BERLIN, September 14 — The shift at IFA this year isn’t about bigger screens or louder soundbars. It’s about gadgets that follow you out of the living room. Europe’s largest consumer and home technology trade show wrapped in Berlin with more than 2,000 exhibitors spread across 25 halls, and the products drawing the most attention were the ones designed to be worn, carried, or talked to.
Many of the standout launches came from Asia-based companies, continuing the region’s export of innovative ideas to global markets. BGR highlighted five gadgets in its September 7 coverage, and the through-line is clear: hardware is getting smaller, smarter, and more personal.
Storage that disappears into your pocket
Lexar used its 30th anniversary to introduce the Muse, which it calls the world’s thinnest portable SSD. The drive measures a maximum of 3.8mm at its thickest point and has a credit card-like shape designed to slot inside a MagSafe wallet-like accessory made of vegan leather. It connects to an iPhone, Android device, or PC via USB-C.
The target user is specific: smartphone shooters capturing ProRes and other high-end codec video at 4K 120 fps who need to move files to a computer. With high-density NAND stacking, the Muse offers speeds up to 1,050 MB/s and write speeds up to 1,000 MB/s.
Lexar plans 512GB and 1TB options, arriving in the fourth quarter of 2026. The company also pitches it for everyday project storage, backup, or expanding space on iPhones that are running low.
Smart glasses grow a second city
Berlin-based L’Atitude, which made news at IFA 2025 for its stylish smart glasses, expanded its frames with a new Milan version featuring a rounded design, following the earlier large Berlin model. The glasses cost $449 and ship with a bulky but stylish charging case, a strap, a cleaning cloth, and the glasses themselves. Inside, there’s a 12MP POV camera with 107-degree ultra-wide lenses, live translation, a music player, and a dedicated AI imaging processor to improve photos and help users understand their surroundings.
L’Atitude highlights use as an AI tour guide — asking about a piece of art’s artist intention, for example. A touchpad and shutter button allow swiping, tapping, and double tapping to adjust audio and capture images.
The Intercom strap lets up to eight people connect offline via Bluetooth for cycling, hiking, skiing, and more without relying on a phone.
The bottle that knows you
Wiwu’s MagGo smart bottle is made of stainless steel and has a display on top showing water temperature, time, and battery level. The enclosed lid is where users charge the bottle via USB-C, and it features a MagSafe stand so users can place their phone there while working out or watching a video.
Its two most interesting features are Find My support, allowing location through Apple’s network, and facial recognition support that ensures only the owner can open it, preventing others from adding a different liquid or using the bottle when the owner is not around.
An AI pen for the notebook crowd
Flowtica showcased its recently unveiled AI recording pen at IFA 2026. This James Bond-like accessory is ideal for students, executives who take lots of meetings, and anyone who likes to note down ideas on paper while recording a conversation. Users can use the Scribe pen in whatever notebook they have, and the pen supports regular replaceable 0.
What’s changing underneath all of this is the interface. The Muse turns a phone into a workstation.
L’Atitude’s frames turn a walk through a museum into a conversation. Wiwu’s bottle turns a water container into a security device. Flowtica’s pen turns paper into a recording medium.
Watch this space — the next wave of consumer tech isn’t asking you to sit down in front of it. It’s asking to come along.
