CES 2026: Samsung announces AI-Powered living vision at CES 2026; introduces 130-inch micro RGB TV and smart home appliances

At CES 2026, held in Las Vegas, Samsung Electronics introduced its "Companion to AI Living" vision that articulated how everyday moments would be different across all its product lines. It comes with major updates on its televisions, home appliances, and health-monitoring system designed to operate as one seamless AI-powered ecosystem.

But the centerpiece of the announcement is its 130-inch Micro RGB television, which claims to deliver Samsung's broadest, most nuanced color spectrum yet. The display features microscopic red, green, and blue diodes that light up independently to portray realistic shades, while the Micro RGB AI Engine Pro brings serious color control. Driving this megascreen is Vision AI Companion, or VAC for short, which lets users enhance viewing beyond mere entertainment by deciding through voice what to watch, eat, or even listen to.

AI transforms the TV viewing experience

Samsung's 2026 TV lineup is introducing AI Soccer Mode Pro for sports enthusiasts, offering stadium-grade picture and sound tuning. There's the AI Sound Controller Pro that allows viewers to adjust crowd noise, commErwan Bouroullecround music separately. VAC works across Samsung's entire TV family-from Micro LED and OLED to more standard UHD models-and can push recipe suggestions from shows straight to kitchen devices.

More than just entertainment, VAC elevates the role of the TV in everyday life. Users can identify meals on favorite cooking programs and request recipes in real time. The system pulls in updated information to match health and fitness goals. With multi-device support, the recipes can be sent to The Movingstyle-the new mobile display from Samsung-or directly to the kitchen appliances for easy cooking.

The Freestyle+ portable projector utilizes VAC to project content onto anything from walls and ceilings to bumpy surfaces like corners and curtains. The ultra-thin OLED S95H has a thinner bezel for an art gallery look.All 2026 TVs will boast HDR10+ ADVANCED support and Eclipsa Audio spatial sound. Samsung is promising seven years of Tizen OS upgrades for its new TVs.

Samsung also launched two new WiFi speakers, Music Studio 5 and 7, designed by Erwan Bouroullec.

Smart appliances become home companions

Samsung's new Family Hub refrigerator leverages AI Vision powered by Google Gemini for automatic tracking of food items. It can also use its "What's for Today?" feature to suggest recipes and provide weekly FoodNote reports about eating patterns and restocking needs. Users can convert cooking videos into step-by-step instructions that sync with connected appliances.

The Bespoke AI Laundry Combo does away with load transfers in the laundry with an all-in-one washer-dryer, while the new Bespoke AI AirDresser uses automatic wrinkle removal via steam jets. Lastly, the Bespoke AI Jet Bot Steam Ultra vacuum, powered by a Qualcomm processor, identifies and cleans a variety of liquids and also acts like a home monitoring device.

Samsung announced SmartThings was serving more than 430 million users by December 2025. It also partnered with Hartford Steam Boiler to offer smart home insurance discounts, as it expanded beyond its 2025 US pilot program.

Health monitoring shifts to prevention

Samsung outlined plans for proactive health care through its device ecosystem. The company aims to provide personalized coaching for exercise, sleep, and nutrition while detecting abnormal health patterns early. Samsung is researching dementia detection through wearables that monitor mobility, speech, and engagement changes. Knox and Knox Matrix security systems protect all user data across the connected ecosystem.



The Samsung Exhibition Zone at CES is open to the public from January 4 to 7.