Top 10 Most Anticipated Tech Products of 2026

NVIDIA's Blackwell Ultra architecture (GB300) is slated for 2026 production, promising 1.5 petaFLOPs of FP4 AI compute per chip — a 50% increase over the B100. With 288GB of HBM3e memory and NVLink 5 interconnects, the GB300 NVL72 server rack is expected to become the new standard for frontier AI training runs at the $50-100 billion compute scale.

Samsung is expected to launch a Z Fold Ultra variant in 2026 with a sub-10mm closed profile — thinner than any current non-foldable flagship — using a carbon fiber chassis and a new hinge mechanism that eliminates the visible crease entirely. Early supply chain reports suggest Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 with integrated on-device AI acceleration at 50+ TOPS.

Tesla's purpose-built Cybercab robotaxi — a two-seater autonomous vehicle with no steering wheel or pedals — was unveiled in October 2024 with a target price under $30,000 and production targeted for 2026. Elon Musk projected the Cybercab would generate $30,000/year in revenue as a fleet vehicle on Tesla's planned autonomous ride-hailing network.

Google's Pixel 10 Pro Fold is expected to debut the Tensor G5 chip with a dedicated TPU block bringing on-device Gemini Nano inference to image editing, real-time translation, and call screening. Supply chain reports suggest a dramatically improved camera system and a redesigned hinge allowing the device to open completely flat — the key ergonomic complaint of previous Pixel Folds.

Meta's Orion AR glasses — demonstrated to press in September 2024 — use holographic waveguides to overlay digital content onto the real world without the bulk of current VR headsets. A consumer version is targeted for 2026 at a sub-$1,000 price, featuring an EMG neural wristband for control and Llama-powered contextual AI. It could be the most significant new hardware since the iPhone.

Nintendo officially announced the Switch 2 with a spring 2025 launch, featuring a larger 8-inch LCD, magnetic Joy-Con with a new mouse-input mode, and a custom NVIDIA chip delivering roughly 3x the performance of the original Switch. Game Chat video calling, backward compatibility with Switch 1 cartridges, and a new flagship Mario Kart drove record pre-order numbers exceeding 2 million in 24 hours.

AMD's next-generation Instinct MI400 AI accelerator is expected in 2026 using TSMC's 3nm process, targeting direct competition with NVIDIA's Blackwell architecture. With 192GB of HBM4 memory and ROCm software stack improvements bringing CUDA parity for the most common training frameworks, MI400 may be the first AMD GPU to win large-scale model training deployments from Tier 1 cloud providers.

SpaceX's Starlink Direct-to-Cell service — enabling ordinary smartphones to connect to satellite internet without special hardware — is scheduled for full global commercial launch in 2026 after successful beta with T-Mobile in 2025. Initial speeds of 2-4 Mbps will expand to 10 Mbps with second-generation V3 satellites, eliminating dead zones for 4 billion people currently outside cellular coverage areas.

Apple's M5 chip family — built on TSMC's second-generation 3nm process — is expected in MacBook Pro models in 2026, delivering roughly 30-40% CPU performance gains and significantly improved Neural Engine throughput for on-device Apple Intelligence workloads. Rumors of an OLED display upgrade for the MacBook Pro line alongside M5 made this one of the most anticipated Mac releases in years.

NVIDIA's Blackwell Ultra architecture (GB300) is slated for 2026 production, promising 1.5 petaFLOPs of FP4 AI compute per chip — a 50% increase over the B100. With 288GB of HBM3e memory and NVLink 5 interconnects, the GB300 NVL72 server rack is expected to become the new standard for frontier AI training runs at the $50-100 billion compute scale.

Samsung is expected to launch a Z Fold Ultra variant in 2026 with a sub-10mm closed profile — thinner than any current non-foldable flagship — using a carbon fiber chassis and a new hinge mechanism that eliminates the visible crease entirely. Early supply chain reports suggest Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 with integrated on-device AI acceleration at 50+ TOPS.

Tesla's purpose-built Cybercab robotaxi — a two-seater autonomous vehicle with no steering wheel or pedals — was unveiled in October 2024 with a target price under $30,000 and production targeted for 2026. Elon Musk projected the Cybercab would generate $30,000/year in revenue as a fleet vehicle on Tesla's planned autonomous ride-hailing network.

Google's Pixel 10 Pro Fold is expected to debut the Tensor G5 chip with a dedicated TPU block bringing on-device Gemini Nano inference to image editing, real-time translation, and call screening. Supply chain reports suggest a dramatically improved camera system and a redesigned hinge allowing the device to open completely flat — the key ergonomic complaint of previous Pixel Folds.

Meta's Orion AR glasses — demonstrated to press in September 2024 — use holographic waveguides to overlay digital content onto the real world without the bulk of current VR headsets. A consumer version is targeted for 2026 at a sub-$1,000 price, featuring an EMG neural wristband for control and Llama-powered contextual AI. It could be the most significant new hardware since the iPhone.

Nintendo officially announced the Switch 2 with a spring 2025 launch, featuring a larger 8-inch LCD, magnetic Joy-Con with a new mouse-input mode, and a custom NVIDIA chip delivering roughly 3x the performance of the original Switch. Game Chat video calling, backward compatibility with Switch 1 cartridges, and a new flagship Mario Kart drove record pre-order numbers exceeding 2 million in 24 hours.

AMD's next-generation Instinct MI400 AI accelerator is expected in 2026 using TSMC's 3nm process, targeting direct competition with NVIDIA's Blackwell architecture. With 192GB of HBM4 memory and ROCm software stack improvements bringing CUDA parity for the most common training frameworks, MI400 may be the first AMD GPU to win large-scale model training deployments from Tier 1 cloud providers.

SpaceX's Starlink Direct-to-Cell service — enabling ordinary smartphones to connect to satellite internet without special hardware — is scheduled for full global commercial launch in 2026 after successful beta with T-Mobile in 2025. Initial speeds of 2-4 Mbps will expand to 10 Mbps with second-generation V3 satellites, eliminating dead zones for 4 billion people currently outside cellular coverage areas.

Apple's M5 chip family — built on TSMC's second-generation 3nm process — is expected in MacBook Pro models in 2026, delivering roughly 30-40% CPU performance gains and significantly improved Neural Engine throughput for on-device Apple Intelligence workloads. Rumors of an OLED display upgrade for the MacBook Pro line alongside M5 made this one of the most anticipated Mac releases in years.