Vitamix Goes Portable: Meet Ion, the Brand’s First Cordless Blender

Just over two months after Vitamix launched Nano, its first personal blender, the company has released its first portable blender, the Ion. Announced on Monday, the cordless blender is designed for blending smoothies, shakes and frappés anywhere you crave a blended beverage. Between the Nano and Ion, Vitamix’s 2026 focus seems to be on expanding its line with compact blenders. Laura Ostenkamp, Vitamix’s vice president of sales and marketing, said in a press release that the Ion was developed to give people more flexibility in how and where they blend, whether they’re at the gym, in the office or generally away from their own kitchen. The Ion features a 24-ounce, BPA-free container with a handle and a flip-top. To blend your ingredients in that same container, all you have to do is double-click the Ion’s single button and the aluminum-enclosed, removable motor base and stainless steel blades will get to work. You blend in the same container you use to drink your beverage.Vitamix With USB-C charging, you get 15 blends per charge. If you drink a smoothie a day, that’s over a week of drinks without needing to recharge. Priced at $150, the Ion comes with a two-year limited warranty and is now available on Vitamix.com and at select retailers, including Amazon. I’m currently testing the Ion in my own kitchen, so check back soon for a full review. Anna Gragert (she/her/hers) was previously the lifestyle editor at HelloGiggles, the deputy editor at So Yummy and the senior lifestyle editor at Hunker. Over the past 12 years, Anna has also written for the LA Times, Elle, Bust Magazine, Dazed, Apartment Therapy, Well+Good and more. At CNET, she's a senior editor on the Healthy Home team, and her coverage includes health, wellness tech, meal kits and home and kitchen tech with a focus on the technology that aims to help us live our healthiest, happiest lives. See full bio The Latest from Anna Vitamix Goes Portable: Meet Ion, the Brand’s First Cordless Blender This Heated Foot Massager Is My Idea of a Perfect Gift Google Is Forcing Schools to Choose Between Its Search Engine and AI