The Weirdest Devices We Noticed at CES 2026

Nothing says CES like a gadget and uttering to your self, “What the actual f*ck?” Wacky devices are as essential to the attract of the world’s greatest shopper electronics present as telephones are to MWC or as being illegitimate is to Trump Mobile.

Now that CES 2026 is fading into the space, we’re right here to compile the winners of the bizarre. The creme of the complicated gadget crop; one of the best of the baffling; the titans of “tf did I just see?!”

iPolish color-changing nails

Probably one of many greatest show-stealers this yr was a set of acrylic nails that may change colours on demand, because of a novel little gadget made by an organization known as iPolish.

Basically, the entire thing works by making use of a small piece of electrophoretic movie to an acrylic nail. Once utilized, that nail can have its shade remodeled by a vape-looking machine that emits an electrical discipline. With iPolish, you may choose between 400 totally different colours which might be chosen by way of a companion app and shift the colour of every nail nearly immediately.

Believe it or not, you may truly purchase iPolish’s starter package proper now for $95 with an anticipated ship date in June.

Lollipop Star’s music-playing sweet

Sometimes wacky CES devices simply really feel like somebody mashed a bunch of phrases collectively, and I’m going to take the freedom of submitting this bone-conducting lollipop below that class.

The Lolipop Star is precisely what I stated: a lollipop that you just put in your mouth to play music in your head. You should chew down barely to actually hear the tunes since that is bone-conducting audio tech that emanates from the stem, however that exercise yields its personal sugar-y reward—you get to crunch on scrumptious sweet.

Right now, there are three artists—Ice Spice, Akon, and Armani White—however hey, who is aware of? Maybe lollipops with bone conduction are the following massive factor, and that is just the start. Charlie XCX taste, right here we come.

Fitasy 3D-printed sneakers

You may assume that 3D printing is for VR equipment and untraceable weapons, however there are many different makes use of. I’ll offer you a touch: look down. No, not that; I’m speaking about your toes.

Fitasy introduced its foot-scanning tech to CES 2026, which 3D prints sneakers which might be tailor-made precisely to the anatomy of your toes. To do that, all you need to do is take a bunch of toes pics (no, Fitasy isn’t paying for them) to create a 3D mannequin in an app. That mannequin is then made utilizing digital gentle projection 3D printing to create a rubber-like pair of kicks with a shock-absorbing lattice design.

The entire factor is as spectacular as it’s bizarre. If your canine are dying for a pair of 3D-printed, totally customized sneakers, you should buy a pair from Fitasy beginning at $180.

Glyde good hair clipper

There was good every part at CES 2026—good plates, good mirrors, and good pet bowls. There is, nevertheless, just one good machine that may trim your hair, and that comes courtesy of Glyde. Why shove good tech into clippers? Well, Glyde claims that the clipper is “mistake-proof” and makes use of a “smart blade: to sense your speed, tilt, and angle, so it can “adjust in real time to prevent uneven fades or overcuts.” There’s additionally a bizarre band that you need to put on whilst you’re utilizing Glyde, so it is aware of the place you’re reducing.

We tried to check Glyde for ourselves, however Gizmodo’s good dwelling knowledgeable, Wes Davis’ hair was apparently “too long.” Hey, we stated “weirdest gadgets,” not “most functional,” okay?

Mui Board good wooden

I bear in mind two lengthy years in the past once I wrote concerning the Mui Board; it had already been kicking across the CES circuit for years. The good dwelling hub, which is definitely product of actual wooden, initially debuted as an idea in 2019 however by no means truly acquired shipped. Well, 2026 was the yr for the Mui Board; with a brand new era, this costly piece of wooden is definitely discovering its option to prospects, and I would like one simply as dangerous as I did method again when.

The Mui Board doesn’t do something groundbreaking on a technical degree—it controls stuff like lighting and can be utilized to set timers or see notifications and climate like different good dwelling hubs—but it surely does look lots nicer and emphasizes minimalism. You can even contact the wooden floor, which is capacitive, to work together with the hub and your good dwelling.

It prices $800, which is lots for a bit of good wooden, however I’d be mendacity if I stated I wouldn’t pull the set off if I had that type of frivolous gadget slush fund.

TDM Neo headphone audio system

Sometimes you need to simply ask your self: why not each? That’s what TDM did when it made headphones that additionally flip into audio system. Yup, that’s proper—music exterior and in, child.

These headphones fold up and connect magnetically, so once you’re uninterested in internalizing all of your audio, you may make everybody else hearken to your Spotify preferred songs, too. I acquired to listen to the TDM Neo myself, and whereas it was laborious to get a way of how the speaker half sounds, on condition that I used to be in a loud, crowded room, the headphone half sounded fairly okay. Could you simply purchase a Bluetooth speaker to associate with your headphones? Of course, however going full Transformer is a lot cooler.

Neurable and HyperX brain-sensing gaming headset

You can put the power drinks away, as a result of there’s a brand new option to lock in that doesn’t contain ingesting 50g of sugar. This new gaming headset idea from Neurable and HyperX integrates EEG sensors to trace your focus and assist information you to turning into a greater gamer.

To assist zero you in, Neurable is utilizing what mainly quantities to a meditation that asks you to take a look at a bunch of dots and focus till the dots get smaller. Remember, there are EEGs on this factor, so it’s measuring your focus scientifically; you may’t cheat your method into minimizing the dots.

If the headset does its job, it ought to improve your focus by decreasing your cognitive load—the much less different crap you’re specializing in, the extra you may consider pwning. The entire factor is fairly nifty in the event you ask me, and whereas there’s no laborious launch date, it doesn’t really feel like one thing that may be completely unattainable to make.

Beatbot’s RoboTurtle

It’s not all about Spot, Boston Dynamics’ horrifying dog-like robotic—turtles can have just a little little bit of robotics, too, as a deal with.

Introducing RoboTurtle from Beatbot, which is an organization identified for making pool-cleaning robots. Unlike its different pool robots, RoboTurtle has a extra altruistic mission of conducting analysis in delicate ecosystems like coral reefs. The concept is that RoboTurtle can mix in with its environment and acquire information extra simply with out scaring away surrounding sea life.

On prime of that, it’s additionally only a cool type of biomimicry and fairly rattling cute. I imply, have a look at this factor and inform me you wouldn’t need one to swim round your pool and monitor chlorine ranges? Personally, I believe Beatbot is onto one thing right here, environmentalism or not.

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