8 Cool New Gadgets to Keep on Your Radar

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

Black NAD C 589 compact disc player with an open tray holding a CD with a purple and black design, placed on a wooden shelf above a collection of CDs.

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

This past week, Klipsch introduced a rare loudspeaker, NAD revealed an old-school-style CD player, and LG finally announced pricing of its flagship Micro RGB evo TVs. 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.

Black NAD Compact Disc Player C 589 with digital display showing

NAD C 589 CD Player

The NAD C 589 is a compact CD player that, according to the brand, is “a precision-engineered source component designed to extract the highest level of performance from compact discs.” It features a precision disc loader and transport mechanism that’s been engineered for smooth, quiet playback across a wide range of CDs, including older or frequently played discs. And it offers a comprehensive selection of analog and digital outputs, enabling it to work with a wide range of setups.

Rectangular wooden speaker with a black circular woofer, rectangular tweeter, and black grille at the bottom.

Kerr Acoustic K400

The Kerr Acoustic K400 is the brand’s most compact and affordable loudspeaker to date. It’s a two-way standmount loudspeaker that’s essentially a slimmed-down version of the company’s K300 standmount loudspeaker, which goes for upwards of $8,000/pair. According to the brand, it’s ideal for “space-restricted audiophiles or professional users looking to expand into multichannel territory.”

Sennheiser HD 480 Pro

The Sennheiser HD 480 Pro is a pair of wired, closed-back headphone designed for audiophiles and music professionals. It’s essentially a closed-back version of the brand’s HD 490 Pro open-back headphones, as the two have similar builds and feature the same 38mm dynamic drivers.

Musical Fidelity M6xi

Musical Fidelity’s M6xi is an integrated amplifier that combines a power amplifier, preamplifier, phono stage, DAC and a range of connections into an all-metal enclosure. It’s an upgraded successor to the M6si integrated amplifier, released in 2014, as the two have nearly identical designs and feature sets, but the M6xi is slightly more powerful and offers more digital inputs (including USB-C and HDMI-ARC), making it a more modern, flexible amplifier.

Large wooden speaker cabinet with a black horn tweeter on top, mounted on a white wheeled base.

Klipsch Ojas kO-R2

Like the kO-R1, the kO-R2 is a joint collaboration between Klipsch and Devon Turnball of Ojas, the hyped New York-based audio maker that specializes in highly customized audiophile speakers. But the kO-R2 is a bigger, better speaker. It’s a two-way, sectoral horn-loaded loudspeaker built similarly to the kO-R1, but it’s a significantly larger floorstanding speaker with a more sophisticated, custom-designed horn on top.

Red braided charging cable connected to a silver laptop and a white smartphone on a wooden surface.

Beats USB-C to USB-C Cable (10 Feet)

Beats introduced its first collection of charging cables in early 2025. They came in several colors, supported USB-C, USB-A, and Lightning connections, and they all were 5 feet (or shorter) in length. Fast forward to 2026, and Beats has introduced its longest USB-C to USB-C cable yet. It’s 10 feet long and has the same “tangle-free woven” design as its shorter siblings. And it’s optimized for ultra-fast charging, supporting up to 240 watts. This new cable comes in four finishes: Bolt Black, Surge Stone, Nitro Navy and Rapid Red.

Black and yellow Victrola turntable with matching speakers featuring Third Man Records branding.

Victrola Wave Turntable and Tempo Bookshelf Speakers (Third Man Records Edition)

Victrola teamed up with Third Man Records, the Detroit-born record label founded by Jack White, to release special-edition versions of its Wave, an entry-level Bluetooth turntable, and Tempo, a set of powered Bluetooth bookshelf speakers. Each features Third Man’s signature yellow-and-black colorway and logo. The turntable retails for $500 and the speakers retail for $250, but you can score a deal by bundling the two together for $650.

Flat-screen LG Micro RGB evo AI television displaying colorful crystal-like abstract shapes.

LG Micro RGB evo TV

The LG Micro RGB evo is the brand’s first-ever flagship RGB TV. It’s an LCD TV that harnesses RGB micro-LED backlight technology and LG’s smallest individual RGB LEDs, delivering a more colorful picture than ever before. The brand is calling this display “a significant step forward from MiniLED.” The TV was first previewed at CES 2026, and pricing information has now been officially announced. It comes in three sizes: 75-, 86- and 100-inches. Pricing starts at $5,000 (75-inch) and goes up to $8,000 (100-inch).

About the Author: Tucker Bowe has been on Gear Patrol’s editorial team since 2014. With a passion for consumer tech and hi-fi, he tracks everything from headphones and turntables to smartphones and wearables. If it lights up or makes noise, he probably covers it.

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