12 – Breaking News & Latest Updates 2026
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More from CES 2026 live: all the news, announcements, and innovations from the show floor and beyond

Thomas Ricker
Thomas Ricker
CES silly season begins.

You know it’s almost CES when Samsung Display announces a few weirdo concepts, including an “AI OLED Cassette” with 1.5-inch round displays and an “AI OLED Turntable” with 13.4-inch round display. It offers zero details to justify their existence which is why our team is headed to Vegas to find out. Stay tuned.

Added value: zero.
The cassette concept is big enough to hold an 8-track tape!
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Added value: zero.
Image: Samsung Display
Victoria Song
Victoria Song
This CES post comes to you via Starlink.

United Airlines interrupted boarding my plane to CES 2026 to say: “This flight to Vegas is special.” Why? Apparently, it’s the inaugural flight from Newark Airport with Starlink. There was a wireless charging pad waiting at our seats.

Also: I can confirm Starlink is so much faster than regular plane Wi-Fi.

Terrence O'Brien
Terrence O'Brien
Why hang a painting in your home, when you can tell an AI to put slop on your wall?

The Fraimic Smart Canvas is a framed E-ink screen being shown off for the first time at CES 2026. It’s meant to mimic your typical wall art but, because nothing is sacred, instead of showing an actual painting or a photo by a human, it displays AI “art” generated by your voice prompts. The Smart Canvas is available for preorder in two sizes, standard for $399 and large for $999, though deliveries aren’t expected until June.

A framed E-ink panel switching from one piece of AI “art” to another.
Fraimic marketing image showing a piece of art that might as well be trained on Urban Outfitters prints.
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Try not to think about the ethical implications.
Image: Fraimic
This smart home controller is literally a piece of wood

Mui’s long-gestating calm-tech board finally ships — and it’s a thoughtful, if very expensive, alternative to screens.

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy