Every start of the year, the tech world in Las Vegas lines up for monorails, shuttles and taxis to get a look at what’s on the horizon. CES is not just a trade show; it’s a launching pad for the technology community and sets the tone for what’s to come for the rest of the year. And even though Apple isn’t present, there are many accessories and gadgets made specifically for iPhones and Macs.
CES 2026 has the usual crazy stuff on display: smart cat food bowls that monitor your pet’s facial expressions, smart Lego bricks with lights and sounds, robot phones and the usual array of smart appliances and robot attendants. In an effort not to get distracted by the AI robots, here are the best new Mac, iPhone, and iPad-friendly accessory products announced at this year’s CES.
Aukey MagFusion DeskHive 5X Pro – Premium compact charging cube
Aukey
Charging your Apple devices is considered a necessary chore by many, but not me: I love a new charger. Please bear with me. Aukey wowed us last year with its MagFusion range, and the latest MagFusion DeskHive 5X Pro It looks like it can consolidate most of your power needs into the integrated 3.76 x 3.76 x 3.07 inch (9.6 x 9.6 x 7.8 cm) hub stand. The sleek, space-saving yet powerful 5-in-1 desktop charging station features integrated high-power wired charging, Qi2 25W wireless charging, intelligent cable management and a real-time power display to monitor 200W of simultaneous power.
It features four wired outputs, including two retractable 30-inch USB-C cables plus 140W PD 3.1 USB-C and USB-A ports. The Qi2 25W Magnetic Wireless Charging Pad can be adjusted to an angle of 0-65 degrees via the aluminum alloy hinge. Aukey says the MagFusion DeskHive 5X Pro will be available in the second quarter of 2026 with a suggested retail price of $150.
Aukey also showed off an upgraded Qi2 25W edition of it MagFusion Z Plus foldable 3-in-1 charger, and the MagFusion reel 10000a multifunctional Qi2 25W 10K wireless power bank with a retractable USB-C cable, adjustable wireless charging stand and digital display for power and battery status.
Satechi Thunderbolt 5 CubeDock – Mac mini mimic dock with SSD enclosure
Satechi
Speaking of compact cubes, if you take a quick look at Satechi’s Thunderbolt 5 CubeDock with SSD enclosureyou might have thought that Apple had introduced a new M5 Mac mini. But no, this is an Apple-inspired docking station for your Mac.
As any self-respecting Thunderbolt 5 docking station should offer, the CubeDock can deliver up to 120 Gbps bandwidth, display support, and 140W charging. Additionally, or rather inside the 5 x 5 x 2-inch chassis, is an integrated NVMe SSD bay (PCIe 4×4) that supports up to 8TB at 6000MBps.
The solid aluminum dock features three Thunderbolt 5 downstream ports, plus 10Gbps USB-C and USB-A, UHS-II SD/microSD and fast 2.5Gb Ethernet. The 180W CubeDock can fast charge a 16-inch MacBook Pro at 140W, plus an iPhone or iPad at an additional 30W. It supports up to two 6K/60Hz external displays on M3/M4/M5 Macs.
Satechi’s Thunderbolt 5 CubeDockTM is available for pre-order on Satechi.net for $400 and will ship this quarter. Satechi is offering a 20 percent discount on all CES-launched products with code CES2026 on Satechi.net throughout the month of January. While you’re at it, you can also grab a new one Thunderbolt 5 Pro cable made with reinforced aluminum housings and a premium braided jacket.
ESR 25W MagSlim magnetic power bank – Thinnest 10K power bank ever
ESR
Wireless power banks are getting faster and sleeker, and at CES ESR introduced its new 10K MagSlim power bank, which is claimed to be the thinnest Qi2 25W power bank on the market. Sleek and available in five colors, including one especially for the Cosmic Orange iPhone 17 Pro models.
The 10K MagSlim measures 10.2 x 7 x 1.38 cm (4 x 2.75 x 0.54 in), with the striking number being the last. Half an inch thick/thin is certainly the thinnest 10K magnetic power bank we’ve seen. It weighs 185 grams. And it’s fast: iPhones from the 16 and 17 series can charge wirelessly at up to 25W. Additionally, the spare USB-C port can deliver a 30W wired charge. Older iPhones can be charged at a more pedestrian power of 15W.
As with many products that wow us at CES, it won’t be released until much later in the year. In this case, ESR suggests it won’t ship until August.
BMX SolidSafe Air Power Bank – Thinnest 5K power bank ever
BMX
Another super slim power bank introduced at CES is the 5K BMX SolidSafe Air power bank, which is only 0.68 cm thin but still has a stand and a full-color LCD screen. It will be available in a range of titanium copper colors to match the latest iPhones Pro models.
It doesn’t have the fastest 25W level, but the Qi2 power bank still charges wirelessly at 15W. It’s a semi-solid state power bank, so it should last longer than standard liquid electrolyte batteries. The SolidSafe Air, including 10K power banks, will be available at BMX in the second quarter.
In addition to the SolidSafe Air, BMX also demonstrates GaNsta AI-powered GaN chargers and Byte size micro SSDs.
Anker 45W Nano Charger – Wall charger with 180° foldable plug pins
Anchor
A charger with a full LCD display? Sure, why not? The small 45W Anker Nano Charger features a smart interactive display that shows the charging status in real time (charging power, temperature and battery level of the phone) and a cute face.
That’s all very convenient, but what we love about this charger is its dual 70-degree or 180-degree foldable plugs, which means it should fit into any socket at your convenience, fitting into tight socket spaces in the home or office (behind cupboards, or in bed corners and sofa gaps), while always keeping the screen visible.
Additionally, the Nano Charger identifies your iPhone model to deliver up to 45W for a customized charging solution, with an auto-matching three-stage power supply. Anker claims that the TÜV-certified one-tap Care Mode protects battery health by lowering the phone’s battery temperature by 9°F compared to other 45W chargers while charging. At 45 W, it is even powerful enough to charge the MacBook Air.
The Anker Nano Charger will be available later this month for a suggested retail price of $40.
Anker is busy at CES 2026 and presents not only the Nano Charger, but also a foldable 3-in-1 Prime wireless charging stationand a 10-in-1 Nano Power Strip with two USB-C ports, two USB-A ports and six power outlets for a tidy desk. Moreover, it is Eufy smart-home spin-off shows the Robot Vacuum Omni S2, Video Doorbell S4 and Smart Lock E40.
Pluggable TBT-UDH2 – First Thunderbolt 5 dock with dual HDMI 2.1
Pluggable
Plugable, the company already behind Macworld’s current best-value Thunderbolt 5 dock, has another TB5 dock to write home about at CES 2026: the new TBT-UDH2 Thunderbolt 5 dock, which it claims is the only one with dual HDMI 2.1 ports.
The TBT-UDH2 is a 16-in-1 Thunderbolt 5 docking station that can lie flat or upright. It has just one downstream Thunderbolt 5 port (140W), but an impressive five USB-C, one of which can deliver power up to 30W, as can the spare TB5 port. Older devices are supported with three USB-A ports.
As we now see with most modern docking stations, networking looks to the future with 2.5Gb Ethernet, backwards compatible with Gigabit Ethernet. The SD and microSD slots are both rated at UHS-II. The TBT-UDH2 is expected to launch in North America in the second quarter of 2026 for $350.
Ugreen NASync iDX6011 Pro – Add Local AI to NAS
Ugreen
Best known for its chargers and docking stations, Ugreen made a big leap into the Network Assisted Storage market last year with its NASync line of NAS drives, which are more secure and stable than standard external hard drives with higher capacity and a lower long-term price than cloud storage. It may seem like something out of a data center, but it could be the new hub for all your home media.
Announcing two new high-end models at CES 2026, the company is pushing its own implementation of on-device intelligence with the NASync iDX series that uses local AI to help users search for and interact with their files, quickly finding moments, faces, objects, documents and memories. The AI can automatically organize photo libraries, enable offline AI chats, and transcribe or quickly summarize voice notes. The series also works with ChatGPT and DeepSeek.
Both the iDX6011 And iDX6011 Pro feature dual 10GbE ports plus two 40Gbps Thunderbolt 4 ports for fast external storage and peripherals. Each aluminum alloy unit supports up to six SATA drives and two NVMe SSDs, allowing for a total storage capacity of 196TB, which should give you a lot of archiving and easy-to-access media.
Ugreen is already taking pre-orders with special pricing for the iDX6011 ($999 for 32GB) and the iDX6011 Pro ($1,599 for 64GB of memory and a faster processor).
Bluetti Elite 100 V2 Bio-Based Edition – Greening the power plant
Bluetti
We’ve all heard of Green Power, and a portable power plant is certainly cleaner than a gas-guzzling, deadly carbon monoxide-fuming generator. But the batteries themselves are something of an environmental problem, and so are portable power stations that come in handy for camping, tailgating, and emergencies.
Power plant supremo Bluetti tackles this with his Bio-based Elite 100 V2 Editionwith the first chassis made from biocircular plastics. The ISCC PLUS-certified blend, developed in collaboration with Covestro, uses renewable agricultural residues that Bluetti claims will reduce CO2 emissions by 25 percent. And we certainly applaud that initiative.
In terms of raw power, the Elite 100 V2 has a battery capacity of 1,024 Wh and a maximum power of 1,800 W, which is shared between the 11 ports, including four power sockets. Further green points are achieved by the potential of 1,000 W of solar energy when connected to panels.
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