For the past few years I have written CNET’s weirdest gadgets of CES roundup, and even though CES 2026 hasn’t even started, I already found a candidate for this year’s Best of CES Weird Tech award: The Hisense S6 FollowMe display.
This little guy is a 32-inch 4K resolution smart screen with far-field mics and a built-in camera. It’s designed to be used for video calling, streaming or searching the Internet. There’s an onboard battery good for up to 10 hours of use, an anti-glare low-reflection panel and Wi-Fi 6 connectivity.
Here’s the rub: The TV «follows users throughout the home» and is able to «transition effortlessly from floor to table height.»
My big question is: why? Do you really need a screen on a telescoping pole that follows you around like a bored toddler?
Hisense’s press release was very careful not to mention AI beyond a smart TV assistant, but I suspect the FollowMe uses Google TV and Google Gemini. AI is creeping into everything, as Seamus O’Reilly wrote at The Gist, especially when it’s not needed. Is this Hisense S6 another example of an AI device designed to pester us so that we will use it?
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Robots are a big draw at CES, and it’s been a year since we last heard about Samsung’s Ballie. This Hisense is a more fragile-looking and ungainly version of that ball-shaped robot. Unlike Ballie or Amazon’s Astro robot, this isn’t an anthropomorphic display but a literal TV on wheels.
I think something like Samsung’s «dumb» Movingstyle is closer to the mark. It’s a smart display on a trolley that you wheel out manually when you need it, and doesn’t look at you expectantly when you’re not using it.
Representatives for Hisense did not respond immediately to my request for comment.
The Hisense S6 FollowMe display will be available in the United States beginning May 1, 2026, and though we don’t know the price yet, the similar-looking Samsung Movingstyle costs $1,200.
