TP-Link’s Tapo smart home brand offers some of the most affordable home security cameras on the market, and the company introduced three new models at CES this week: One with 4K resolution, one with two independent 2K lenses (one fixed, one pan/tilt), and a second, hardwired pan/tilt model with a 2K lens and an adjustable 1500-lumen floodlight. The battery-powered cameras are recharged by adjustable solar panels and boast dual-band Wi-Fi adapters (2.4- and 5GHz) (the hardwired floodlight model is 2.4GHz only). All three cameras are equipped with AI motion detection that can discern between people, pets, and vehicles (with no subscription requirements); and the option of up to 512GB of onboard storage (via user-provided microSD cards) and/or cloud storage via TP-Link’s Tapo Care. TP-Link also offers the NAS box-like Tapo H500 smart home hub for storing video recordings on your home network. You’ll need one of these two storage options if you decide to take advantage of these cameras’ option to record 24/7, not just when motion is detected . The device provides 16GB of storage and can host up to a 16TB hard disk drive. It’s currently available at Amazon for $130. Each of the cameras is rated IP65 for protection from the elements. Here’s a deeper dive into each model: Tapo MagCam C465 TP-Link This is a battery-powered bullet-style camera with a fixed lens with a 134-degree field of view that captures video in 4K resolution (3840 x 2160 pixels). Outfitted with both starlight night vision for color and energy-efficient black-and-white infrared night vision, the camera also has dual spotlights onboard.   The camera mounts to a magnetic base that makes it easy to adjust the angle at which it’s aimed. To deter theft, the camera is also tethered to its base, and it will sound an onboard alarm and send an alert to the Tapo app if anyone tampers with it. The camera has a 100dBA onboard siren. Its integrated solar panel is also adjustable, thanks to being mounted to a ring around the camera’s lens. This allows it to be rotated 90 degrees horizontally and tilted up to 45 degrees vertically for maximum exposure to the sun. TP-Link says a 50-minute charge of its 7,800mAh lithium-ion battery will yield 24 hours of continuous operation; with more typical use, a fully charged battery will last up to 180 sunless days. The Tapo MagCam C465 is available now for $139.99, including at Amazon. Tapo C645D Kit TP-Link Dual-lens security cameras like the Tapo C645D Kit are a relatively new thing. Tapo’s take on the concept combines a fixed-position wide-angle camera with 2K resolution (2304 x 1296 pixels) with a 2K pan/tilt camera mounted below it. The camera features up to 33 feet of motion detection range, and its pan/tilt lens be programmed to lock on to a moving target and automatically track it as it moves, keeping it centered in its field of view. While using the Tapo app, you can also tap anywhere in the live field to focus the camera on that spot. The fixed lens has a 165.1-degree diagonal field of view, while the pan/tilt lens has a more limited 65.5-degree horizontal field of view, but that second lens is installed in an independent enclosure that can pan 360 degrees and tilt over a 90-degree arc.   You’ll get color night vision courtesy of six onboard spotlights, as well as the option for the battery-saving infrared black-and-white night vision.   The Tapo C645D Kit is outfitted with a 10,000mAh battery that TP-Link says will deliver a full day’s operation when its detachable solar panel is exposed to just one hour of sunlight. A fully charged battery can supply the camera with enough juice to operate for up to four months. The camera can be mounted to a wall or to the ceiling, while its solar panel can either be put on top of the camera or detached and mounted in a location with better exposure to the sun, thanks to its 13-foot cable. The Tapo C645D Kit is available now for $149.99, including at Amazon. Tapo C710 Pan/Tilt Floodlight Camera TP-Link Ring was the first manufacturer to mate a security camera to an outdoor floodlight, but it didn’t take long for the rest of the industry to join the dance. TP-Link’s Tapo C710 is the latest to make the camera hanging under its floodlight a pan/tilt model. And it’s not just the camera element that can be adjusted—the 1500-lumen floodlight in Tapo’s device can also be repositioned (manually, that is. It’s not motorized like the camera.) It should come as no surprise that this model must be hardwired to your home’s electrical wiring—a battery wouldn’t last long when tasked with producing that much light for long stretches. The floodlight element is dimmable, but its color temperature is fixed at a neutral 4,000 Kelvin—right between “warm” and “cool.” Its enclosure can manually be pivoted left or right, and TP-Link gives you the option having it automatically turn on in response to the camera’s motion detection-sensor. The 2K camera below the floodlight cam is a pan/tilt model that can pan 360 degrees and tilt over a 140-degree arc, with the same auto-tracking feature available on the Tapo C645D Kit pan/tilt camera. Both color and black-and-white infrared night vision are supported. The Tapo C710 will be available soon for $99.99 at TP-Link and at Amazon. This news story is part of TechHive’s in-depth coverage of the best home security cameras. Read...

Household robot manufacturer iGarden unveiled its new M1 series of robotic pool cleaners at CES today, complementing its existing K series line of underwater scrubbers. And much like the K series, these four new models are distinguished almost exclusively by their battery size and resulting operating time. The M1 series showcases a revamped design that features four wheels instead of treads, with a bulbous section in the center of the robot that makes it look like the cockpit of a race car. The bright red color treatment only furthers that connotation, much as it did with the K Pro 150 we reviewed in October, 2025.) The very front of the robot, however, is where you’ll find its secret sauce, including twin cameras designed to help it scan the pool in 3D. iGarden says the cameras improve debris detection, floor coverage, and obstacle avoidance. As is becoming increasingly common with household robots, AI-powered algorithms analyze the video feed and are key part of the behind-the-scenes intelligence. iGarden also launched its new L- and L AWD-series robot lawn mowers at CES.iGarden Additional features across the M1 line include a new two-tier filter designed to improve tiny particle capture while reducing clogging, and a dual water pump design that adapts suction power to the environment, based on an analysis of how much and what type of debris the robot is capturing. A welcome one-touch return system instructs the robot to climb the nearest wall to reach the waterline for easy, pole-free retrieval, although it isn’t entirely clear how this system works at the moment. (Based on photography we’ve seen, it’s likely through a remote-control wand with flashing lights on one end.) At launch, the four models in the new series are the M1-50, with a 7500mAh battery and about 5 hours of running time; the M1-80, with a 10,400mAh battery and about 8 hours of running time; the M1-100, also with a 10,400mAh battery but a promised 10 hours of running time; and the M1 Pro-125, with a 14,500mAh battery and about 12.5 hours of running time. The units also differ based on pump rate, with the M1-50 offering a lower flow of 3,170 to 5,019 gallons per hour, the middle two robots featuring 4,227 to 6,076 gallons per hour, and the M1 Pro-125 hitting 5,283 to 7,133 gallons per hour. Many of the other features of the K Series, including running time options, periodic scheduling, various cleaning modes, and iGarden’s speed-boosting “Turbo Mode,” remain ported over to the new M1 models. Pricing and availability for each of the new robot models had not been published at press time. This news story is part of TechHive’s in-depth coverage of the best robotic pool cleaners. Read...

Serious gamers need a serious mouse, and the Razer Viper V3 Pro is an absolutely fantastic pick as far as I’m concerned—and it’s infinitely more enticing now that it’s on sale with a hefty 31 percent discount on Amazon, slashing it down to a brand-new all-time lowest price of $110! View this Amazon deal This is a wireless gaming mouse for esports, and it’s one of the better options in this class. Weighing just 54 grams, the Viper V3 Pro features an ultra-lightweight design that’s perfect for competitive precision as well as casual comfort. The minimal weight makes it easier to aim exactly where you need to, without weighing you down over longer sessions. The Viper V3 Pro also features an insane 35K DPI optical sensor that makes it uber sensitive, plus 8K HyperPolling that provides ultra-smooth responsiveness in tandem with Razer HyperSpeed. The best part is that it works well on just about any surface—including glass—so no matter what desk you’re playing on, you can carry your team. When we reviewed the Razer Viper V3 Pro, we gave it a 4-star rating, appreciating its feathery weight, ergonomic design, optical switches, and the high-DPI 35K sensor. “The Razer Viper V3 Pro is the new flagship of the Razer mouse series and aims to raise the bar for wireless gaming mice,” our review reads. Designed for endurance, the Viper V3 Pro supports up to 95 hours of continuous battery life, so you’ll go quite a while before needing to recharge. Grab the Razer Viper V3 Pro for just $110 sooner than later because this is the best price we’ve seen and it won’t stick around forever. Save 31% on Razer`s high-performance wireless esports gaming mouseBuy now at Amazon Read...

Philips Hue doesn’t have any new smart lights to unveil at CES 2026, but it does have a new smart lighting feature that aims to make your existing Hue lights look better than ever.  Slated to arrive in early spring, SpatialAware is exclusive to the new and more powerful Hue Bridge Pro and it’s designed to analyze the position of the Hue lights in a room and “distribute” your light scenes across each light, thus ensuring they “work together in harmony.” Without SpatialAware, the Hue app doesn’t consider the position of your lights when it activates a light scene. SpatialAware uses an algorithm that “intentionally” spreads colors across all the Hue lights in a room, resulting in “more immersive, dynamic, and true-to-life” lighting, according to Philips Hue. For example, when SpatialAware is applied to a Hue sunset scene, lamps on one side of the room might glow in a brighter orange to simulate the look of the setting sun while the lights on the other side might be darker. In order for SpatialAware to work its magic, you must use the camera on your smartphone to scan the positions of all the Hue lights in a given room, with the “latest augmented reality technologies” helping to determine which lights are where. You’ll need to re-scan the room if you ever add lights to your setup, Hue says. SpatialAware will be accessible via the Scene Gallery in the Hue app, and the feature is compatible with roughly half of existing light scenes, namely “nature-inspired” ones such as Lake Mist, Mountain Breeze, Savannah Sunset, and Lake Placid. Philips Hue also had a few other features to announce at CES 2026, including “seamless” Apple Home support for the Hue Secure camera and video doorbell, as well as Hue contact sensors. The added Apple Home support is set to arrive in the first quarter of the year. Apple TV 4K users will also be able to stream live feeds from their Hue Secure cameras in picture-in-picture mode “in the coming months,” Hue says.  Hue Bridge Pro owners can now migrate multiple Hue Bridges to migrate to the newer hub in one shot, while the Hue AI assistant is gaining the ability to create automations from user prompts, such as “wake me up at 6:45 a.m. every day except Wednesdays.”  Finally, lighting and accessory automations will soon appear in their associated rooms and zones within the Hue app, rather than simply appearing in a single list under the Automations tab.  This news story is part of TechHive’s in-depth coverage of the best smart lights. Read...

Ikea made a splash three years ago when it joined forces with an award-winning designer for a striking line of decorative house lamps. At CES this week, Ikea is adding a new twist to those Varmblixt lights: smarts, complete with a dash of Matter.  Slated to go on sale in April, the latest entries in the Varmblixt line will include smarter versions of the existing Varmblixt donut lamp and a pendant, and both will offer a full range of smart features along with Matter compatibility.  The updated Varmblixt donut lamp looks just like it sounds: an oversize and illuminated donut-shaped light with a “soft, matte white glass surface.”   The donut light will come with a dozen preset colors chosen by Sabine Marcelis, the Dutch artist and designer who collaborated with Ikea on the original Varmblixt line. Ikea You can cycle through the colors—which range from white and amber to warm red, soft pink, lavender, turquoise, and yellow—using the included Bilresa remote, with the colors transitioning smoothly from one to the other.  The Varmblixt donut lamp also works with the Ikea Home Smart app, which lets you access more than 40 colors along with light intensity and dimming controls.  Next comes the smart version of the Varmblixt pendant lamp, a striking illuminated tube that looks like it’s been twisted into a “u” shape.  Like its sibling the donut, the Varmblixt pendant comes with the Bilresa remote and can by cycled from a “crisp, cool daylight” to a “warm, candle-like” yellow, Ikea says.  Ikea Besides working with the Ikea app, both the Varmblixt donut and pendant lamp will work with Matter, the new smart home protocol that acts as the glue between Alexa, Apple Home, Google Home, Samsung SmartThings, and other Matter-compatible platforms.  That means you could incorporate both of the new Varmblixt lights into any of those big smart ecosystems, perfect for adding them to existing smart light groups or smart home automations. You’d also be able to control the lights with Alexa, Gemini, and Siri voice commands.  The upcoming Varmblixt lights are set to go on sale in April, according to Ikea. The company has yet to release pricing details.  Ikea’s announcement of the Matter-enabled Varmblixt lights comes just a couple of months after Ikea unleased more than 20 Matter products, including Matter-compatible smart bulbs, sensors, and remotes.  Ikea went all-in with Matter last summer by releasing a software update that turned Ikea’s Dirigera smart hub into a Thread border router, meaning it can both discover and take charge of Thread-enabled Matter devices. Read...

Corsair announced the latest additions to its gaming peripheral line at CES 2026, which includes the Galleon 100 SD Editon keyboard and new versions of the Sabre V2 Pro Wireless mice. They also announced the Corsair MM Pro Control Esports-tuned cloth mouse pad. The Galleon 100 SD Edition keyboard features integrated Stream Deck hardware. It includes a 5-inch 720×1280 LCD color screen with Stream Deck integration for all your streaming animations, widgets, and shortcuts. The Stream Deck Module includes dual rotary dials, a sizable widget display area, and 12 x LCD screen keys that function as G-Keys in HW mode. The Stream Deck LCD in the keyboard integrates with common apps that gamers will use to manage peripherals without having to pause the game. The rest of the keyboard sounds awesome, too. It features an 8000Hz polling rate, per-key customizable RGB lighting, and a mood bar. The keys incorporate MLX HiFi switches and PBT DS keycaps with a gasket mount for a smooth typing sensation. To prevent unwanted noise, the keys include an upgraded sound dampening solution. There’s also a cushioned palm rest. Corsair There are two new variants of the Sabre V2 Pro Wireless mouse, a carbon fiber variant (CF) and a metallic variant (MG). Both Corsair mice feature lightning-fast hyper-polling rates up to 8,000Hz, DPIs of 33K, and battery life of up to 100 hours. They’re also super lightweight. The CF variant weighs just 1.94 oz (55 grams) while the MG variant weighs 1.97 oz (56 grams). Corsair has fine-tuned the mechanical switches for a 100 million click lifespan. The mice also include tri-mode connectivity, including 2.4GHz wireless, Bluetooth, and connection via a wired USB-C cable. Corsair Corsair has designed the MM Pro Control Esports-tuned Cloth Mouse Pad for professional level tracking and precision. It features a hex-patterned polyurethane base, which Corsair says can hold its position even in the most frenetic movements so you’re never put off your game. It also features a thick 4mm base for better hand cushioning and it’s hand washable. Corsair Availability and pricing for these products has yet to be announced. Read...

CES is a big show for PC makers and laptops. Most major Windows PC brands—aside from Microsoft—use it as the launchpad for their yearly refreshes. This remained true at CES 2026, though the tone of the show was notably more humble than in the past. While many new laptop designs included Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors, the new AMD Ryzen AI 400 and Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 chips seemed less popular with PC makers. Rapidly rising memory prices have also struck fear in PC makers, and several brands (including Acer, Asus, and MSI) said that retail pricing won’t be announced until their respective laptops are closer to release. On the plus side, Intel’s new Core Ultra Series 3 CPUs seem to have PC makers excited. It was a popular choice in new designs, many of which are thin-and-light with promises of good battery life. OLED displays also continue to improve while pricing falls. As a result, the bulk of laptops announced at CES 2026 had OLED displays, and many quoted peak HDR brightness at 1,000 nits or more. I got to see it all on the show floor and there were some clear winners among them. Here are the best laptops at CES 2026. Acer Swift 16 AI: The world’s largest haptic touchpad Matthew Smith / Foundry The Acer Swift 16 AI is the company’s new flagship and, to back that up, it’s packing the world’s largest haptic touchpad. It measures nearly 7 inches across and about 4.25 inches deep, a size that easily surpasses most laptops in its class. And while haptic touchpads aren’t uncommon at higher price points, many of Acer’s competitors don’t offer them. It’s a shame because haptic touchpads are freakin’ awesome. The touchpad also supports stylus input (and a stylus is included), which means you can use it to jot notes, sketch, animate, or do anything else normally supported by a digital drawing surface. Corning Gorilla Glass is used to provide extra protection for the touchpad and deliver a smooth surface. Touchpad aside, the Acer Swift 16 AI has the features you’d expect from a flagship laptop. It serves up Intel Core Ultra X9 388H processors with Intel Arc integrated graphics and has a 16-inch 3K OLED touchscreen with a refresh rate up to 120Hz. Connectivity includes dual Thunderbolt 4, HDMI, USB-A, and a microSD card slot. Acer says the Swift 16 AI will arrive in Q1 2026. Pricing to be announced. Asus Zenbook Duo: The redesign we didn’t know we needed Matt Smith / Foundry The second-generation Zenbook Duo was already the best dual-screen laptop on the market, yet Asus found several ways to improve on it with the latest Zenbook Duo (model number UX8407AA). The newest Duo switches from an aluminum chassis to Asus’ unique ceraluminum. It also has a redesigned hinge that reduces the gap separating the two displays, and a new kickstand that looks more elegant and operates a hair more smoothly than its predecessor. These improvements aren’t so dramatic that last-gen Zenbook Duo users will feel a need to upgrade, but they’re noticeable when the two are side by side. The reduced gap between displays is particularly nice. The redesigned chassis accommodates impressive hardware. The new Duo equips Intel Core Ultra X9 Series 3 processors with Intel Arc integrated graphics. It also has dual 14-inch 3K OLED touchscreens with up to a 144Hz refresh rate. The battery is larger, too, expanding from 75 watt-hours to 99 watt-hours. Pricing and availability were not announced. Asus ExpertBook Ultra: A low-key ultraportable hero Matt Smith / Foundry Asus’ ExpertBook Ultra probably won’t attract much attention, as the Asus ExpertBook line isn’t as well-known as competitors like Lenovo’s ThinkPad—which is a shame because the ExpertBook Ultra was arguably the most impressive ultraportable laptop at CES 2026. The ExpertBook Ultra weighs less than a kilogram (or roughly 2.2 pounds) and measures under half an inch thick. The result is a featherlight laptop that’s easier to pick up and handle than most notebooks. Yet despite its low weight, the ExpertBook Ultra didn’t strike me as flimsy. It felt light yet slate-like in my hand. I also love the display. It’s a 14-inch 3K tandem OLED touchscreen that can hit a maximum HDR brightness of 1,400 nits and provides a refresh rate up to 120Hz. The display also has an unusual low-gloss coat that’s extremely effective at reducing glare. The CES show floor included plenty of bright overhead lights, yet the ExpertBook Ultra’s display was easy to use and suffered very little glare. The ExpertBook Ultra also offers up to Intel Core Ultra X9 Series 3 processors with Intel Arc integrated graphics, a 70 watt-hour battery, and dual Thunderbolt 4 ports. Pricing remains to be announced. Asus Zenbook A16: A Qualcomm-powered beauty of a laptop Matt Smith / Foundry The Asus Zenbook A16 is my pick for the most beautiful laptop at CES 2026. It has a chassis coated in Asus’ unique ceraluminum, an aluminum-ceramic material with a unique texture. The ceraluminum used in the Zenbook A16 also contains magnesium-aluminum alloy, a popular super-light material. The laptop weighs in at a hair over 2.6 pounds, which is incredibly light for a 16-inch machine. That’s not the only reason the Zenbook A16 stands out. It’s also one of just a handful of new laptops to use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme chip. The X2 Elite Extreme has 18 CPU cores, an 80 TOPs NPU, and improved integrated graphics. Other features include a large touchpad, 16-inch 3K 120Hz OLED display, up to 21 hours of battery life, and a 130-watt USB-C power adapter. The Zenbook A16’s pricing and availability are still under wraps. Dell XPS 14 and 16: A return to form Matthew Smith / Foundry XPS is back! And it’s not just a change of name. The new XPS 14 and XPS 16 abandon the controversial capacitive touch function row and return to good, old-fashioned physical keys. The new Dell XPS laptops go all-in on Intel hardware. They use Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors and rely on Intel Arc integrated graphics. There’s a renewed focus on size and portability, as the new models measure under 0.6 inches thick. The XPS 14 comes in at 3 pounds while the XPS 16 tips the scales at 3.6 pounds. Dell will also offer a tandem OLED panel. If other tandem OLED displays are any guide, the panel will offer a decent boost in brightness and some gain in color performance. However, Dell will also sell an LCD panel, claiming that the laptop will offer best-in-class battery life when equipped with the LCD option—up to 27 hours of battery life in use, or over 40 hours in video playback. (We’ll have to test for ourselves.) Unlike some other laptops on this list, you don’t have to wait for the Dell XPS 14/16. They’re available now. The XPS 14 starts at $2,049.99 and the XPS 16 starts at $2,199.99. The launch models are higher-end configurations; Dell says less expensive configs are planned for later this year. Dell also announced it will bring back the XPS 13 and showed an early version at CES, though it didn’t allow photos. That laptop’s exact specifications remain under wraps until later this year. HyperX Omen Max 16: New name, more power Matt Smith / Foundry HP announced its own brand shakeup at CES 2026: The company is moving its gaming laptops under HyperX, the gaming peripheral brand owned by HP. However, HP couldn’t bring itself to part with Omen, another brand it acquired when it bought gaming PC maker Voodoo all the way back in 2006. As a result, HP’s newest high-end gaming laptop is called the HyperX Omen Max 16. Branding shenanigans aside, it looks impressive. The Omen Max 16 can handle up to 300 watts of total system power, a 50-watt gain over the prior generation. More power generally leads to more performance, and that power is sent up to Nvidia’s RTX 5090 graphics card and Intel’s Core Ultra 200HX processor. This is likely to place the Omen Max 16 among the quickest gaming laptops sold this year, though we’ll have to review the laptop in full to be sure. Though the Omen Max 16 has the HyperX logo on the lid, it looks rather similar to prior Omen laptops—which isn’t a bad thing. Omen laptops tend towards a simple but refined design with minimalist badging and a good port selection. All of this remains present on the Omen Max 16. The laptop also has a 16-inch 2560×1600 240Hz OLED display. One thing not present, though, is the price. It’ll be revealed closer to the laptop’s launch in spring of 2026. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Aura Edition: More repairable design Matt Smith / Foundry The super-thin Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon is now on its 14th generation (and now I feel old since I remember the CES where Lenovo launched the first one). This time around, though, Lenovo is doing more than updating the chassis to accommodate a new generation of silicon—the laptop is completely redesigned with a new Space Frame build for cramming in more hardware while also making it easier to repair. The Space Frame is so named because it’s meant to free up space. To do that, the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Aura Edition (as well as its sibling, the ThinkPad X1 2-in-1) has a new mainboard that’s built to allow component placement on both sides of the PCB. Space Frame is also more modular and allows easier replacement of USB ports, battery, keyboard, speakers, and fans. Don’t get too excited, though. I asked a Lenovo rep if users will be able to take advantage of the ThinkPad X1 Carbon’s repairability at home and the answer, for now, is… mostly no. While the Space Frame will make repairs easier, Lenovo has no plans to sell specific components (like USB ports) to end users for home repair. The focus is instead on serviceability for enterprise clients with ThinkPad fleets. Space Frame aside, the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Aura Edition is a high-end laptop with Intel Core Ultra X7 Series 3 processors, Intel Arc integrated graphics, and a 10-megapixel camera. The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 Aura Edition will arrive in March 2026 at $1,999. The ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 Gen 11 Aura Edition will arrive in March 2026 at $2,149. Lenovo Legion Pro Rollable: Please, take my money Matt Smith / Foundry Last year, Lenovo showed off a rollable OLED laptop concept that could roll out its OLED panel to increase the laptop’s vertical display space. (It’s now available and even won a PCWorld Editors’ Choice award). Now, Lenovo has turned that idea on its side with the Lenovo Legion Pro Rollable. It can expand from a 16-inch widescreen OLED display to a 21-inch or 24-inch ultrawide display. The basic idea is very similar to Lenovo’s prior rollable OLED endeavors. The Legion Pro Rollable has a flexible OLED panel paired with motors that expand or retract the display. However, instead of expanding upward, the display now expands both left and right. It’s a great piece of eye candy, to be sure, but also looks extremely functional. Laptops have always been bound by the simple physical reality that a larger display requires a larger chassis, which means big-screen laptops are gigantic. (Acer’s Predator 21X—the only ultrawide laptop ever sold—was 22 inches wide and weighed almost 19 pounds.) Of course, the Legion Pro Rollable is just a concept for now. I’d wager Lenovo will end up selling it—or something like it—but I also expect it’ll be rather expensive. (The ThinkBook Plus Rollable was $3,299 at MSRP.) Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition: Firing on all cylinders Matt Smith / Foundry Most of the laptops on this list have a particular strength, gimmick, or angle, but the Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition takes a different approach. It tries to do everything at once. This 16-inch machine is packed with high-end hardware, including up to Intel Core Ultra 9 Series 3 processors and up to Nvidia RTX 5070 mobile graphics. That’s paired with a 3.2K tandem OLED display that can deliver up to 1,600 nits of brightness and is VESA HDR True Black 1000 certified. The combo of high-end Intel processors, RTX graphics, and a top-shelf tandem OLED display should make the Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition a powerhouse in both games and creative professional workflows. But that’s not all. Like the Acer Swift 16 AI, the Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition has a large touchpad with stylus support that can be used as a drawing surface. It’s compatible with Lenovo’s Yoga Pen Gen 2. The laptop also has a six-speaker sound system (Lenovo’s Yoga Pro laptops often have best-in-class sound quality), Thunderbolt 4, and USB-A ports with 10Gbps data rates. Lenovo says the Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition will be available in Q2 2026 starting at $1,899.99. MSI Raider 16 Max HX: Serious gaming performance and high-end HDR Matthew Smith / Foundry MSI has a long history of going all-out with its gaming laptops, and the Raider 16 Max HX keeps that reputation alive. Though it’s a 16-inch machine, MSI says it’s the world’s first gaming laptop capable of handling up to 300 watts of total system power. (The aforementioned HyperX Omen Max 16 will also deliver that much power, by the way.) A 400-watt power brick will feed the laptop. The majority of that power (up to 175 watts) is delivered to the laptop’s Nvidia RTX 5080 or RTX 5090 GPU. The remainder (up to 125 watts) flows to the Intel Core Ultra 200HX processor. Higher power draw leads to hotter thermals, so MSI says the Max HX has a complicated “Cooler Boost Trinity with Intra Flow” cooling system. It includes three fans, six heat pipes, and five vents. The laptop will also provide easy access to its RAM and storage for upgrades. A 16-inch 2.5K 240Hz OLED display with VESA DisplayHDR True Black certification rounds out the specifications. MSI says the laptop’s price and availability will be revealed at a later date. Read...

At CES 2026, UGREEN signaled a decisive shift in the evolution of network-attached storage with the launch of two new flagship systems: the NASync iDX6011 and NASync iDX6011 Pro. Positioned as “AI-native” private cloud solutions, these devices go far beyond traditional NAS roles of backup and file sharing. Instead, they reimagine local storage as an intelligent, high-performance data partner—one that understands, organizes, and protects your data entirely on-device, without dependence on the cloud. From passive storage to intelligent private cloud As personal and professional data volumes continue to grow, many NAS systems struggle to offer anything more than raw capacity. UGREEN’s NASync iDX Series addresses this gap with a secure Local AI Engine that transforms stored files into an interactive knowledge base. Designed for single creators and families to studios and small businesses, both the iDX6011 and iDX6011 Pro combine enterprise-grade performance with fully local AI that keeps sensitive data private and under user control. Both the NASync iDX6011 and iDX6011 Pro can become your home media hub with up to 8K HDMI video output.UGREEN At the heart of both systems are Intel® Core™ Ultra processors paired with up to 64GB of LPDDR5x memory. This platform enables real-time AI processing alongside demanding workloads such as media editing, virtualization, and multi-user access. Dual 10GbE networking delivers up to 20Gbps via aggregation, while dual Thunderbolt™ 4 ports provide up to 40Gbps connectivity for ultra-fast external storage and peripherals. With support for six SATA drives and two NVMe SSDs, total storage can scale up to a massive 196TB, making the iDX Series suitable for long-term archives as well as performance-sensitive projects. The AI intelligently assigns tags based on file content, letting you find what you’re looking for quickly and easily.UGREEN AI that lives on the device What truly differentiates the NASync iDX Series is its approach to artificial intelligence. Instead of relying on cloud-based services, UGREEN’s AI runs entirely on the device. This ensures faster responses, consistent availability, and—most importantly—airtight privacy. Universal Search allows users to find files the way humans think, not the way folders are structured. You can search using descriptions, concepts, or partial memories, and the system instantly surfaces relevant documents, photos, videos, or app data. Uliya AI Chat, UGREEN’s built-in large language model, enables natural-language interaction with stored content. Users can ask questions about their files, summarize documents, or generate notes, all offline and securely. For visual content, AI Album automatically recognizes faces, pets, objects, scenes, and even text within images. Typing a phrase like “dad riding a bike” or “whiteboard notes from meeting” retrieves the right photos in seconds. Voice Memos extend these capabilities to audio, allowing recordings to be transcribed, translated, and summarized on-device—ideal for meetings, interviews, classrooms, or personal archives. Meanwhile, AI File Organization keeps everything tidy by automatically sorting uploads by type, date, and name the moment they arrive. The NASync iDX6011 Pro smart touch display shows CPU, GPU & NPU, RAM & storage usage, plus network status at a glance.UGREEN Choosing between iDX6011 and iDX6011 Pro While both models share the same core philosophy, they are optimized for different workloads. The NASync iDX6011, aimed at creators, prosumers and families, is powered by an Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 125H processor and is available with either 32GB or 64GB of LPDDR5x memory. It is aimed at creators, families, and prosumers who want high-speed performance, intelligent organization, and private AI without unnecessary complexity. The NASync iDX6011 Pro steps up to an Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 255H processor with more cores and higher turbo speeds, paired exclusively with 64GB of memory, and will appeal to studios and production teams, particularly those with AI-intensive workflows. Its standout feature is an OCuLink port that enables low-latency, high-bandwidth connectivity to external GPUs. This allows studios and power users to scale AI inference, rendering, and compute-heavy workflows, effectively turning the NAS into a hybrid storage-and-workstation platform. The Pro model also adds a smart touch LED display that shows system status, resource usage, and network activity at a glance. Both offer up to 196TB of storage, six SATA drive bays, 128GB system drive capacity, two M.2 SSD drive slots, JBOD/Basic/RAID 0/1/5/6/10, two 10GbE LAN ports, two 40Gbps Thunderbolt 4 ports, two USB 3.2, two USB 2.0, X8 x1 PCIe expansion, SD Card 4.0 slot, 8K HDMI, plus UPS and Docker support. UGREEN Performance, security, and design Beyond raw speed and AI features, UGREEN emphasizes reliability and usability. Both systems support multiple RAID levels for data protection, pro-grade encryption, real-time virus scanning, and flexible permission management. A three-year warranty and five years of security updates underscore their long-term focus. The hardware itself reflects a premium approach: a durable aluminum-alloy chassis with a matte finish, magnetic dust filtering, and a low-noise hydraulic fan that keeps operation quiet at 29–34 dB. The UGOS Pro interface simplifies setup and daily management, even for users new to NAS systems. Both the NASync iDX6011 & iDX6011 Pro boast fastest dual 10GbE networking.UGREEN Pricing and availability Pre-orders for the NASync iDX Series are now open, with significant early savings available. The iDX6011 starts at $999 for the 32GB model, while the 64GB version is priced at $1,199. The iDX6011 Pro with 64GB memory is available for $1,559. A Kickstarter campaign is scheduled to launch in March. With the NASync iDX6011 and iDX6011 Pro, UGREEN sets a new benchmark for what local storage can be: fast, intelligent, and private by design—an AI-powered private cloud that truly understands your data. Read...

At CES 2026, Lenovo rolled out refreshed Yoga Aura Edition laptops. The idea is that the laptop figures out what you’re doing and quietly adjusts itself, instead of you constantly poking around in your settings wondering why your battery is dying so fast.  Foundry / Mark Hachman The big one is the Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition. This thing is clearly built for creators who want power without going the full desktop route. It runs Intel Core Ultra Series 3 chips with Nvidia RTX 50-series graphics, and Lenovo redesigned the thermal system so it can run harder without overheating or getting super loud.  The most interesting thing is the new Force Pad, though. It looks like a normal touchpad, but you can draw directly on it with the included Yoga Pen. This is kind of perfect for quick sketches or marking things up without whipping out another device. And because this is an Aura Edition device, you get access to Lenovo’s Smart features. Whether you’re deep in the throes of a complicated spreadsheet or binge-watching your favorite Netflix show, Smart Modes quietly alters performance, battery life, and so on based on whatever you’re doing.  Smart Share, on the other hand, lets you tap your phone to the laptop for quickly moving photos and videos around. And, if anything goes horribly wrong, Smart Care lets you connect with Lenovo’s support team with a single click. Foundry / Mark Hachman If you don’t want a big, heavy laptop, there are lighter options too. The Yoga Slim 7i Ultra Aura Edition packs a lot of power into a sub-2.2-pound body, while the Yoga Slim 7x is all about long battery life (you can thank the Snapdragon chip for that one!). No matter which one you gander at, OLED screens and solid speakers are pretty much a given. Depending on the model, Yoga Aura Edition laptops will cost between $949 and $1,899 and are expected to hit stores in Q2 2026. Read...

At CES 2026, Lenovo officially pulled the curtain back on the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 Aura Edition and the ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 Gen 11 Aura Edition. It’s a refreshed take that focuses less on gimmicks and more on smarter performance and AI that actually does something useful. The biggest change, however, is the redesigned cooling system. Foundry / Mark Hachman Lenovo has a new internal design, dubbed “Space Frame,” that reorganizes the laptop’s internals so the components now sit on both sides of the motherboard. This reorganization should result in better cooling, higher sustained performance, and… easy repairs! USB ports, the battery, keyboard, speakers, even the fans! It’s all modular, which is pretty interesting. Performance gets a sizable bump this year thanks to the inclusion of new Intel Core Ultra X7 Series 3 processors with built-in NPUs for AI stuff you can use directly on the laptop itself. Lenovo says the improved thermals allow up to 30W of sustained power, and they’ve got faster LPDDR5x memory too, so, given the equipment we’re working with here, these ThinkPads should have zero problems tackling some heavy multitasking. Foundry / Mark Hachman Lenovo’s also rolling out new AI-powered software features on Aura Edition laptops. There’s Smart Modes, which automatically adjust performance, privacy, and focus settings based on whatever it is you’re doing at the time. Smart Share enables tap-to-share photos and videos, and Smart Care acts like an AI troubleshooting assistant when things go sideways. There are hardware upgrades too, including a new 10MP ultra-wide webcam, larger haptic touchpads, a better pen for the 2-in-1 model, and more sustainable materials throughout the chassis. The ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 Aura Edition and the X1 2-in-1 Gen 11 Aura Edition are expected to launch in March 2026, with prices starting at $1,999 and $2,149, respectively. Read...