9 Cool New Gadgets to Keep on Your Radar

Focal’s Diva Mezza Utopia is an extremely high-end active speaker system that combines Focal’s floorstanding loudspeakers with Naim’s built-in amplification, plus a multitude of wired connections and wireless streaming capabilities, making it an extremely versatile system.. It’s a bigger, better and more expensive version of the $40,000 Diva Utopia system that Focal released last year.

Ikea’s Blomprakt is a powered Bluetooth speaker that doubles as a tabletop lamp for your desktop or nightstand. It features an angled top with a built-in light, which can be adjusted and directed as you see fit. One standout feature is its dedicated button for Spotify Tap, which allows you to quickly start playing the last Spotify playlist you were listening to with a single press. Available in three colors: beige, black and blue.

LG’s M5 is the company’s new “best of the best” OLED TV. It combines the same OLED panel and advanced processor found in the brand’s flagship G5 OLED, with the wireless video transmission capabilities (up to 4K resolution with a 144Hz refresh rate) enabled by its Zero Connect Box. This allows you to have a clutter-free setup without any cables hanging from the TV. According to LG, the M5 “sets a new gold standard for premium wireless home entertainment.”

The Galaxy Z Fold 7 is the newest foldable smartphone in Samsung’s higher-end and more productivity-focused Fold series. And it promises to be quite the upgrade over last year’s Fold 6. The new model features a significantly thinner and lighter design, but both its cover and internals are larger, with thinner bezels, compared to the previous year’s model. It also features a faster processor and an upgraded rear camera system — specifically, Samsung has equipped it with the same 200-megapixel wide-angle camera found on its Galaxy S25 Ultra. The only real downside is that Samsung increased the price by $100.

Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 8 series features two smartwatches. The Galaxy Watch 8 is an updated version of last year’s Watch 7, while the Galaxy Watch 8 Classic, which is a fancier version that has a rotating bezel, is a new and improved version of the last Classic, which was released two years prior. Both models have a new design with squared edges (similar to the Galaxy Watch Ultra), brighter displays, faster processors, and, most curiously, a new Antioxidant Index that can tell if you’re eating enough fruits and vegetables. On the downside, Samsung increased the price of the Watch 8 by $50.

The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 is the company’s sixth-generation clamshell-style foldable smartphone. It maintains a similar look and feel to last year’s Flip 6, but has several notable upgrades. The most obvious is its cover screen, which Samsung calls the FlexWindow, is significantly larger (4.1 inches vs last year’s 3.4 inches), faster (now with a 120Hz refresh rate), and more usable. Then, when you open the phone up, its 6.9-inch display is bigger than before, too. Samsung also upgraded it with a faster chipset and a larger battery. The only downside is that it maintains the same rear and selfie camera systems as last year’s models. Price has not changed.

The KEF XIO is the British loudspeaker specialist’s first-ever Dolby Atmos soundbar — you can think of it as a high-end rival to Sonos’s Arc Ultra. It’s a 5.1.2-channel soundbar with 12 total drivers, each individually amplified by its own class D amplifier, that is capable of delivering an incredible 820 watts of power. One of the neat things about the XIO is that its unique design changes depending on its orientation, be it resting flat or wall mounted; it uses advanced sensors and technologies to adjust based on its orientation and surroundings automatically. According to the brand, the XIO promises to deliver a “transcendent cinematic sound experience.”

The Razer DeathAdder V4 Pro is a new and improved version of one of the company’s most popular gaming mice, the 2022-released Razer DeathAdder V3 Pro. The “V4” has a similar lightweight and ergonomic design to its predecessor, but it promises to be even lighter, faster, and more accurate. The main upgrade is that Razor opted for an optical scroll wheel instead of a mechanical one — which is a first for any Razer mouse — which the brand says “offers triple the durability and consistent, tactile control even under intense gameplay.” The mouse is available in black or white.

Aqara’s G410 is a video doorbell that works with most major smart home ecosystems, including Google Home, Amazon Alexa, Samsung SmartThings and Apple Home — in fact, it’s one of the few video doorbells to support HomeKit Secure Video. The G410 features a 2K sensor and offers a 175-degree field of view, allowing it to capture more of your front porch. Additionally, it’s one of the first video doorbells to have an mmWave sensor, which should more accurately tell when somebody is at your door (and prevent false alerts). It supports wireless (with  replaceable batteries) or hardwired installations.