At CES 2026, Samsung’s AI Living vision leaves no device un-AI’d

If there’s a single through line at CES 2026, it’s AI Living. Every major brand wants you to be fully engaged in their vision of the smart home – a place where your devices talk to each other, anticipate your needs and silently evaluate your lifestyle choices. LG also showcased an AI robot butler that looked like ROB super smash bros., except that it does the laundry and engages in conversation with your air conditioner.

However, Samsung wants to go bigger.

Located inside the Wynn Casino in Las Vegas, Samsung’s AI Living exhibit is a massive showcase for what the company calls its “Companion to AI Living” vision – a fully integrated ecosystem where the word ‘AI’ is ubiquitous. This setup takes press and attendees into a large museum with Samsung products, promising to think, respond, and collaborate on your behalf.

And when I say everything has been impacted by AI, i mean everythingThe company launched a first-of-its-kind 130-inch Micro RGB TV that uses AI to dynamically change picture quality, remove commentary from soccer broadcasts, or boost crowd noise to stadium levels, There are also AI-enabled tools that simplify the process of finding a recipe based on what’s in your fridge, then sending instructions straight to your oven, There’s even an OLED “record player” that doesn’t play records at all – it just looks like one, presumably for vibes,

Samsung’s Vision AI Companion sits at the center of this entire operation, acting as the connective tissue between TVs, phones, appliances, and wearables.

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Samsung wants its AI to become the omniscient power that runs your home. Since at least 2017, tech journalists have been loudly proclaiming that there’s no escape from the smart home (and yes, I’m guilty too), but with each passing year, we’re getting closer to that headline becoming less predictable and more a living reality. Your TV suggests dinner, your fridge confirms the contents, your washer sets its cycle according to your schedule, and your robot vacuum keeps an eye on the dog while you’re out.

Does all this really require artificial intelligence? that’s debatable. But CES has never been about moderation. Is this too much? Absolutely. Is it impressive? Yes, even if “AI living” sometimes sounds like marketing.

By the way, the tri-fold is here too

I’ll mention this last – justifiably so, since Samsung is treating it the same way – but there’s something inside the AI ​​Living exhibit that’s really for the people. want To touch: Galaxy Z Tri-Fold.

Because it’s CES and not an Unpacked event, Samsung is being careful about it. There’s no stage demo, no dramatic reveal, no “one more thing.” This is likely because the tri-fold is already on the market in South Korea, and Samsung clearly doesn’t want to step on its own marketing calendar.

If history is any indication, the phone will be revealed during a proper unpacked event. This could mean January, sometimes in late spring or summer, or the fall window around September or October. Converted to US pricing, the Galaxy Z Tri-Fold costs around $2,400 (or 3,590,400 Korean Won), which helps explain why early reviews have been… divided. One particularly blunt headline labels the device “expensive and half-baked”, which sounds harsh and, depending on your tolerance for folding screens, not entirely unfair.

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