13 Cool New Gadgets to Keep on Your Radar

The Insta360 X5 is the company’s flagship 360-degree action camera for 2025. Compared to its predecessor, the 2024-released X4, the X5 has a similar design but features larger 1/1.28-inch sensors and promises better image quality with improved low-light performance. It also supports more shooting modes, including an InstaFrame mode that allows it to shoot regular and 360-degree videos simultaneously. The other significant upgrade is that the scratch-resistant lenses are now replaceable, so you won’t have to buy an entirely new camera should a lens get damaged.

Nomad’s popular rugged Apple Watch strap, the Rocky Point Band, is available in a limited-edition glow-in-the-dark colorway. It’s different from the brand’s other bands that harness the power of photoluminescence because it’s in an Icy glow finish, which promises to get three times as bright at night. It’s designed to fit the Ultra and Ultra 2, but Nomad says it can also fit any current or past Apple Watch in the Series or SE lines. It might be a tad bulky.

The Nebula X1 is Anker’s most advanced outdoor projector to date — it promises to deliver a “cinema-grade” experience. It has a triple-laser engine that can deliver a 4K UHD picture on up to a 300-inch screen with a brightness of up to 3,500 lumens. And its adjustable lens allows you to place it between 13 and 22 feet away from the screen. Additionally, it has a built-in Google TV operating system and packs a four-speaker system. You can purchase it with a variety of accessories, too, including wireless rear-channel speakers and two wireless mics for karaoke.

The Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S3 is the next generation of the company’s Px7 S2/S2e noise-canceling headphones. They feature new drivers and amplification and promise to deliver significantly improved sound. According to B&W, they also boast “the most powerful and effective activenoise-cancelling technology that the brand has ever developed.”

The SpinBase Max 2 is the company’s biggest and best turntable speaker. It has a 6-driver array consisting of two 3/4-inch silk-dome tweeters and four 3.5-inch woofers, and it’s capable of outputting up to 100 watts of power. Like other SpinBases, it’s designed as a plug-and play solution for your turntable and, since it sits directly under it, the entire system takes up much less space than a traditional hi-fi system.

The Rhea Passive are the Swiss hi-fi manufacturer’s three-way passive loudspeakers with a standout architectural design. According to the company, the loudspeakers blend “timeless elegance with acoustic excellence” and promise to set a benchmark for both form and function.

As the name gives away, Goldmund’s Theia Passive are passive versions of the company’s high-end luxury loudspeakers that combine “timeless elegance with acoustic excellence.” They have a four-way design featuring a single soft dome tweeter, two (one four-inch and one six-inch) midrange drivers and a 12-inch woofer. The loudspeakers take advantage of Goldmund’s proprietary Proteus LS software — meticulously “calculates system impedance, volume velocity, membrane displacement and sound pressure” — to get both its loudspeakers to sound their best.

For 2025, Roku is giving its midrange line of 4K TVs, the Plus Series, some pretty serious upgrades. The new models feature QLED panels with Mini-LED backlighting — something that was previously reserved for its Pro series — so they should deliver a more dynamic picture with superior color and contrast. They’re integrated with Smart Picture Max, a technology that automatically optimizes your TV’s picture on a scene-by-scene basis. They also have a new remote finder button located on the back of the TV, which you can press to get the remote to make a sound so you can easily locate it. All these new features are coming for the “same affordable price” as before.

Razer’s Pro Click V2 Vertical Edition is the brand’s first-ever vertical mouse. It features a 71.7-degree angle that Razer says “mimics a natural handshake grip, reducing strain during prolonged use.” And as you’d expect from a Razer mouse, it has an all-black design, programmable buttons, and Chroma RGB lighting, which lines the mouse’s base and lights up the surface around it.

Tivoli Audio collaborated with new.ordinary — the production company and studio headed by Grammy-award producer Sounwav — to make a special edition version of its SongBook Max. It’s the same striking boombox-style portable Bluetooth speaker as before, but has been upgraded with a leather wrap, chrome hardware, and even deeper cream-colored finish. Only 60 will be made, costing $50 more than the originals.

Roku’s new streaming sticks for 2025, the Streaming Stick and Streaming Stick Plus (which supports 4K playback), replace the Roku Express and Roku Express 4K Plus in the company’s lineup. Both can be powered directly from the back of your TV, so there’s no need to worry about extra cables. And they are the company’s smallest and slimmest streaming sticks yet.

The Grab is the smallest portable Bluetooth speaker in LG’s 2025 xboom series — which also includes the Bounce ($200). The main thing is that it’s been professionally tuned by will.i.am, the Grammy Award-winning artist and Black Eyed Peas frontman. Additionally, the speaker has integrated LED lighting, an IP67 water-resistance rating, and promises up to 20 hours of battery life on a single charge.

The CMF Phone 2 Pro is Nothing’s budget-friendly brand’s latest smartphone for 2025. It packs a surprising amount of premium features, including 120Hz OLED display and a rear-triple camera system with the same 50-megapixel main and telephoto cameras in Nothing’s $379 Phone (3a). Like its predecessor, it has a unique modular design that works with compatible accessories, such as a screw-on case, kickstand wallet and interchangeable camera lenses. The catch? Unfortunately, it isn’t going to be sold in the US.