Best of CES 2026 Awards: Top Tech Winners Announced by CNET Group

Best of CES 2026 Award Winners

• 🏆 The official Best of CES 2026 Awards showcase the most significant new products from the world's largest tech conference.
• 💡 Winners were selected by a team of experts from CNET Group, including CNET, ZDNet, PCMag, Mashable, and Lifehacker.

Artificial Intelligence and Personal Assistants

• 🧠 Lenovo's Cura won the Best Artificial Intelligence award, functioning as a hybrid AI personal assistant.
• ☁️ Cura utilizes a mix of on-device processing and cloud-based models, making it accessible across different devices like phones and laptops.

Gaming, Laptops, and Mobile Technology

• 🎮 The Lenovo Legion Pro rollable concept took home the Best Tech in Gaming award for bringing ultrawide gaming to a laptop with a rollable OLED display.
• ♻️ Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 Aura Edition was awarded Best Laptop for its sustainable, modular design, allowing for individual part replacement.
• 📱 Samsung's Galaxy Z Trifold was recognized for Best Mobile Phone Technology, offering a standard phone experience that unfolds into a 10-inch display.

Robotics and Smart Home Innovation

• 🤖 Boston Dynamics' Atlas robot won Best Robot Award, noted for its naturalistic walking gait and deployment readiness at Hyundai manufacturing facilities.
• 🧹 Roborock's S8 Rover was named Best Smart Home Tech, featuring robotic legs that allow it to climb and clean stairs.

Television and Future Tech

• 📺 The Samsung S95H was awarded Best New TV, boasting 35% increased brightness, an option for wireless connectivity, and artwork display capabilities.
• ✨ This TV is the first OLED to show artwork from the Samsung Art Store, with anti-burn-in technology functioning like a frame TV but with superior image quality.
• 🚀 CES 2026 highlights the future of technology, with winners spanning diverse categories and representing significant advancements in their fields.