Best of CES 2026 Awards: Official List of Winners – CNET
Down the hall from crowded keynotes, whirring robot vacuums and exoskeleton try-on booths, more than 40 tech experts from CNET Group crowded into a ballroom at the Venetian hotel in Las Vegas. There, we spent six and a half hours carefully selecting 63 finalists and one official Best of CES 2026 winner out of thousands of innovations jostling for eyeballs here at CES 2026.
Expert journalists from CNET, PCMag, Mashable, ZDNET, Everyday Health, IGN and Lifehacker evaluated the most fascinating, futuristic and sometimes wild tech, from industry behemoths to fledgling startups, which set the stage for the year ahead.
At CES, the world’s largest technology show, Las Vegas transforms into the epicenter of innovation. We at CNET Group, in partnership with the Consumer Technology Association, have the honor of awarding Best of CES awards in 22 categories and one Best Overall winner.
To be eligible for a Best of CES award, a product or service must be an official exhibitor at CES 2026 and either include a compelling new concept or idea, solve a major consumer problem, or set a new bar in performance or quality.
Here are the winners, the most inspiring, boundary-pushing tech products that will define the technology landscape this year. For a deeper look at the best PC Tech of CES, check out PCMag’s CES 2026 winners.
Overall Winner
A vanguard in melding eye-catching design with genuine utility, the Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold achieves CES’s highest honor, Best Overall. This slim device lives up to the promise of a foldable, full-size tablet-phone hybrid that’s as functional as it is pocketable. Its futuristic allure and seamless practicality elevate the tech while keeping it within reach.
