The Official 'Best of CES' 2026 Award Winners Were Announced, Featuring 22 Remarkable Advances in Technology

Experts from CNET, PCMag, Mashable, ZDNET, and Lifehacker debated for more than six hours. When the dust settled, they awarded the best new tech that CES had to offer.

Best of CES 2026 awards announced: See all the winners and nominees

To qualify, products had to be official CES 2026 exhibitors and stand out by introducing a meaningful new idea, solving a ...

I played with the Lego Smart Brick

For example, the most attention-grabbing thing you can do with Lego’s flagship set is have a lightsaber battle. Two Smart ...

January’s Humble Choice Lineup Is Live, Featuring Sonic Frontiers, Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered and More

The January 2026 Humble Choice lineup has dropped and includes eight exciting games (and one month of IGN Plus). Leading the ...
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Official Best of CES 2026 Awards: 22 Winners and Best Overall, Awarded by CNET Group

Experts from CNET, PCMag, Mashable, ZDNET and Lifehacker debated for more than six hours to determine the absolute best new ...

Lego Gives Its Analog Bricks a Digital Brain—With No Screen Time

LEGO said they didn't even want a power switch on the brick or even a reset button, and the SMART Bricks all recharge wirelessly and stay powered even after years of no use. LEGO claims one of the mai ...