Repair advocates and consumer groups name the Worst in CES 2026, highlighting anticonsumer tech for its lack of repairability, privacy and sustainability.

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Repair advocates and consumer groups held their fifth annual "Worst in CES" event, calling out anticonsumer products at CES 2026. Winners included Samsung's voice-controlled smart refrigerator (overall worst), a single-use electronic lollipop (disposable electronics), Bosch's e-bike antitheft system (enshittification), Amazon Ring doorbells (privacy), and a Merach treadmill (security). The event highlighted concerns about repairability, privacy invasion, sustainability, and unnecessary AI features. Lenovo's modular ThinkPad X1 Carbon was praised as a positive example of repairable design.

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