IFA 2026: the biggest tech and gadget announcements - The Verge

Every year over 200,000 people descend on Berlin for IFA, the largest tech trade show in Europe. Some of the world’s biggest manufacturers turn up to demo everything from appliances to smartphones to smart home gadgets, and this year should be no different.

IFA itself runs from September 4th to 8th, but most of the biggest news arrives in the day or two before the show officially opens to the public, so keep your eyes peeled for news as it breaks.

The Verge is on the ground in Berlin to see the biggest hardware launches in person and put them through their paces, and we’ll be collecting all the news, announcements, and hands-on demos and videos right here.

The wireless OMVI 2i Ultra camera also has a built-in 6W solar panel that can keep the camera charged in 30 minutes of daily sunlight. It comes with an 8-megapixel wide-view camera that offers a fixed view of your yard, while a 5-megapixel pan-tilt camera can track and zoom in on activity.

Ugreen, known for its phone power banks, chargers, and NAS storage solutions, is moving into the smart home — in a big way. This week at the IFA tech show, the company launched its HomeAgent smart home platform that combines security camera storage, on-device AI, and smart home control in one system, managed by a voice assistant called Uliya, with the promise that everything runs locally.

At the core of Ugreen’s HomeAgent system is a hub that acts as the brain of your smart home, running a local-first AI (with some caveats) that you can interact with using natural language via Uliya. There are three hub configurations to choose from, each of which stores all data locally and processes video footage on-device, keeping it local and private and without monthly subscription fees. Albeit likely at a higher upfront cost.

In line with its pivot into wellness tech, Nanoleaf has launched a wraparound LED light therapy mask for your neck, which the company claims “is designed to reach deeper layers of the skin and support faster skin cell renewal.” It offers seven lighting modes and near-infrared wavelengths up to 1072nm.

The Nanoleaf LED Light Therapy Neck & Décolletage Mask costs $149.99.

In addition to improved AI capabilities that are better at understanding and translating longer multilingual conversations, Timekettle’s new $379 W4 Plus earbuds can translate videos from YouTube, Netflix, and other platforms while you’re wearing just one of the buds. Last year’s W4 required you to wear both, with one playing the original audio while the other played the translation.

RugOne’s Xsnap 7 Pro comes with both an IP68 and IP69K rating, meaning the rugged phone can survive intense water blasts and complete submersion for up to 30 minutes. But what really sets the Xsnap 7 Pro apart from everything else on the market is that one of its three rear cameras can be removed and used as a standalone action cam. It made its debut at MWC 2026 earlier this year but is launching through Kickstarter on September 7th for €799 (around $930) in limited quantities, followed by a global release in October for $999.

The Xsnap 7 Pro’s detachable camera module isn’t quite as a capable as the DJI Osmo Nano or the Insta360 Go Ultra that both record at 4K. Its video capabilities max out at 2.7K at up to 30fps captured through a 133-degree ultrawide field-of-view lens. Video is processed by distortion correction algorithms to keep subjects looking natural, while software stabilization helps smooth out footage even when the camera is flipped 360 degrees, RugOne claims.

After showing off several smart home firsts at CES, Aqara has returned to IFA with a major lineup of smart lighting compatible with both Zigbee and Thread. One of these new devices is the Floor Lamp T1, which trades the look of a typical lamp for an LED-equipped pole attached to a base.

The lamp stands 4.6 feet tall, offering RGBIC lighting and 18 individually addressable zones. Similar to the floor lamp from Govee, Aqara’s new device emits light in the area surrounding it, creating a splash of color on your wall.

Following the lead of companies like Xteink, Lexar is the latest to sacrifice a USB-C port in the pursuit of slimming down its hardware.

When the Lexar Muse Ultra-Slim Portable SSD launches later this year in 512GB and 1TB capacities it will be one of the slimmest you can buy. At its thickest point in the middle it measures just 3.8mm, but that tapers to only 1mm at the edges thanks to high-density NAND stacking and a “custom ultra-thin PCB architecture” inside. But performance remains solid with read speeds up to 1,050MB/s and write speeds maxing out at 1,000MB/s. That’s fast enough to record 4K Apple ProRes video at up to 120fps when connected to a compatible iPhone.

Does your power bank have “CryoPulse technology” or a “Cyber Window”? If you disappointingly answered “no” to both, you might want to consider upgrading to Ugreen’s new MagFlow Pro Magnetic Power Bank. It’s available starting today for $149.99, which puts it on the really expensive end of power banks with only a 10,000mAh battery, but those fancy-sounding features are part of what Ugreen is claiming to be the world’s first liquid-cooling system on a power bank with wireless charging.

Inside the MagFlow Pro is a micro-pump that’s used to circulate coolant and draw heat away from components including the power bank’s Qi2.2-compatible wireless charging coil. You can see the coolant flowing through a (cyber) window on the front of the power bank. That system works alongside copper foil and a design that keeps charging components separated to help reduce heat buildup to prolong the life of the power bank’s battery, the life of your phone, and to help maintain up to 25W of power delivery. It should result in leaving the MagFlow Pro cooler to the touch after a long charging session.

Lenovo’s latest rollable concept, announced at IFA 2026, is the ThinkBook Project Swan: a business laptop with a screen that expands horizontally from 14 to 17 inches.

Rollable screens are nothing new for Lenovo. The company has shown off several concepts and even launched a real one last year (and it was pretty great). But Project Swan seems a little more restrained than that wild vertically expanding ThinkBook Plus Gen 6.

Nvidia is announcing its new Personal AI Router (PAIR), a free tool that syncs up your home computers for tackling local AI inference tasks with tools like Ollama and LM Studio.

Let’s get the obvious thing out of the way, despite what its name might imply: PAIR is not a hardware router. It’s open-source software developed by Nvidia that discovers compatible PCs on a network, connects them, and prepares them for crunching numbers on agentic workflows. While the compatible devices are mostly Nvidia GeForce GPUs (PAIR works with RTX 20-series cards and newer, as well as RTX Pro GPUs and DGX Spark systems), Apple’s M4 chips or newer will also work.

I am largely uninterested in Android tablets these days — and yet! This just-announced Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus Gen 2 surprised me in person. Magnetically snaps right onto this “OneStep” keyboard frame, surprisingly excellent typing with 1.5mm key travel, firm non-slip leatherette base. Doesn’t open one-handed, though, and I’d like it better with a carry handle.

Lenovo is announcing a new concept laptop for IFA 2026 that uses solid-state cooling instead of traditional fans, making it incredibly thin and super light. The 14-inch Project AeroBlade concept laptop is less than 10mm thick and weighs under 1.8 pounds / 830g. For reference, recent ThinkPad X1 Carbons are around 14mm at their thickest and weigh about 1kg / 2.2 pounds.

The AeroBlade is essentially a ThinkBook built around Frore’s AirJet technology, which uses piezo electric membranes to force air through the chassis without any fans or other moving parts. The solid-state cooling means the AeroBlade Concept is as nearly as quiet as a MacBook Air, but with active cooling.

Lenovo is announcing the IdeaPad Vibe, a productivity laptop aimed at taking on the MacBook Neo with a similar starting price and a wider range of colors. The Vibe comes in 14- and 15-inch sizes, with AMD and Qualcomm chip options due out in October and November, respectively. Intel versions (likely Wildcat Lake) are set to be “available at a later date.”

While the MacBook Neo comes in four different colors, the IdeaPad Vibe ups the hue selection to seven. Lenovo gave them all over-the-top names: dreamy violet, spicy gold, zen green, chill blue, radiant coral, moody blue, and lowkey gray. You’ll even be able to custom order one from Lenovo with keycaps in any of the seven colors, as well as buy separate keycap sets to mix-and-match your own unique look. And unlike the Neo, the keyboard is backlit.

Just a few months after getting back into the smartwatch game, Motorola is targeting the premium end of the market with the first Moto Watch Ultra. It comes with some upgrades from the recent Moto Watch — most obviously the jump to Wear OS — but lacks the outdoorsy features that would make it a true rival to Samsung and Apple’s Ultra watches.

While the Moto Watch ran a custom operating system, Motorola has adopted Google’s Wear OS platform for the Ultra model, with a Snapdragon W5 Plus Gen 1 chip to run it. That gives the Ultra an immediate leg up in terms of access to a wide range of apps, interoperability with the company’s Android phones, and support for NFC payments through Google Wallet. Gemini is supported too, along with Motorola’s own Qira AI assistant.

Remember the company’s first Android phone with magnetic wireless charging? The Edge 70 Max didn’t launch in the US, and so the new 25W Moto Snap Qi2 puck won’t either, though it’s £39.99 / €39.99 (about $50) in Europe. The Android Qi2 rollout continues at glacial pace.

35 crystals have once again been “hand-positioned” in the flip phone’s body, with a larger 32-facet crystal on the hinge, all finished with a quilted, leather-inspired texture in Pantone’s “Meteorite” color. It launches September 10th for $899.99, a $100 premium over the regular Razr — but what says luxury like Swarovski-studded quilted pleather?

Circular announced its new Ring 3 Series today as a follow-up to the Ring 2 that debuted at CES 2025 with upgraded sensors and FDA-cleared atrial fibrillation detection. The new Ring 3 collection consists of both a Pro model that carries forward those same health-tracking features, and a smaller Slim option that offers more limited stats tracking. But both versions of the new Ring 3 feature vibrating alerts for alarms, medication reminders, and guided breathing exercises, and an integrated NFC chip for making contactless payments without having to reach for your phone or wallet.

The Ring 3 Pro has a slimmer design than its predecessor and uses titanium on both the inner and outer structures of the smart ring for improved durability. Finishes still include gold, rose gold, silver, and black. Battery life has been boosted from seven to up to 12 days despite the use of a smaller capacity battery, while a wireless charging case can top it off five to six times before you need to find an outlet.

The autofocusing and keystone-correcting projector I enjoyed last year is now twice as bright (200 ANSI lumens) with a bump to 1080p. It supports AirPlay, Google Cast, and “an industry-first Type-C direct projection for Nintendo Switch.” The Zip Pro is notably larger, lasts up to 2.5 hours off battery, supports Bluetooth audio when its itty-bitty stereo speakers won’t do, and can be preordered for $579.99 — nearly double the cost of the original 720p model. Have a look at Aurzen’s weak-sauce AI imagery for more details.

Cast your mind back a decade or so, and smartphone makers were obsessed with shrinking the bezel on phones. Screens got bigger, the black bars around them got smaller, and for a while it looked like truly edge-to-edge displays were imminent.

Then, progress just stopped. The bezel shrunk down until it was a millimeter or so on every side, on just about every phone, and phone manufacturers seemed to agree as one that this was probably far enough.

The doors to Europe’s largest consumer tech show haven’t opened to the public yet, but there’s already plenty of news coming out of IFA 2026 in Berlin, Germany. If you’re already struggling to keep up with what has been announced, here are some of the best new gadgets and upgrades from the show — including brightly colored rope lights from Philips Hue, an OLED Android phone that doubles as an e-reader, and a concept handheld designed to balance work and play.

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Dyson showed off its CameraJet toothbrush in Berlin, Germany, today, at what was quite the event for a dental hygiene product.

After expanding its health and beauty lineup earlier this week with a camera-equipped electric toothbrush, Dyson is also introducing two new hair care products this month. The $329 Corrale CoolShine straightener upgrades the original Corrale that launched in 2020 with active cooling technology designed to “reduce residual heat

exposure” so hair feels smoother, softer, and cooler to the touch after styling. Alongside it is the new $249 Dyson Airsmooth dryer brush designed for both drying and styling hair using a new anti-snag bristle technology developed by the company.

The Corrale CoolShine carries forward the same flexing heated copper plates that the original used to clamp down on hair and evenly apply heat at over 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Those precisely controlled heating elements are now joined by water-filled pipes that draw excess heat away from hair as it’s being pulled through the straightener. So in a single pass, hair is being heated, straightened, and then cooled back down to help reduce potential damage from being heated too long.

The company’s handheld HushJet Mini Cool fan looked like a lamprey eel, but its new air purifiers are trading Dyson’s iconic bladeless rings for a design reminiscent of Dune’s sandworms. That nozzle is engineered to increase airflow and reduce noise from Dyson’s three new HushJet models that will range in price from $599 to $1,099 later this year.

At the end of my third day trawling Berlin for new tech launches, he looks about how I feel.

If that sentence means anything to you, you may want to know more about RayNeo’s new GT glasses. They cost the same as Xreal and Viture’s feature-light $299 video glasses, but they stand out by having built-in three degrees of freedom to let you pin their virtual screens in space (their rather small 46-degree FoV is a bit disappointing, though). They’ll go up to $329 at a later date.