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Ahead of the CES show floor officially opening on Tuesday, January 6th, many companies have already announced new tech, gadgets, concepts, and AI-powered upgrades that will be released over this year.Yesterday’s CES Unveiled event delivered even more announcements and reveals. If you’re already struggling to keep on top of all the news coming out of the show, we’ve rounded up some of the best hardware and upgrades that have debuted so far. But there’s still more to come, so you can check back here every day, or catch up on all of The Verge’s CES 2026 coverage here.Photo: Allison Johnson…

Your urine can tell you a lot about your reproductive health hormones. Unfortunately, at-home testing can be cumbersome, involving collecting samples that are then mailed out to labs. That’s what health startup Mira is trying to simplify with its $249 Ultra4 Hormone Monitor.The pitch is to make highly accurate, readily available hormone testing for at-home users. The Ultra4 is technically two separate products. The first is the actual Hormone Monitor, which is a standalone, egg-shaped gadget that analyzes test results. The second is the Ultra4 Wand, which is a little stick you pee on that contains the actual test for…

The photography-focused Xiaomi 17 Ultra smartphone is coming to global markets in 2026, the Chinese company has confirmed. Following the recent launch in China, Xiaomi was quick to confirm those looking to the far east with green eyes won’t have to wait too long for those Leica-branded camera optics to make their way west. In a post on X, the company says all-new Xiaomi flagships will be available globally this year. We’d suggest it might make the global debut at MWC 2026, in Barcelona, which happens in late February. The Xiaomi 17 Ultra has already turned heads, with its 23mm…

TCL is unveiling a new generation of smartphones with its NXTPaper screen technology, headlined by the 70 Pro. Its key feature is the e-Ink-like, matte finish display wrapped up in a midrange device with upgrades like full dust and water resistance. And of course, the aptly named Max Ink Mode is back — part focus mode, part minimalist launcher, and all the way to the max.The 70 Pro has a 6.9-inch NXTPaper 4.0 screen, offering a textured finish that’s more paperlike than your standard glossy screen. It comes with a MediaTek Dimensity 7300 chipset, 8GB of RAM, an IP68 rating,…

If you’re anything like me and have a soft spot for transparent tech, then you absolutely need Laifen’s new Wave Pro electric toothbrush. It’s the latest addition to the brand’s growing line-up of good-looking, very clever personal care gear. Read more: 101 gadgets: Stuff’s pick of brilliant health and grooming tech in 2025 I’ve seen plenty of electric toothbrushes in my time, and most of them look like medical devices. But the Wave Pro comes in Transparent Black, wearing its internals proudly. This isn’t just a clear plastic gimmick either – the transparent finish is paired with Laifen’s usual metal…

JBL is adding a wide range of workout earbuds to its arsenal, with updates to the existing Peak and Run earbuds and the introduction of the Zone and Pace open-ear design buds. The variety of earbuds include open-style, sealed with ANC, and some inexpensive wired options, and cost between $24.95 and $179.95.Sitting at the top of the Endurance series is the Zone, JBL’s first open-ear sports earbuds. They use OpenSound technology (the same found in the JBL Sense product line) with a flexible earhook design to keep them secure through a workout while still allowing you to hear your surroundings.…

If you were on the fence about Garmin’s fitness-focused Connect+ subscription service, the sports watch specialist has just revealed the biggest incentive yet to sign up: in-app nutrition tracking. Arriving at the perfect time to get serious about those New Year resolutions, the comprehensive new food diary tools are a compelling alternative to third-party apps. Up to now, Garmin Connect users were pointed to MyFitnessPal if they wanted to integrate their calorie consumption with their workout records. That meant pinballing between multiple apps, though, and if you wanted to track protein, fat and carb macros you had to pay for…

Withings is back at CES 2026 with another smart scale: the $599.95 Body Scan 2. This time, it’s got an even tighter focus on cardiovascular and metabolic health.The Body Scan 2 contains eight electrodes on the scale itself, as well as an additional four electrodes within a retractable handle. This is similar to the original Body Scan’s design. Adding the handle makes the Body Scan lineup more accurate than most smart scales because it incorporates upper-body data. Typical smart scales only have foot electrodes, and solely use lower-body data to extrapolate total body composition.The major difference with the Body Scan…

Shure is updating its MV88 microphone for the modern age by adding a USB-C connector for mounting directly to your smartphone. The original MV88, released in 2015, had a Lightning connector, but obviously that’s not practically useful anymore. The MV88+ added USB, but relied on a cable and didn’t mount directly to a phone or tablet. The MV88 USB-C brings back the original form factor with a modern connector.The MV88 USB-C is a condenser microphone with four polar pattern options: stereo, mono cardioid, mono bidirectional, and raw mid-side. There are also apps (MOTIV Video and MOTIV Audio on mobile, and…

EarFun has unveiled a trio of new audio products at CES 2026, with AI-powered translation sitting at the centre of its latest push. Something something Babel fish. The Air Pro 4+ earbuds, Clip 2 open-ear buds, and Wave Pro X over-ears all lean heavily on next-generation wireless tech, longer battery life, and smarter features designed to work beyond straightforward music playback. The headline feature arrives with the new Air Pro 4+, which introduces EarFun’s first AI-powered live translation system. Designed for real-world conversations rather than just pre-recorded audio, the feature enables cross-language communication while travelling, attending meetings, or navigating multilingual…

New OLED gaming monitors from top companies coming out this year should look clearer and crisper. LG Display and Samsung Display, which typically provide the actual panels used in gaming monitors, are finally lining up the colors of their subpixels in vertical RGB stripes — remember when we used to worry about Pentile OLED displays? — which means, among other improvements, the panels should have easier-to-read text.You can see for yourself how Asus and MSI are touting changes to their upcoming monitors with Stripe RGB technology — for Asus, with the ROG Swift OLED PG27UCWM, ROG Swift OLED PG34WCDN, and…

We’ve come a long way from those hapless (but well-meaning) robot vacuums of yesteryear – Chinese brand Narwal has landed at CES 2026 with its biggest smart cleaning push yet. Headlining its 2026 lineup is the new Flow 2 robot vacuum, joined by a fresh range of cordless cleaners and the brand’s first mattress vacuum. Together, they’re designed to cover everything from everyday floor mess to deep-cleaning soft furnishings – with far less manual effort along the way. Rather than focusing on raw power alone, Narwal’s latest gear leans heavily into adaptive AI, scenario-based cleaning, and a growing ecosystem that…