CES 2026: The more things change, the more they stay the same

CES in Las Vegas is the world’s largest gathering of professionals from across the entire technology ecosystem. Each year, the biggest names in consumer tech converge on Sin City alongside thousands of emerging innovators, developers and startups.

And while that scene reliably unfolds every January in America’s most notorious playground, that’s where the similarity ends.

Why? Because every year, CES is different.

Sure, each year, the show includes pavilions or “pods,” exclusively...