CES 2026: Convenience tech gadgets that spoils you to a whole new level

If CES 2025 was about AI showing off, CES 2026 has been about AI shutting up and doing the chores. One of the prevailing themes this year wasn’t raw power or flashy specs – it was just plain old convenience. We saw a wave of technology designed to aggressively remove friction from daily life, automating the things we hate doing so we can focus on the things we like.

Here are the five gadgets that embody this shift.

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IgniteTech MyPersona

The ultimate convenience is being in two places at once, and IgniteTech has finally made that (sort of) possible. Their “MyPersona” technology creates a frighteningly lifelike digital clone of yourself designed to handle your professional knowledge sharing.

Unlike a generic chatbot, this digital twin ingests your past emails, documents, and video calls to mimic your specific decision-making style and voice. The convenience factor here is massive for corporate leaders or specialists: your “Persona” can attend basic briefing meetings or answer repetitive questions while you sleep or focus on deep work. It’s the first step toward the “automated self.”

Ecoldbrew Thermos Topper

Cold brew coffee is delicious, but the 12-hour brewing time is a logistical nightmare for anyone who doesn’t plan their life a day in advance. The Ecoldbrew solves this with a $99 “active” lid that screws onto a standard wide-mouth thermos.

Using a vacuum-pressure cycle, it forces water through coffee grounds rapidly, slashing the brewing time from 12 hours to just five minutes. It grinds the beans, brews the coffee, and dispenses it through a sip-lid all in one unit. For the commuter who forgot to prep their caffeine fix the night before, this is a morning-saver.

GE Profile Smart Refrigerator (with Scan-to-List)

Smart fridges have promised to manage our groceries for a decade and mostly failed. GE Profile’s latest iteration finally gets it right by adding a dedicated, high-speed barcode scanner to the door frame.

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The logic is simple: Human beings are terrible at manually entering data into apps. With this fridge, when you finish a carton of milk or a jar of mayo, you simply wave the empty package under the scanner before tossing it in the trash. The fridge instantly identifies the exact SKU and adds it to your Instacart or Amazon Fresh cart. It removes the mental load of “remembering to write it down” completely.

iPolish Smart Nails

The most cyberpunk gadget of the show was iPolish, a set of press-on nails that brings “fast fashion” to your fingertips. Using a technology similar to e-ink but with color micro-capsules, these nails can change their color and pattern instantly via a smartphone app.

The convenience is obvious: you can switch from a professional nude shade for a morning meeting to a neon geometric pattern for a night out in five seconds, without a drop of acetone or a trip to the salon. The starter kit costs $95, which is roughly the price of two salon visits, making it a no-brainer for anyone who loves nail art but hates the time commitment.

Dreame Halo “Floor Lamp” Hair Dryer

Dreame’s new device looks like a sleek, modern floor lamp, but it’s actually a robotic hair dryer. You sit on your couch, position the lamp head over you, and let it do the work.

It uses 3D ToF (Time of Flight) sensors to track your head movement, automatically adjusting the airflow angle and distance to dry your hair efficiently without you lifting a finger. It solves the specific, visceral annoyance of arm fatigue during a 20-minute blow-dry session. It’s the epitome of 2026’s “lazy-tech” – and we mean that as a compliment.

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