Like many other large tech companies, data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/laptops/acer” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/laptops/acer”>Acer has been showing off several new devices at data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/ces” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/ces”> CES 2026 this week in Las Vegas, Nevada.

While casting my eyes over the various gaming monitors, laptops, and other hardware offerings, I noticed that one device category isn’t making an appearance at all.

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Like many other large tech companies, data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/laptops/acer” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/laptops/acer”>Acer has been showing off several new devices at data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/ces” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/ces”> CES 2026 this week in Las Vegas, Nevada.

While casting my eyes over the various gaming monitors, laptops, and other hardware offerings, I noticed that one device category isn’t making an appearance at all.

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