I Tried To Avoid AI at CES 2026 - Here’s What I Found

CES 2026 was absolutely flooded with AI hype and tons of slop, but this video is different.

I specifically went looking for products you can actually buy this year, with a focus on privacy, security, control, and tech that doesn’t revolve entirely around AI gimmicks or cloud dependency.

In this CES 2026 recap, I’m covering real, tangible products from the show, including:
Samsung’s Galaxy Book6 Ultra and Book6 Pro laptops
The wild Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold phone
Physical-keyboard phones from Clicks
The privacy-first Punkt MC03 smartphone
TCL’s NXTPAPER tablet and phone lineup
Practical laptops from Acer
A look at Razer’s Project Ava (for context, not hype)

Some of these devices do include AI hardware, but my focus is on what actually matters: offline usability, hardware controls, long-term security updates, minimal tracking, and products that give users more ownership over their tech.

If you’re tired of AI being stapled onto everything and want CES coverage that’s grounded, practical, and honest, this one’s for you.

00:00 CES 2026 Without the AI Hype
01:33 Samsung Galaxy Book6 Ultra & Pro
02:52 Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold
05:35 Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon
06:35 Motorola Phones (Brief Look)
08:02 Clicks Communicator Keyboard Phone
09:18 Clicks Power Keyboard
09:56 Punkt MC03 Privacy Phone
11:23 TCL NXTPAPER Tablet & Phone
13:15 Razer Project Ava (Context, Not Hype)
14:53 Samsung Booth & Micro RGB TV
19:21 Acer Swift Go 16 AI & Swift 16 AI
20:16 Acer Nitro V 16 AI & 16S AI
21:32 TCL AiME Booth
22:52 ASUS Booth Highlights

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