- Acer has revealed a range of new products at CE 2026
- The main announcement is a new line of laptops with the new Intel Core Ultra 3 Series processors.
- Other revelations included an e-sports monitor and a Predator-branded electric scooter.
We are covering all the latest news. CES news of the program as it happens. Stay with us for the big stories on everything from 8K From foldable TVs and screens to new phones, laptops, smart home devices and the latest in artificial intelligence.
And don’t forget follow us on tiktok For the latest from the CES fair!
The ball is rolling at CES 2026 and that means plenty of new hardware reveals. It’s an exciting time of year for us here at TechRadar and it looks like Acer hasn’t disappointed, with a range of hot new products.
Leading the pack are several new laptops equipped with Intel’s new third-generation Core Ultra CPUs, including the Aspire AI, Swift AI, Swift Edge AI, Swift Go AI, and several new gaming laptops in the Predator and Nitro ranges. Yes, they also have ‘AI’ added to the end of the product name for no good reason.
I’m just gently chiding Acer for this though, as in recent years it’s become common practice across multiple laptop brands to include ‘AI’ in the name. In my inquiries, no one has been particularly forthcoming about because They’re doing this, but it’s likely a combination of a desire to demonstrate the AI capabilities of these new laptops (thanks to the new Intel Core Ultra 300 chips powering them, which boast superior AI performance compared to the previous 200 generation) and pressure from Microsoft to defend Copilot, its AI assistant that now comes built into Windows 11.
But in general? I must say that these new laptops look good. The Aspire and Swift models come in 14- and 16-inch screen sizes, and the super-premium Swift Edge 14 AI weighs less than 1kg and is 13.95mm thick, making it one of the thinnest and lightest laptops in its performance class. The new Predator Helios Neo 16S AI is also impressively thin and light for a gaming laptop, featuring an RTX 5070 GPU but with a chassis that’s less than 19mm thick.
New images
However, the revelations did not end there. Next up are the new monitors: we saw two gaming-focused models under the Predator brand, one curved and one esports-oriented (with a ridiculous ‘1000Hz dynamic mode’ to maximize frame rates), along with another gaming monitor from the Nitro family, offering a 27-inch 5K panel. Meanwhile, digital creatives had the new ProDesigner PE320QX, which offers impressive 6K resolution and support for 1.07 billion colors.
Elsewhere in the exhibition space, we saw a new projector, the Vero HL1820. Side note: did you know that Acer makes home theater projectors? I did, but several of my coworkers didn’t! As part of the Vero line of eco-friendly products, it is built with a chassis made up of 50% post-consumer recycled materials.
There were also a host of connectivity products, mainly some new routers, including the Predator Connect Peripherals were also included, with the new Predator Cestus 530 gaming mouse and Galea 570 headset.
get skating
However, the most unusual reveal was the Predator ES Storm Pro electric scooter. Described as a “performance-focused electric scooter designed for various urban conditions”, it features a folding aluminum frame, ten-inch tubeless tires and, of course, RGB lighting. After all, it is a Predator brand product.
Now, this is not the first electric scooter Acer has produced; The ES series has been around for a while, so it’s not surprising to see Acer launch a new one at an event like CES. The amazing thing is that this model proudly carries the Predator brand. I don’t know if there is much crossover between the PC gaming and electric scooter markets, but clearly Acer thinks there is.
With IPX5 water resistance and a driving range of around 60km on a single charge thanks to regenerative braking technology, it certainly looks quite attractive. But I don’t really know anything about electric scooters, so that’s all the analysis I can offer on this particular product reveal!
