{"id":957,"date":"2026-01-08T06:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T22:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/08\/engadget-podcast-ces-2026-and-the-rocky-year-ahead-for-the-pc-industry\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T06:15:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T22:15:00","slug":"engadget-podcast-ces-2026-and-the-rocky-year-ahead-for-the-pc-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/08\/engadget-podcast-ces-2026-and-the-rocky-year-ahead-for-the-pc-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Engadget Podcast: CES 2026 and the rocky year ahead for the PC industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>CES 2026: A rocky year ahead of the PC industry<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>We&#8217;re halfway through CES 2026, and it\u2019s clear that it&#8217;s going to be a rough year for the PC industry. In this episode, Devindra chats with Engadget&#8217;s Dan Cooper about Intel, AMD, NVIDIA and the sad state of the PC industry. We&#8217;ve got some new CPUs, but the volatile RAM market will likely make everything expensive this year. Also, they dive into Dell&#8217;s revival of the XPS brand, as well as iPolish&#8217;s smart nails and Subtle&#8217;s AI-powered VoiceBuds.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Subscribe!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"linkDecorator_linkStyle__yM-Nh link rapid-with-clickid\" href=\"https:\/\/shopping.yahoo.com\/rdlw?merchantId=9b2a3988-c5c9-4640-8e2b-1de7b2717343&amp;siteId=us-engadget&amp;pageId=1p-autolink&amp;contentUuid=18e5fc2c-eb4a-471c-ad66-982d59bd2ee0&amp;featureId=text-link&amp;merchantName=iTunes&amp;linkText=iTunes&amp;custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsImxhbmRpbmdVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL2l0dW5lcy5hcHBsZS5jb20vdXMvcG9kY2FzdC90aGUtZW5nYWRnZXQtcG9kY2FzdC9pZDExNDI3OTA1MzA_bXQ9MiIsImNvbnRlbnRVdWlkIjoiMThlNWZjMmMtZWI0YS00NzFjLWFkNjYtOTgyZDU5YmQyZWUwIiwib3JpZ2luYWxVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL2l0dW5lcy5hcHBsZS5jb20vdXMvcG9kY2FzdC90aGUtZW5nYWRnZXQtcG9kY2FzdC9pZDExNDI3OTA1MzA_bXQ9MiJ9&amp;signature=AQAAAfN0eXyQpRDBg746vMkFJwRTpOl0Oc3as8SInBosdcXy&amp;gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Fpodcast%2Fthe-engadget-podcast%2Fid1142790530%3Fmt%3D2\" data-i13n=\"elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:iTunes;elmt:;slk:iTunes;cpos:1;pos:1\" data-original-link=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-engadget-podcast\/id1142790530?mt=2\">iTunes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"linkDecorator_linkStyle__yM-Nh link rapid-with-clickid\" href=\"https:\/\/shopping.yahoo.com\/rdlw?siteId=us-engadget&amp;pageId=1p-autolink&amp;contentUuid=18e5fc2c-eb4a-471c-ad66-982d59bd2ee0&amp;featureId=text-link&amp;linkText=Spotify&amp;custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsImxhbmRpbmdVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL29wZW4uc3BvdGlmeS5jb20vc2hvdy8zRUMzZE1JUkI5OWRrdm9TQmVTTzdHP3NpPWY3VUFMR0ttUkRXdE9yVThaNC11aVEiLCJjb250ZW50VXVpZCI6IjE4ZTVmYzJjLWViNGEtNDcxYy1hZDY2LTk4MmQ1OWJkMmVlMCIsIm9yaWdpbmFsVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9vcGVuLnNwb3RpZnkuY29tL3Nob3cvM0VDM2RNSVJCOTlka3ZvU0JlU083Rz9zaT1mN1VBTEdLbVJEV3RPclU4WjQtdWlRIn0&amp;signature=AQAAAZSqMBEpkb3QQ83eoFHGy64huEABXXN5QZ-17RT7XsEq&amp;gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Fshow%2F3EC3dMIRB99dkvoSBeSO7G%3Fsi%3Df7UALGKmRDWtOrU8Z4-uiQ\" data-i13n=\"elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:;elmt:;slk:Spotify;cpos:2;pos:1\" data-original-link=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/3EC3dMIRB99dkvoSBeSO7G?si=f7UALGKmRDWtOrU8Z4-uiQ\">Spotify<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"linkDecorator_linkStyle__yM-Nh link\" href=\"http:\/\/pca.st\/mlY3\" data-i13n=\"slk:Pocket Casts;cpos:3;pos:1\">Pocket Casts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"linkDecorator_linkStyle__yM-Nh link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/engadget\/the-engadget-podcast\" data-i13n=\"slk:Stitcher;cpos:4;pos:1\">Stitcher<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"linkDecorator_linkStyle__yM-Nh link\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/?feed=aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLnNvdW5kY2xvdWQuY29tL3VzZXJzL3NvdW5kY2xvdWQ6dXNlcnM6MjQ1MjIwOTU4L3NvdW5kcy5yc3M&amp;ep=14\" data-i13n=\"slk:Google Podcasts;cpos:5;pos:1\">Google Podcasts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Topics<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>The state of the PC industry in 2026 &#8212; 02:22<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Intel&#8217;s new Core Ultra Series 3 chips &#8212; \u00a012:41<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Dell&#8217;s XPS lineup is back &#8212; 17:41<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Our favorite products from \u00a0CES: 26:36<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Credits<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Hosts:<\/strong> Devindra Hardawar and Dan Cooper<br \/><strong>Producer:<\/strong> Devindra Hardawar<br \/><strong>Music:<\/strong> Dale North<\/p>\n\n<p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/computing\/engadget-podcast-ces-2026-and-the-rocky-year-ahead-for-the-pc-industry-221500019.html?src=rss<\/p><p>Please credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/obagg.com\">OBA Blog<\/a> &raquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/08\/engadget-podcast-ces-2026-and-the-rocky-year-ahead-for-the-pc-industry\/\">Engadget Podcast: CES 2026 and the rocky year ahead for the PC industry<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CES 2026: A rocky year ahead of the PC industry We&#8217;re halfway through CES 2026, and it\u2019s clear that it&#8217;s going to be a rough year for the PC industry. In this episode, Devindra chats with Engadget&#8217;s Dan Cooper about Intel, AMD, NVIDIA and the sad state of the PC industry. We&#8217;ve got some new CPUs, but the volatile RAM market will likely make everything expensive this year. Also, they dive into Dell&#8217;s revival of the XPS brand, as well as iPolish&#8217;s smart nails and Subtle&#8217;s AI-powered VoiceBuds. 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