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Sony Honda Mobility showed off the AFEELA 1 electric vehicle again at CES this year. If, like me, you saw it last year, the experience will feel very familiar. However, this isn't necessarily a bad thing. The AFEELA 1 still looks polished, still leans hard into its identity as a rolling entertainment hub, and still feels more like a Sony product than a traditional car. What’s different is that this year is less about flashy new features and more about refinement.

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Sony Honda Mobility used its CES keynote to reiterate its vision of "mobility as a creative entertainment space," positioning AFEELA 1 as a car built around time spent inside it, not just getting from point A to point B. Sitting inside the EV again, that philosophy is obvious. The panoramic dashboard display remains the centerpiece, spanning the entire cabin and serving as the primary interface for navigation, media, and apps.

Alongside the AFEELA 1, Sony Honda Mobility also showed off a SUV-style prototype, dubbed AFEELA Prototype 2026. Despite its name, the company says this prototype will likely reach production in 2028 at the earliest. It appeared to be essentially the same as the AFEELA 1, only in SUV form, though Sony Honda Mobility is remaining tight-lipped on further details at this stage. We'll just have to wait to find out more information on AFEELA 1's younger sibling as it gets closer to production.

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In the meantime, the AFEELA 1 has plenty to keep us entertained — literally. One of my personal favorite features of the AFEELA 1 is its PlayStation Remote Play. If you already own a PS5, you can stream games to the rear seat displays using a DualSense controller. I got to test it for the first time after it was teased last year, and the connection wasn't too bad. Obviously, it was unable to stream in 4K, but there was no noticeable input lag and it held up reliably even in a crowded demo environment. It’s still very much a "you already need to be bought into the PlayStation ecosystem" feature, but it works more consistently now than it did before.

The AI assistant, AFEELA, is also back, and it’s still best described as competent but unremarkable. Sony Honda Mobility frames it as a “personal agent” powered by Microsoft Azure OpenAI, meant to support natural conversation and personalization over time. In practice, it behaves like a standard in-car assistant. It can open apps, set destinations, adjust settings, and respond to basic contextual prompts. It complemented my shirt using the cameras in the car, so that was nice.

Where the AFEELA 1 does feel improved is in the fundamentals. The interior runs more smoothly overall, with faster screen responses and fewer hiccups when switching between apps. The cabin feels quieter and more composed, and it's clear Sony Honda Mobility is prioritizing comfort and stability over experimental features.

That sense of polish also extends to how Sony Honda Mobility is positioning the AFEELA 1 as a productivity space. Beyond entertainment, the car supports apps like Zoom, letting you take video calls from inside the cabin. The camera angle is a bit off, so be aware that you may not look your best when it's on. They demoed it for us, and the camera was wide enough to capture the entirety of the car, rather than framing you like a laptop webcam.

All of this refinement comes at a premium. The AFEELA 1 is priced starting at $89,900, with higher trims exceeding $100,000, firmly placing it in the luxury EV territory. At that price, one's expectation should be higher than just being able to function properly. However, this year’s demo suggests Sony Honda Mobility is focusing on getting the fundamentals right before hitting California's roads later this year.

Head to the Mashable CES 2026 hub for the latest news and live updates from the biggest show in tech, where Mashable journalists are reporting live.

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Now that we're a week into 2026, you might be dealing with muscle soreness if you've been working on a fitness resolution. Instead of waiting to get a massage appointment, it might be worth adding a massage gun to your at-home arsenal of workout gear. Check out this nice deal at Amazon that'll help ease soreness.

As of Jan. 7, the TheraGun Prime massage gun is on sale for $249.99 at Amazon, marked down from the normal price of $329.99. That works out to a savings of $80 thanks to a 24% discount. Today's sale price matches the lowest we've ever seen at Amazon.

Back in the day, we all had to either schedule a massage appointment or enlist the help of a friend to work out muscle knots. These days, we have percussive massage in a compact gadget that can be a huge relief. TheraGun makes some of the most advanced models, and the sixth generation of the TheraGun Prime is the brand's most durable massage gun yet, being built to withstand drops of up to 10 feet.

SEE ALSO: The new Hyrdow Arc Rower offers a great indoor winter workout

After a hard workout or a long day at work, the TherGun Prime can tackle your worst pains from shoulder knots to sore calf muscles. In addition, Therabody says percussive massage can speed up muscle recovery and increase flexibility.

The TheraGun Prime is designed to get up to two hours of use before you'll need to recharge, and the simple controls make it easy to operate. You get two attachments to use on the Prime — a dampener for more sensitive areas like near bones and a standard ball for use across sore muscles of all sizes.

Connect up with the TheraGun app, and you'll be able to follow along with tutorials on how to help with back pain, sciatica pain, or sore legs. The five massage speeds mean you'll be able to adjust the TheraGun to the setting that feels best.

Instead of dealing with sore muscles for days after a big workout, enlist the help of the TheraGun Prime percussive massage gun. It's on sale for the lowest price we've ever seen, and it'll be a great addition to your at-home fitness equipment.

SAVE $80: The TheraGun Prime massage gun is on sale at Amazon for $249.99, down from the list price of $329.99. That's a 24% discount that matches the lowest price we've ever seen at Amazon.

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Now that we're a week into 2026, you might be dealing with muscle soreness if you've been working on a fitness resolution. Instead of waiting to get a massage appointment, it might be worth adding a massage gun to your at-home arsenal of workout gear. Check out this nice deal at Amazon that'll help ease soreness.

As of Jan. 7, the TheraGun Prime massage gun is on sale for $249.99 at Amazon, marked down from the normal price of $329.99. That works out to a savings of $80 thanks to a 24% discount. Today's sale price matches the lowest we've ever seen at Amazon.

Back in the day, we all had to either schedule a massage appointment or enlist the help of a friend to work out muscle knots. These days, we have percussive massage in a compact gadget that can be a huge relief. TheraGun makes some of the most advanced models, and the sixth generation of the TheraGun Prime is the brand's most durable massage gun yet, being built to withstand drops of up to 10 feet.

SEE ALSO: The new Hyrdow Arc Rower offers a great indoor winter workout

After a hard workout or a long day at work, the TherGun Prime can tackle your worst pains from shoulder knots to sore calf muscles. In addition, Therabody says percussive massage can speed up muscle recovery and increase flexibility.

The TheraGun Prime is designed to get up to two hours of use before you'll need to recharge, and the simple controls make it easy to operate. You get two attachments to use on the Prime — a dampener for more sensitive areas like near bones and a standard ball for use across sore muscles of all sizes.

Connect up with the TheraGun app, and you'll be able to follow along with tutorials on how to help with back pain, sciatica pain, or sore legs. The five massage speeds mean you'll be able to adjust the TheraGun to the setting that feels best.

Instead of dealing with sore muscles for days after a big workout, enlist the help of the TheraGun Prime percussive massage gun. It's on sale for the lowest price we've ever seen, and it'll be a great addition to your at-home fitness equipment.

Japanese brands like Honda, Toyota, Nissan, and Subaru have a rock-solid reputation for reliability—but that usually comes with playing it safe. Most of the time, that means sensible cars that won’t surprise you, for better or worse.

SAVE $60: As of Jan. 7, get the Anker Prime Docking Station for $239.99 at Amazon, down from its usual price of $299.99. That's a discount of 20%.

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If you like to get things done, no doubt you're the type of person who works with multiple displays at your computer desk. And if you aren't just needing more screen real estate, you probably need better cable management. Tackle all those needs at once with this great deal on a docking station from Amazon.

As of Jan. 7, get the Anker Prime Docking Station for $239.99 at Amazon, down from its usual price of $299.99. That's $60 off and a discount of 20%.

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This docking station boasts 14 connections, including a 140W 10Gbps USB-C port, two 100W 10Gbps USB-C ports, one 100W 5Gbps USB-C port, two HDMI ports, one DisplayPort, two 5Gbps USB-A ports, one 480Mbps USB-A port, and a 2.5Gbps Ethernet port. It also has a headphone and mic combo jack for good measure.

In addition to all these ports that you can connect to, you can power three external monitors at once, with one dispalying 8K for a crisp, satisfying picture. Each port can also support charging and data transfer, so you get more than just a place to plug everything in. This docking station can do it all. And you don't have to worry about overloading it, thanks to its built-in fan and Anker's ActiveShield 3.0, which is meant to keep everything running cool.

If you're ready to upgrade your computer space at home and whip some of your wayward cables into shape, this is an excellent (and very easy) way to do it. Get one now while you can still score a significant discount on it.

TL;DR: Office 2024 Home & Business gives you Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook with new AI tools, faster performance, and lifetime access — all for $149.97 (reg. $249.99).

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Free productivity apps are great until you need the power, polish, and reliability that only Microsoft Office delivers. That’s why Office 2024 Home & Business, available as a lifetime license for $149.97, feels like an upgrade that actually supports how modern professionals live and work.

This version of Office isn’t about bells and whistles — it’s about smarter workflows. You get Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, redesigned with a unified interface that feels cleaner, faster, and more intuitive.

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Whether you’re drafting reports, organizing your inbox, building data models, or creating presentations, everything works the way a real professional suite should.

Performance gets a noticeable lift, too. Excel handles large datasets more efficiently, PowerPoint lets you record full presentations with audio and video, and Outlook includes enhanced accessibility tools and improved search. Word introduces Focus Mode and Smart Compose, giving you a writing space that feels distraction-free and intelligently supportive.

Perhaps the biggest win? Offline access and a one-time purchase. Your license is tied to your Microsoft account — not your device — so you get continuous use without subscription fees. You also benefit from Microsoft’s built-in security improvements, including new protections against malicious add-ins.

Whether you’re a small business owner, a freelancer navigating multiple clients, or someone who simply prefers dependable offline tools, Office 2024 Home & Business delivers the streamlined experience free apps can’t match.

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Jimmy Donaldson, known as MrBeast, has almost become synonymous with YouTube. With almost 460 million subscribers, MrBeast has the largest following on the platform. Last year, he launched his reality competition series, Beast Games, on Prime Video. With the show's second season about to premiere, Donaldson sat down with Mashable's Executive Producer, Mark Stetson, to discuss his rise to stardom, how he built his YouTube empire, and what we can all expect from the new season of Beast Games.

Early in his career, Donaldson saw the value in leaning into YouTube as the main outlet for his content. "Right now, 2 percent of humanity's time is spent on YouTube. When I was 11 years old, I didn't know YouTube would grow this big. Accident? Yes. The luckiest thing that ever happened to me was I fell in love with making YouTube videos. Over the last 16 years, certain mediums have died and YouTube has grown exponentially. I got very lucky that the thing I fell in love with, that I devoted my life to, happens to be growing endlessly."

Donaldson has grown his love of making videos into a major content empire. Not only does he have the most subscribed channel on Youtube, he is also the third most-followed creator on TikTok. Jimmy has launched multiple brands, founded non-profits, and now has his own reality competition series on Prime Video.

The second season of Beast Games premiered on Jan. 7, with a hundred of the world's smartest people versus a hundred of the word's strongest people battling for a $5 million prize. The show set multiple Guinness World Records such as: the largest physical cash prize on set ($5 million) and the most money won in a single episode of a competitive reality TV show ($2.02 million).

One major adjustment Donaldson was passionate about implementing between seasons of Beast Games was to focus more on the emotional drama contestants were facing between challenges. "A lot of people wanted to know the contestants more. In season 2, the first three episodes, there are a lot of shots in the city where it's just them hanging out. It's the contestants being normal. Which is funny because we have all this footage of these big, multi-million dollar sets, doing these crazy things. People aren't asking me to build more giants sets. They are not asking me to do more crazy games. They're actually asking for, in between those, just show the contestants talking."

Donaldson has built his career on creating experiences people have never seen on screen. Even when Donaldson was starting out, at the young age of 11 years old, he wanted to do things no one else has done. "That's always been my goal: to make content you can't find anywhere else. If someone else has done it and you're just slightly making it different than it doesn't feel as special. But if every video we make, you can't find anywhere else in the world, that's stuff people notice. And I think that's why we get the views we get and why people really resonate with the videos." Donaldson feels a responsibility to his audience to deliver on that ethos.

"I feel like I owe it to the audience to try to always mix it up and give them something they've never seen."

The first three episodes of Beast Games Season 2 are currently streaming on Prime Video. The following episodes will be released weekly on Wednesdays.

The free and open-source smart home platform, Home Assistant, just released another major update. Home Assistant 2026.1 has some helpful improvements to the dashboards, new service integrations, and a pile of bug fixes to enjoy.

The first DVD I ever bought was a copy of Akira. I bought it from a store, and it wasn't cheap! However, it turns out that what I bought was a bootleg, and based on what I know today, it should've been obvious.

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If you’re still trying to clear the post-holiday brain fog, you probably need something more effective than just "willpower" to get you through your first week back at work — like, a strong cup of coffee you can actually afford.

As of Jan. 7, the Keurig K-Express Single Serve Coffee Maker (Evergreen) is on sale for $69.99 at Amazon. That's a 36% discount off its $109.99 list price. While this isn't the lowest we've seen this model sell for, $70 is still well below the average $77 price point we’ve tracked over the last few months.

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It features a 42-ounce removable reservoir, which is large enough to get you through about four cups before you have to trek back to the sink for a refill. You can choose between eight, 10, or 12-ounce servings; there's also a "Strong Brew" button if you need a richer, more intense cup to get through a heavy morning of deadlines.

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The first trailer for Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience is here, and as someone who saw this tour four times across four different cities, including the Los Angeles stop at SoFi Stadium, it immediately dropped me back into the controlled chaos that defines a Stray Kids concert.

Speaking from personal experience, the trailer captures what made the world tour such a defining moment for Stray Kids: momentum. These weren't shows that eased you in. They hit hard from the jump, stacking explosive choreography, blistering rap verses, and emotional pivots into a set designed to never let the energy dip. Bang Chan anchoring the chaos, Changbin and Han trading rapid-fire intensity, Hyunjin and Felix commanding the stage with physicality and presence, Lee Know's razor-sharp movement, Seungmin delivering steady vocals while casually instigating chaos, and I.N grounding it all with sincerity — every member played a specific role in keeping that engine running.

And now, fans will get a behind-the-scenes glimpse into how they brought it all together.

SEE ALSO: Want to match Stray Kids' Hyunjin's floral phone case aesthetic? We found this K-pop idol's fave.

Anchored by footage from the sold-out SoFi Stadium performances in Los Angeles, the film documents a turning point for the K-pop act. Seeing Stray Kids command a venue of that size on their first global stadium tour made clear just how far they've grown not only as performers, but as artists confident enough to trust their own vision on the biggest possible stage.

Directed by Paul Dugdale (Taylor Swift: Reputation Stadium Tour) and featuring documentary segments directed by Farah X (The Remix: Hip Hop x Fashion), The Dominant Experience is built for scale. The film opens globally on Feb. 6, 2026, screening in IMAX®, SCREENX, 4DX, and ULTRA 4DX where available. (Do I want to be physically pelted in the back every time the bass drops or Changbin spits a verse? Honestly...maybe.)

Tickets are already on sale at STRAYKIDSMOVIE.COM, and if the trailer is any indication, this concert film is a snapshot of Stray Kids at full force.

Your NAS is probably one of the most expensive pieces of equipment you own, and it's storing hundreds of gigabytes of memories and valuable files.

When I asked Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing what he'd say to AI skeptics at CES 2026, where AI has been a constant topic of conversation, he summed it up simply: "Nobody can avoid it."

Last night, at a live keynote event at The Sphere in Las Vegas, Lenovo leaders announced a personal AI assistant called Qira designed to work across Lenovo and Motorola devices, along with a new line of futuristic AI laptops and devices. Unsurprisingly, artificial intelligence has been the dominant theme at CES 2026, with companies like Lenovo and Samsung outlining a vision of a future in which AI is integrated into every aspect of our lives, from sunrise to sunset.

AI wearables, like the concept Project Maxwell AI wearable Lenovo announced at CES, will see and hear everything you see and hear to better assist you. Meanwhile, AI will be integrated across every device. CES has brought us AI smartphones, AI laptops, AI TVs, AI washing machines — AI, essentially, everything.

The morning after the Lenovo Tech World Event at The Sphere, I got the chance to participate in a question-and-answer session with Yang and Lenovo’s Chief Technology Officer, Tolga Kurtoglu. So, I asked them what they would say to AI skeptics. 

What about the consumers who don't want AI to see and hear everything they do? Who don't want an AI washing machine or refrigerator?

"I strongly believe AI will be the trend," Yang said. "Nobody can avoid it. But AI will not replace you; it will only empower you, empower each of us, so that is why we think utilization will help you so that you can do more, be more creative. So that will be the trend that you cannot avoid."

Kurtoglu also had a blunt answer: "I don’t see a world without AI."

Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing and Chief Technology Officer Tolga Kurtoglu speak to the media at CES 2026. Credit: Timothy Beck Werth / Mashable

However, Kurtoglu also emphasized the importance of responsible AI development in Lenovo’s approach.

“One of the fundamental principles with which we develop AI is our belief in responsible AI. Of course, there are guardrails and very strict processes that we follow as a company as we build our own AI. And then globally and locally, there are regulations and compliance requirements about privacy and security and other things that we follow very strictly,” Kurtoglu said.

Check out the full list of Best of CES 2026 finalists, as selected by CNET Group, here.

Likewise, Lenovo stressed the opt-in nature of Qira and its AI tools repeatedly during its keynote at The Sphere, and Kurtoglu echoed this sentiment to Mashable. "If you want to participate and get the value-add[ed] that AI brings to you, you opt in, and you give your permission, and then you get what the AI enables for you. Otherwise, if you don’t want to participate, of course, it’s all up to you. We’re going to continue to follow our strong belief in responsible AI development.”

However, as AI gets integrated into virtually all types of hardware, opting out isn’t so simple. Lenovo itself states that AI PCs will account for 70 percent of the global market by 2028. Laptops and smartphones are following a similar trend, although not all consumers share the same enthusiasm for AI as industry leaders. In a recent survey, CNET found that just 11 percent of smartphone users upgrade their devices because they want to take advantage of new AI tools. (Disclosure: CNET and Mashable are both owned by Ziff Davis.)

During the media Q&A, Yang also addressed concerns that we’re approaching an AI bubble, downplaying these concerns.

"We believe AI is not a bubble," Yang said. “The demand will be booming, so everybody will have their personal AI, and every enterprise will need to leverage their data to generate intelligence. So, the demand is just beginning. It’s not a bubble at all."

Head to the Mashable CES 2026 hub for the latest news and live updates from the biggest show in tech, where Mashable journalists are reporting live.

On Wednesday, SAG-AFTRA announced the nominations for the 32nd Annual Actor Awards (formerly known as the SAG Awards), and there are two frontrunners: One Battle After Another and Sinners.

SEE ALSO: The 25 best movies of 2025, and where to stream them

Fresh off its Critics Choice Award win for Best Picture, One Battle After Another picked up a record-breaking seven nominations, including nods for Leonardo DiCaprio, Chase Infiniti, Benicio Del Toro, Sean Penn, and Teyana Taylor, as well as nominations for the entire cast and the stunt ensemble. Following closely on its heels is Sinners, which earned five nominations, for Michael B. Jordan, Miles Caton, Wunmi Mosaku, the entire cast, and the stunt ensemble.

One Battle After Another and Sinners have been the two frontrunners going into the 2026 awards season, and with both films' considerable Actor Awards nominations, that race shows no signs of letting up. Other contenders on the film side include Frankenstein, Hamnet, and Marty Supreme. On the TV side, The Studio leads with five nominations, while The White Lotus and Adolescence each picked up four.

Read on for the full list of nominations for the 2026 Actor Awards presented by SAG-AFTRA.

Film nominationsOutstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

Frankenstein

Hamnet

Marty Supreme

One Battle After Another

Sinners

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme

Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another

Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon

Michael B. Jordan, Sinners

Jesse Plemons, Bugonia

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

Jessie Buckley, Hamnet

Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

Kate Hudson, Song Sung Blue

Chase Infiniti, One Battle After Another

Emma Stone, Bugonia

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

Miles Caton, Sinners

Benicio Del Toro, One Battle After Another

Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein

Paul Mescal, Hamnet

Sean Penn, One Battle After Another

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

Odessa A’Zion, Marty Supreme

Ariana Grande, Wicked: For Good

Amy Madigan, Weapons

Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners

Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture

F1

Frankenstein

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

One Battle After Another

Sinners

TV nominationsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

The Diplomat

Landman

The Pitt

Severance

The White Lotus

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary

The Bear

Hacks

Only Murders in the Building

The Studio

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

Sterling K. Brown, Paradise

Billy Crudup, The Morning Show

Walton Goggins, The White Lotus

Gary Oldman, Slow Horses

Noah Wyle, The Pitt

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

Britt Lower, Severance

Parker Posey, The White Lotus

Keri Russell, The Diplomat

Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus

Aimee Lou Wood, The White Lotus

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series

Ike Barinholtz, The Studio

Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This

Ted Danson, A Man on the Inside

Seth Rogen, The Studio

Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series

Kathryn Hahn, The Studio

Catherine O’Hara, The Studio

Jenna Ortega, Wednesday

Jean Smart, Hacks

Kristen Wiig, Palm Royale

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a TV Movie or Limited Series

Jason Bateman, Black Rabbit

Owen Cooper, Adolescence

Stephen Graham, Adolescence

Charlie Hunnam, Monster: The Ed Gein Story

Matthew Rhys, The Beast in Me

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Movie or Limited Series

Claire Danes, The Beast in Me

Erin Doherty, Adolescence

Sarah Snook, All Her Fault

Christine Tremarco, Adolescence

Michelle Williams, Dying for Sex

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series

Andor

Landman

The Last of Us

Squid Game

Stranger Things

The Actor Awards presented by SAG-AFTRA stream live on Netflix on March 1 at 8 p.m. ET.

I test new robot vacuums on a regular basis and compare them to the top performers from previous months, with all my evaluations taking place in my own home on various rugs, tile, and hardwood floors. As I test each robot vacuum and tweak its settings for optimal performance, I keep notes on its overall suction power and scrubbing efficacy (if it's a robot vacuum and mop combo), pet hair pickup, the convenience of its automatic emptying and self-washing mopping pads, accuracy of smart mapping and small obstacle avoidance, and the overall user experience. But the final boss here is cost efficiency — I'll be the first one to point out when a cheap robot vacuum actually works well for the price, or when a high-end robot vacuum is actually worth the splurge or not.

SEE ALSO: Your Roomba will still work despite iRobot's bankruptcy filing, but don't rule out unplanned obsolescence

Recent changes to this guide

December 2025: I added a disclaimer to the pick for best Roomba value in light of iRobot's bankruptcy news.

October 2025: I added the Dreame Aqua10 Ultra Roller as the best robot vacuum right now and shifted the Roborock Saros 10R (previously named the best robot vacuum right now) to the option for best corner cleaning.

July 2025: I removed the Shark Matrix Plus 2-in-1 robot vacuum from this guide. While it was a solid budget mopping robot vacuum for its first year or so on the market, it's now a little bit too basic compared to other newer budget robot vacuums.

Other robot vacuums I've tested recently

I tested several other top robot vacuums in the past that didn't make the most recent cut for this list. Some, like the Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra, Roborock Qrevo Master, Narwal Freo X Ultra, and various versions of the Roomba j7 were my top recommendations at one point, but have since been overshadowed by newer, more powerful models that are a better bang for your buck.

I've also tested some 2025 robot vacuum releases that were OK, but ultimately aren't a top pick for me. The Dreame X50 Ultra grabbed attention during its CES 2025 debut for its ability to "climb," though the fine print is that it can't scale thresholds taller than 6 millimeters (about 2.36 inches). A slew of new Dreame robot vacuums are slated to come out in fall 2025, among them a model with improved climbing abilities and a model whose self-empty dock can hold three sets of mopping pads. I'll be getting my hands on these as soon as possible and updating my top picks for this list accordingly.

New robot vacuums announced at CES 2026

Several top robot vacuum brands unveiled new flagship models at CES in early January. These include the Roborock Saros 20 Sonic and Qrevo Curv 2 Flow, the Dreame X60 Max Ultra Complete, and the Narwal Flow 2. I will be testing these at home as soon as possible and will update this guide accordingly once all are officially available for purchase.

Even as automakers push toward electrification, there’s still plenty of value to be found in well-executed hybrid cars, and one Japanese model stands out as one of 2026’s smartest buys. It combines quick, responsive performance with impressive fuel efficiency, making it an ideal choice for drivers who want both excitement and everyday savings without paying a premium price.

T-Mobile has just announced a new, limited-time family plan called Better Value, which promises premium features at a lower monthly cost than its current offerings. However, the company has included some very specific caveats for existing customers who want to jump aboard.

Having used and written about Android phones for the better part of the past decade, I've seen a fair share of features vanish from phones. Some of these features are best left in the past, but there are some that I would love to see again.

If you don't regularly wear glasses, why would you ever wear AI-powered smart glasses? That's the question posed to us by Razer at CES 2026 this year – and it's a good point!

This is why Razer has been working on a new wearable that the company unveiled at CES this week called Project Motoko, an AI-powered headset.

Project Motoko is very much in the prototype stage, without any scheduled release date or price point currently in mind. Razer gave Mashable an up-close look at the Project Motoko during a private demo at CES, and some of you might hope that Razer hurries along with that release after hearing about our experience.

Credit: Mashable A headset that sees the world around you

With Project Motoko, Razer has essentially inserted a full-fledged AI assistant into a pair of headphones. The headset is powered by Snapdragon and features two dual eye-level cameras outfitted in the device for contextual awareness. 

To showcase what these capabilities for Project Motoko mean, Razer provided a fictional scenario where we were traveling in Japan and pulled out a restaurant menu that was written in Japanese. The Project Motoko headset was able to read the menu thanks to its cameras, and translate the menu to us via audio within the headphone set. We were then able to ask Project Motoko questions about the menu such as which flavors were available or if we could afford a certain menu item based on the amount of money we had available to us. Project Motoko answered our questions and even suggested an alternative menu item when informing us that our item of choice was out of our budget.

In another example during the demo, Project Motoko was able to recognize a physical replica of the Rosetta Stone and provide corresponding information about that.

As explained by Razer, Project Motoko is not tied to any specific AI model and can be used with the user's large language model (LLM) of choice.

AI headphones vs smart glasses

Razer thinks there are quite a number of bonuses to having an AI assistant in your headphones rather than your smart glasses. The demo showed off another one: The AI assistant is talking to the user within the headphone set. With smart glasses, it's much easier for people to eavesdrop on what your AI assistant is telling you.

However, as a headset, Project Motoko is missing one central feature that smart glasses can provide: A display. Yes, that seems obvious but it's also important to point out. But, when you consider that not all smart glasses even provide an in-lens display feature, it might not be a dealbreaker.

Razer's inspiration here is clearly that the company believes that more potential customers wear headphones throughout their day than a pair of glasses or even a watch. Plus, users who want AI wearables want ones that feel like products they already utilize. And, in our hands-on with Project Motoko, it just felt like a regular pair of headphones. It seems like Razer is on to something here.

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