The most exciting gadgets you might have missed this month

We all have the same number of hours in the day, but by the time you’ve finished work, fed yourself, and sat on the sofa scrolling through pictures of what other people had for dinner, it’s normally time for bed. Is it any wonder, then, that you can’t always keep up with the latest gadget news?

Well worry no more, because that is literally our job here at Stuff. You’ll still find all the biggest stories in our news section, but there’s always a few things we don’t have space to cover – which is where this round-up comes in. 

Below you’ll find our pick of the best new gadgets from this month that you might have missed, starting with an all-in-one hi-fi system that adds a modern twist to an old classic…  

B&O Beosystem 3000c Dune Grey Edition

Buying refurbished kit is normally a pretty good way of saving yourself a few quid, but you’ll need to have very deep pockets if you want to own the latest addition to B&O’s old-meets-new Recreated Classics range.

The ‘old’ bit comes in the form of a restored Beogram 3000 Series turntable from 1985, which is notable for its tonearm that moves across the record in a straight line. B&O has taken 100 of these retro-futurist record decks, restored them beyond their former glory with materials that weren’t available 40 years ago, and paired each one with a set of new-fashioned Beolab 8 wireless speakers.

These have 300W of amplification inside each speaker, alongside a 3in mid-range driver, a 0.6in tweeter, and a 5.25in woofer, plus Wi-Fi for AirPlay, Spotify, Tidal et al, and Bluetooth for direct connection to your phone or laptop. There’s also an onboard microphone that’ll automatically adjust the sound to suit your space.

The metal bits are made of aluminium and the wood is walnut, so it has that trademark B&O style, while each one is individually engraved with its own unique number. You even get a certificate of authenticity to prove that you haven’t just bought an old Beogram 3000 Series on Ebay and done it up yourself.

You can’t buy a Beosystem 3000c Dune Grey Edition online. Instead, you’ll need to head to a B&O shop in London, New York, Paris, Copenhagen or Hong Kong, and part with a whopping $30,000/£22,100.

Lenovo Tab Plus Gen 2

Most people prefer to watch movies on a nice big TV in their living room, but with more speakers than the average surround-sound system the Lenovo Tab Plus Gen 2 ($400/£410) might just become your new home cinema of choice – and you can use this one on the train too.

With nine JBL-tuned drivers, this tablet is literally bulging with sonic ambition. That speaker bump on the back makes it almost four times as thick as an iPad Air, but Lenovo has used it to include a circular kickstand that can prop the tablet up at any angle in either portrait or landscape. You can also use it as a handle or a hook to hang it from.

On the opposite side is a 12.1in 2.5K LCD display with a 120Hz refresh rate, Dolby Vision and HDR10, and an 800-nit mode for when there’s bright sunlight trying to ruin your viewing. With a Dimensity 7400 chipset it won’t worry more powerful tablets, but that also means the 10,200mAh battery can keep it streaming videos for up to 15hrs – long enough to take the Eurostar from London
to Paris 6.5 times.

The tablet runs Android 16 and the screen is compatible with Lenovo’s Tab Pen Plus stylus ($40/£30), plus it can double as a digital photo frame while on standby. All models come with 8GB of RAM but you can pick from either 128GB or 256GB of storage. There’s also a microSD card slot for adding extra capacity later on.

Commodore Callback 8020

In 1982, when Commodore released its legendary C64 home computer, there was no such thing as TikTok, Instagram or YouTube. The closest we got to social media back then was breaking out the slide projector to inflict the holiday snaps on any unfortunate visitors, so it’s somewhat appropriate that Commodore’s first-ever phone is similarly anti-social.

The Callback 8020 (from $399/£295) runs the Linux-based Sailfish OS, which means you can install Android apps on it, but it blocks time-sapping social media apps and web browsers, so you can’t use it to doomscroll your life away.

There’s no email either but stuff like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger are still supported, so you won’t be entirely cut off from the rest of humanity, and you can also carry on using things like Spotify and Uber. GPS is also onboard and Sailfish has its own mapping app.

Flip it open and you’ll find a relatively small 3.25in screen (the one on the outside is an even smaller 1.77in) but that means its 1550mAh battery lasts up to a week between charges – just like the old days.

There’s also a 48MP main camera on the back for documenting your travels, but if you want to share them you might have to print them off or dig out that projector.

You can get the 8020 in five different colours: BASIC Beige, ProtoPET White, SX Silver, Starlight Edition (pictured), and a much more expensive gold Founders Edition. The Commodore name isn’t just for show either. You get themed ringtones and alarms, plus some classic C64 games pre-loaded. So much for it not being a distraction.

Nimble Sharepower

You’ve probably heard of a candybar phone, but did you know you can now get a Kit Kat charger?

The Nimble Sharepower ($80/£60) is made up of two 5000mAh halves that connect together magnetically but can be split apart if you want to share one with an equally power-starved pal.

Each half has its own USB-C connection and can deliver its payload at up to 20W, but if you keep them clamped together their powers combine (like Captain Planet) and the Stack Mode enables the full 10,000mAh to be pumped out at 35W instead.

We think they’re missing a trick by not offering a brown one – you get a choice of white, blue or pink – but you could always complete the cosplay by covering yours in chocolate.

Kodak Charmera Millennium

Back in the year 2000 digital cameras were pretty chunky beasts that pumped out pretty low-resolution photos. Kodak has addressed one of those issues with this tiny tribute to Y2K-era photography but it remains staunchly authentic on the other.

Barely bigger than a fun-size Mars bar and weighing just 30g, the Charmera Millennium ($35/£35) shoots 1.6MP snaps and AVI video at up to 30fps, with a selection of nostalgic frames and filters to give your snaps an unmistakably Web 1.0 vibe.

You’ll need to add your own microSD card (it takes up to 128GB, which is enough for absolutely thousands of photos) but you can’t choose which design you get – there are seven different retro looks but which one is inside the box is a surprise.