CES 2026 was chaos 🤯 AI everywhere. Robots everywhere. And a lot of smart home tech.
In this video, I walk the CES floor brand by brand to answer one question: what actually Mattered? 🧠🏠
Some devices were meaningful upgrades, some felt redundant, and a few genuinely pushed the smart home forward — especially around Matter, Thread, and Apple Home.
This video includes sponsored segments, but every product featured earned its spot by doing something interesting, useful, or new.
Featured Brands & Products 🔧
🔒 SwitchBot (Sponsor) – Vision Lock, AI MindClip, AI Hub, Onero H1 Robot 🔑 Aqara – U400 UWB Lock, W200 Thermostat, FP400 Presence Sensor, Cameras https://amzn.to/4sq0W22 🌉 Broadlink (Sponsor) – Matter Superbridge & FastCon devices 📝 Plaud – NotePin S AI Notetaker https://amzn.to/4pxlOC0 🎛 Hunter – Smart Wall Panel (Matter Controller) 🌡 Eve – Matter over Thread Thermostat 🚶 Third Reality – Motion Sensor Nightlight 💡 Govee / Linkind / Dreame – Matter lighting & devices ✨ LIFX – Matter over Wi-Fi & Thread lights + Mirror 🚪 Doma – Smart Door (Lock + Camera + Doorbell) 🪟 GE – Matter over Thread Roller Shades 🎮 Lepro – TB1 Matter Controller Lamp 🪵 Mui Lab – Mui Board Gen 2 Matter Controller 🌱 Ecovacs & Navimow – Robot Lawn Mowers 🔋 EcoFlow – Smart home battery integrations
Chapters ⏱️
0:00 Intro 1:43 SwitchBot (Sponsor) 3:38 Aqara 4:36 Broadlink (Sponsor) 6:36 Plaud (Very Supportive) 7:06 Hunter 7:20 Eve 7:39 Third Reality 7:54 Govee / Linkind / Dreame 8:14 LIFX 8:26 Doma 8:50 GE 9:03 Lepro 9:17 Mui Lab 9:35 Ecovacs & Navimow 10:19 Closing Thoughts
