HOUSTON, May 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, VEVOR today launches its Integrated Ice Maker, designed to meet the high-demand needs of Watch Party hosts in the U.S. From June's opening group matches through the July final, tens of millions of American households will host their own version of that same scene: living rooms packed, TVs blazing, and ice that was supposed to last all night, already gone.
For those old enough to remember 1994, this tournament carries real nostalgia. But the 2026 World Cup arrives in a country that drinks more cold beverages per capita than any nation on earth — a country where the phrase "we're out of ice" at a party has become its own kind of social emergency. The math doesn't lie: a Watch Party hosting 10 guests on a big match night can burn through 20 to 30 pounds of ice. A standard home refrigerator produces just 3 to 5 pounds a day. Even a conventional countertop ice maker struggles to stay ahead of peak demand. The result is a familiar scramble — a last-minute run to the convenience store, a half-time cooler emergency, or worse: watered-down drinks and a party that quietly dies at the worst possible moment.
VEVOR's Integrated Ice Maker changes the equation entirely — and at $313.9, it may be the most cost-effective piece of Watch Party equipment on the market this summer.
High Capacity: Produces Up to 120 lbs/Day, 20% More Than Comparable Models
Enough to serve 10 guests without a mid-match ice run — the equivalent of roughly six large bags of supermarket ice, from a machine that fits flexibly under your counter. For hosts running a Watch Party from group stage through knockout rounds, that means no more pre-game store runs, no more mid-match scrambles, no more apology speeches over warm seltzers. One machine, running quietly through the night, handles the demand that no home fridge or convenience-store run ever could.
Fast & Scheduled Production: First Batch Ready in 10 Minutes
Programmable 48-hour scheduling ensures ice is ready before kickoff. A last-minute guest list change, an extended penalty shootout that stretches the evening, a second-screen situation that was never on the original schedule — the VEVOR unit produces its first batch in just 10 minutes, enough to keep the momentum going when the unexpected arrives. For the truly prepared host, the built-in 48-hour scheduling function allows users to set ice production to begin automatically one to two hours before kickoff. By the time the starting XI takes the field, the ice bucket is full, the drinks are cold, and the host is free to actually watch the game.
Quiet Operation: 50 dB Ensures Minimal Disruption During Parties
At 50 decibels, the unit operates at roughly the volume of a quiet conversation — present without being intrusive. It won't compete with the TV commentary, the group chat commentary, or the roar that follows a 90th-minute equalizer. For Watch Party hosts who want the atmosphere to feel effortless, the machine's near-silent operation is the final piece: ice on demand, without the noise.
Affordable Solution: Priced at $313.9
Designed for households needing high-capacity ice without commercial-grade investment — a gap in the current market where households need more than a compact personal unit can deliver, but aren't ready to invest in full commercial-grade equipment costing three to five times more. For American households this summer, VEVOR's entry into the ice maker category offers something simple: a machine that matches the scale of the moment. The 2026 World Cup is the largest sporting event on the planet landing on home soil. The Watch Party hosts who prepare now will be the ones walking into July with the best stories — and the coldest drinks.
About VEVOR
Pro-Level Performance without the Pro-Level Price. From backyard makeovers to apartment innovations, VEVOR delivers superior performance through practical technological innovation that combines purposeful technology with the hands-on joy of creation. Today, VEVOR operates in over 50 countries, supported by a network of 200+ global warehouses and a catalog of more than 15,000 SKUs spanning tools, outdoor equipment, and home improvement solutions. VEVOR has supported over 30 million Home Creators worldwide, bringing performance, inspiration, and value to their home improvement projects.
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VEVOR Launches Integrated Ice Maker to Keep U.S. Watch Parties Cold During the Tournament Season
VEVOR Launches Integrated Ice Maker to Keep U.S. Watch Parties Cold During the Tournament Season
DONGGUAN, China, May 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- On May 15, 2026, the 2026 Global AIDC Industry Summit & Huawei AIDC Strategy and Product Launch was held in Dongguan with the theme "Power the AI Era Forward." The summit brought together nearly 1,000 global leaders, technical experts, and core ecosystem partners from the energy, intelligent computing and carrier sectors. They shared insights on the next-generation AI data center (AIDC) architecture evolution and cutting-edge technological innovations, and witnessed the launch of Huawei's grid-interactive AIDC strategy.
Hou Jinlong, Director of the Board of Huawei and President of Huawei Digital Power, delivered an insightful keynote speech at the event. According to Mr. Hou, the booming AI industry, widely adopted large models, and numerous AI agents are creating huge energy demands, set to boost the global AIDC capacity. Electricity is essential for computing; energy is the foundation for AI long-term development. Computing and electricity will deeply synergize and empower each other, progressively building an integrated framework that brings together new power systems and AI infrastructure. Reliable power supply is crucial to the high-quality and sustainable development of AIDC. Grid friendliness is vital for long-term, reliable, and stable operations. High-voltage, DC, and power-electronic architectures are critical to support ultra-high-density computing loads. Additionally, liquid cooling has become a mandatory choice for ultra-high-density computing. Reliable liquid cooling solutions and full-lifecycle intelligent O&M are key. Moreover, the essence of AIDC is a computing power production system, where delivery speed is closely tied to business benefits and investment returns.
Huawei Digital Power deeply integrates bit, watt, heat, and battery (4T) technologies, and focuses on key fields such as new power systems and AIDC. It has established comprehensive capabilities in renewable power generation, grid forming, high-density computing power supply, liquid cooling, and computing-electricity synergy. Facing significant industry transformation opportunities, Huawei Digital Power is committed to becoming an AIDC innovation leader and a long-term, trusted strategic partner. By cooperating with global customers and partners, it aims to promote high-quality, sustainable, and innovative development of the AIDC industry to achieve greener watts, more tokens per watt, and lower costs per token.
Bob He, Vice President of Huawei Digital Power, delivered a keynote speech titled "Building Grid-Interactive AIDC, Maximizing Tokens Per Watt." According to Mr. He, the global AI industry is booming, and the token demand surges. As such, the AIDC industry is entering the Token era. High-density and diversified computing poses great challenges to the power density, scale, and load fluctuation of AIDC. Moreover, the growing penetration of renewable energy intensifies power grid fluctuations, while the frequent heavy-load fluctuations of AI services further compound AIDC reliability challenges.
To address these challenges, Huawei launched the grid-interactive AIDC strategy centered on "3+1" innovations. This strategy aims to develop a reliable, energy-efficient, fast-delivered, and grid-friendly AIDC solution that maximizes tokens per watt.
- Watt Innovation: Reshaping the Power Supply from the Grid to Chips. Diversified loads determine the diversity of power supply architectures. AC and DC power will coexist for a long time. Huawei will build a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) power supply architecture centered on grid-friendly UPS and grid-forming energy storage system (ESS), which will evolve toward an integrated grid-forming energy router based on solid-state transformer (SST) technology. The architecture will leverage Huawei's technical expertise in power electronics, grid forming, high/low voltage, and AC/DC power to flexibly meet the high-density power supply requirements of AIDC.
- Heat Innovation: Reshaping Full-Lifecycle Thermal Management Reliability from Chips to Outdoors. The ultimate value of liquid cooling lies not in equipment cooling, but in building a full-lifecyle thermal management system. Huawei has built an innovative AI-powered MW-level liquid cooling system for efficient and reliable heat dissipation, advancing the large-scale deployment of liquid cooling from availability to long-term reliability.
- Bit Innovation: Reshaping Full-lifecycle Operations by Empowering Data Centers with AI. Digital and intelligent technologies can be applied across the entire lifecycle from design and delivery to operation, achieving full-link visibility, full-link reliability, and efficient full-lifecycle O&M.
- Construction Innovation: Reshaping the Construction Mode Through Engineering Productization, Prefabrication, and Modularization. The entire process of design, production, testing, and verification can be completed in the factory and only installation is required onsite, significantly shortening the time to market, improving the delivery quality, and enabling fast product replication.
Bob He noted that the upper limit of AI computing power is ultimately defined by the upper limit of energy supply — Energy as Token. In the AIDC era, the traditional PUE-centric energy efficiency evaluation system can no longer fully measure the value of AIDC. The industry needs to move from "energy efficiency metrics" to "value metrics." Huawei proposes the TokEnergy Index — the Energy-to-Token Ratio — to measure the end-to-end conversion efficiency from energy to computing power in AIDC.
In the AI era, data centers are no longer just server rooms. They are super factories that produce tokens. Standing at the turning point of industry development, Huawei Digital Power will continue to invest in fundamental technologies and develop an industry-leading grid-interactive AIDC solution to drive high-quality industry development, maximize tokens per watt, and power the AI era forward.
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Huawei Unveils its Grid-Interactive AIDC Strategy, Shaping the Future of the Industry
Huawei Unveils its Grid-Interactive AIDC Strategy, Shaping the Future of the Industry
