11 of the most effective (and weirdest) new devices we’ve seen this month – together with a toothbrush and dartboard filled with cameras

One of the world’s greatest tech reveals, IFA 2026 has introduced seemingly each sort of gadget possible to Berlin for just a few very busy days – and this yr’s present hasn’t disillusioned.

We’ve been scouring the present flooring and digging by the largest launches, getting our arms on as a lot new tech as attainable, and separating the correctly fascinating stuff from the stuff you’ll have forgotten about by subsequent week. There are new TVs, laptops, good house devices, robotic vacuums, audio system, and loads of issues which might be fairly tougher to classify.

So with all that stated, these are the devices that stood out sufficient to earn a spot in Stuff’s IFA Awards 2026:

Best devices of IFA 2026

Sonos Beam Ultra

Sonos has lastly stuffed the fairly giant hole between its compact Beam and flagship Arc Ultra. The new Beam Ultra squeezes a correct 7.1.2 Dolby Atmos setup right into a mid-sized soundbar, making it a significantly better match for smaller TVs and rooms the place the 118cm-wide Arc Ultra would look fairly ridiculous.

At $699/£699, it’s hardly an impulse buy, but it surely’s nonetheless significantly cheaper than the $1000 Arc Ultra. Sonos has additionally introduced its new Sonos 27 software program alongside it, whereas appropriate moveable audio system can now be used as wi-fi rear surrounds. Throw within the new Ace Ultra headphones, and this can be a fairly substantial refresh for the Sonos ecosystem.

Winmau Autodarts X

Keeping rating is a part of enjoying darts, however Winmau’s Autodarts X is joyful to do the maths for you. The new system matches round an ordinary bristle dartboard and makes use of 4 HD cameras to routinely detect the place every dart lands, with built-in 360-degree lighting serving to each the cameras and your personal eyes get a transparent view.

More importantly, for anybody who doesn’t fancy drilling but extra holes into the wall, the entire thing has been designed for tool-free set up, and will be eliminated in 4 easy clicks for storage. Dual-band Wi-Fi and USB-C are in-built, too, whereas the Winmau Autodarts app helps you to play alone, towards bots, with mates, or on-line by matchmaking and tournaments. It isn’t on sale but, with Winmau at present taking registrations of curiosity.

Acer Project DualPlay Mini

Gaming handheld or tiny laptop computer? Acer’s Project DualPlay Mini idea is each. At first look it appears to be like like a traditional Windows handheld, full with touchscreen, joysticks, D-pad, face buttons, and controller-style grips. Then you open it up.

Hidden beneath is a full QWERTY keyboard, whereas the show rotates 180 levels to show the entire thing right into a miniature laptop computer. There are even audio system constructed into the sections that double as controller grips, plus two Thunderbolt 4 USB-C ports for hooking it as much as an even bigger show.

Stuff’s Tom Morgan-Freelander has already tried the idea at IFA and got here away satisfied Acer ought to truly put it into manufacturing. We’re inclined to agree. There’s no value or launch date, although – for now, that is strictly an idea.

Tado Smart Thermostat X (2nd gen)

The unique Tado X is already Stuff’s favorite good thermostat, and its alternative improves on it with out needlessly reinventing every part. At simply 17.8mm thick, Tado says that the second-generation mannequin is the thinnest good thermostat within the European and US markets, whereas a brand new interactive mild ring and LCD show make it simpler to regulate with out reaching to your cellphone.

There’s additionally a customisable Quick Action button for issues like boosting the heating or resuming a schedule, together with simplified wiring and automated detection to make set up simpler.

Its rechargeable battery is seemingly good for greater than a yr after a three-hour USB-C cost, and Matter, Apple Home, Google Home, Alexa, and SmartIssues are all supported. Better nonetheless, it’s backwards-compatible with the unique Tado X.

Roborock Saros 20 Flow

Robot vacuums with spinning mop pads are in all places. Roborock’s new Saros 20 Flow takes a distinct method, utilizing its SpiraFlow 2.0 pressurised curler system to repeatedly clear the mop as it really works fairly than dragging the identical more and more grubby pad round your flooring.

There’s loads of vacuuming muscle to go along with it, with Roborock claiming 36,000Pa of suction. Its AdaptiLift Traverse 3.0 system is designed to assist it negotiate awkward thresholds and modifications in flooring top, whereas the accompanying dock takes care of a lot of the soiled work as soon as cleansing is completed.

The Saros 20 Flow is certainly one of a number of new robotic vacuums Roborock is unveiling at IFA this yr, and is being proven in barely completely different configurations relying available on the market.

Anker MindBase

Anker desires to present your good house a mind of its personal. MindBase is an area AI hub designed to attach the corporate’s safety, power, cleansing, and audio merchandise, together with appropriate third-party Matter units, whereas conserving its processing and information inside your private home fairly than relying totally on the cloud.

Its built-in AI {hardware} delivers 26 TOPS of computing energy, whereas native storage will be expanded to a whopping 48TB. Anker says that near 100 of its personal units shall be supported alongside tons of of Matter merchandise, with Apple HomeEquipment, Alexa, Google Assistant, and Home Assistant integration.

Security is the primary main use case, with an AI agent in a position to analyse occasions domestically and coordinate cameras, lights, warnings, and different units. Pricing and launch particulars are nonetheless to return.

Plaud One

Plaud One is what occurs when wi-fi earbuds and an AI voice recorder get mashed collectively. You can put on the buds to seize calls, on-line conferences, and face-to-face conversations, or put the charging case on a desk and use its 4 microphones as a standalone recorder with a claimed five-metre pickup vary.

The actually uncommon bit is that the case has its personal 4G connection, so it doesn’t want to remain tethered to a cellphone or Wi-Fi. Plaud’s software program can then transcribe and summarise conversations, whereas its growing agent options are meant to show what it hears into actions akin to drafting follow-up emails.

Some of these extra formidable skills are nonetheless coming by way of future software program updates, although. The restricted Explorer Edition prices $249.99/£229, with delivery anticipated to start in This autumn 2026.

Dyson CameraJet

Of all of the issues we anticipated to see throughout IFA week, a $499/£420 toothbrush with its personal digicam in all probability wasn’t excessive on the listing. Dyson’s CameraJet makes use of a tiny 100,000-pixel macro digicam and machine studying to establish the gaps between your enamel as you sweep, then fires a focused jet of mouthwash between them.

The digicam analyses 28 pictures each second, and you’ll stream its view to the MyDyson app in case you’ve ever questioned what the within of your mouth appears to be like like from a toothbrush’s perspective. Dyson says that the pictures aren’t saved on the toothbrush or within the cloud.

The CameraJet was technically unveiled simply earlier than IFA fairly than on the present itself, but it surely’s being proven in Berlin – and it’s actually one of many extra memorable devices of the week.

TCL P80 Ultra

TCL’s NXTPAPER screens are designed to chop glare and make watching a show simpler in your eyes. The P80 Ultra is its first cellphone to mix that know-how with AMOLED, probably providing you with NXTPAPER’s anti-glare advantages with out sacrificing the wealthy colors and deep blacks OLED is understood for.

There’s nonetheless a devoted NXTPAPER Key for switching into an e-reader-like Max Ink Mode, whereas the 120Hz display screen can attain a formidable 3200 nits. You’re not making enormous compromises elsewhere, both, with a 3x periscope digicam and large 5800mAh battery among the many highlights.

It’s accessible in Europe now, with a US launch coming later. If TCL has lastly managed to marry NXTPAPER’s splendidly glare-resistant end with an awesome OLED show, this may very well be the most effective model of the know-how but.

Alienware AW2527HX

A 25in Full HD gaming monitor may not sound terribly thrilling in 2026. Then you discover the refresh price. Alienware’s new AW2527HX makes use of its newest Penta Tandem QD-OLED panel know-how to hit a frankly ridiculous 560Hz, making it very a lot a display screen for aggressive players who depend each millisecond.

Alienware labored with Team Liquid on the design, including touches akin to a TN show mode for gamers accustomed to older esports screens, a stretched 4:3 choice, and markings that make it simple to return the unusually adjustable stand to your most well-liked place.

Stuff’s Tom Morgan-Freelander has already tried it at IFA and located the OLED panel gloriously responsive, with no seen ghosting. The AW2527HX is due in early 2027, though Alienware hasn’t revealed the worth but.

Lenovo Project Swan

Lenovo has been experimenting with rollable laptop computer screens for years, however Project Swan may be its wildest take but. The ThinkBook proof of idea makes use of a versatile OLED display screen that bodily expands outwards from each side, remodeling an in any other case normal-looking laptop computer right into a significantly wide-screen machine whenever you want the additional area.

We noticed Lenovo’s gaming-focused Legion Pro Rollable pull the same trick at CES earlier this yr, whereas its unique vertically increasing idea ultimately grew to become the ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable you’ll be able to truly purchase. That makes Project Swan really feel a bit extra believable than your common idea.

There’s no value or launch date – and no assure it’ll ever make it into retailers – however watching a laptop computer display screen actually develop sideways is strictly the kind of gloriously over-engineered tech we wish to see at IFA.

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