HighlightsThe best tech and gadgets announced at IFA 2026Lenovo’s new MacBook Neo competitor comes in two sizes and seven colorsSome of Dyson’s $500 toothbrushes are breakingEarly users of Dyson’s CameraJet are reporting that water is getting into the battery compartment of the newly launched $499.99 electric toothbrush. One user posted on the r/Dyson subreddit that their model “broke within 30 seconds.”The problem appears to stem from the device getting wet, which is a big issue for a toothbrush. In a post earlier this week, a Reddit user in the UK wrote that his unit appeared faulty and then discovered water in the battery compartment. Several responses to both posts indicate the issue is affecting multiple units.Read Article >We flew the banned drone with snap-on propeller wings.Dom says it’s quick and easy to snap a propeller backback onto the HoverAir Versa, and then… it can fly! Shame that HoverAir isn’t transparently telling backers that this camera has been banned in the US, and shame on the Trump administration for creating the dumb drone ban to begin with.Everyone’s talking about home robots. But they still can’t do anything.The buzz at IFA was all around robotics — humanoids, quadrupeds, and wheeled bots designed to be household helpers and companions. I was on a panel (watch it here) where roboticists and entrepreneurs insisted that in five years everyone will know someone with a humanoid at home.I don’t buy it. Yes, I saw some impressive-looking robots. But behind almost every one was a human with a PlayStation controller.Xiaomi’s wide foldable promises more power than Samsung’sXiaomi is the latest manufacturer to release a short, wide foldable phone, in the week Apple is expected to do the same. I got to try the 18 Fold behind closed doors at IFA last week, and while it looks and feels similar enough to Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8, superior specs make it feel like the phone I wish Samsung had made.The 18 Fold is Xiaomi’s first book-style foldable since 2024’s Mix Fold 4, but the company has followed Huawei and Samsung in moving to a short, squat design. Xiaomi’s phone goes further though: It’s both shorter and wider than Samsung’s, with a roughly 1.4:1 aspect ratio on both the 7.58-inch inner and 5.38-inch outer screens — almost an exact match for both international paper sizes and IMAX screens, meaning this may be the one phone capable of playing The Odyssey without letterboxing.Read Article >Watch this Roomba spit out another Roomba.The Roomba Duo is a new concept from iRobot. Two vacuums in one: the larger robot is a vacuum and steam mop (I watched it suck up pasta from carpet) and the smaller one sits on top. When the Duo finds areas it can’t reach, it uses a mechanical arm to lower the second bot to the floor.It feels like an overly complex solution to the traditional limitations of robot vacuums, but it’s nice to see some ambition from iRobot.EcoFlow makes the miniature power station even smallerIf you’re in the market for a tiny power station that punches well above its size and weight, then have a look at EcoFlow’s new fourth-generation River series.The River 260 Gen4 features a 256Wh capacity battery while the 520 Gen4 packs in 512Wh — storing about 2.5x and 5x the energy of the largest airline-approved power banks, respectively. Better yet, the batteries are built using longer-lasting LFP chemistry that’s far less volatile. The River 260 Gen4 features four USB ports, and 300W of max continuous output delivered out its lone AC jack. The River 500 Gen4 features the same USB port selection but offers a pair of AC jacks good for 500W of continuous output.Read Article >SwitchBot made an AI Furby that’s also a smart home controller.The Kata Mini is one of those weird AI companions that have little purpose other than to be cute and creepy — speaker and microphone on your keychain plushie, anyone?But the Mini, a portable, camera-less version of a Kata Friend companion, can also control SwitchBot smart home products. That’s a new way to turn on the lights. It’s coming later this year.Boox’s tiny Picco e-reader should land in NovemberImage: BooxBoox teased the Picco, its take on the buzzy Xteink X4 e-reader, back in July, but provided almost no details. Now, thanks to some reporting out of IFA, we’ve got a bit more info, though sadly still no price. Unlike the Xteink devices, the Picco will not have magnets on the back for attaching to a phone. The 3.97-inch e-paper display, however, will be touchscreen, which The Verge’s Andrew Liszewski called a “welcome upgrade” on the X4 Pro. The Picco has physical page-turn buttons, and they can be customized with different actions for short and long presses.There’s apparently no onboard storage, and it relies entirely on a microSD card to hold books. But in addition to adding files to the card, you can transfer reading material to the Picco directly over USB-C (which the Xteink devices lack) or even Wi-Fi from a companion app.Read Article >What if your 14-inch laptop literally stretched to become a 17-inch Netflix machine?Lenovo’s Project Swan has a screen that literally unrolls. The prototype could use better speakers and some weight balancing, but I love watching it in motion!This is Project Aeroblade.XP-Pen has a new portable Android drawing tablet.Following the standalone Magic Drawing Pad from 2024, XP-Pen is now launching the Android 16-based Magic Pro 13 next month to tempt creatives away from sketching on iPads. The price hasn’t been announced yet, but it features a 3096 x 2064 resolution LCD display, with 100 percent sRGB coverage, 650-nit brightness, and a refresh rate of up to 120Hz.PSA: The SmartThings V3 hub is nearly sold out.And they won’t be making more, meaning there won’t be a way to add Z-Wave devices to a SmartThings smart home. Aeotec, which makes both hubs for Samsung, told me they have about 10,000 left, which may last through the end of the year. Samsung discontinued the V3 last year and replaced it with the Smart Home Hub 2, which has twice the performance, but doesn’t support Z-Wave.Tell us how you really feel, Home Assistant.The fiercely open-source smart home platform had its first-ever booth at IFA this week and, true to form, didn’t pull any punches.1/3Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The VergeThese color-matched Belkin accessories almost make me want to buy a MacBook Neo.Along with the chargers and cables, Belkin showed off matching power banks for its colorful laptop at IFA this week. The UltraCharge Pro 20K Power Bank ($99.95) and BoostCharge Pro Magnetic Power Bank 5K ($59.95) in matching Neo colors are Apple Store exclusives. The entire collection could really cheer up my desk on a dreary Monday morning.1/3Belkin’s entire line of Mac Book Neo accessories. Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The VergeHP announces new OmniBook laptops and a desktop with Nvidia RTX Spark.Considering HP’s specs show both OmniBooks will start with 32GB of unified memory and 1TB of storage, signs point to them being expensive.1/9The HP OmniBook Ultra 16, seen at IFA. Photo: Dominic Preston / The VergeWatch Dyson’s $499 CameraJet toothbrush clean a fake set of teeth.I saw a whole bunch of RTX Spark laptops all at once.Only one of them switched on, and apparently it wasn’t even meant to, so I’ve got no deep performance insights about the first laptops powered by Nvidia’s RTX Spark chip. But Dell, Lenovo, MSI, Asus, HP, and Microsoft are all on board with hardware already — hopefully we’ll get the details on them all before too long.1/9Photo: Dominic Preston / The VergeInsta360’s Luna Pro shoots 4K vertical video.The Luna Pro is already out in China. We’re still waiting for a US launch, but it was on the company’s stand at IFA so I had a play. It’s single-lens, but can use the 8K sensor to capture 4K footage either landscape or portrait, and has the Ultra’s detachable display too.1/6The Luna Pro looks a lot like the Ultra, with similar controls. Photo: Dominic Preston / The VergeThe best tech and gadgets announced at IFA 2026Photo: Dominic Preston / The VergeFollowing a week of new hardware, upgrades, and other news coming out of IFA 2026 in Berlin, Germany, Europe’s largest consumer tech show comes to a close today. It’s a lot to take in, but you can quickly catch up on the best announcements from the show here including a smartphone that attempts to finally rid the world of screen bezels, piggybacking robovacs, and a bunch of new smart home innovations.To catch up on everything announced at IFA 2026 you can follow The Verge’s complete coverage right here.Read Article >Our subscriber-only IFA AMA starts soon!Join Jen Tuohy and me as we answer your questions about everything we’ve seen at IFA so far, from smart home tech to phones, watches, laptops, and more. You can drop your questions on our dedicated AMA post right now, and we’ll be answering them from 12PM ET.Ecovacs’ latest mopping robot vacuum shoots, seals, and shields.The flagship Deebot X12S Omnicyclone comes with a “FocusJet” that sprays cleaning solution on dried-on stains before scrubbing, and a dust-mite chamber that pushes down into the pile to create a seal while vacuuming. There’s also a privacy shield to cover the robovac’s built-in camera.The Deebot X12S Omnicyclone is now available in the US for $1,299.99.1/5The Deebot X12S Omnicyclone’s comes with a FocusJet sprayer. Image: EcovacsJackery and the Red Cross made an emergency backup battery.The Explorer 2000 Plus v2 packs a 2kWh LFP battery and features a Storm Warning Function to automatically pre-charge ahead of severe weather, and an emergency reserve mode to ensure there’s always power available in case of disaster. It supports 800W of maximum solar input, 3600W of AC output, and up to 12kWh of battery expansion capacity. It launches on September 29th for $1,199, alongside a few other Jackery x Red Cross models. More specs in the pics that follow.1/2Among its DC and AC inputs and outputs is one 140W USB-C jack with AVS (Adjustable Voltage Supply) support. Image: JackeryDyson launches three new robot vacuums.The Nurovi range features a robot mop with spinning pads, a vacuum-only option, and an upgraded version of its Spot+Scrub AI, which adds UV detection and comes in white. Nurovi supposedly stands for “neural intelligence” combined with a camera-based vision system, which makes the robots better at navigation than prior models — based on limited demos I saw at IFA in Berlin. All three robots go on sale this month.1/4The Dyson R3 Nurovi Spot+Scrub UV, $1,199, is a vacuum and mop with UV detection to spot and identify stains using Dyson’s signature green illumination. It has 30,000 Pa suction power, and the roller mop extends to clean edges.iRobot unveils the Roomba DuoThe Roomba Duo is two robot floor cleaners in one. The original robot vacuum company showed off a concept robot at the IFA tech show in Berlin today. The Roomba Duo combines a heavy-duty floor-washing machine with a smaller, slimmer Roomba. The two floor cleaners can move around your home together, with the main unit mopping and sweeping larger floor areas and the smaller unit lowering mechanically when needed to clean tighter spaces, such as under tables or in corners.The Duo is also an autonomous mobile dock, with clean and dirty water tanks and a dust bag on board, and it uses lidar and camera-based navigation to map your home, navigate, detect obstacles, and look for dirt.Read Article >We spent the week testing IFA’s best (and weirdest) gadgets, ask us anythingPhoto: Dominic Preston / The VergeEurope’s biggest tech trade show, IFA, has taken over Berlin this week — and we’ve been on the ground all week checking it out in person. We figure you have questions, so we’re hosting an AMA that’s exclusive to Verge subscribers at 12PM ET today. That’s when we’ll start dropping answers, but you can ask your burning questions whenever you’d like.I’m Dom Preston, a news editor here at The Verge, and I’ve spent the last few days roaming the trade show halls together with senior smart home reviewer Jen Tuohy, putting as much as we can to the test.Read Article >More Stories