13 Cool New Gadgets to Keep on Your Radar

Catching you up on the past week’s most notable product releases. Audioengine If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more Another week down, and, per usual, a bunch of new tech and gadgets have been announced. This past week, Audioengine introduced next-gen desktop speakers, Beats finally revealed its workout-friendly headphones, and Fiio dropped a traditional-style CD player. But that’s just scratching the surface.Below, we’ve rounded up all the most interesting new releases and announcements you might have missed from the past week. Wrensilva Wrensilva Studio (White Oak) Wrensilva’s Studio is a modern record console that’s essentially a smaller (and more affordable) version of the company’s previous record consoles, including the $19,000 M1 and $15,000 The Standard. It’s an all-in-one hi-fi system that plays your favorite vinyl records and streams your favorite music over Wi-Fi (via Sonos multiroom) or Bluetooth. It’s also a beautifully designed statement piece. Since its release, the California company has only made the Studio in a Natural Walnut finish. Now, it comes in a second White Oak finish. read more Starts at $9,900 Audioengine Audioengine A2+ Gen 3 The Audioengine A2+ Gen 3 is an upgraded version of the A2+ Next Gen. It’s the same compact speaker system, with each speaker pairing a 0.75-inch silk-dome tweeter with a 2.75-inch aramid-fiber woofer. However, the new models add support for an upgraded Bluetooth codec (aptX Adaptive) that Audioengine claims “dynamically adjusts transmission based on the audio content and wireless environment.” Additionally, Audioengine has switched from Class AB to Class D amplification, which the brand calls “the most significant amplifier” update to the A2+ series. read more $299 at Audioengine Fiio Fiio DP11 CD Player The Fiio DP11 is a compact CD player and transport that integrates into any home or desktop hi-fi system. It has a built-in DAC (Cirrus Logic CS43198) and a wide range of outputs: AES, coaxial, optical and stereo RCA. This gives you the flexibility to connect it to a set of active speakers or a larger system with an external DAC. On its front panel, a 3.7-inch LCD screen shows playback information, and a front-loading CD mechanism reduces mechanical noise while CDs play. It’s priced at $185 and comes in two finishes: black or silver. read more $185 at Apos Audio Bose x Thom Browne Bose x Thom Browne QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen) Bose collaborated with American fashion designer Thom Browne and introduced the most extreme evolution of the QuietComfort Ultra (2nd Gen) yet. The special-edition noise-canceling headphones are inspired by the classic gray suit. The faux leather ear pads and headband cushion have been replaced with cashmere. And there are numerous accents in Thom Browne’s signature white, red, white, blue, and white stripes. The headphones cost $950, making them more than twice as expensive as the standard Bose QuietComfort Ultra (2nd Gen), which sell for $449. read more $950 at Bose $950 at Thom Browne Beats Beats 360 The Beats 360 are the company’s new flagship pair of wireless noise-canceling headphones for 2026. You can think of them as an upgraded and completely redesigned version of the 2023-released Studio Pro, as they also have a custom Beats chip, which gives them AirPods-esque features when paired with an iPhone (or Android). The 360 promises superior sound and active noise cancellation, but the coolest thing is its modular design, which lets you swap out the earpads and headband cushions. Apple (who owns Beats) sells two different cushion kits, one for working out and one for max comfort. And they’re available in several different colors, so you can customize and mismatch the look of the headphones. read more $350 at apple.com Meta Meta VR Glasses Meta’s VR Glasses is the company’s take on Apple’s Vision Pro, but packaged in a slimmer eyeglass-style form factor instead of a large headset. It weighs 100 grams, which Meta claims is five times lighter than its Meta Quest 3 headset. The virtual reality glasses have dual 5K displays for watching shows and movies, playing games or using various apps for work. You control the glasses with eye movements, hand gestures and voice commands. An external puck houses various components, including the battery and computing components. They are scheduled to launch in “Spring 2027.” read more $1,300 at Meta Meta Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 3) The Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 3) is the latest evolution of the company’s smart glasses. Compared to the Gen 2 models, which were released in late 2023, the Gen 3 smart glasses have a slimmer design and a dedicated button for triggering Meta AI. They have improved cameras and mics for superior content capture (and they can now record Dolby Atmos spatial audio). And they promise faster charging and longer battery life, now up to nine hours. Like their predecessors, the Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 3) are available in three different frames and various color and lens combos. read more $449 at Meta Meta Ray-Ban Meta Audio The Ray-Ban Meta Audio are “audio-only” smart glasses. Unlike the Ray-Ban Meta, they don’t have any cameras