Skylight built its brand on digital photo frames. Now it wants the prime spot on your kitchen wall.
At CES 2026, the company unveiled Skylight Calendar 2, a new family hub that leans harder on software and AI than on the display itself.
The hardware sits between Skylight’s existing line: it’s sleeker than the original 15-inch calendar, but smaller than the 27-inch wall-mounted Calendar Max. Like the Max, you can swap out the frame to match your decor, treating it more like furniture than a gadget.
But Skylight is clear: the real product is the calendar OS running on that screen.
One screen for every calendar you already use
Calendar 2 pulls in schedules from the services families already rely on:
- Google Calendar
- Apple iCal
- Microsoft calendars
- Kids’ apps like TeamSnap for sports and activities
The device merges them into one color‑coded view, so you can see everyone’s schedule at a glance. Each person gets a color, which makes scanning the day or week fast even from across the room.
There’s also an AI twist: Skylight can import “calendars” that aren’t really calendars at all —
- an email with a couple of key dates
- a paper flyer from school
- a schedule stuffed in a backpack
You snap a photo of the paper, and AI parses the text and drops the events straight into the shared calendar.
Beyond dates: lists, reminders, and chores
Skylight is pitching Calendar 2 as more than a smart display. It’s trying to be the default command center for family life.
Alongside the calendar, the software supports:
- Shared grocery lists
- Reminders for appointments and tasks
- Chore tracking
The UI is designed to be readable and kid-friendly, with simple navigation, bright pops of color, and imagery. Younger kids can check off chores by tapping pictures, even if they can’t read yet.
When the calendar isn’t in use, the device can fall back to what made Skylight popular in the first place: it displays family photos like a digital frame.
AI for dinner: meal planning and fridge scanning
Food is where Calendar 2 leans hardest on AI.
Parents can use it for basic planning — “Tuesday is taco night” — or go deeper with:
- Recipe discovery
- Automatic shopping lists
Pick a recipe, and Skylight can generate a shopping list of ingredients. You can keep it inside Skylight’s own list system or push it to Instacart, so you’re a couple of taps away from ordering groceries.
Another AI feature targets a classic 6 p.m. problem: a random mix of stuff in the fridge and no idea what to cook. Take a photo of what’s in your fridge, and Skylight will suggest a recipe based on what it sees.
Bootstrapped, profitable — and already in 1.3M homes
The bet on this “family operating system” seems to be working.
Skylight says it has more than 1.3 million families using its digital calendars so far. The company is also bootstrapped and profitable from day one, which is rare in a category crowded with heavily funded smart home players.
With Calendar 2, Skylight isn’t chasing specs or screen resolution. It’s doubling down on a simple pitch: turn the chaos of modern family logistics — calendars, lists, emails, crumpled flyers, and mystery leftovers — into something a single screen and a bit of AI can manage.
