Smart homes have become more and more ubiquitous as the cost of technology has eased, including home security cameras, smart thermostats, and more.

Sporting wonderful names like Timmerflotte, Alpstuga, Klipbok and Myggspray, Ikea's smart sensors are all Matter-compatible, which means you can use them with Ikea's app or popular platforms like Apple Home and Google Home. They include motion sensors, access sensors for doors or windows, air quality sensors, water leak detectors and other options.

I picked Aqara’s Smart Lock U400 and Roborock’s Saros Rover robot vacuum as the overall best smart home gadgets from CES 2026, but there were gazillions of other great gadgets on the show floor.

Lego unveiled Smart Bricks, the brand’s first foray into smart tech integration, at this year’s CES trade show. The first Smart Bricks sets are already available for pre-order and will be released in March. All three sets are Star Wars -focused and include iconic characters, vehicles, and scenes from the original trilogy.

Oonagh says she was filmed by a man using smart glasses, which have inbuilt cameras, without her knowledge or consent. The video was then posted on social media, getting about a million views and hundreds of comments - many of them sexually explicit and derogatory.

Ultrahuman smart rings currently can’t be sold in the US. We caught up with the company’s chief business officer to discuss what’s next for ring-based health tracking.

New sensor-packed Smart Bricks introduced at CES add color, sound, and interactivity to classic Lego builds, debuting with Star Wars sets this spring.