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Sheena Vasani @ The Verge · 06/11/2026 13:14 EDT

Here are the price-matching policies for Best Buy, GameStop, and others

Nothing is more frustrating than buying a new pair of headphones, an OLED TV, or a laptop just to find out that you could have gotten it for cheaper somewhere else just a few days or weeks later. That’s why, in order to keep customers happy and prevent them from shopping elsewhere, some retailers offer […] Read more ›

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Sheena Vasani @ The Verge · 01/07/2026 16:16 EDT

Amazfit’s stylish budget tracker is nearly matching its best price to date

Amazfit might not have the name recognition of a company like Garmin or Fitbit, but its wearables consistently impress, with the Amazfit Active 2 being one of the best fitness trackers you can buy. And right now, it’s on sale for just $84.99 ($15 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and Target, which is only $5 […] Read more ›

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Lauren Feiner @ The Verge · 01/07/2026 16:09 EDT

X’s deepfake machine is infuriating policymakers around the globe

X's Grok chatbot hasn't stopped accepting users' requests to strip down women and, in some cases, apparent minors to AI-generated bikinis. According to some reports, the flood of AI-generated images includes more extreme content that potentially violates laws against nonconsensual intimate imagery (NCII) and child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Even in the US, where X […] Read more ›

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Victoria Song @ The Verge · 01/07/2026 14:41 EDT

L’Oréal’s latest flat iron uses infrared light to make hair styling much faster

Hair gadgets have become increasingly popular over the last decade. Hair dryers, curlers, steamers - you name it, there's probably a TikTokker shilling for the latest hair gadget that will totally revolutionize a hair routine. Even so, I was excited to get a demo of L'Oréal's Light Straight at CES 2026. It's an extension of […] Read more ›

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Hayden Field @ The Verge · 01/07/2026 14:00 EDT

OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health, encouraging users to connect their medical records

OpenAI has been dropping hints this week about AI's role as a "healthcare ally" - and today, the company is announcing a product to go along with that idea: ChatGPT Health. ChatGPT Health is a sandboxed tab within ChatGPT that's designed for users to ask their health-related questions in a more secure and personalized environment, […] Read more ›

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Stevie Bonifield @ The Verge · 01/07/2026 14:00 EDT

Samsung’s Ballie robot is probably never coming out

Samsung's spherical Ballie robot may be rolling off into the sunset, less than a year after its retail launch was announced. The smart home robot has made an appearance at CES almost every year since it was first announced in 2020, but was notably absent at CES 2026. Unfortunately, its disappearance may be because Ballie […] Read more ›

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 01/07/2026 13:36 EDT

Amazon’s smart shopping cart for Whole Foods gets bigger, lighter, and adds tap-to-pay

Amazon is launching a revamped version of its smart shopping cart, which it plans to bring to dozens of Whole Foods locations by the end of this year, according to an announcement on Wednesday. The new Dash Cart features a "more responsive" item scanner that's now located next to the built-in display, along with a […] Read more ›

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Andrew Liszewski @ The Verge · 01/07/2026 13:29 EDT

Fujifilm’s new instant camera captures video with vintage effects

Fujifilm is expanding its hybrid instant camera line with the new Instax Mini Evo Cinema that adds the ability to capture video clips up to 15 seconds long. The Mini Evo Cinema also features a unique design inspired by the vintage Fujica Single-8 8mm film camera that Fujifilm introduced in 1965. It will be released […] Read more ›

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Brandon Widder @ The Verge · 01/07/2026 13:26 EDT

Some of our favorite 4K UHD Blu-rays are three for $33 at Amazon right now

The holidays — and the copious amounts of binge-watching that come with them — are very much behind us at this point, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be time to catch up on the movies from last year (and beyond) you might have missed. Thankfully, Amazon has brought back one of the better promos […] Read more ›

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Tom Warren @ The Verge · 01/07/2026 12:57 EDT

Dell admits consumers don’t care about AI PCs

Dell has revealed that consumers aren't buying PCs for AI features right now. In an interview with PC Gamer ahead of CES, Dell has made it clear its 2026 products aren't all about being AI-first, and it's moving beyond being "all about" AI PCs. "We're very focused on delivering upon the AI capabilities of a […] Read more ›

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Cameron Faulkner @ The Verge · 01/07/2026 12:27 EDT

CES 2026 tech you can already buy

News coming out of CES 2026 might be slowing down, but as of Wednesday we still have writers on the ground, zipping around from hotel suite to Las Vegas convention center to try everything that matters. We've published well over 100 articles, and there's plenty of more content to come, including reviews of stuff we […] Read more ›

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Victoria Song @ The Verge · 01/07/2026 12:01 EDT

L’Oréal’s new LED face masks address all my issues with this category

I hate when friends and family ask me which LED face mask to buy. That's because LED face masks are another prime example of the wild wellness west. There's compelling science behind using red and infrared light therapy to address skin concerns, particularly wrinkles. However, wellness influencers have taken that concept and absolutely ran away […] Read more ›

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Tom Warren @ The Verge · 01/07/2026 11:40 EDT

Sony’s new ‘Hyperpop’ PS5 covers are bursting with RGB color

Sony's first PlayStation announcement of 2026 is all about color. The new Hyperpop Collection includes colorful neon console covers and controllers that really add a pop of color to a PS5. There are three colors available: techno red, remix green, and rhythm blue (RGB!). All three are very different to the console covers that Sony […] Read more ›

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Andrew Liszewski @ The Verge · 01/07/2026 11:37 EDT

The best chargers and portable power solutions at CES 2026

The show may be best known for the debut of high-end, budget-busting TVs - of which there was no shortage this year - but in recent years many companies have used CES to announce their latest charging innovations. Unlike CES 2025 where several companies embraced built-in charging cables, there's no unifying theme to the hardware […] Read more ›

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Andrew Liszewski @ The Verge · 01/07/2026 10:19 EDT

You can turn this modular clamp-on controller into an N64 or GameCube gamepad

Hyperkin announced a new clamp-on style wireless controller created in collaboration with GameSir. The X5 Alteron features similar functionality to GameSir's GameSir G8 Plus that debuted in 2024 with an expanding telescopic mechanism that can clamp onto smartphones, tablets, and several versions of the Nintendo Switch, replacing the Joy-Cons. What sets the X5 Alteron apart […] Read more ›

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Terrence O’Brien @ The Verge · 01/07/2026 10:02 EDT

Spotify is finally bringing your friends’ Listening Activity to mobile

Since almost day one, Spotify has offered the ability to creep on your friends' listening habits - but you could mostly only uncover those guilty pleasures on the desktop app. The company experimented with a community feature on the mobile app back in 2022, but it never officially launched. Now the company is finally bringing […] Read more ›

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Verge Staff @ The Verge · 01/07/2026 09:34 EDT

What surprised us the most at CES 2026

There are some things you can reliably expect to see at the Consumer Electronics Show every year. Companies will announce big splashy TVs, there's going to be a bunch of new gadgets for charging your other gadgets, and the odds are good that a robot or two is going to hilariously malfunction. But CES always […] Read more ›

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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy @ The Verge · 01/07/2026 09:00 EDT

Ikea’s $10 Kallsup speakers are tiny, colorful, and surprisingly loud

Ikea's new cute, colorful Kallsup Bluetooth speakers cost just $10 (€5 in Europe) each and feature instant Bluetooth pairing. Pair one to your phone, then, with a two-button sequence, another Kallsup can join the party. You can theoretically pair up to 100. The team I chatted with at CES - where Ikea is making its […] Read more ›

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Andrew Webster @ The Verge · 01/07/2026 09:00 EDT

Netflix is bringing back some big franchises in 2026

Last year was a pivotal one for Netflix, as it saw arguably the streamer's two most prominent series - Stranger Things and Squid Game - come to an end. And while Netflix has a number of competing priorities now, its lineup for 2026 also shows it's not quite done with blockbuster franchises just yet. The […] Read more ›

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Andrew Liszewski @ The Verge · 01/07/2026 09:00 EDT

Ikea is expanding its Matter support to two stylish lamps

After debuting 21 new Matter-compatible smart home devices last November, Ikea is expanding Matter support to some of its existing home furnishings starting with two upgraded lamps at CES 2026. The Varmblixt donut lamp is getting a small redesign to complement its new color-changing smart home capabilities, while the new Varmblixt pendant lamp will let […] Read more ›

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Andrew Liszewski @ The Verge · 01/07/2026 08:13 EDT

The best tech announced at CES 2026 so far

The CES show floor officially opened its doors yesterday and along with it came a deluge of more announcements and reveals. If you're struggling to stay on top of all the new tech, gadgets, concepts, and AI-powered devices as day two gets underway, we've rounded up some of the best hardware and upgrades that have […] Read more ›

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