The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is just a matter of days away, which means it’s time to take stock of what to expect from the world’s most recognizable tech brands.
Companies like Samsung, LG, and AMD will showcase new products that range from futuristic concepts to more tangible and real-world items you can purchase in the near future. Between foldable phones, fancy new TVs, robots, and computer hardware, there’s going to be a lot to talk about in the coming week. Let’s dig in.
Television sets always take a prominent place at CES, and 2026 appears to be no exception. However, one thing that will be different is the color technology being used in a lot of the TVs on display this year.
Specifically, RGB (which stands for red, green, and blue) TVs are en vogue at CES 2026. A typical TV has backlights that emit white or blue light, depending on what is on screen, but RGB TVs have numerous small red, green, and blue lights that create the picture instead. The idea here is to create greater color accuracy than you’d find on a different kind of display. As a bonus, these screens can achieve higher brightness levels and better contrast as well.
We know for certain that Samsung, LG, and Hisense are all showcasing RGB TVs at CES, but other companies will likely have something on the docket as well. Beyond the RGB of it all, it appears that these same companies are pushing harder on huge displays this year as well. Leaks suggest that Samsung is showcasing a 98-inch version of its Frame TV, while LG’s line of RGB sets starts at 75 inches and increases from there. This isn’t to say that smaller TVs are going away, but it does mean that huge ones are here to stay.
The atmosphere surrounding computer components at CES 2026 is currently a bit muted, given the skyrocketing prices of memory these days. In previous years, we’ve seen powerful consumer-grade GPUs showcased at CES, but it doesn’t seem like that will be the case this year.
Still, that doesn’t mean there will be nothing to chew on. For instance, AMD will deliver a keynote address to kick off the show, which it may use to announce its Ryzen 7 9850X3D CPU, reportedly designed for incredibly fast PC gaming. Intel, meanwhile, has already pre-announced its Panther Lake chips, which will likely be showcased in powerful laptops and PCs at CES. The same goes for Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Elite chip. Whether they’re entirely new laptops or refreshes of older models, expect to see machines with those chips inside at the show this year.
As always, keep an eye out for innovative new concepts, such as rollable screens and other unconventional form factors. We don’t know of any in this specific category just yet, but there’s always something like this at CES.
