This year's most harmful, invasive, wasteful, and unfixable tech.
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Are these devices going to improve the future, or lead humanity down a dark path?

Our panel of dystopia experts have reviewed this year’s batch of CES hype and have… concerns. From easily hackable lawn mowers to $300 earbuds that will fail in two years, here are the products that jeopardize our safety, encourage wasteful overconsumption, and normalize privacy violations.

Meet the Worst Products at CES 2026
Image: Bose SoundTouch 30 Series, launched in 2015

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Bose Open-Sources Its SoundTouch Home Theater Smart Speakers Ahead of End-of-Life

As Bose prepares to end cloud support and many smart features by May 6, 2026, the company has open-sourced the API documentation for its SoundTouch Wi-Fi home theater speakers and soundbars, allowing developers and advanced users to maintain or extend device functionality even after official services shut down.