Devices on each want checklist

This article first appeared in Digital Edge, The Edge Malaysia Weekly on November 10, 2025 – November 16, 2025

We have come a good distance from the times when expertise was merely plugged in and powered up. Now, it listens, learns and adapts, maintaining life working easily with minimal human enter. 

This season, uncover presents that transcend being merely useful. They are clever, intuitive and made to anticipate your wants. From modern devices to good necessities, right here’s your information to a few of this yr’s most trendy and sensible tech presents.

Nex Playground turns display time into energetic, family-friendly enjoyable. This plug-and-play console makes use of AI-powered movement monitoring by means of a built-in wide-angle digital camera. No controllers, no wristbands, simply pure motion. Up to 4 gamers can soar, slice and dance their method by means of video games reminiscent of Fruit Ninja, Whac-a-Mole and Party Fowl, making it excellent for household sport nights, events and rainy-day playdates.

The system consists of 5 in style titles, with extra accessible by means of a Play Pass subscription that unlocks new releases every month, from Barbie and Peppa Pig to Kung Fu Panda and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Compact and straightforward to arrange by way of HDMI, it’s designed for any front room and even on the go.

Nex Playground is ad-free, data-secure and kidSAFE+ COPPA-certified. Available on Amazon from RM1,044.88.

The Nothing Headphone (1) is a positive head-turner in each sense. Crafted in partnership with KEF, the newest Nothing product blends minimalist design with good engineering, delivering wealthy, immersive sound whereas providing as much as 80 hours of playback below perfect situations.

Equipped with real-time adaptive energetic noise cancellation (ANC) that may attain as much as 42dB in optimum situations, the Nothing Headphone (1) effortlessly blocks ambient distractions. Setup is seamless, the wide-angle case makes use of USB-C quick charging (0-100% in about 120 minutes) and a five-minute fast cost nonetheless offers as much as 5 hours of listening.

It helps customisable controls (by way of the Nothing X app), fast-pairing on Android and voice assistant integration. Available in minimalist white or black end and premium construct supplies at RM 1,099 on

The SwitchBot Curtain 3 takes dwelling comfort to the subsequent stage. The compact motorised gadget automates your current curtains, letting you open or shut them with a faucet, schedule and even your voice. Installation takes simply 30 seconds — no instruments, no rewiring — because of its easy DynamiClamp design that matches most curtain tracks, together with U-Rail and Rod varieties.

Powered by a 3350mAh lithium-ion battery (or an elective photo voltaic panel for limitless life), the SwitchBot Curtain can transfer curtains weighing as much as 16kg with ease, double the facility of its predecessor. It connects by way of Bluetooth 5.0 and may be built-in with Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri Shortcuts, SmartThings or IFTTT for seamless voice or app management by means of the SwitchBot Hub.

It is designed for sturdiness with anti-UV, fire-resistant supplies and may run on preset schedules for added power effectivity. Available on marketplaces reminiscent of Lazada and Shopee from RM349.

The Insta360 Flow 2 Pro is a pocket-size smartphone gimbal that brings pro-level movement monitoring and stabilisation to on a regular basis cellular content material creation. With a folded dimension of 97.9mm x 178.4mm x 36.7mm and weighing about 357g for the gimbal physique, it’s compact sufficient to slide right into a backpack, but rugged sufficient to sort out real-world cellular shoot eventualities.

Unfolded, the unit expands to 121.1mm x 282.1mm x 54mm, simply accommodating a variety of smartphones (64mm to 84mm width, 130g to 300g weight). Operating on a built-in 1100mAh battery, the gimbal, dubbed an “AI filmmaker”, helps about 10 hours of runtime (below specified situations) and recharges in about two hours by way of USB-C.

Key mechanical specs embrace full 360° steady pan, a roll axis of -390° to +135° and a tilt vary of -99° to +231°, giving creators flexibility in framing dynamic photographs and executing cinematic strikes. Beyond {hardware}, the Flow 2 Pro emphasises “AI tracking”, making it perfect for creators who shoot solo or want good auto-framing for vlogs, livestreams or cellular filmmaking.

Its built-in tripod, selfie-stick extension (210mm) and Bluetooth/NFC connectivity spherical off a feature-rich bundle. Available on e-commerce marketplaces from RM759.

The BOOX Palma 2 balances the portability of a smartphone with the readability and luxury of e-paper. Featuring a 6.13in HD Carta 1200 glass show with 300ppi decision, it provides paper-like textual content that’s simple on the eyes, even throughout lengthy studying classes. The built-in entrance gentle with color temperature adjustment lets readers change seamlessly between heat and funky tones.

Powered by an octa-core processor with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage, the Palma 2 runs on Android 13, supporting a variety of doc codecs — from PDFs and EPUBs to DOCX and CBZ — in addition to third-party studying or productiveness apps.

At simply 170g, it’s light-weight, but feature-rich, with a 3950mAh battery, twin microphones, a built-in speaker and USB-C port with OTG help. There is even a 16MP rear digital camera, a fingerprint sensor and good navigation buttons for easy management.

With a number of refresh modes to swimsuit totally different makes use of, from clean scrolling to minimal ghosting, the BOOX Palma 2 is quick turning into the popular e-book reader. Available on Amazon from RM1,132.

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