CES 2026 is a show that usually paints us a picture of what's to come. But this year was different. Dominated by AI and a handful of product launches in Panther Lake and AMD's new AI 400 chips, there wasn't exactly a whole lot to see. When the Consumer Electronics Show starts looking like the Corporate Electronics Show, alarm bells should start going off in your head.

Sure, Nvidia's upcoming Rubin platform looks incredibly impressive, but there were no new consumer GPUs to speak of. There is little to show what actual consumers and enthusiasts might look forward to for the rest of the year, and that's not only illustrated by what our staff on the show floor had to say, but also by the companies and supporting industries around it.