UGREEN rolled into CES with a pretty bold message. The company wants to be known for more than chargers and hubs. It now wants a real seat at the smart home table. The brand is calling the initiative “Activate Smarter Living,” and it is a mix of private AI storage, home security gear, and a familiar dose of high powered charging hardware.
The most eye catching announcement is a pair of NASync boxes called the iDX6011 and iDX6011 Pro. Both are beefy little servers that ditch the cloud and let you run AI from your own home. That idea alone will turn a lot of heads in the Linux and privacy crowds. The boxes run up to 64GB LPDDR5x, support scalable storage up to 196TB, and even offer dual 10GbE and dual Thunderbolt 4 ports. For a company mostly known for cables it is a real level up.
UGREEN seems laser focused on leaning into home AI without signing users up for yet another subscription. The NAS is not a passive dump of files. It is supposed to organize everything automatically and answer questions the way an offline chatbot might. You can ask for photos of Dad riding a bike and the albums get filtered instantly. You can upload voice recordings and get transcripts and summaries without shipping anything to the cloud. If it works as promised it could become an easy win for families and content creators tired of renting storage from big tech.
Creative users may get the most value. Offline search powered by machine learning can surface specific shots buried in years of digital clutter. Freelancers and students can store class notes, documents, or project files and have them summarized or organized automatically. UGREEN even suggests you could run private chats on your own data instead of handing your life to a server farm. That will absolutely catch the eye of open source minded users.
UGREEN also announced SynCare which brings it into home security for the first time. The company is not dipping a toe here. It unveiled indoor cameras, outdoor cameras, a 4K video doorbell, and a control panel that ties it all together. The pitch is that these devices work with the NASync boxes to keep footage local instead of funneling everything into the cloud. Privacy is clearly a major selling point because the system calls out encrypted local storage and cross camera awareness without mandatory uploads.
Smart home shoppers will probably notice that UGREEN is trying to cover most use cases right out of the gate. The indoor cameras have pan tilt movement and can spot people or pets. The outdoor camera mixes bullet style and PTZ design with weather resistance and optical zoom. The doorbell gets full body framing so porch deliveries and short visitors are both visible. UGREEN is late to the smart camera market but the mix of features is competitive and again privacy is the hook.
UGREEN did not forget its roots. Rounding out the lineup is the Nexode Pro 300W charger. Eight ports, PD 3.1, and a chunky DC connector designed for gaming laptops make it look ideal for anyone buried in gear. There is even a small screen showing power draw along with app controls for nerds who want to babysit every watt. The company says it has thermal protections and smart distribution so each device can get the best speed available. For digital households living off USB-C this kind of charging brick can quickly become the most used gadget on a desk.
Here is the full pricing breakdown. Early buyers can preorder now and save quite a bit compared to retail pricing.
- iDX6011 Pro with 64GB RAM costs $1559 during preorder. MSRP will be $2599.
- IDX6011 with 64GB RAM comes in at $1199 instead of $1999 MSRP.
- iDX6011 with 32GB RAM lands at $999 with a future $1699 MSRP.
Kickstarter supporters can get in with a $30 deposit and UGREEN says savings can climb as high as $1040 depending on model and configuration. The SynCare cameras and home hub hit in the latter half of 2026 with pricing later. The Nexode Pro 300W charger shows up around Q2 on ugreen.com.
The strategy is pretty obvious, folks. UGREEN wants to be a core pillar of the modern digital home. It is not satisfied being the brand you call when you need a cable at the last minute. From private AI to home security and heavy duty charging, the company is betting that families want control of their own data and fewer monthly fees. That sounds like a bet many nerds will happily take.
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