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CES 2026: What to expect from the tech industry’s biggest show of the year
Yahoo Finance ^ | Fri, January 2, 2026 at 8:05 AM CST | Daniel Howley, Technology Editor

Posted on 01/02/2026 8:07:25 PM PST by sockmonkey

Welcome to 2026.....CES, kicks off on Jan. 6 under the bright lights of Las Vegas.

Companies big and small will take over the ...Strip and Las Vegas Convention Center, debuting their latest and greatest offerings, and a good helping of fly-by-night products that’ll never see the light of day.

While the show officially begins on Jan. 6, the festivities start a few days earlier...events like CES Unveiled and press conferences featuring Nvidia (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang and AMD (AMD) CEO Lisa Su. ...That means you can expect artificial intelligence to be front and center....

That will include everything from AI-focused PCs to new chips. But robots are looking like they’ll steal the spotlight....

“Every year CES has a theme. And sometimes you don't know what it is until you get to the show, and everybody's talking about it” explained Kinsey Fabrizio, president of the Consumer Technology Association trade organization, which runs CES.

“But we can tell you right now, robotics is going to be talked about … big time at CES.”

Yahoo Finance will be live and in person in Vegas bringing you all of the latest news and announcements. Here’s what we’re anticipating at CES 2026.

What to expect at CES CES has become a kind of battleground for chipmakers and designers to show off their wares to the world right alongside their biggest rivals.

Last year, Nvidia was the talk of Las Vegas when Huang held a keynote in front of a massive audience at the Michelob Ultra Arena, debuting the company's newest lineup of gaming chips.....

This year, you can expect even more from the company that closed out 2025 with a $4.5 trillion market cap. Huang, who is scheduled to take the stage at 1:00 p.m. PT on Jan. 5 will likely unveil new gaming offerings, as well as a host of AI apps...

(Excerpt) Read more at finance.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Science; Society
KEYWORDS: ai; robotics; tech; technology
Anyone FReepers attending?

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1 posted on 01/02/2026 8:07:25 PM PST by sockmonkey
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To: sockmonkey

Dang, that took me forever, and I still have some mess ups on my post.


2 posted on 01/02/2026 8:09:20 PM PST by sockmonkey (Conservative. Not a Neocon. )
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To: sockmonkey

I went to the Chicago CES during finals week in 1983. It was incredible. Back then, no online announcements. It happened there, and a lot if technologies were starting at the same time… CDs, ColecoAdam, 2GB Worm drives, IBM clones, 10 lb portable computers from NEC and Toshiba, big screen TVs, fancy answering machines. The magic will never again be what it was.


3 posted on 01/02/2026 8:24:16 PM PST by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: sockmonkey
“featuring Nvidia (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang and AMD (AMD) CEO Lisa Su.”

Cousins,

4 posted on 01/02/2026 8:26:01 PM PST by SmokingJoe
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To: Dr. Sivana

Fascinating to me. I was born in 1984, so obviously this would’ve been well before my time, but one of my favorite subjects is computing history. I love collecting the old 8-bit relics and have several Commodore machines on the collection shelf.

Did you happen to see some of their stuff during your time at CES 1983?


5 posted on 01/02/2026 8:28:40 PM PST by cross_bearer_02
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To: cross_bearer_02

I was just starting to be a video game writer, but had mostly dedicated systems. I knew Coleco, Atari, CPM, MSX, but not Apple II or Comm 64. I knew someone with a Commodire PET in the 70s. Good keyboard, Excellent sound chip (favored by phreakers), but the floppy drive was the slowest thing imaginable. At that time, Amiga was an independent joystick company. Jack Tramiel was a visionary.


6 posted on 01/02/2026 8:37:14 PM PST by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: sockmonkey

I attended Comdex throughout the 90’s. We’d print up our own attendance tickets with made up company names.


7 posted on 01/02/2026 9:16:10 PM PST by RBStealth (-- raised by wolves, educated by nuns)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...
While there, I *was* going to visit Hooters, but I guess that's out.🦉😉

8 posted on 01/03/2026 6:22:58 AM PST by SunkenCiv (NeverTrumpin' -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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To: sockmonkey

What to expect from the tech industry parts from the auto industry of failed electronic parts sales are up invest now.


9 posted on 01/03/2026 6:48:11 AM PST by Vaduz (?.)
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