Best New Product and Tech Releases in Audio, Entertainment

Some of the biggest — and newest — tech companies from around the world come to Las Vegas every January for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), where brands unveil and showcase their latest innovations for electronics, smart home devices, wellness tech and entertainment to an audience of more than 100,000 attendees.

This year’s CES took place at the Las Vegas Convention Center and surrounding hotel resorts — including The Venetian, Wynn and ARIA — with industry leaders like Samsung and Lenovo offering splashy parties and presentations, while lifestyle brands like LEGO and IKEA made their CES debuts.

The Variety team visited countless booths, attended numerous keynote addresses and participated in a wide range of tech demos in search of the best new tech products arriving in 2026. From big-screen TVs and gaming monitors to the first-ever tri-fold phone, we’re highlighting the best brands and products in tech and home entertainment, based on innovation, utility and design.

Check out our winners list for the best tech we saw at CES 2026 below.

Armed with the Intel Core Ultra 200HX Series processor and up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU, the new MSI Raider 16 Max HX for 2026 is a gaming beast that can handle just about any PC video game with smooth motion and instant responsiveness. It’s also one of the company’s speediest gaming laptops.

It has a 16-inch OLED display with a WQXGA resolution at 2560×1600 and a refresh rate of up to 240Hz for silky smooth motion and seamless action. The PC is touted as the ultimate gaming machine with so much raw power. The MSI Raider 16 Max HX runs Windows 11 (Home or Pro) for access to Steam, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Epic Games, Battle.net and other gaming apps.

The Hisense 116UXS RGB Mini-LED 4K Ultra HD TV is the perfect unit for how we watch TV in 2026. It features just about everything you’d want for a premium viewing and gaming experience with eye-popping picture quality, thanks to its RGB Mini-LED with precision backlight structure colors for vibrant and bright color contrast and deep black levels.

It comes in a whopping 116 inches in screen size, and the 4K TV also includes Dolby Vision AI and Dolby Atmos support. It even runs Hisense’s VIDAA OS for video and music streaming out-of-the-box. The Hisense 116UXS RGB Mini-LED 4K Ultra HD TV is best in class and the definition of flagship.

You don’t have to deal with cumbersome cable management anymore if you want theater-sized sound at home. The LG Sound Suite removes just about all of the hassle of setup with the company’s innovative wireless design. It features six components: the H7 Soundbar, the W7 Subwoofer, two M7 Speakers and two M5 Speakers that fire multidirectional audio for an immersive experience at home. This is the best and easiest way to get movie theater-like surround sound at home with Dolby Atmos support.

In fact, the LG Sound Suit is powered by Dolby Atmos FlexConnect. It’s an audio format that automatically calibrates (via mobile app) the speakers, soundbar and subwoofer together in your living room for the best quality Dolby Atmos sound no matter where the components are placed.

During my hands-on time with Dolby Atmos FlexConnect, I found the technology to be simple to use and put together, and it has the rumble, deep bass and clarity you’d come to expect from Dolby. It really did feel and sound like a movie theater experience with clear and rich audio. Make no mistake about it, the LG Sound Suite is a tour de force in home entertainment.

The MSI Prestige 13 AI+ is the smoothest and most powerful Windows 11 Pro laptop we tested during CES 2026. It has everything you’d want in a business laptop, including a sharp and pristine 13.3-inch 2.8K OLED display, a high-octane Intel Core Ultra X9 386H (Series 3) processor, a fast and systematic Intel Arc B390 graphics card and sleek design to accomplish just about any task, like at the office, with schoolwork, creative projects and even streaming, letting you do everything quickly, efficiently and productively.

For 2026, the MSI Prestige lineup also comes in 14 AI and 16 AI varieties. It also comes in 14 Flip AI and 16 Flip AI foldable options too. These laptops flip 360-degrees to transform into a tablet for writing and sketching. The Flip AI models come with the MSI Nano Pen too.

The LG OLED evo W6 True Wireless Wallpaper TV has to be seen to be believed. It’s truly far and away the best OLED 4K TV of 2026. For a seamless movie theater-like experience at home, the TV features vivid and bright colors and inky and deep black levels with enhanced brightness for exceptional viewing with a high refresh rate of up to 165Hz for silky smooth video for watching live sports and playing video games.

In addition, what makes the LG OLED evo W6 True Wireless Wallpaper TV revolutionary is its included wireless “Zero Connect Box” that takes away ugly cable management to deliver a sleek viewing experience. Just plug in your devices and peripherals into the box (via HDMI) and everything will be wirelessly beamed to the TV when placed within 32 feet (10 meters) or so.

MSI’s new and innovative MPG 341CQR QD-OLED X36 gaming monitor is great for an immersive and lifelike gaming experience, thanks to its impressive 34-inch true-black QD-OLED curved display with realistic color contrast and deeper and darker black levels for better viewing angles for gaming. It’s surprisingly crisp, with detailed picture quality, vibrant and precise colors and buttery smooth motion with up to a whopping 360Hz refresh rate. It even has HDR brightness for premium 4K HDR (High Dynamic Range) gaming. If you’re leveling up your monitor setup this year, consider the MSI MPG 341CQR QD-OLED X36 monitor the best in show for CES 2026.

The Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold is the South Korean tech company’s newest foldable that goes from a traditional 6.5-inch smartphone into a 10-inch tablet with just two simple folds. The new mobile device is ultra-thin, sharp and detailed with buttery smooth motion and fast multitasking for quick app switching. The Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold is a true tech marvel, and it’s quite remarkable to essentially carry around a full-sized tablet in your back pocket.

A home theater has to sound as good as it looks and the Klipsch Apollo Series sits at the crossroads of high-fidelity audio with loads of eye-catching style. The floor-stand tower features an advanced speaker system that delivers masterfully-executed audio that’s crisp, clear and rich to bring your favorite movies, TV shows and music to life. Founded in the USA in 1946, Klipsch celebrates its 80th anniversary this year with one of its more premium offerings yet.

Instead of an ugly black slab, the Samsung Micro-RGB “Timeless Frame” 4K Ultra HD TV (R95H) offers elegance and power for a very large living room or gallery. It’s a real work of art, and doubles as a 4K TV that seamlessly blends into your home décor despite of (or because of) its whopping 130 inches. It sports a sleek and stylish Micro-RGB display with bright and vibrant color contrast with deep black levels with velvety motion.

The OneXFly APEX from OneXPlayer is a stunning handheld portable gaming PC with a blazing-fast and powerful AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor built-in. With a 120Hz refresh rate for buttery smooth gaming on its eight-inch Full HD display, the handheld’s cooling system (advanced air cooling or liquid cooling) promises it will run smoothly without overheating when you’re on-the-go.

I found OneXFly APEX to be lightweight and polished, while its action buttons and triggers seemed to be clicky with a premium and luxurious feel. The OneXPlayer OneXFly APEX is available for preorder with pricing starting at $1,699 (reg. $1,859).

For blazing-fast speeds with ultra-low latency and lag, the TCL LinkHub WR5360 is a beast and must-have for any gamer or live streamer, with up to 8K video streaming support. It’s a dual-band Wi-Fi 7 router that’s fast, and it can stabilize more devices, like gaming consoles and streaming boxes, on one router, so everything on the network runs smoothly with virtually no delays.

XGIMI goes from digital projectors to wearables with the MemoMind, the company’s first pair of AI glasses. With an ultralight design and adaptive intelligence, the smartglasses are a tech companion to assist you throughout the day with a dual-eye display for visual notifications and experiences, as well as audio integrated speakers. At just over one ounce in weight (28.9 grams), the XGIMI MemoMind glasses are comfortable to wear all-day, and they’re customizable to suit various styles and occasions.

For a professional carry-all, the Nomatic Laptop Bag is sleek and stylish, combining the ease of a messenger bag with the storage and durability of a tech carry with up to 13 liters of space. The water-resistant bag has a wide range of padded compartments for all sorts of tech, cables and accessories, which makes it ideal as an everyday carry — it’s big enough for a 16-inch laptop. The minimalist design is ideal for the office, international travel, or your tech startup studio.

Delivering a movie theater experience at home, the Hisense PX4-PRO changes the game as a pro-level digital ultra short-throw projector. It features “TriChroma” laser 4K Ultra HD for sharp and pristine picture quality with vivid colors and inky black levels, an immersive viewing experience up to 200 inches in size (a huge 16-feet high) and a number of video standard supports, such as IMAX Enhanced. If you’re looking to build out your own home theater in 2026, then start with the Hisense PX4-PRO.

The Onkyo Muse Y-50 Amplifier is a elegant and powerful solution for precise and robust home audio. The hybrid device works as an amp for your speakers and soundbar for high performance sound clarity that’s rich and deep, and it also serves as a network streamer that works with a wide range of music services, including Spotify Connect, TIDAL Connect, Apple AirPlay 2, Google Chromecast and others. In fact, thanks to the brand’s “Onkyo Room EQ,” it’s said to perfectly calibrate for the best sound for your home.

Audio prowess aside, this amp is a real standout because of its clean and sleek design with a mix of digital and analog accents and looks for a pure listening experience.

The HeyBike Venus is a sleek e-bike that’s designed with style, power, speed and comfort in mind. Its “one bike, two worlds” design is great for city use during the workweek, while it transforms into a laidback cruiser for fun weekend adventures. With a range of 85 miles, the electric bicycle has a complete weight of 50 pounds with a speedy torque response within less than a second and a top speed of 28 miles per hour. The HeyBike Venus is a class-leading e-bike for every lifestyle.

The EarFun Wave Pro X wireless headphones offer impressive audio with clear tones and deep bass with full and rich lossless sound that doesn’t sacrifice quality for speed and convenience, thanks to its fast dual-driver Qualcomm QCC3095 processor. The headphones noise-cancelling features are active for deeper immersion that’s ideal for commuting in a loud city or working in a busy office. I found that the headphones are comfortable to wear around my ears and on top of my head, and listening to high-resolution music is crisp, full and lush — an at-once enjoyable and peaceful experience.

Priced at $129.99, the EarFun Wave Pro X are set for release in June 2026.

The TCL Note A1 is a canvas color tablet for handwritten notes and sketching. It’s an ideal productivity tablet with the company’s smooth “NXTPaper” (pronounced “next paper”) technology display with a 120Hz refresh rate that makes it feel smooth for writing and sketching with minimal eye strain. Simply put: The TCL Note AI is easy on the eyes. It offers a distraction-free experience to get your thoughts and ideas down on an 11-inch canvas color display, especially with its anti-glare and anti-reflection design.

Additionally, the TCL Note A1 runs Android, so there’s a whole suite of AI tools, like AI-powered voice recording and transcription, to get you through the workday and meetings.

For Nintendo Switch 2 gamers, the new Belkin Charging Case Pro is a must-have gaming accessory to keep your console safe and looking its best. It’s more than spacious, with room for the console itself and up to 12 game cartridges with you wherever you go, all tucked into a stylish and durable carrying case. It even comes with a 10K mAh power bank (good for 1.5x of juice) with quick charging on-the-go, as well as a sturdy kickstand for tabletop gaming. The case comes in three colors, including charcoal, green and sand, and is available for $99.99 at Belkin. Gaming never looked so good.

The Razer Project Motoko is a serious game changer. The premium wireless headset is more than your typical gaming headset, but rather an AI wearable that’s designed to assist your life beyond gaming. Powered by Snapdragon, the headset features dual FPV (first-person view) cameras on both earcups at your eyeline, so it can see what you see to get ready to help. And thanks to its built-in pair of far-field and near-field microphones, it can listen for your commands in real-time. For example, you can ask for how to beat the tough-to-defeat boss Malenia in “Elden Ring” and your AI platform of choice (Grok, OpenAI, and Gemini) can assist you with tips to win.

The Samsung All-in-One (HW-QS90H) is a powerful 7.1.2-channel system soundbar that produces rich and clear audio that makes whatever you’re watching on TV standout and come alive. However, what makes this 13-driver soundbar a real game changer is that it has the ability to adjust its sound profile based on its orientation and where you place it in the room. It even has a built-in “Quad Bass Woofer,” which provides thumping and booming bass without an external subwoofer.