The Outerhaven’s CES 2026 coverage hub: hands-on tech, gaming gear, displays, controllers, creator gadgets, and the coolest finds from the show floor.

Thanks to a few patent filings that have surfaced over the last two years, we’ve had an idea that Sony’s been tinkering with finger-tracking technology for a line of new VR motion controllers. It’s ...

The Nintendo Switch comes with an innovative new Joy-Con controller that has multiple functions, such as detecting objects with a camera and hand gestures. The Joy-Con controllers can be attached ...

Games industry patents are an interesting mix of futuristic ideas, practical applications, and utter nonsense. They can tip a company's hand as to what it's planning next, give an idea of how they're ...

Oculus Quest is ditching its hand-held controllers. At Oculus Connect 6, a Facebook event held Wednesday in San Jose, Mark Zuckerberg told the crowd of developers that starting early next year the ...

I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore wearable tech, VR/AR, tablets, gaming and future/emerging trends in our changing world. Other obsessions include magic, immersive theater, ...

In what might be the most unusual news we hear from the gaming industry this week, Sony is apparently trying to patent a way to use bananas as controllers. Well, that’s a bit of a simplistic way to ...

Nintendo constantly tries to shake up the way we play games, and the new controllers you'll use on the Switch look like they'll make a good run at it. The Nintendo Switch will launch March 3, and ...

On Tuesday, Microsoft announced a new series of enhanced Xbox One controllers that are “inspired by military technology and performance patterns,” promising increased accuracy and comfort during ...

Microsoft are introducing a new line of Xbox One Controllers, the Tech Series. The Tech Series of controllers will make their debut April 25 for $69.99. The first of the series will be the Recon Tech ...