CES 2026 formally begins this Tuesday. Ahead of the most important tech commerce present within the U.S., the Consumer Technology Association provided the media a teaser of what to anticipate of this yr’s occasion at CES Unveiled. With round 3,500 exhibitors scattered throughout Las Vegas this week, we had been in a position to see a couple of hundred of them on the Mandalay Bay Convention Center forward of the commerce present’s official opening.
With gadgets starting from on a regular basis tech to video games and well being, I used to be stunned to see fewer futuristic ideas and extra issues you possibly can really get your fingers on quickly. Still, CES Unveiled featured a wholesome mixture of fascinating concepts that will by no means attain the mainstream alongside merchandise the typical client would possibly really need. As we put together to spend the following few days on the present flooring at CES 2026, this is what caught our eye at CES Unveiled on Sunday.
Nintendo Switch 2 charging case and a private AI server
Following its well-liked Nintendo Switch 2 equipment unveiled final yr, Belkin is increasing its line of Nintendo Switch 2 charging circumstances with the Charging Case Pro for Nintendo Switch 2. This one is barely wider than the primary mannequin, and as a substitute of providing a ten,000mAh Belkin energy financial institution, the corporate is including a ten,000mAh charging stand, which is extra handy for charging the Switch on the go, whereas making it simpler to play the console in an airplane, on the resort, and so forth. The accent nonetheless options area for including bodily cartridges, some equipment, and a hidden AirTag holder so you may by no means lose your console. This case is predicted to launch within the subsequent couple of months for $99.
UGreen additionally confirmed off the NASync iDX6011 in the course of the occasion. While the title does not inform you a lot, it is a Network Attached Storage (NAS) gadget with 196TB of storage and as much as 64GB of RAM for small firms, creators, and anybody else who wants a ton of storage in a compact gadget. What makes this server a greater product than its predecessor is the built-in LLM, which analyzes person knowledge regionally and helps them perceive what they’ve in storage, from discovering particular information to serving to them save the information they want. This server options an Intel Core Ultra 5 chip, 2 Thunderbolt 4 ports, a couple of USB-A ports, an SD 4.0 reader, and an 8K HDMI port.
Pebble, robots, and psychological well being
The reborn Pebble was additionally in attendance at CES Unveiled 2026. The firm displayed its new watches, together with the Pebble Round 2, which includes a bezel-less design, a 1.3-inch coloration e-paper show, and a battery life lasting as much as two weeks. Besides that, with iOS 26.3, the Pebble smartwatch shall be much more helpful within the EU due to the flexibility to ahead notifications to third-party smartwatches.
Alongside the brand new Pebble watch, Chinese firm Zeroth unveiled safety robots. With a mixture of cuteness and plastic, the robotic can monitor your own home for you as a safety agent, letting you understand how your pet is, if somebody broke into your own home, or even when an aged relative fell. It’s additionally constructed to proactively speak to you and your loved ones as a companion gadget. With a two-hour battery life, it is aware of when it is time to return to the charging station, so it is all the time able to serve.
Finally, Japanese firm Mentagraph unveiled its Relaxonic Cover — a soothing eye masks that I assumed at first I used to be meant for use whereas sleeping at evening. The firm representatives clarify that this cowl is meant for use for brief durations of time to offer customers an opportunity to take a break throughout a traumatic day. It gently warms the world round your eyes and makes use of its audio system to ship a mixture of audio and frequencies to calm you down.