The finest good dwelling units I noticed at CES 2026

I picked Aqara’s Smart Lock U400 and Roborock’s Saros Rover robotic vacuum as the general finest good dwelling devices from CES 2026, however there have been gazillions of different nice devices on the present ground.

It was a banner 12 months for good dwelling merchandise, however the large traits I noticed weren’t about new product classes; they had been about bringing higher options and decrease costs to good dwelling staples equivalent to good lighting, good locks, cameras, and TVs.

This is what I anticipated the launch of the interoperability protocol Matter would carry. Once corporations might cease spending money and time on engaged on integrating with half a dozen platforms, they might concentrate on creating new options and decreasing costs. I solely anticipate this to get higher as extra Matter gadget classes fill out.

Here’s a have a look at among the standouts from the present ground, and take a look at among the different good dwelling devices that caught my eye in our CES feed.

This is a pleasant dwelling furnishing merchandise that’s good in a easy, helpful approach.

Out of the field, the Varmblixt comes with a paired Bliresa distant so you’ll be able to management the heat of its white LED lighting and change by means of 12 curated preset colours.

Then, in order for you extra management, you’ll be able to join it to Ikea’s HomeSmart app by way of the Dirigera hub and benefit from its Matter-over-Thread connectivity. This permits for extra coloration choices, brightness controls, and the power to pair it to different good dwelling platforms so you’ll be able to join with lights from different manufacturers.

The Varmblixt prices $99.99 and is scheduled for launch in April 2026.

Speaking of good furnishings, Lifx’s new good mirror is a stunning piece of tech that mixes utility with its signature rich-colored lighting. The mirror options back and front LEDs that illuminate your face whereas creating neat wall results for dwelling ambiance.

There are 4 buttons on the entrance for controlling a built-in de-fogging characteristic and operating a neat make-up verify. This cycles by means of all the colours of daylight so you’ll be able to be ok with your look 24/7.

Three of those buttons might be configured to manage different Lifx units or something related to your good dwelling by way of Matter. So you can set it as much as management your toilet fan or robotic vacuum, or your entrance door lock and ceiling lighting if this had been in your entryway.

The mirror is slated to launch in Q2 for underneath $200.

I’ve at all times thought the thermostat was a pure place to place a sensible dwelling hub, and Aqara has gone all in on that idea with its first-ever thermostat for the US.

The W200 is an Aqara Matter hub that makes use of dual-band Wi-Fi, Thread, and Zigbee, and might join Aqara and third-party Matter units to main good dwelling ecosystems.

Its touchscreen doubles as a video doorbell viewer, displaying snapshots from a related Aqara doorbell. When paired with the brand new Aqara U400 good lock, it could possibly unlock your door from the display screen.

The snapshot concept is genius, as a result of the opposite implementation of this I’ve tried from Ecobee takes too lengthy to tug up the feed. You don’t actually need a livestream; you simply must see who’s there.

Built-in mmWave presence sensing wakes the display screen as you strategy and feeds occupancy knowledge to the thermostat to avoid wasting vitality.

It’s additionally one of many first thermostats to help Apple’s new Adaptive Temperature and Clean Energy Guidance. This enables you to use any suitable sensors in your Apple Home to robotically regulate your thermostat to avoid wasting vitality. Eve Systems additionally introduced a Matter thermostat that can work with Apple’s options and can value $129.95.

There’s no pricing for Aqara’s W200 but, however I’m instructed it is going to be mid-range and launch quickly.

This large, tech-packed mortise doorlock is the showpiece for a brand new sort of wi-fi charging from Lockin known as AuraCharge. The V7 Max works with a small plug-in puck that sits inside line of sight of the lock to cost it by way of wi-fi optical charging.

I’ve examined a distinct answer from WiCost and might verify that wi-fi charging is a game-changer. But the true good thing about limitless energy is that it unlocks a bunch of cool options that door locks with restricted energy can’t dream of.

The V7 presents three biometric unlocking choices: finger vein, palm vein, and 3D facial recognition. There are two exterior cameras powering its built-in video doorbell, and an inside and exterior touchscreen. The inside display screen gives a video ‘peephole’ to see outdoors, and the outside one acts as a keypad and doorbell.

You can show a private avatar on the outside display screen to greet guests, and the V7 options an AI-powered system known as LockinAI. The firm says this may intelligently monitor your entrance door — from recognizing and logging deliveries to monitoring who enters and exits, and contains security options for youngsters and the aged.

That’s a number of tech. Plus, the V7 helps Matter to connect with your good dwelling platform of alternative. It’s transport later this 12 months. No pricing has been introduced, however it gained’t be low cost.

LG introduced an actual Rosie the Robot to CES, and I like them for it, though I critically doubt it can ever ship.

CLOiD captured my coronary heart on the present, largely as a result of the strategy right here is extra a couple of robotic augmenting our good properties — filling within the gaps the place good home equipment can’t attain.

I noticed demos of CLOiD (slowly) folding laundry, loading a washer, placing meals within the oven, and taking drinks out of the fridge — however most of its smarts come from an LG ThinQ good dwelling hub constructed into its head.

This permits it to orchestrate all of the home equipment — set the washer to the proper setting, pre-heat the oven — with out ever touching something.

LG helps Matter and is a member of the Home Connectivity Alliance (an interoperability normal for dwelling home equipment). This signifies that if CLOiD ever shipped, in principle, it might work with any Matter or HCA-compatible units in your house. That would come with appliances from manufacturers like Samsung, GE, and Electrolux.

These cheap good curler blinds are each trendy and straightforward to put in, primarily based on a demo I noticed. They use Matter over Thread, so they need to supply lengthy battery life and easy, strong connectivity with whichever good dwelling platform you select.

These are a wonderful instance of how Matter is making it simpler for producers to carry new merchandise to market. GE Lighting purchased high-end window therapy firm J Geiger in 2023 and retooled the product to suit a lower cost level and to allow simple connectivity by way of the Matter normal, without having to construct a proprietary hub or bridge.

Starting at simply over $300 for a 24-inch-wide shade, they’re available now in two colours, with the choice of light-filtering or blackout.

We didn’t get the deluge of Matter-certified cameras I hoped for at CES, most likely as a result of producers are ready for the platforms like Apple, Amazon, and Google so as to add help. But Aqara’s dual-lens G350 indoor digital camera is likely one of the first to launch.

Supporting the brand new Matter 1.5 spec, the G350 additionally doubles as a Matter controller, Thread border router, and Zigbee hub.

It’s a pan/tilt digital camera that gives 360-degree, 4K protection with a 9x zoom. Footage might be saved on a microSD card or with Aqara’s optionally available cloud, and theoretically by way of whichever Matter platform you join it to. Samsung SmartThings has announced support, however it’s not clear precisely how storage will work.

Aqara’s Home Station M410, introduced at IFA 2025, can even retailer video footage and Aqara says it could possibly act as a bridge gadget to tug feeds from older Aqara cameras into Matter.

GE Appliances’ first absolutely good fridge is likely one of the extra considerate approaches I’ve seen to creating a related fridge helpful within the kitchen.

The GE Profile Smart 4-Door French-Door Refrigerator with Kitchen Assistant has a compact Android pill constructed into the water dispenser that features a buying record, recipes, and meal planning options. A built-in barcode scanner and voice assistant allow you to simply add objects to the record.

The record then syncs with GE’s SmartHQ app for buying by way of Instacart. Additionally, a digital camera within the fridge is skilled on the produce drawers. Seeing what’s in my produce doorways from the shop is unquestionably a characteristic I can see myself utilizing.

I don’t assume I’d discover the barcode scanner helpful — my grocery retailer app remembers my previous objects – I do just like the voice management possibility for including objects to the record immediately from the fridge. This labored effectively after I examined it and will make it simple for anybody in the home so as to add to the record (she says wishfully).

Meal planning on an 8-inch touchscreen embedded in my fridge door feels finicky, however following a recipe on it could possibly be helpful.

Also, GE says the panel is well replaceable; simply take away two screws, and it’ll come out. So you’re not caught with outdated tech in a $5,000 equipment.

Unlike some of my colleagues, I like artwork TV, and Amazon’s Ember Artline is an affordable, handsome various to Samsung’s Frame TV.

Plus, it has a built-in mmWave sensor that may feed into your Alexa good dwelling and its Omnisense fusion platform. This might allow routines, like turning on the lights and turning off the TV once you stand up from the sofa.

The Ember (nice title!) additionally encompasses a far-field microphone array located in a small field underneath the display screen. Yes, the TV is an Alexa good speaker. You not want to make use of a FireTV Voice Remote to provide it instructions like “Alexa, turn on the TV” – simply discuss on to the display screen.

A redesigned FireTV interface places all of your good dwelling controls in their very own tab, and a shortcut button opens a facet panel to rapidly verify your related units, like Ring cameras. This seems to be much like the Google TV good dwelling panel, which I’ve discovered very helpful.

These interface updates are coming to all FireTVs, and Amazon’s FireTV VP, Aidan Marcuss, instructed me they plan so as to add a Thread radio to FireTVs sooner or later. This might lastly put the TV on the coronary heart of Amazon’s good dwelling.

The Ember Artline is coming this spring, beginning at $899 in sizes 55 to 65 inches.

Photos by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge