Make every drink a pleasure with this smart ice maker

It's often overlooked, but ice can be the hero of every single drink you make. There's a massive difference between drinking a full liter bottle of tepid tap water and a glass of fresh-from-the-freezer, ice-cold water. At this year's CES, GoveeLife is positioning ice-making not as a minor kitchen task, but as an essential part of a more convenient, intelligent and quality-focused home lifestyle.

Rather than treating ice making as a utility, the smart home appliance brand is approaching it as part of quality, everyday living with three new ice makers. With its Smart Nugget Ice Maker Pro, Smart Countertop Ice Maker 2 Pro, and Smart Ice Maker Max, GoveeLife is expanding its smart kitchen portfolio by introducing a growing lineup of ice makers that meet the diverse needs of a variety of consumers.

What is GoveeLife?

Smart appliances have come a long way over the last few years, and each leap forward makes our lives a little easier. Simplification is the goal. The best smart solutions give you access to more functionality without complication and give people confidence that things will work when needed, without drawing constant attention to themselves. That balance is what makes GoveeLife an appliance brand that households look to to provide convenience, intelligence and quality in everyday living.

Established in 2023, GoveeLife has built its product ecosystem around this principle. Since then, the smart appliance brand has been dedicated to making intelligent living accessible through technological innovations in smart sensors, air treatment, and ice machines. In 2026, the brand will expand its presence in the kitchen. The first step? CES, where the brand is unveiling three ice makers designed to upgrade the way people make and enjoy drinks at home.

Keep it frosty

The right ice in your drink turns simple hydration into an event. We all know people who go out of their way to refill their giant water bottles with their preferred ice whenever they have the opportunity. (It's me. I'm people.) GoveeLife's expansion of its smart kitchen products begins in earnest with the reveal of its three new ice makers marking the brand’s effort to redefine the home ice-making experience through purpose-built design and intelligent performance.

The Smart Nugget Ice Maker Pro, Smart Countertop Ice Maker 2 Pro and Smart Ice Maker Max cover a wide range of ice preferences, including nugget, bullet, and cube ice, offering solutions for everything from everyday hydration to entertaining guests.

My favorite kind of ice is nugget ice. It's perfectly crunchy to munch through each refill. That being said, the loud, mechanical noise commonly found among nugget ice makers is often a discouragement. GoveeLife addresses this pain point with its patented AI NoiseGuard technology, built to significantly reduce noise caused by evaporator freeze-ups and deliver high-quality nugget ice at home.

Running quietly at 40 decibels does not mean any compromise in performance. It's able to produce the first batch in six minutes, delivering up to 60 pounds of ice a day. The built-in 2.2-liter tank is probably enough for your family, but this ice maker also includes a 4.9-liter detachable tank, offering more than 15 and a half pounds of ice in a single session, so you can entertain with ease.

Beyond capacity, thoughtful design enhances the overall experience. The stainless-steel evaporator ensures your ice is dense with improved texture for satisfying chewing. Users can give commands through the Govee Home app or use voice control via Amazon Alexa and Google Home.

Bullet ice chills fast, making it ideal for pitchers, party ice buckets, or quick refills. The GoveeLife Smart Countertop Ice Maker 2 Pro starts producing bullet ice in as little as three minutes under steady production conditions, making chilled ice readily available when needed.

Cube ice, by contrast, is dense and melts slowly, helping drinks stay cold without dilution. The GoveeLife Smart Ice Maker Max produces around 80 pounds of cube ice per day and features a large 15-pound ice basket, delivering more ease, more ice, and more guests at your party with frosted glasses.

All three ice makers will be showcased at CES 2026, with the GoveeLife Smart Nugget Ice Maker Pro available to U.S. consumers starting January 15 through Amazon, govee.com, Walmart, and Best Buy.

Together, these ice makers reflect GoveeLife’s consistent approach to smart living: simplifying everyday life through intuitive, reliable and advanced smart appliances. As highlighted at CES 2026, this growing lineup signals GoveeLife’s broader ambition to redefine everyday home experiences, starting with ice-making and extending across the modern smart kitchen.