{"id":6284,"date":"2026-01-23T13:44:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T19:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/blog\/?p=6284"},"modified":"2026-01-23T13:44:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T19:44:24","slug":"coolest-smart-home-gadgets-from-ces-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/blog\/coolest-smart-home-gadgets-from-ces-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Coolest Smart Home Gadgets From CES 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>Smart Home Gadgets that Wow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/smart-home-gadgets-CES-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Smart home fans found all sorts of energy saving devices using AI to help them cut their PA electric bills.\" class=\"wp-image-6292\" title=\"Smart Home Gadgets that Wow\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/smart-home-gadgets-CES-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/smart-home-gadgets-CES-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/smart-home-gadgets-CES-230x230.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/smart-home-gadgets-CES-350x351.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/smart-home-gadgets-CES-480x481.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/smart-home-gadgets-CES.jpg 482w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption><center><em>CES 2026 offered smart home fans a range of gadgets using AI to help save energy.<\/em><\/center><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This year\u2019s&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ces.tech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Consumer Electronics Show (CES)<\/a><\/strong> has delivered on innovation! Several products revealed this year focused on integrating AI into smart-home technology. However, there were several more that have improved existing technology to make it more accesible and affordable than ever before. Which is important in a time when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/deals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cheap electricity<\/a> deals may be hard to find. So check out our picks from CES 2026!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Smart Home Battery Backup<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Protecting yourself from outages, especially during storms, can be daunting. Especially if you live in an apartment or condo, where installing a generator is impossible. Thankfully, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ces.tech\/ces-innovation-awards\/2026\/pila-mesh-home-battery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Mesh Home Battery<\/a> brings battery backup and energy usage control to one small device that plugs straight into your regular wall socket. You can also add additional batteries to the string for extra storage, or even connect it to solar! Truly, it can make managing your energy easier than ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Pretty Home Solar Panels<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you think getting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/solar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">solar<\/a> for your home is out of reach, think again. Solar technology is constantly advancing, and the Jackery <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ces.tech\/ces-innovation-awards\/2026\/jackery-solarsaga-barrel-tile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">SolarSaga Barrel Tile<\/a> is the first curved solar shingle on the market. And it promises both great solar output, and a pretty roof all in one. If you want to get solar for your home without the eyesore, this is one to keep an eye on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>A Green Battery<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>And while we&#8217;re talking about green energy, we can&#8217;t forget about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flintlabs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Flint Labs<\/a>. Batteries are needed for a lot of tech but they have a huge environmental impact. Flint is combating this by creating a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ces.tech\/videos\/flint-introduces-an-affordable-fully-sustainable-battery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">sustainable battery<\/a>. This compostable, paper battery brings all of the energy with none of the pollution. And, they can be used in place of current batteries as-is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>AI Smart Fire Prevention<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s smart to be safe. And Korean company Hansust is leading the charge for smart homes safety with their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ces.tech\/ces-innovation-awards\/2026\/ai-smart-fire-detector\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">AI Smart Fire Detector<\/a>. It promises not just intelligent and quick fire detection, but an end to pesky false alarms. Additionally it can integrate with other smart home devices, as well as send alerts straight to your phone. Which means whether you&#8217;re home or not, you can respond to a fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Smart Home Mowing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If mowing your lawn is keeping you from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/companies\">comparing electricity providers<\/a>, then we have just the gadget for you! Roborock has dropped the next big thing in lawncare: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ces.tech\/ces-innovation-awards\/2026\/rockmow-x1-lidar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">RockMow X1 LiDAR<\/a>. It uses AI technology with LiDAR to give you the best lawn on the block. And you can even program it to cut custom designs in your yard on their app. So sit back, and let the robot do the work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Smart Home, Smart Savings <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>While you\u2019re looking for new smart gadgets, don\u2019t forget to shop smart for the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/best\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">best energy supplier<\/a>&nbsp;in PA! A&nbsp;low electricity rate&nbsp;with a reputable provider can save you hundreds of dollars a year.&nbsp;So,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/companies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">read some reviews<\/a>&nbsp;and find the perfect rate for you. Visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Smart Home Gadgets that Wow This year\u2019s&nbsp;Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has delivered [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":6291,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mbp_gutenberg_autopost":false},"categories":[63,9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6284"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6284"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6284\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6294,"href":"https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6284\/revisions\/6294"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}