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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced at CES 2026 in Las Vegas this week that its new superchip platform, dubbed Vera Rubin, was on schedule and set to be released later this year. The news was one of the key takeaways from the highly anticipated keynote from Huang. Nvidia is the dominant player powering the AI industry, so a new line of chips is obviously a big deal. Here are four things to know as we await Vera Rubin's drop later this year. 1. There are 6 new chips across the Rubin platformNvidia

CES is all about wacky concepts, and Razer brought one of its own to the 2026 showcase.The gaming accessory giant unveiled a concept gaming headset called Project Motoko that does more than just deliver audio and accommodate voice chat with friends. Much more, in fact. Motoko is actually a wireless AI wearable that's compatible with all the big AI systems like Gemini and OpenAI and does a lot of the same things that a pair of smart glasses could do. Just, you know, in the form of a headset inste

There's a second acronym constantly looming above the floor of any CES: TBD. That's the most info we have about a good chunk of products announced at CES 2026 so far. "Coming soon" could mean next month to some brands and next year to others. Sometimes, we don't even know if these debuted products will ever make it out of the prototype phase.SEE ALSO:CES 2026: This AI bartender called me old, but it makes one hell of a drink
While no one is asking for LG's laundry-folding robot to be sold at Tar

In the fast-moving world of AI development, it is rare for a tool to be described as both "a meme" and AGI, artificial generalized intelligence, the "holy grail" of a model or system that can reliably outperform humans on economically valuable work. Yet, that is exactly where the Ralph Wiggum plugin for Claude Code now sits. Named after the infamously high-pitched, hapless yet persistent character on The Simpsons, this newish tool (released in summer 2025) — and the philosophy behind it &m

Neurable’s pitch at CES 2026 is bold: what if performance tracking didn’t just include your mouse, keyboard, or heart rate, but also included your thoughts?That idea is now packed into a pair of chunky-but-surprisingly-comfortable gaming headphones, built in partnership with HP's HyperX brand. Inside the headset are EEG sensors designed to read brain signals in real-time, allowing Neurable’s software to track focus, cognitive load, and reaction speed while you play.Credit: Chan

The annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, is the biggest tech showcase in the world, and Mashable reporters are on the ground reporting live from the event all week long. Every year at CES, tech giants like Samsung, LG, Sony, and Lenovo preview their latest innovations, as well as futuristic concept products unlike anything you'll find in stores. CES is also a hub for ambitious startups, electric vehicle brands, and robotics companies. You never know what bizarre new gadgets (or

Acer had a ton to show off at CES 2026.The Taiwanese tech giant blew out the show with a slew of announcements, ranging from enterprise hardware to routers and beyond. It's honestly too much to fit in one place, so here are the coolest Acer announcements from CES that you absolutely need to know about.SEE ALSO:CES 2026 live updates: See the latest news, surprises, and strange tech from LG, Samsung, Lego, and new startups
New ultra-thin laptopsLook at that touchpad.Credit: Acer
Acer refreshed its

Epson's projectors are getting smarter in 2026. In a continuing collaboration between the brands, Epson announced at CES 2026 that Google TV with Gemini is coming to select new Lifestudio projectors. The AI-powered system promises a seamless streaming experience, no auxiliary streaming devices required.Lifestudio projectors from Epson utilize MediaTek's system on chip (SoC) smart projector platform already, which brings streaming platforms directly to the device. Now the system will have Google

Anker Soundcore is upgrading its earbuds lineup for the new year with the launch of the Soundcore Sleep A30 Special sleep earbuds and the AeroFit 2 Pro open earbuds at CES 2026 on Monday.Notably, the new AeroFit 2 Pro earbuds offer both an open design and active noise cancellation, a combination we've never seen before. Now that CES 2026 has kicked off, brands like Anker are unveiling a ton of new products, so head to the Mashable CES 2026 hub for the latest news.Soundcore AeroFit 2 Pro launchFo

SAVE 40%: As of Jan. 6, the Roborock Qrevo Edge S5A robot vacuum and mop is back to its record-low Black Friday price of $599.99. That's $400 off its usual $999.99.Opens in a new windowCredit: RoborockRoborock Qrevo Edge S5A robot vacuum and mop$599.99 at Amazon $999.99 Save $400 Get DealRoborock's 2026 spread of robot vacuums just dropped at CES on Jan. 6. While exact prices haven't been revealed yet, we can expect the flagships to sit near the $1,599.99 price point of Roborock's 2025 CES

SAVE $100: As of Jan. 6, the Amazon 55-inch 4-Series 4K Fire TV (2025 release) is on sale for only $359.99 with an on-page coupon. That's 22% off its list price and its lowest price on record.Opens in a new windowCredit: AmazonAmazon 55-inch 4-Series Fire TV (2025 release)$359.99 at Amazon $459.99 Save $100Use code SAVE100Get DealIt's NFL playoffs time, baby, which means it's officially the second-best time to upgrade your TV. If you're rocking an old model that's lost its vibrancy, now's a grea

Asus is launching a 16-inch version of its award-winning MacBook Air competitor.Announced at CES 2026 on Tuesday, the new Asus Zenbook A16 is a thin, light Windows laptop with a fresh Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme chip and a 3K OLED touchscreen featuring a sleek 90 percent screen-to-body ratio. Its tan chassis is made from Asus' patented "Ceraluminum" material, a durable and featherlight magnesium-aluminum alloy, and it weighs as little as 2.65 pounds depending on the version of Windows i

SAVE $209.99: As of Jan. 6, get the Alienware AW2723DF Gaming Monitor (27-inch) for $340 at Amazon, down from its usual price of $549.99. That's a discount of 38% and its lowest price yet.Opens in a new windowCredit: AmazonAlienware AW2723DF Gaming Monitor (27-inch)$340 at Amazon $549.99 Save $209.99 Get DealWhether you just got a ton of new games over the holidays or you've been thinking about upgrading your setup for a while, a gaming monitor is the perfect way to level up how you experie

LIVE PREORDERS: Preorder the new Soundcore Sleep A30 Special earbuds for $199.99 at Anker in four colorway options. Anker expects preorders to begin shipping at the end of January.Opens in a new windowCredit: SoundcoreSoundcore Sleep A30 Special earbuds$199.99 at Anker  Get DealThe holiday chaos might be over, but the world of consumer tech is not taking a break. This week, the annual CES in Las Vegas is bringing us all sorts of exciting new products like an LG domestic helper, a solar-powe

It's official: Roborock has already outgrown its grabby arm phase. Unlike 2025, the three new robot vacuums from Roborock's CES 2026 showcase don't exactly have any viral video-worthy features — instead, they're more powerful, more precise versions of Roborock vacuums that everyone already loves. That's exactly the type of innovating that I want to see as someone who reviews robot vacuums for a living, and the exact type of down-to-earth upgrades that the average person wants to see before

TL;DR: Live stream Ivory Coast vs. Burkina Faso in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations for free on Channel 4. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.There's only one place left in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations quarter finals. Ivory Coast will face off against Burkina Faso to secure that last spot. We're expecting a thrilling contest between two talented sides. Ivory Coast might be the favorites, but anything can happen in tournament football.If you want to wat

SAVE $191.99: As of Jan. 6, get the 192-piece DeWalt Mechanics Tool Set for $98 at Amazon, down from its usual price of $289.99. That's a discount of 66% and the lowest price we've seen. Opens in a new windowCredit: AmazonDeWalt Mechanics Tool Set$98 at Amazon $289.99 Save $191.99 Get DealLooking to get some work done around the house? Maybe you know someone who's in dire need of some additional tools to do just that. You'll want to make sure you head over to Amazon to save big on a massive

Despite being just three days after the Full Moon, the Moon is already starting to look a lot smaller in the sky. This is because of where it is in the lunar cycle, a 29.5-day process where the Moon completes its orbit. Keep reading to find out what tonight’s Moon is doing and what phase you can spot in the sky.What is today’s moon phase?As of Tuesday, Jan. 6, the moon phase is Waning Gibbous. According to NASA's Daily Moon Guide, 87% of the moon will be lit up tonight.That means the

Now that the dust has settled on the Stranger Things finale — which had more than a few fans up in arms — we're beginning to see a fair few Easter eggs and theories emerge.A lot of these concern the fate of Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) — did you spot that book shelf clue in the final scene, for instance? — but there's also a poignant throwback in the final epilogue that you may have missed.SEE ALSO:'Stranger Things' finale may have left a huge clue on the basement bookshel

Non-United States buyers will have to wait a bit longer to purchase Meta's Ray-Ban Display glasses. The company said this week that the release of the glasses in the UK, France, Italy, and Canada had been delayed due to "unprecedented demand and limited inventory." Meta made the announcement, among a number of others, at CES, the large, annual tech conference in Las Vegas. Wrote the company in a statement:"Meta Ray-Ban Display is a first-of-its-kind product with extremely limited inventory. Sinc

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As the floor opens for CES 2026's first official day, rumors are buzzing that Apple could be on the brink of bringing foldable devices to its iPhone lineup.The buzz comes from glimpses at Samsung Display's new OLED foldable screen prototype, which appears to seamlessly flatten into a large tablet-like screen with imperceptible folds. Outlets in attendance, including The Verge, reported seeing the "Advanced Crease-less OLED panel" side-by-side with the existing Z Fold 7 — It was reportedly

SAVE $30: Soundcore's new AeroFit 2 Pro open earbuds announced at CES 2026 are officially available to purchase. Grab them before March 31 at the exclusive launch price of $149.99 (reg. $179.99) with code WSTDA3875US.Opens in a new windowCredit: SoundcoreSoundcore AeroFit 2 pro$149.99 at Soundcore $179.99 Save $30with code WSTDA3875USGet DealCES 2026 is in full swing and open earbuds are having a moment in the spotlight. Premium audio brand JBL announced five new open-ear options, Shokz debuted

SAVE $299.99: The Sunny Health & Fitness Slim Foldable Treadmill is on sale at Amazon for $399.99, down from the list price of $699.98. That's a 43% discount.Opens in a new windowCredit: Sunny Health & Fitness Sunny Health & Fitness Slim Foldable Treadmill$399.99 at Amazon $699.98 Save $299.99 Get DealThere's always one glaring conundrum if you're shopping for at-home fitness equipment. How is it gonna fit? If you have health resolutions in 2026 but you're not sure how a piece o

SAVE $69.71: As of Jan. 6. get the Magic: The Gathering - Final Fantasy Play Booster Box for $139.99, down from its usual price of $209.70, at Amazon. That's a discount of 33%. Opens in a new windowCredit: AmazonMagic: The Gathering - Final Fantasy Play Booster Box$139.99 at Amazon $209.70 Save $69.71 Get DealIf you're cultivating a Magic: The Gathering card collection, there's one special set that you may not have acquired just yet: Final Fantasy. This game-centric expansion is full of art

SAVE $700: The Anker Solix F1500 portable power station is on sale at Amazon for $499, down from the list price at Anker of $1,199. That's a 59% discount that matches the lowest we've ever seen at Amazon.Opens in a new windowCredit: Anker SolixAnker Solix F1500$499 at Amazon $1,199 Save $700 Get DealNow that we're getting back into the swing of normal life after the holidays, it's time to consider upgrades for the year ahead. If you live in an area that deals with power outages from storms

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In its Season 3 finale, Industry blew itself up entirely.The episode saw the shutdown of Pierpoint & Co.'s trading floor, eliminating the offices that had been the show's home since Season 1. It was the boldest move yet from a series that's never met a stake it couldn't raise.SEE ALSO:2026 TV preview: All the TV shows you need to know, and where to stream them
So how do Industry co-creators Mickey Down and Konrad Kay follow up that explosive Season 3 move? With a jaw-dropping Season 4 that's

Cosmic Princess Kaguya! is hitting Netflix in a few weeks, and there's a shiny new trailer to psych everyone up.The feature debut of Shingo Yamashita (Chainsaw Man, Jujutsu Kaisen) the anime film is inspired by Japanese folktale The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, set to songs by Vocaloid (AI singing synthesisers created by Yamaha) producers including HoneyWorks, kz (livetune), ryo (supercell), Aqu3ra, yuigot, and 40mP.A mysterious baby from the moon found in a telephone pole (stay with me) grows qui

Robin Hood as a merry rogue robbing the rich to give to the poor couldn't be much further from the image of a bearded Hugh Jackman in the trailer above.In A24's The Death of Robin Hood, Jackman plays an ageing version of the legendary outlaw, haunted by his violent past as he lies injured from battle.Jodie Comer, Bill Skarsgård, Murray Bartlett, and Noah Jupe also star in this latest from A Quiet Place: Day One writer/director Michael Sarnoski.The Death of Robin Hood is "coming soon" to th

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For years, the tech industry equated success with scale. Bigger stages, larger crowds, more logos, more panels, more noise. Five thousand people became ten thousand. Ten thousand became the goal. Somewhere along the way, that stopped making sense. Founders and executives didn’t announce a boycott. They simply stopped showing up. What we see today is not a rejection of events, but a correction in how people who actually run companies choose to spend their time. The shift is subtle, but con

Stephen Colbert is back with his first monologue of 2026, and like most of the other late night hosts, his focus is on Donald Trump's U.S. attack on Venezuela and the abduction of President Nicolás Maduro."Do you know what this means? Those Epstein files must be crazy," the host says, pretending to flick through some papers before slipping into a Trump impression. "Bomb something! Bomb anything!"Colbert goes on to break down exactly what happened and the aftermath, including footage of Tr

SAVE $30: As of Jan. 6, AirPods 4 (without ANC) are on sale for $99 at Amazon. This deal saves you $30 on the list price of $129.Opens in a new windowCredit: AppleApple AirPods 4 $99 at Amazon $129 Save $30 Get DealA new pair of earbuds can set you up well at the start of a new year, whether you want them to wear around your home or to have for future travel plans in 2026. Thankfully, even with holiday sales over and done with, there are still some great deals available on various models, i

GET FREE EARBUDS: Through Jan. 8 (or while supplies last), you can get a pair of refurbished Bose Ultra Open earbuds for free ($249 value) at Bose.com when you purchase the Bose QuietComfort Ultra 2 earbuds.Opens in a new windowCredit: BoseBose QuietComfort Ultra 2 earbuds$299 + Get free Bose Ultra Open earbuds (refurbished)Get DealOpen earbuds are having a moment — just look at the many announcements at CES 2026 from JBL, Anker Soundcore, and more. But even with all the new kids on t

TL;DR: The Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolutions Phantasmal Flames Booster Display Box is on sale for $254.67 at Amazon. That's down to market value compared to TCGplayer's listings.Opens in a new windowCredit: The Pokemon StorePokémon TCG: Mega Evolutions Phantasmal Flames Booster Display Box$254.67 at Amazon $299 Save $44.33 Get DealThe trading card market has exploded in recent years. We're seeing unprecedented interest in Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, One Piece, and a lot o

If you're just getting back into the swing of things in 2026 and need a news recap, Jimmy Kimmel has got you covered.In the 13-minute monologue above the host recaps everything Donald Trump has done over the holiday period, from the U.S. president's hundreds of posts on Truth Social and awkward phone calls with children about Santa to the U.S.' surprise attack on Venezuela."If you were wondering how bad these Epstein files are for Trump, turns out they're invade Venezuela bad," says Kimmel, talk

SAVE $60: As of Jan. 6, the Fitbit Sense 2 has dropped to $189.95 at Amazon. That's $60 off its list price of $249.95.Opens in a new windowCredit: FitbitFitbit Sense 2$189.95 at Amazon $249.95 Save $60 Get DealIf you've set some fitness goals for 2026, a smartwatch or fitness tracker is well worth picking up. Thankfully, you can still save on select models after the holidays at Amazon. The Fitbit Sense 2 is one option on sale right now, receiving a $60 discount at the retailer.Normally the

TL;DR: The Magic: The Gathering Lorwyn Eclipsed Play Booster Box is available to pre-order for under $150 on Amazon. Pre-order now to secure Amazon's pre-order price guarantee.Opens in a new windowCredit: Magic: The GatheringMagic: The Gathering Lorwyn Eclipsed Play Booster Box$147.26 at Amazon $164.70 Save $17.44 Get DealInterest in Magic: The Gathering continues to climb. Has it reached Pokémania levels yet? Probably not, but we're getting there slowly. With interest spiking, you c