2026 marks the 30th year for Lexar and they started CES off with an announcement that they were going to be the global storage partner for the Argentina National Football (Soccer) Team and launched a number of AI focused storage devices.
According to CES 2026 material there were over 4100 exhibitors registered to attend along with several unknowns looking to take advantage of CES by hosting their own events in area hotels. It is not practical to see everything but with a good pair of shoes and a crisp Pepsi I attempted to do the impossible.
Pro Gamers Group was available at CES showing of some of the latest products available in their catalog including a number of ultra light mice, a racing chair and some rather impressive GPU waterblocks.
A big concern with many enthusiasts is knowing if their 12VHPWR cable connection is going to burst into flames and make the evening news. Well, with this new PSU from Cooler Master you'll be alerted to impending danger before the system shuts down for safety.
There are several unicorns when it comes to computer hardware and while most are considered unobtainium a few stand as consumer hot rods. The MSI Lightning series of video cards are not only fast but have the hardware to push the limits.
Unlike some companies EVGA is rather humble in what they show. Like most companies the majority of their product line is already available however, there were a couple of new items like their gaming keyboard experiment and a new version of their gaming laptop, now with more GPU.
One thing about Zotac, they aren’t afraid to try something new and given their track record for creating some pretty amazing small form factor computers it is only fair they continue.
On display they had a number of RGB LED enabled coolers and some pre-release multi port reservoirs but by far the most interesting item was the Alphacool Eiskoffer. This is a complete PETG bending kit with everything you need to bend PETG and Acrylic tubes.
I’m here to tell you that Creative is doing some amazing things with sound and whatever I write is not going to do any of it justice. Be sure to check out the Hardware Asylum Podcast this month to know more.
I'm always impressed with what ASUS ROG has been doing to expand their brand and of the major companies building hardware is by far one of the most successful. So much they can take a break to introduce even more great ROG stuff.
Cooler Master had an amazing display of RGB LED lights which could be found on coolers, cases, keyboards, mice and even the entire room. Yes, thats right they figured out how to change the room color based on what is on your monitor.
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