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More from CES 2026 live: all the news, announcements, and innovations from the show floor and beyond

Lego’s Smart Bricks aren’t just an experiment — and they aren’t just for kids

Julia Goldin and Tom Donaldson explain what the sensor-packed Smart Play initiative means for Lego.

Sean Hollister
Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Nvidia Live with Jensen Huang starts soon.

Huang is set to share “what’s next in AI” during a CES presentation at 4PM ET. You can watch the event from the livestream embedded below or by heading directly to YouTube.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Skylight is launching a new digital wall calendar.

The $299.99 Calendar 2 has a more rounded design like the 27-inch Calendar Max but with a smaller 15-inch screen. It will be available on Skylight’s website on February 18th, Skylight president Aviv Gilboa tells The Verge.

Update: Added launch date.

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A photo of a person using the Skylight Calendar 2.
Image: Skylight
Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
Hands-on with Samsung’s Galaxy Z Trifold.

Three folding panels, two sets of hinges, and a frame that’s just barely thinner than a USB-C port, what more could you want? Allison Johnson finally got some hands-on time with Samsung’s trifold at CES 2026, and she’s already thinking of ways to replace her laptop.

Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
Qualcomm hints we might see Windows gaming handhelds at GDC in March.

Qualcomm sells Arm chips that play PC games on Windows... and occasionally on Android... and newly on SteamOS too. So: when do we get a Qualcomm Steam Deck? Qualcomm tells me PC handhelds aren’t happening at CES, but it’s “keeping an eye” on GDC in March for possible Windows ones! Full context here.

Jess Weatherbed
Jess Weatherbed
HP’s Chromebooks get a minor spec bump.

The upcoming 14-inch HP Chromebook Plus and Chromebook Plus x360 announced at CES have been updated with Intel Core 3 N355 processors and offer up to 512GB of M.2 SSD storage, with the previous 16:9 aspect ratio displays switching to 16:10.

The HP Chromebook 14 Plus (left) and 14 Plus x360 (right).
Aside from the new 16:10 aspect ratio, the most noticeable change on both the Chromebook 14 Plus (left) and 14 Plus x360 (right) is the lack of speaker grills on either side of the keyboard.
Image: HP
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
LG’s CLOiD robot rolls into CES.

The household robot made its debut at the company’s CES 2026 press conference, rolling onto the stage and giving a ponderous demo of putting a towel into a laundry machine.

The sizable wheeled robot used its articulating arms and huge hands to perform the action and talked to the audience about its technology and capabilities, using human-like hand gestures to emphasize its words.

Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
Baseus’ PicoGo 10,000mAh power bank is nearly as small as your AirPods.

Measuring 2.8x2.4-inches and weighing about 172 grams, Baseus’ new PicoGo AC22 Ultra-Mini Power Bank is nearly as pocketable as your wireless earbuds’ charging case. Its USB-C port offers up to 45W of power so you can even charge some laptops, and with a built-in USB-C cable you can power up two devices simultaneously.

The Baseus PicoGO AC22 Ultra-Mini Power bank next to an opened pair of Apple AirPods wireless earbuds.
The PicoGo AC22 power bank is expected to launch in early 2026 for $59.99.
Image: Baseus
Terrence O'Brien
Terrence O'Brien
JLab claims its new Mini ANC are the world’s smallest earbuds with active noise cancelling.

Each bud measures just 19mm x 21mm x 14mm and weighs 2.2 grams. For comparison, an AirPod Pro 3 weighs 5.55 grams and stands a comparatively towering 30.0mm tall. Even the charging case is barely bigger than a Zippo lighter at under two inches long and under an inch tall. And, on top of that, they’re only $39.99.

JLab JBuds Mini ANC in graphite. They’re pretty standard looking earbud, but like small. Though, you wouldn’t know it from this picture because there’s nothing in it for scale.
There’s nothing here for scale, but, trust us, they’re small.
Image: JLab