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Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

CES 2026: Cool Stuff Found That Actually Matters

Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete & Adam Christianson

Tech News, Technology, How To, News, Education

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2026

⏱️ 69 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

CES 2026: Cool Stuff Found That Actually Matters — Mac Geek Gab 1124 episode image

You walk the CES 2026 floor with Pete and Dave and quickly realize this episode is about practical gear that earns its place in your life. You hear about clever headphones, smarter thermostats, compact travel tech, and simple photo organization that fixes real annoyances without overthinking them. The crew cuts through the hype, calling out what feels thoughtful versus what just looks flashy, so you can spot the difference between tools that solve problems and gadgets that will gather dust.

Then things get broader and more futuristic without losing focus. You explore consumer health tech that is finally becoming accessible, modular controllers that rethink how you interact with devices, and open-ear audio that fits real-world use. Robots take over yards and floors, smart calendars and water sensors aim to reduce daily friction, and networking gear shrinks without giving up power. It is a fast tour of ideas that are close enough to touch, if not already shipping, with one consistent reminder guiding the whole conversation: stay curious, stay selective, and Don’t Get Caught chasing shiny things that do not actually improve your day.

 

Transcript

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0:00.0

It's time for Matt Geekab and we are live from Las Vegas in Nevada, which is in the United States on planet Earth.

0:11.6

Here at CES 2026, we have a bunch of cool stuff found that we've found and we're going to get right into it.

0:18.1

So this is Matt Geekab 1124 for Monday, January 20, January 12th, which is National

0:27.2

Curried Chicken Day, 2026.

0:29.7

Music Greetings, folks, and welcome to Matt Geekab.

0:46.9

Indeed, we are here in Las Vegas for some cool stuff found from CES.

0:51.2

Pete and I are out here all week doing your work for you,

0:55.9

filtering through everything and finding all the good stuff.

0:59.2

Our CES sponsors are BusyCal, ERO, Ecam, MacPaw, and CCC backup.

1:06.4

And they are helping us be out here.

1:09.3

And then, of course, for this episode, we have copilot.

1:12.2

Dot money, Shopify.com slash MG, and gusto.com slash MG.

1:17.6

We'll talk more about those in a little bit.

1:19.4

But for now, here in Las Vegas, Nevada, I'm Dave Hamilton.

1:22.9

And here in another part of Las Vegas, Nevada.

1:25.6

It's Pilot Pete.

1:26.8

I think we're in the Milky Way Galaxy, too. Just to clarify that. Right. Hey, I think I got most of the information, right? Yeah, right? Yep. Yeah. Yeah, we are recording this midway through our, our CES trip. Sleep deprived. Yes. And everything else. But it's good. At the end of a day, too, we're recording this. We just went to the third of the evening press events in a row, unveiled Pepcom and showstoppers are the three and showstoppers just tonight. And I put up a video on YouTube. A lot of people ask us, you know, what is it like at those events? So I took some video at unveiled the other night, Pete, and I put it out on YouTube. Sadie put it up today. Okay. So I'll put a link to that in the show notes. If you just want to get a sense, I mean, it's only a few minutes long, but it gives you a sense of what it's like. It's super crowded, super loud. and super efficient. There you go.

2:18.2

That is.

2:18.8

Right?

2:19.3

Because it's not like your typical.

2:22.8

It's speed dating with it.

2:24.6

It's speed dating.

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