Gadgets

The upgraded Gemini for Google TV experience lets you speak to open settings, adjust sound and picture, and fix issues by describing them, such as by saying “the screen is too dark.” It’s exclusive to select 2025 and 2026 TCL Google TV models for 60 days, and rolling out now in the US.

If you crunch the numbers the new $499.99 Conferencing Kit Plus is cheaper buy than buying Elgato’s Prompter, Facecam 1080P webcam, and Wave Desk Stand mounting arm individually. The kit also includes a laptop stand, a USB-C hub so there’s just one cable to plug into your computer, and a one year subscription to all of Elgato’s Airtime Video Essentials apps.

It’s a similar idea as L’Oréal’s My Skin Track UV sensor, but the $299 (discounted to $199 at launch) Gem smart jewelry wearable from The90 is a more stylish alternative. Its sensors measure UVA and UVB exposure throughout the day and based on your skin profile it will tell you how much sun is safe to get and when to reapply sunscreen through an app.

First announced at CES 2026, the three new Matter-compatible smart locks are now available from Home Depot first, and then eventually Amazon. The $139.99 FamiLock E32 is an entry-level model with fingerprint recognition while the $299.99 E40 and E35 feature facial recognition or palm vein identification, respectively.

Ikea stopped selling its smart blinds last October, so Eve is introducing a new version of its MotionBlinds Upgrade Kit with a motor that’s now compatible with roller blinds featuring small tube diameters, including Ikea’s popular Fridans blinds. The new upgrade kit is now available for $169.95 and supports Matter-over-Thread smart home setups.

The weeklong Walmart Deals event runs through June 28th and will feature discounts on electronics, toys, and more. Walmart Plus members will get early access to some limited-quantity deals online at 12:01 AM ET on June 22nd and in stores at 6 AM local time, before remaining offers open to all shoppers on June 23rd at 12:01 AM ET.

If you want your on-the-go Nintendo Switch 2 TV dock to actually hold your console you might want to wait for GuliKit’s new accessory it recently teased on X. It appears to be a new version of its TV Docking Station for Switch that trades a plastic case for aluminum and adds cooling vents on the underside.

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Dummy lenses are my least favorite design trend in cheap Android phones, so I have mixed feelings about the new Tecno Pova 8 5G. It has what looks like a third camera lens, but is really a Nothing-esque dot-matrix display for alerts and icons. That’s an improvement, I guess?

The 256GB Samsung P9 MicroSD Express is marked down to $47.99 ($32 off) at Amazon. It will give you enough storage to download dozens of Switch 2 games. For reference, Mario Kart World and Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom require around 20GB of storage each. The memory card is made for use with the Switch 2, though it’s backwards compatible with other devices.

If you can’t start your day without the sounds of a simian rampage, Nintendo has added a new Donkey Kong theme to its Alarmo clock as well as 7 new alarm sounds from the Switch 2’s Donkey Kong Bananza. You can preview a few samples of them on Nintendo Japan’s website.

The Walkie-Talkie app for Apple Watch that lets users send push-to-talk voice messages to one another over FaceTime has been quietly removed in the first watchOS 27 developer beta, with no option to reinstall it. It was first introduced alongside watchOS 5 in 2018.

The Spotlight 2, available today for $129.99, features breathing exercises guided by built-in haptics to help calm nervous presenters. The wireless remote can also be used to highlight presentation details with a digital onscreen spotlight or magnifier and adds a new customizable button that can trigger shortcuts like blanking the screen or muting audio.

Technically, Insta360 hasn’t fully announced the wireless-removable-screen, dual-lens camera yet — but that isn’t stopping retailers. The Luna Ultra is $770 at Best Buy and at B&H, and there’s a $970 “Creator Bundle” at Best Buy which adds an extended battery handle, wireless microphone, carrying bag, and wide-angle lens. Lots of unannounced specs at those links too.

People who pre-ordered the Round 2 have been waiting months for their watches (or potentially over a year for those who switched a Pebble Time 2 pre-order to a Round 2 pre-order). Eric Migicovsky says he’s currently planning for all Round 2 pre-orders to ship by September.

It’s a win if you can pay close to MSRP on any PC components right now. Gigabyte’s Gaming OC variant of the Radeon 9070 XT is $649.99 in black or white at Amazon ($100 off). Per our benchmarks, it should deliver up to a 20 percent lead compared to Nvidia’s similarly-priced RTX 5070 in gaming performance.