8 Cool New Gadgets to Keep on Your Radar

Acoustic Energy has introduced a limited-edition version of its AE2 standmount loudspeakers to celebrate the brand’s 40th anniversary. Like the originals, which were discontinued in the early 2000s, they’re two-way, triple reflex-ported standmount loudspeakers featuring three drivers: two woofers and a tweeter. But each speaker has been upgraded with “technological refinements,” including newly developed woofer and tweeter drive units. According to the brand, it “offers the scale and authority of a small floor-standing loudspeaker with the very low cabinet coloration, 3D imaging and ease of placement of a stand-mount speaker.”

The Leica SL3-P is the most advanced full-frame camera in the company’s SL-System. It combines a new 44-megapixel full-frame sensor with Leica’s latest hybrid autofocus system. This gives it the ability to capture up to 176-megapixel images, as well as shoot at up to 40 frames per second with full autofocus support. The camera can also shoot 8K video and 4K slow-motion video (up to 120 fps). Additionally, Leica is launching the SL3-P alongside two advanced lenses: Summilux-SL 50 f/1.4 ASPH. and APO-Macro-Elmarit-SL 100 f/2.8. According to the brand, the SL3-P “meets the highest photographic and cinematic standards, while also offering non-professional users easy access to high-quality image and video production.”

To date, Meta has only introduced smart glasses under the Ray-Ban and Oakley brands, which made them quite expensive (the most affordable were the Ray-Ban ‌Meta‌ Wayfarer, priced at $379). Now, with the all-new Meta Glasses, it’s partnered with EssilorLuxottica, the parent company of both Ray-Ban and Oakley, to introduce some even more affordable models that work basically exactly the same; they have mostly the same specs. The Meta Glasses come in three styles: Adventurer, Fury and Starfire. The first two cost $299, while the third was designed with the help of Kylie Jenner and starts at $399.

Wyze’s Scale BodyScan is a smart scale positioned as a more affordable alternative to the company’s Ultra BodyScan, released last fall. Similarly, the Scale BodyScan has the same eight-electrode and built-in handle system that allows it to track way more metrics (including muscle mass, body fat, physical age, basal metabolism and more) than just weight. The main tradeoffs with this more affordable model is that it has a smaller display and lacks built-in Wi-Fi.

Triangle’s Solstice range of loudspeakers sits between its entry-level Borea and ultra-elite Signature and Magellan ranges. It replaces the long-running Esprit series as the company’s midrange offering. The range consists of three passive loudspeaker models: the Solstice 3 bookshelf speakers, the Solstice 8 floorstanding speakers, and the Solstice C3 center channel.

Mophie has been one of the most popular names in wireless chargers for years. For 2026, the company has introduced three wireless chargers (including this 3-in-1 stand) that are integrated with its new StealthCharge Technology, a wireless charging architecture that it claims is “designed to reduce heat while maintaining full-speed 25-watt wireless charging for iPhone.” The company is pitching it as an improvement to Qi2.2. In addition to this 3-in-1 stand, Mophie has integrated this StealthCharge Technology into a 4-in-1 wireless charging station and a foldable travel charger.

PSB’s iQ Series consists of two active speaker systems: the iQ1 and the iQ2. And, for the most part, both are basically identical. They are the same size, feature the drivers and are powered by the same 270-watt Burr-Brown Class-D amplifier. And they have the same connections and streaming capabilities. However, the iQ2 are the more premium models, as they don’t require cable to connect the two speakers, and they come in more colorful finishes.

The Danish hi-fi manufacturer has introduced a new and improved versions of its Spectrum loudspeaker range. According to the brand, the second-generation models have been “acoustically refined” and feature a “updated, even sleeker design.” Like before, there are bookshelf, floorstanding and center channel loudspeakers, as well as subwoofers, allowing you to configure them in a traditional stereo or home theater system. Notably, Tangent has added on-wall LCR loudspeakers to the range for the first time, which is ideal for building more immersive home cinema and multi-channel systems. Available in black or white satin finishes.