Not every product shown at CES 2026 is a winner. Here are some of the more challenging items that that you may struggle to justify fitting into your personal technology collection.

Throne One – Image Credit: Throne

Throne One – Image Credit: Throne
Trade shows like CES are used to showcase the newest and greatest upcoming products in tech. However, with such a high number of products launching at the event, not all can be shining examples of things everyone should buy.
In some instances, what appears in the CES halls could be considered shovelware that may live as a brief fad before heading to the waste bin. For a select few, they are ideas that may seem like a good idea at first, but really are ill-advised the more you think about it.