There’s by no means a scarcity of thrilling and modern tech at CES. A superthin TV and tri-folding phone are cool and all, however typically the weirdest devices are those that make us go “huh.”
Fortunately, there was loads of wacky stuff on the present flooring this yr, and we’ve rounded up among the most weird (in no explicit order).
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As an alternative of stepping out of the bathe and having to wave your hair dryer round your head for quarter-hour, think about simply sitting in your sofa whereas a crescent-shaped gadget hangs over your head, drying your hair as you watch TV or play a online game. Nicely, that’s precisely what an organization referred to as Dreame has developed, and I feel it’s sort of a good suggestion — however possibly not for $700.
The gadget can also be a lamp, so at the very least you gained’t have to elucidate to individuals why you’ve got a large, standing hair dryer in your front room.
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Our very personal Victoria Tune braved the taint-zapping sales space at CES 2026, which is precisely what it appears like: a tool that sends electrodes into a person’s perineum, with the purpose of stopping untimely ejaculation.
The gadget, referred to as Mor, is hooked up to an adhesive patch containing electrodes that you simply, properly, stick in your taint. And no, this isn’t vaporware — the starter pack is offered for about $300.
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I’m undecided what’s scarier: a buddy armed with clippers and precisely one YouTube tutorial, or placing AI in control of your haircut. Glyde claims its good clippers permit for “mistake-proof” cuts by robotically adjusting their blades as you go.
However first, you must strap on a “fade band” that the clippers use to detect their place in your head. Then, simply flip them on and hope for one of the best.
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Desktop anime girls made a comeback at CES 2026. This time round, Razer confirmed off its Project Ava pod, that includes a 5.5-inch hologram of the cat-ear-wearing anime waifu Kira, or the tattooed husbando, Zane. They’re supposed to take a look at you utilizing a built-in digital camera (or your webcam) and may see what’s occurring in your pc display by way of the gadget’s USB-C connection to supply gaming suggestions. The avatars are powered by xAI’s Grok (ew), and you’ll chat with them utilizing the pod’s dual-mic array.
Picture: L’Oréal
No, this isn’t a prop from The Silence of the Lambs; that is L’Oréal’s LED Face Mask. The versatile, silicone masks appears to be like like one other layer of pores and skin, full with purple lights that spotlight a veinlike sample. L’Oréal claims its face masks tightens and smooths pores and skin utilizing focused purple mild and near-infrared mild. The corporate expects to launch the LED Masks in 2027.
An organization referred to as Tomorrow Doesn’t Matter (TDM) is launching Neo over-ear headphones you can rework right into a speaker by folding within the versatile headband. Together with 40mm drivers on the within of the Neo’s ear cups, the gadget presents a separate pair of 40mm drivers that activate when utilizing speaker mode.
TDM’s Neo headphones are launching as a part of a Kickstarter marketing campaign and can price $249.
Picture: Jackery
The house battery firm Jackery took the wraps off a solar-powered gazebo that appears extra like an incomplete storage container than one thing that I’d need to put in my yard. It comes outfitted with 2,000W of photo voltaic panels, built-in lighting, a pull-down projector display, and two AC retailers.
What’s maybe much more outrageous than the design is its price ticket: it’s anticipated to price wherever between $12,000 and $15,000, not together with battery storage.
The Chinese language cellphone maker Honor provided a better take a look at a non-working Robotic Cellphone prototype throughout CES 2026, which comes with a digital camera mounted on a tiny gimbal that folds out from the again of the gadget. Based mostly on a promo shared by Honor, the camera appears to move on its own and monitor topics, however what else it may well do will stay a thriller — at the very least till the corporate launches it at MWC 2026.
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This little bot could provide you with a greater understanding of a day within the lifetime of your pet when you’re not dwelling. The bot known as Vex, and it’s constructed to observe your cat or canine round your home, capturing movies whereas it makes an attempt to play with them. Vex will even edit the video itself by utilizing AI to create “shifting narratives and shareable tales.”
It’s an cute idea — if it really works. FrontierX, the bot’s producer, hasn’t shared footage edited by Vex but.
The well being tech startup Vivoo has created a “good” menstrual pad that’s designed to detect follicle-stimulating hormone, as high levels may suggest decrease ovarian reserves, fertility points, or circumstances like polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). The pads are dear at $4 to $5 apiece, however they show outcomes on the again, which customers can snap an image of utilizing the Vivoo app for extra data.
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A $399 chef’s knife from Seattle Ultrasonics guarantees to chop with 50 % much less effort, because of piezoelectric ceramic crystals that vibrate greater than 30,000 instances per second. The corporate claims you may’t see and even really feel the vibration when activated.
You possibly can cost the knife with a USB-C charger or a $149 mahogany wireless charging tile you can stick in your wall or place in your counter (and sure, you have to cost this gadget, too).
