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9 Cool New Gadgets to Keep on Your Radar

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Catching you up on the past week’s most notable product releases.

9 Cool New Gadgets to Keep on Your Radar

By Tucker Bowe

Published 10 hours ago

Updated August 16, 2025

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Another week down, and, per usual, a bunch of new tech and gadgets have been announced.

This past week, Fender introduced a new line of vintage-inspired guitars, two Italian giants created an elite pair of loudspeakers, and a rising hi-fi maker unveiled an affordable turntable. 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.

Two tall, modern floor-standing speakers with a sleek design are shown. They have a black front panel with yellow side accents. One speaker's front is visible, featuring three drivers: a tweeter at the top, a midrange driver below it, and a woofer at the bottom. The other speaker is angled, showing mostly its yellow side and black grille. The background is dark, with light casting shadows on the floor.

Sonus Faber Il Cremonese Ex3me (Automobili Lamborghini Edition)

Sonus faber, the legendary Italian hi-fi manufacturer, has collaborated with Lamborghini, the renowned Italian sports car brand, on a special edition version of the Il Cremonese Ex3me floorstanding speakers. These Automobili Lamborghini Edition models borrow design elements from the Italian sports car — most notably, they come in five classic Lamborghini finishes — and pair them with a more refined acoustic engineering. According to the brands, the loudspeakers combine “the emotion of the Italian super sports car and the soul of Italian sound.” Only 50 of these limited-edition models will be produced. They’re priced at roughly $130,000/pair.

A woman wearing virtual reality goggles and a dark sleeveless outfit is flying a white drone with green accents in a desert-like environment with rocky formations in the background. She is holding a remote control and looking at the drone.

Insta360 Antigravity A1

The Antigravity A1 is Insta360’s first-ever drone, and it’s unique for several reasons. First, it features two ultra-wide cameras, one located on its roof and one on its underside, allowing it to capture an immersive 360-degree video. Two, it’s also the first drone capable of recording 8K video. And three, it comes with the necessary goggles and a handheld controller to fly it at no extra cost. Pricing has yet to be revealed and it’s scheduled for a January 2026 release date.

Two electric guitars are shown side by side against a black background. The guitar on the left is a red Fender Stratocaster with a white pickguard, three pickups, and a tremolo arm. The guitar on the right is a blue Fender Telecaster with a white pickguard and two pickups. Both guitars have maple necks with rosewood fingerboards and six tuning pegs on the headstocks.

Fender American Ultra Luxe Vintage Series

Fender’s American Ultra Luxe Vintage series features reimagined and modernized versions of five of the brand’s classic Stratocasters and Telecasters from the 1950s and 1960s. The models feature Pure Vintage pickups, stainless-steel frets and, most notably, one of the brand’s proprietary aged Heirloom finishes. According to the press release, the new collection “represents the pinnacle of Fender innovation and craftsmanship, setting the benchmark for premium electric instruments whilst showcasing the finest of the brand’s heritage – where timeless classics meet uncompromisingly modern technological refinement.”

Two pairs of compact, modern wireless speakers are shown. The top pair is dark green with a smooth matte finish, featuring a central gold-colored driver surrounded by a black ring. The bottom pair is beige with the same design, including the gold-colored driver and black ring. Both pairs have a rounded rectangular shape with slightly curved edges.

KEF LS50 Meta and LS50 Wireless II (Moss Green and Sand Shell)

KEF has introduced two new colorways of its LS50 Meta and LS50 Wireless II — both are now available in Moss Green and Sand Shell. Otherwise, the two award-winning speakers remain the same. The LS50 Meta are some of the best passive bookshelf speakers you can buy, while the LS50 Wireless II hold that same distinction in the category of active wireless speaker systems.

HTC

HTC Vive Eagle

Best known for its Vive virtual reality headsets, HTC is entering the smart glasses category to compete with Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses and Amazon’s Echo Frames. The Vive Eagle is a stylish pair of shades with an integrated 12-megapixel ultra-wide camera that can be used to take photos and videos. There are built-in mics and speakers for listening to music and answering calls. And, since it’s integrated with the company’s virtual assistant, you can use “Hey Vive” voice commands to do things like play music, get restaurant recommendations, or take photos and videos. Pricing and US availability info have yet to be released.

Harman Kardon Enchant 1100

Harman Kardon’s Enchant 1100 is the company’s new flagship Dolby Atmos soundbar, designed to compete with other wireless soundbar systems, including Sonos’s Arc Ultra and Bose’s Smart Ultra Soundbar, in terms of sound, expandability, and price. On its own, the Echant 1100 is a 5.1.2-channel Dolby Atmos soundbar featuring 11 total drivers, including two up-firing drivers. It also works with the wireless sub and two rear-channel speakers, which can elevate it to a 7.1.4-channel surround sound system.

Fosi Luna3

Fosi Audio’s Luna3 is the burgeoning hi-fi maker’s first-ever turntable. It’s a belt-drive turntable with a minimalist design. It features a solid black plinth, high-mass acrylic platter, high-quality tonearm and comes with Audio-Technica VM95E cartridge. Unlike a lot of other entry-level turntables, it lacks a built-in phono preamp, meaning you’ll have to use an external one or an integrated amplifier that has one. According to the brand, the Luna3 is “crafted for audiophiles, first-time vinyl listeners, and design-conscious users who value sound purity and elegant simplicity.”

Kuxiu M30 Magnetic Smart Connector Charger for iPad Pro/Air

Apple infamously hasn’t brought wireless charging to its iPad line, but this nifty charging cable seemingly does just that. The Kuxiu M30 magnetically attaches to the Smart Connector pins on the back of the iPad Pro or Air, which are typically used to connect its various accessories, and charges it at up to 35 watts. This allows you to charge the iPad while also freeing up its USB-C port, so you can simultaneously connect other accessories, such as an SSD or your camera. Note: no wall adapter is included, so you’ll have to provide your own.

Campfire Audio Grand Luna

The Grand Luna are the Portland-based hi-fi maker’s first pair of in-ear monitors with a planar-balanced armature hybrid driver configuration — they combine a 14mm planar magnetic driver with two precision-tuned balanced armatures. This allows them to deliver a rich, immersive sound with a wide frequency range (5Hz to 30kHz). Additionally, they have a new modular cable system that comes with three interchangeable terminators (3.5mm, 4.4mm, and USB-C DAC), so you can use them with various sources.

About the Author:

Tucker Bowe has been on Gear Patrol’s editorial team since 2014. As a Tech Staff Writer, he tracks everything in the consumer tech space, from headphones to smartphones, wearables to home theater systems. If it lights up or makes noise, he probably covers it.

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9 Cool New Gadgets to Keep on Your Radar