"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 manages to sneak in a few surprises, whether with what has been announced, what hasn't made an appearance, and trends that no one saw coming."
"Motorola has really gotten into a groove with its clamshell-style flip phones over the past few years. They're a natural fit with the Razr legacy, and Moto has done some really fun stuff with them. Years went by and it seemed like the company was content to focus on flip phones, but that hasn't turned out to be the case. Almost as surprising: the book-style fold carries Razr branding, too."
"Despite Asus, Broadcom, and MediaTek announcing Wi-Fi 8 routers and chipsets at CES 2026, the IEEE 802.11bn successor to Wi-Fi 7 isn't fully ratified and won't be until late 2028. Nevertheless, they plan to start selling hardware built on the draft spec later this year. It'll be truly bleeding-edge stuff, likely requiring a firmware upgrade to be compliant with the final 2028 standard."
CES 2026 combined predictable category presences with notable surprises in product direction and industry timing. Major product categories like TVs, charging accessories, and robots appeared as usual, but several announcements and omissions deviated from expectations. Motorola expanded its Razr branding beyond clamshell flip phones to include a book-style fold, signaling a move past nostalgia toward future designs. Multiple vendors unveiled Wi‑Fi 8 routers and chipsets based on the draft IEEE 802.11bn specification and intend to ship hardware this year despite full ratification not occurring until late 2028, creating potential firmware and compliance challenges.
Read at The Verge
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]