Updated
Updated · CNET · Sep 5
IFA 2026 Showcases 10 Smart Home Gadgets, From AI Bedrooms to Solar Backup
Updated
Updated · CNET · Sep 5

IFA 2026 Showcases 10 Smart Home Gadgets, From AI Bedrooms to Solar Backup

3 articles · Updated · CNET · Sep 5

Summary

  • Berlin’s IFA 2026 floor was dominated by home tech, with one CNET reporter highlighting 10 standout gadgets he would most want at home.
  • LG’s 83-inch OLED Evo AI TV, Govee smart lights, an iGulu home beer brewer and Xiaomi’s Refrigerator Pro Cryo led the wishlist of premium living-room and kitchen devices.
  • Xiaomi’s smart bedroom demo showed the strongest automation pitch: AI cameras detected a reader on the bed, then adjusted lighting, curtains, air conditioning and bed position automatically.
  • That convenience came with a privacy trade-off, since the system depends on cameras monitoring activity throughout the home.
  • The broader lineup stretched from Roborock’s pool-cleaning robot and Mova’s robotic mower to Neakasa’s litter box, Birdfy’s AI bird feeder and EcoFlow’s Stream 5000 backup power system.

Insights

With brands pushing 90 kWh home energy grids and robotic arms, are we building smarter homes or just expensive walled gardens?
As AI cameras enter our bedrooms and dishwashers, who truly controls the massive data these fully automated home ecosystems collect?
Will the shift to AI-driven robotic ecosystems finally end household chores, or just create entirely new technical maintenance nightmares?