Where are Engadget’s CES 2025 winners now?

With CES 2026 set to officially begin next week, the focus is understandably on all the new products that will be announced at this year’s event. But before we dig into what’s new, we thought it would be a good idea to revisit the best of last year’s show winners to see where they stand. After all, CES is synonymous with vaporware. The good news is that the Engadget team has a keen sense of BS. Of the ones we awarded at CES 2025 that haven’t been released, most are coming this year. For the few that remain, we’ll be watching them this CES.

ASUS Zenbook A14

When we saw the ASUS Zenbook A14 at CES 2025, it impressed us with its lightweight yet well-built chassis, beautiful OLED screen, and excellent mix of ports. After spending more time with it, the A14’s shortcomings became more apparent. In his review of the ultraportable, Engadget’s Devindra Hardawar gave the laptop a score of 78, bemoaning its poor performance and expensive price. In the end, it wasn’t quite the Windows MacBook Air competitor he’d originally hoped for.

Backup BioLite

At CES 2025, BioLite has already taken pre-orders for its automatic home backup power supply. The BioLite Backup didn’t arrive until 2025, but if you visit the company’s website today, you can reserve one for $100, and the final price will start at $2,000. BioLite says the units will begin shipping this year.

Jackery Solar Roof

Before CES 2025, Jackery was already an established player in the domestic solar industry, and at the event it impressed us with the XBC curved solar shingle. They look like regular roofing shingles, but Jackery said they will provide a cell conversion efficiency of more than 25 percent.

It took longer than anticipated, but Jackery says he now expects the shingles to go on sale in the U.S. “very soon,” with prices that could range from $1,100 to $1,300 per square foot, depending on the customer’s design requirements and how they purchase the product. When contacted by Engadget, Jackery also teased a handful of announcements for CES 2026, including updates to devices like the Mars Solar Robot he’s been working on lately.

Lenovo Legion Go S

With the Legion Go S, Lenovo promised two different versions of its new handheld: one running Windows 11 and the other Valve’s Steam operating system. Unfortunately, the Windows version arrived first (shortly after CES) and was as good as expected. However, the wait for the SteamOS model was well worth it. When Engadget’s Sam Rutherford finally reviewed it over the summer, he praised it for its fast performance, bright display, and of course, the ease of use SteamOS offers.

LG OLED evo M5

LG’s OLED TVs are a perennial CES favorite at Engadget, and the company’s 2025 lineup was no different. The flagship evo M5 impressed with its 165Hz refresh rate for gaming, better image processing for lower resolution content and a wireless transmission system for video and audio. At $4,300, the set is expensive, but the good news is that LG usually does a good job of introducing features to its more affordable sets, and I’m sure the company will continue to improve its OLED technology this year.

Moonbird Moonbuddy

The Moonbuddy was one of two “cute” gadgets that were the best of Engadget’s CES 2025 list. We loved Moonbird’s decision to make a screen-free meditation and sleep aid for kids. The good news is that you can get your kid a Moonbuddy right now, with the device currently discounted to $110.42 as part of Moonbird’s end-of-year sale.

Unfortunately, when Engadget reached out to the company to ask about CES 2026, all it sent us back was a response from “Luna,” its automated AI agent. “I don’t have specific information about our CES 2026 exhibit plans to share with you at this time,” the bot told me, adding that I should send the address I just sent to get a response from a human.

OhSnap MCON

The OhSnap MCON won us over with its simple presentation: it basically had the ability to turn any smartphone into an Xperia Play. In fact, achieving this performance was more complicated, with components such as Hall-effect joysticks for increased durability, increasing the time it took for OhSnap to prepare the product. Because of this, the MCON didn’t hit consumers until 2025. However, you can pre-order one now for around $210, with deliveries scheduled to begin this year.

Roborock Saros Z70

The Saros Z70 was one of the few robot vacuums to debut at CES 2025 with a built-in extendable arm, but it was Roborock’s flagship that made the biggest impression. We didn’t end up recommending it in our robot vacuum guide; there are more affordable options that will appeal to a larger number of people. But if you want the latest and greatest, the Saros Z70 is on sale right now for $2,000.

Yukai Engineering Mirumi

Of all the gadgets that Engadget saw at CES 2025, it’s fair to say that Yukai Engineering’s Mirumi robot was the only one that stole our hearts. All this cute little charm does is look at you and move its head a little until you’ve been duped into a few moments of bliss, and honestly, it was more than enough for us to award it the best of CES award. Right now you can find Yukai Engineering accepting pre-orders for Mirumi through Kickstarter. The project, which began in early December, has easily surpassed its modest goal of $4,878, raising $267,170 as of this writing. The campaign ends on January 22, so there’s still time to secure your Mirumi pre-order.

Technics EAH-AZ100 headphones

It might have been just a pair of headphones, but a lot of us left CES really excited about the Technics EAH-AZ100. The reason for this was that they were the debut of the company’s new magnetic fluid driver technology, which promised to deliver even more clarity, detail and bass than the drivers in Technics’ already excellent AZ80 headphones. When Engadget’s resident audio guru Billy Steele got a chance to review the EAH-AZ100 a few months later, he gave them a score of 85, saying they offered “some of the best sound quality of any of the hundreds of headphones I’ve tested over the years.”

Urtopia Titanium Zero

As a rider, the Urtopia Titanium Zero was the only product I left CES 2025 excited to see in the real world. If a titanium bike wasn’t already cool enough, Zero’s Quark DM1.2 motor offered something truly innovative: a mid-drive motor with more power than the best hub motor. Unfortunately, while you can buy plenty of other e-bikes on Urtopia’s website, the Titanium Zero isn’t for sale yet. That said, the company plans to showcase the bike, alongside the Quark DM1.2, at CES 2026.

WeWalk Smart Cane 2

The WeWalk Smart Cane 2 won two awards from Engadget during CES 2025, including the show’s most coveted award. At an event where nearly every manufacturer has found a way to add AI to their devices, the Smart Cane 2 caught our eye for its thoughtful use of technology. It offers turn-by-turn navigation and obstacle detection, in addition to a GPT-powered voice assistant to give users a way to access information without having to juggle their phone at the same time. If you visit the WeWalk website today, there is a “buy now” link for the Smart Cane 2 that leads to a dead end. When Engadget contacted WeWalk, the company said it would be at CES again to demonstrate the Smart Cane 2.