The weirdest gadgets we’ve seen at CES 2026

Nothing says CES like looking at a gadget and saying, “What the hell is this?” » Wacky gadgets are as important to the appeal of the world’s largest consumer electronics show as the phones are at MWC or as being illegitimate is for Trump Mobile.

Now that CES 2026 walks away, we’re here to compile the winners of the weird. The cream of the puzzling gadget culture; the best of confusing; the titans of “tf, did I just see?!”

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iPolish nails that change color

Probably one of the biggest show stealers this year was a set of acrylic nails that can change color on demand, thanks to an innovative little gadget made by a company called Polish.

Basically the whole thing works by applying a small piece of electrophoretic film to an acrylic nail. Once applied, this nail can have its color transformed by a vape-like device that emits an electric field. With iPolish, you can choose between 400 different colors chosen via a companion app and change the color of each nail almost instantly.

Believe it or not, you can purchase the iPolish Starter Kit right now for $95 with an expected ship date of June.

The candies that play music from Lollipop Star

Sometimes the wacky gadgets at CES look like someone mashed up a bunch of words, and I’ll take the liberty of putting this bone-conducting lollipop in that category.

THE Lollipop star It’s exactly what I said: a lollipop that you put in your mouth to play music in your head. You have to bite lightly to really hear the music, as it’s bone conduction audio technology that emanates from the stem, but this activity yields its own sweet reward: you get to munch on delicious candy.

Right now there are three artists – Ice Spice, Akon and Armani White – but hey, who knows? Maybe bone conduction pacifiers are the next big thing, and it’s only the beginning. Charlie XCX flavor, here we come.

3D printed Fitasy shoes

You might think 3D printing is for VR accessories and hard-to-find weapons, but there are many other uses. I’ll give you a hint: look down. No, not that; I’m talking about your feet.

Fats brought its foot scanning technology to CES 2026, which 3D prints shoes perfectly tailored to the anatomy of your feet. To do this, simply take a bunch of photos of feet (no, Fitasy doesn’t pay for them) to create a 3D model in an app. This model is then made using digital light projection 3D printing to create a pair of rubber shoes with a shock-absorbing lattice design.

The whole thing is as impressive as it is strange. If your dogs are dying for a pair of fully personalized 3D printed shoes, you can purchase a pair from Fitasy starting at $180.

Glyde Smart Hair Clipper

There was everything smart at CES 2026: smart plates, smart mirrors, and smart pet bowls. There’s only one smart device that can cut your hair, though, and that’s from Glyde. Why integrate smart technology into mowers? Well, Glyde claims the trimmer is “error-proof” and uses a “smart blade: to sense your speed, tilt and angle, so it can “adjust in real time to avoid uneven fades or excessive cuts.” There’s also a weird band you have to wear when using Glyde, so he knows where you’re cutting.

We tried to test Glyde for ourselves, but Gizmodo smart home expert Wes Davis’ hair was apparently “too long.” Hey, we said “weirdest gadgets”, not “most functional”, okay?

Mui Board smart wood

I remember, two long years ago, when I wrote about Mui Table; he was already doing the rounds of the CES circuit since years. The smart home hub, which is actually made from real wood, originally debuted as a concept in 2019 but never shipped. Well, 2026 was the year of the Mui Board; With a new generation, this expensive piece of wood is currently finding its way to customers, and I want one just as bad as it was back then.

The Mui Board doesn’t do anything revolutionary on a technical level: it controls things like lighting and can be used to set timers or see notifications and weather like other smart home hubs, but it do looks much prettier and emphasizes minimalism. You can also touch the wooden surface, which is capacitive, to interact with the hub and your smart home.

It costs $800, which is a lot for a smart piece of wood, but I’d be lying if I said I wouldn’t pull the trigger if I had that kind of slush fund for frivolous gadgets.

TDM Neo headphone speakers

Sometimes you just have to ask yourself: why not both? This is what TDM did by making headphones that also double as speakers. Yeah, that’s right: music outside and inside, baby.

These headphones fold and attach magnetically. So when you’re tired of internalizing all your audio, you can also make everyone listen to your favorite songs on Spotify. I have to hear the TDM Neo myself, and while it was difficult to get a sense of how the speaker portion sounded, given that I was in a noisy, crowded room, the headphone portion sounded pretty good. Could you just buy a Bluetooth speaker to go with your headphones? Sure, but using Transform full blast is so much cooler.

Neurable and HyperX brain-sensing gaming headset

You can put aside the energy drinks, because there’s a new way to lock in that doesn’t involve ingesting 50g of sugar. This new concept of gaming headset Neurable and HyperX incorporates EEG sensors to track your concentration and guide you to become a better player.

To help you focus, Neurable uses what essentially amounts to a meditation that asks you to look at a bunch of dots and concentrate until the dots get smaller. Remember, there are EEGs in this thing, so it scientifically measures your concentration; you cannot cheat by minimizing points.

If the headset is doing its job, it should increase your concentration by reducing your cognitive load: the less you focus on other crap, the more you can focus on work. The whole thing is pretty neat if you ask me, and while there’s no specific release date, it doesn’t seem like something totally impossible to achieve.

RoboTurtle by Beatbot

It’s not just about Spot, the horrible dog-like robot from Boston Dynamics: the turtles can have a bit of robotics too, as a treat.

Presentation RoboTurtle by Beatbota company known for making pool cleaning robots. Unlike its other pool robots, RoboTurtle has a more altruistic mission of conducting research in delicate ecosystems like coral reefs. The idea is that RoboTurtle can blend into its surroundings and collect data more easily without spooking the surrounding marine life.

Besides that, it’s also a cool form of biomimicry and pretty darn cute. I mean, look at this thing and tell me you wouldn’t want someone swimming around your pool and monitoring the chlorine levels? Personally, I think Beatbot is on to something here, environmentalism or not.

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