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This one’s a concept from Motorola called Maxwell. It includes a microphone and camera for multimodal input, and an integrated magnet means it can be worn as a pendant around your neck or as a pin on your shirt. The idea is that it’ll take meeting notes and hands-free photos, answer questions in natural language — all the usual stuff. Having picked it up, I can at least confirm that it’s much lighter than that other, ill-fated AI pin.

Soccer’s governing body isn’t at its most popular right now, from price gouging complaints to allegedly breaking its own rules giving a “peace prize” to Donald Trump. But hey, it’s a World Cup year, so you can’t blame it for trying its luck with this branded version of last year’s regular Motorola Razr.

CES day 1 (or day 5, or day 200, depending on the calendar you observe) is coming to a close and we are all clearly feeling it. Case in point: I watched this robot walk out of the Central Hall and into the plaza where it threw a few punches and knocked itself out. Honestly? Big same. But we’ll be back at it again bright and early tomorrow. No word on the robot, though.

In the first of two episodes this week, Nilay and David unpack the flurry of “is this a thing?” AI gadgets that flooded CES, including LG’s CLOiD robot that struggled to put a single towel in a laundry machine.

The accessory maker launched a new Kickstarter today for Genki Grips: a modular grip system for Nintendo’s latest console. A $99 pledge gets you get a kit with solid and split shells (that lets the Joy-Cons detach) plus multiple sets of grips with various designs you can regularly swap to improve your hold on the handheld based on the game you’re playing.

The Australian company is back with a colorful new range of 15-inch portable monitors powered by a single USB-C cable. The $249 entry-level Lite models feature a 1080p display packed into a 1.55-pound (700g) plastic and glass slab. It comes bundled with a versatile magnetic folding stand and pulls just 5W at 400 nits of peak brightness.

The 2026 Vivobook S14, S15, and S16, announced today at CES, pair a familiar design with new processors, including the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite, along with updated Intel Core Ultra Series 2 and AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series options.

The original version that debuted at CES 2025 had an E Ink Spectra 6 screen that maxed out at 31.5 inches. A larger 40.5-inch version will debut this year, along with a version featuring a sculpted frame created by Pininfarina that also includes exclusive design sketches from the Italian design house’s archives.

I covered Peri — a wearable meant to help people track and manage perimenopause — at last year’s CES. So many health tech gadgets at the show never end up making it to consumers, but good news: You can actually order this one now.

Launching in 1TB ($219) and 2TB ($339) capacities in early 2026, the SSD-01 offers 2,000MB/s read and 1,800MB/s write speeds, unlocking ProRes RAW and Open Gate recording on supported iPhones. It includes a pop-up USB-C connector plus two extra USB-C ports for power and attaching accessories like mics to your phone while recording.