Another week down, and, per usual, a bunch of new tech and gadgets have been announced.
This past week, Samsung announced its newest batch of foldable smartphones, KEF introduced a $2,500 Dolby Atmos soundbar, and Ikea revealed its first post-Sonos speaker. 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.
Focal
Focal Diva Mezza Utopia
Focal’s Diva Mezza Utopia is an extremely high-end active speaker system that combines Focal’s floorstanding loudspeakers with Naim’s built-in amplification, plus a multitude of wired connections and wireless streaming capabilities, making it an extremely versatile system.. It’s a bigger, better and more expensive version of the $40,000 Diva Utopia system that Focal released last year.
Ikea
Ikea Blomprakt
Ikea’s Blomprakt is a powered Bluetooth speaker that doubles as a tabletop lamp for your desktop or nightstand. It features an angled top with a built-in light, which can be adjusted and directed as you see fit. One standout feature is its dedicated button for Spotify Tap, which allows you to quickly start playing the last Spotify playlist you were listening to with a single press. Available in three colors: beige, black and blue.
LG
LG OLED evo M5
LG’s M5 is the company’s new “best of the best” OLED TV. It combines the same OLED panel and advanced processor found in the brand’s flagship G5 OLED, with the wireless video transmission capabilities (up to 4K resolution with a 144Hz refresh rate) enabled by its Zero Connect Box. This allows you to have a clutter-free setup without any cables hanging from the TV. According to LG, the M5 “sets a new gold standard for premium wireless home entertainment.”
Samsung
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7
The Galaxy Z Fold 7 is the newest foldable smartphone in Samsung’s higher-end and more productivity-focused Fold series. And it promises to be quite the upgrade over last year’s Fold 6. The new model features a significantly thinner and lighter design, but both its cover and internals are larger, with thinner bezels, compared to the previous year’s model. It also features a faster processor and an upgraded rear camera system — specifically, Samsung has equipped it with the same 200-megapixel wide-angle camera found on its Galaxy S25 Ultra. The only real downside is that Samsung increased the price by $100.
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