the ultimate vacuum cleaner.” I’ve spent far too much time repairing and replacing plastic Dyson components; swappable modular batteries sound great! But it’s also got “Neural Predictive AI” that sounds a lot like trying to sell you proprietary replacement parts before they’re needed.

Everything about this image has me in stitches.

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Sean HollisterJan 5

I never fail to grin at Stern Pinball’s new pinball machines.

The Chicago company’s still keeping the dream alive, year after year, after year, and it’s a joy to see their playable art grace the halls of CES. No rumored Pokémon Pinball machine yet, but these pricy Walking Dead and Star Wars machines look great.

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This robot companion is a cameraman for your pet

Dominic PrestonJan 5

John HigginsJan 5

Samsung brings back the Timeless Frame with its biggest Micro RGB TV at CES.

To counter last month’s announcement of more manageable Micro RGB sizes for 2026, Samsung went the other direction at CES. The 130-inch monster dominated First Look as soon as I entered. It’s likely just a statement piece, but if not, start checking your cushions for loose $100 bills.

The 130-inch Samsung Micro RGB TV with the Timeless Frame in a stone room.

The Timeless Frame is less of a TV frame and more of an artistic statement piece.

Image: Samsung

Dominic PrestonJan 5

Would you let AI cut your hair?

The Glyde smart hair clipper has an AI hair-cutting coach and automatic fade trimming so you can be your own barber, and you only have to wear this extremely normal looking face band for it to work.

As a man who already cuts his own hair: no one needs this.

Photo of a mannequin head being “shaved” by the Glyde smart hair trimmer

This band is how the Glyde knows where on your head it’s cutting.

Photo: Dominic Preston / The Verge

Birdbuddy’s new smart feeders aim to make spotting birds easier, even for beginners

Sheena VasaniJan 5

Dominic PrestonJan 5

You call that a knife?

This is an ultrasonic knife. Seattle Ultrasonics’ C-200 uses piezoelectric ceramic crystals to vibrate over 30,000 times a second, helping it cut as if it’s sharper than it really is. I was skeptical, but I sliced through a tomato with almost no resistance at all — it felt like the knife was falling through.

Photo of the Seattle Ultrasonics C-200 knife slicing a tomato

Photo of the Seattle Ultrasonics C-200 knife on a chopping board

Photo of the Seattle Ultrasonics C-200 knife showing the button

Photo of the Seattle Ultrasonics C-200 knife with the battery removed

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The C-200 still needs sharpening, but less frequently than other knives — once every couple of years.

Photo: Dominic Preston / The Verge

I just want to keep unfolding the Samsung Z TriFold

Allison JohnsonJan 5

Dominic PrestonJan 5

The Robot Phone is real(ish).

I only got to see (and not touch) a prototype, and the fold-out gimbal camera wasn’t operational. So it’s strictly TBC what the Robot Phone will actually do, but Honor did tell me this is no concept: after the full launch at MWC next month it will go on sale — but only in China.