The Future is Here, and It’s Surprisingly Stupid

I just made a video about the coolest tech I found at CES in 2026. And, well, this is not that video. This is a video about the stuff I saw and thought, why? Why does this exist? Why does anything exist? Matt, who asked for this? CES is full of incredible innovation. However, it's also full of a lot of solutions looking for problems that don't actually exist. This video is 10 of those products. So let's get into it. This is going to be a fun one. So I'm walking through south hall and I see a booth that says radio shack in 2026. I genuinely thought they went out of business like a decade ago. Turns out they did. They filed for bankruptcy twice. Once in 2015 and again in 2017. But then a company from El Salvador called Unicomber Group bought the brand in 2023 and then brought it back to life. So what are they selling in 2026, you might ask? The exact same junk Radio Shack was. Sell it. Go. Like cheap Bluetooth speakers, AM FM radios, power banks, cables. Cordless phones. Yeah, cordless phones. PagePixel called their 2026 catalog, and I quote, a chaotic trash can of photo and tech. The catalog literally has an otter shaped handheld camera with a built in photo printer. And the product photos look like someone just pasted graphics onto stock images. It's kind of giving AliExpress vibes. But, hey, Radio Shack is alive again, sort of. All right, so this one requires some explaining because I genuinely didn't get it when I saw it. It's a stand for your bag. The company is called Mojo, and their tagline is bag stands for all lifestyles. I mean, they. They mean it. At their booth, they had multiple different categories. You've got your diaper bag stand, your fishing bag stand, your outdoor bag stand, your camera bag stand, a laptop bag stand. Multiple different bag stands. This product is called the Riser Go Plus. It's a collapsible tripod that mounts to the bottom of your bag and elevates it about 14 inches off the ground. You pull a cord to extend the legs, and when you pick up the bag, the legs automatically retract the price. 120 to $150. Or in other words, probably more expensive than the bag you're trying to protect. Now, the goal is obvious to keep your bag off the ground. But you know what else keeps your bag off the ground? A hook, a chair, a bench, your shoulder. But sure, bag stands for all lifestyles. The future, really. All right, this one is a knife, a $400 knife that you have to charge. It's called the Seattle Ultrasonics C200. It's an 8 inch Japanese steel blade that vibrates 30,000 to 40,000 times per second while you cut. The idea is that the vibration makes cutting easier. They claim it takes 50% less effort. They're not quite sure how they calculate that. Here's the thing, though. The vibrations are so subtle that you can't actually see it, hear it, or feel it. So you're just cutting with a knife and trust that is actually doing something. The knife alone is $399. And if you want the wireless charging dock, well, that's $499. Yeah, a wireless charging dock for your knife. You know what else makes cutting easier? A sharp knife, which humans have been using successfully for about 2.6 million years without needing a charging dock. But that's innovation for you, I guess. Okay, so this one is from a Norwegian company called Odoki, and it's called the Handy. Oh my God. From what I can gather, it's some kind of aut corn buttering device. The Scandinavians really take their corn preparation seriously. Apparently. It's got adjustable speed settings, adjustable stroke length. It syncs with your phone so you can control it remotely. It even syncs with video content, which I assume is like cooking tutorials or something. There's even a tripod mount for hands free operation, which makes sense if you're buttering a lot of corn at once, I suppose. The base model is 299 bucks, while the Pro version is 499 and has something called turbo mode and a five out battery. Who butters their corn for five hours? That's a lot of buttering. I don't know. I didn't ask too many questions. Moving on. Have you ever looked at a massage chair and thought, I wish that also moved my arms and legs for me too? Well, The Body Friend 733 is a $20,000 massage chair from South Korea. It has 733 individual parts. The arms and legs move independently up to 96 degrees. It monitors your heart rate. It does something called PNF stretching and simulates walking movements. Huh. But here's the best part. The color options. You could get it in yellow and black, which looks exactly like Bumblebee from Transformers, or Red and Gold, which is given Iron man vibes. It also won a CES innovation award. So, yeah, $20,000 to have Bumblebee or Iron man give you a giant hug and move your arms for you more Than meets the eye, I guess. This is a doormat with a motor sucks your feet. It's from a South Korean company called Testonic, and this product is called Airmax. When you step on it or even just walk near it, Sensor activates a 280 watt motor that sucks the dust and dirt off the bottom of your shoes. It's made of stainless steel. It has an external dust collection unit, and they claim a 90% dust collection rate. And apparently major companies are actually using this thing. Samsung, lg, Huawei, Panasonic, sk, Hynix. But they're actually using it for their clean rooms and facilities. So, okay, maybe if you're running a semiconductor lab, this thing makes sense. But for the rest of us, a $20 doormat does basically the you wipe your feet, the dirt comes off and I didn't need to plug it in. And there's no motor peak over engineering of a solved problem. I mean, at least at the general consumer level. I'm gonna be honest, I'm not entirely sure what this company makes. They're called JS Bionic Robots. They're from China and founded in 2018. And the boo signage said things like custom faces plus bionic skin and more human than ever. They had these realistic ish humanoid figures on display. One was wearing a nurse outfit, another was in a sparkly evening gown. And the about us panel said, well, they're popular in the U.S. germany and Japan. I'm assuming it's for companionship or your receptionist desk or, you know, customer service or something. I still here can make a face. For me, I didn't ask. The booth was kind of crowded and I felt weird standing there for too long. So I took some photos and moved on. If anyone knows what these are actually for, let me know in the comments. Okay, so this one is actually kind of fun, but also horrible. It's called Lollipop Star and well, it's a lollipop that plays music through your bones. The called lavatech brands and this product uses bone conduction technology. You suck on a lollipop and the vibrations travel through your jaw to your inner ear. So you actually hear music in your head while you're sucking on this lollipop. Each lollipop comes with an exclusive song from a specific artist. Peach flavor gets you ice spice. Blueberry is Acon and lime is Armani white. The songs are actually exclusive to the lollipops. You literally cannot hear these tracks any other way. But there's a catch. Each lollipop is nine doll only when you're done with the candy, you literally throw it away with the electronics, the battery, the bone conduction module. All of it goes in the trash can. The planet is begging us to create less e waste. And, well, this company responded by putting batteries in your candy. You know how standing desks are flat? Well, someone decided that that was a problem. 3D desk is a South Korean company that makes desks where basically nothing is flat. Everything is angled. They call it 3D ergonomics. The idea is that the inclined surface brings your monitors closer to eye level so you don't slouch, which. Okay, I mean, I get that. But here's the reality. These desks are massive. They take up so much space, they also require proprietary monitor brackets because regular monitors aren't designed to mount on angled surfaces. And you basically can't put anything on the desk that might roll off or slide. So I hope your coffee mug has good grip. Now, when asked about pricing, they said the pricing is in the professional tier, so probably multiple thousands of dollars to own a desk where nothing sits flat. All one. This is the More patch from Morari Medical. It's a wearable patch that sends electrical signals to, like, help you focus, I think. I don't know, some kind of productivity thing, maybe. It uses what's called TENS technology. That's Trans sc, Trans Cutaneer. Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve stimulation or something like that. You control it with your phone, and it's totally FDA cleared, so it's definitely legit. And the starter kit is 299 for six patches. Looking at the instructions, you apply it to the perennium area. I'm not sure why a productivity patch would need to go there. I mean, like, maybe it's for posture. It shocks you when you slouch. I don't know. I didn't try it. I tried to get Dave to try it, but he refused as well. The placement seems a little weird, but, you know, I'm sure they have the reasons. Anyway, that's the more patch like, don't look too much into it or fact, check me on this one. So there you have it. 10 products from CES 2026 that made me ask why or what the not all innovation is good innovation. Sometimes the best solution is just, know, a regular doormat or putting your bag on the floor. CES is a beautiful reminder that just because you can make something doesn't mean you should. But hey, at least we got Radio Shack back, right? And if you want to hear exclusive Ice Spice tracks, apparently you'll need to eat your speaker. The future is weird, folks. Hopefully I'll see you in the next one. Bye. Bye.