The WEIRDEST Tech at CES 2026 (That we haven't already covered) + more!

Duration: 09:56

Timestamps:

0:00 we left TechLinked's color profile there too

0:15 Weirdest tech at CES (that we haven't talked about yet)

4:00 Universal Music Group Nvidia AI deal

5:28 QUICK BITS INTRO

5:39 YouTube Search can exclude Shorts

6:23 Grok paywall confusion

7:28 Iran cuts off internet

8:13 RTX 50 Super GPUs postponed

8:48 Microsoft Copilot Checkout

NEWS SOURCES:

MAINS

THEY SPEAK FOR THE TREES

Lots of highly advanced stuff at CES this year, like wood!

This smart home controller is literally a piece of wood

https://www.theverge.com/tech/852598/mui-board-smart-home-controller-matter

Release page: https://muilab.com/en/products_and_services/muiboard/

And just when you think CES is calming down… someone hands you a hormone-testing wand that analyzes your pee.

This egg-shaped gadget aims to demystify hormones… with pee

https://www.theverge.com/tech/852942/mira-ultra4-wand-hormone-testing-ces-2026-health

Product page: https://shop.miracare.com/en-ca/products/mira-ultra4-wands

From there we get into AI, obviously.

Razer waifu hologram - https://www.razer.com/ca-en/concepts/project-ava

Short Circuit clip at 4:10, Riley's special friend- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_2jvyqta0s

And this headset with cameras - ai headphones because why not

Product Video: https://assets2.razerzone.com/images/pnx.assets/fa5db3c0349b1d705ec9685e56c5557b/augmented-computer-vision.mp4

Launch page: https://www.razer.com/ca-en/concepts/project-motoko

Razer makes a rumble chair -  rgb with arcade speakers in the headrest https://gizmodo.com/razer-shoves-all-its-wackiest-immersion-products-into-a-single-gaming-chair-2000705332

ShortCircuit at 7:17 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_2jvyqta0s

At least there was cool stuff like this:

The First Solid-State Vehicle May Be a Motorcycle

https://spectrum.ieee.org/ces-2026-solid-state-batteries

Phone size Solid State battery is gonna power EVs - and the motorcycle https://www.donutlab.com/ces-battery-announcement/

STRANGE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

But CES wouldn’t be CES without companies that absolutely do not belong there showing up anyway.

LED Face mask thing: https://www.cnet.com/tech/loreal-led-face-mask-light-straight-multi-styler/

Press Release: https://www.loreal.com/en/press-release/group/loreal-advances-leadership-in-beauty-tech-at-ces-2026/

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

https://www.theverge.com/tech/857801/loreal-light-straight-ces-2026-hands-on

Somewhere, a gamer and a cosmetologist accidentally locked eyes across the show floor and both got confused.

Nathan loves this - Rollable OLED display on Lenovo Legion

https://www.wired.com/story/lenovo-legion-pro-gaming-laptop-ultrawide-rollable-screen/

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ces-2026-day-1-lenovo-debuts-wild-rollable-oled-laptop-concepts-asus-laptops-galore-pcie-5-0-ssds-stretch-into-the-value-market

Linus shows expanding screen to Jimmy Fallon(4:15): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vybLi25Q8Fw

Razer makes a rumble chair -  rgb with arcade speakers in the headrest https://gizmodo.com/razer-shoves-all-its-wackiest-immersion-products-into-a-single-gaming-chair-2000705332

ShortCircuit at 7:17 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_2jvyqta0s

Or for those gamers looking for a blast from the past

Thermaltake Unveils the Retro Series at CES 2026 (This would be so cool for a sleeper build)

https://www.techpowerup.com/344697/thermaltake-unveils-the-retro-series-at-ces-2026

Product page: https://www.thermaltake.com/news/view/index?id=1492

Remember the iDog? - https://www.ebay.ca/itm/276859753938

Well now we have this dawg

ECOVACS MADE A ROBO DOG COMPANION!

https://www.techradar.com/home/smart-home/ecovacs-new-launch-nearly-made-me-cry-during-my-ces-booth-tour

https://www.tomsguide.com/home/smart-home/forget-robot-vacuums-ecovacs-most-exciting-product-at-ces-2026-was-its-upcoming-ai-powered-pet-companion

Kawasaki’s Robot Horse Is Going Into Production

https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/kawasaki-robot-horse-production

https://newatlas.com/motorcycles/kawasaki-robot-horse-corleo/

https://www.khi.co.jp/expo2025/concept01/index_en.html

At least there was cool stuff like this:

The First Solid-State Vehicle May Be a Motorcycle

https://spectrum.ieee.org/ces-2026-solid-state-batteries

Phone size Solid State battery is gonna power EVs - and the motorcycle https://www.donutlab.com/ces-battery-announcement/

BREAKING RECORDS

Universal Music Signs AI deal with NVIDIA -

https://www.universalmusic.com/universal-music-group-to-transform-music-experience-for-billions-of-fans-with-nvidia-ai/

https://www.theverge.com/news/856849/universal-music-nvidia-ai-deal

https://www.billboard.com/pro/universal-nvidia-ai-music-discovery-fan-engagement-tools/

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2026-01-07/universal-music-partners-ai-company-nvidia

https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2026/01/06/universal-music-group-strikes-deal-with-nvidia-to-develop-ai-music-discovery-and-creation-tools/

QUICKBITS

SHORT CHANGED

YouTube's updated filters are good news for anyone sick of Shorts

https://www.techspot.com/news/110866-youtube-updated-filters-good-news-anyone-sick-shorts.html

https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/youtube/youtube-will-let-you-exclude-shorts-from-search-results-204500097.html?src=rss&guccounter=1

https://www.androidauthority.com/youtube-search-filter-update-3631125/

https://www.theverge.com/news/858867/youtube-shorts-search-results-filter

https://archive.md/1OW3h

PAY TO PREY

Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/09/grok-image-generator-outcry-sexualised-ai-imagery

https://www.dawn.com/news/1966000/grok-to-offer-image-generation-only-to-paid-subscribers-after-backlash

https://www.theverge.com/news/859309/grok-undressing-limit-access-gaslighting

Non paywall https://archive.md/NFXsX

https://www.wired.com/story/x-didnt-fix-groks-undressing-problem-it-just-makes-people-pay-for-it/

https://archive.md/Mbjg6

IMPULSE B-AI

Microsoft debuts Copilot Checkout in the US, enabling in-chat purchases via PayPal, Shopify, Stripe, and more; Shopify merchants will be automatically enrolled

https://searchengineland.com/microsoft-launches-copilot-checkout-and-brand-agents-467175

Copilot is doing Ecommerce - https://www.engadget.com/ai/microsoft-is-now-integrating-shopping-directly-into-copilot-181022989.html?src=rss

https://www.theverge.com/news/858664/microsoft-copilot-ai-checkout-buy-products

https://archive.md/7qfQz

IRAN OUT OF DATA

Iran cuts itself off from the internet - https://www.kentik.com/analysis/iran-goes-dark-as-government-cuts-itself-off-from-internet/

https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/09/iran_russia_ukraine_internet_outages/

https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/08/internet-collapses-in-iran-amid-protests-over-economic-crisis/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-protests-internet-blackout-khamenei-vows-not-back-down-trump-threat/

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202601085355

NOT VERY SUPER

Nvidia could delay the RTX 5000 Super series indefinitely as AMD offers no 2026 competition

https://www.techspot.com/news/110867-nvidia-could-delay-rtx-5000-super-series-indefinitely.html

Alternative source: https://www.thefpsreview.com/2026/01/09/latest-rumors-suggest-that-nvidia-is-delaying-its-rtx-50-super-series-indefinitely-and-the-rtx-60-series-may-not-arrive-until-mid-2027/

Chinese article: https://gazlog.com/entry/geforce-rtx-5000-super-postponed-indefinitely/

Apparently Jensen said “AI” 121 times during the CES keynote, averaged once a minute for 2 hours. This guy put em all together with AI https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1q7d8bj/jensen_huang_saying_ai_121_times_during_the/

Twitter post: https://x.com/HedgieMarkets/status/2009332023010152571