8 Cool New Smart Gadgets For Comfort In 2026

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What's the point of all our amazing technology if it doesn't actually make our day-to-day lives better? That's the question we should all be asking ourselves. Social media just stresses us out, vaping is probably bad for us, and is air pollution really a price worth paying just so we can have a few conveniences?

Rhetorical questions aside, when it comes to your health and comfort, there are actually many smart gadgets that claim to help with either or both of those issues. Whether it's improving our sleep, ensuring we don't overexert ourselves, or literally cleaning the air we breathe, newer, greener technologies are tackling the large-scale problems that our other technologies have caused.

In 2026 several new gadgets have been released that piqued our interest or have been making waves in the reviews. These smart gadgets are designed to make your individual daily life more comfortable and pleasant, so what's not to like?

The Hyperice Hypervolt 3 Pro ($349) sounds like a space gun from a hard sci-fi TV show, but it looks pretty much like every other massage gun on the market. So, what makes this 2026 muscle-pummelling device worth taking notice of? The short answer is heat.

Esquire called the addition of a heated attachment a "game-changer" as such technology usually lands at the more expensive end of the market, such as with the TheraGun Therabody Prime Plus, at $429. Hyperice's heated attachment head also has its own USB-C charging port, separate to the brand-specific charger and plug used for the main gun. Using the Hyperice app and a Bluetooth connection, you can fine tune how the gun works, and also trigger guided routines designed for warmup, recovery, and maintenance. The app also allows for cross-connection with certain other health apps, such as those from Garmin and Strava. 

Further good news is that you don't have to spend $349 to get most of these features either. The Pro is the flagship model, but the standard Hyperice Hypervolt 3 ($249) includes the heated head attachment too. The Pro model is heavier and more powerful, and best suited to gym fanatics and marathon runners, but the regular model is great for everyday wellness. 

There's been quite a lot of smart ring hype in recent years, as ever-shrinking technology lets us squeeze an entire fitness tracking system into something you can wear on your finger. A key selling point of the Oura Ring 5 is that you're not advertising the fact that you're wearing a high-tech smart gadget. The brand offers subtlety. 

Apart from tasteful design, Oura says the Ring 5 represents a significant improvement in sensor accuracy, including for activity detection, workout heart-rate, and overnight heart rate variability. One of the disadvantages of a smart ring is that you'll give up some accuracy and depth on health and activity tracking metrics compared to a smart watch, but Oura is trying to narrow the gap.

Comparing the Ring 5 and Ring 4 other improvements become quite clear. You get an extra day of battery life, despite the Ring 5 being slightly smaller and significantly lighter — well, perhaps no one will notice the difference between 5.2g and 2.69g, but percentage-wise it's a huge change. It is also, unfortunately, a little more expensive, starting at $399 instead of $349 for the Ring 4. In our review, despite being impressed by its ability to derive "more than 50 metrics" from its sensor suite, the price was the only sticking point. However, if you want the best, this is it.

The Google Fitbit Air represents a middle ground between those who don't want the distraction and hassle of a smartwatch, but also don't want to pay the high asking price of a smart ring. It's a screenless fitness tracker that retails for $99.99 and, by-and-large, stays out of your way.

Most reviewers see the Fitbit Air as a competitor to the screenless tracker incumbent Whoop. When we analysed how the Fitbit Air and Whoop stacked up, it became clear that although these are both screenless fitness trackers, they aren't aimed at the same crowd. The Fitbit Air doesn't require a subscription for you to access its core tracking features, and even if you opt for the Google Health Premium $100-a-year subscription, that's still half of what Whoop charges. Even if you ignore the cheaper upfront hardware costs, the lifetime ownership cost for the Fitbit Air is much lower than what Whoop owners pay.

There are some things to know before buying a Fitbit Air, particularly that the AI and personalized health coaching features are all tied to that Google Health Premium subscription. Subscribers also get more detailed health insights, and access to a content library that includes workouts and a collection of mindfulness sessions. Fortunately, the Fitbit Air comes with a three-month free trial of the subscription, so you can try all the additional features out to see if you need them.  

Humans are creatures of light. It affects our mood, sets the atmosphere, and can be the missing link when it comes to creating a comfortable environment. Artificial light has evolved over the centuries from us taking what we can get, to having a choice of colors, color temperatures, and brightness levels. Modern smart lights like the Govee Lantern Floor Lamp ($129.99) gives you all of this functionality in a single light, and it can literally transform any room you place it in.

This light uses a soft silicone shade to diffuse the light from its four-layer strip internal design. This is what allows it to have a distinct color gradient along the height of the shade. Apart from being a good material to diffuse soft light, having a silicone lamp shade also makes this shatter resistant according to Govee, though we didn't put this claim to the test.

Pocket Lint called the floor lamp a "missing piece" of their home theater, since they could effectively use this Matter-compatible light as part of a TV bias lighting setup. You can use the Govee DreamView feature and sync the Lantern Floor Lamp to other compatible Govee TV bias lights to change its colors in tandem with what's happening on-screen. Ultimately, this is an excellent, affordable smart light that can manage the mood in any room, letting you get as cozy as you like, no matter how dull and grey it might be outside.

Air conditioning is a great technology, but it's energy intensive and the actual equipment is quite expensive. In many cases, you can beat the heat and have a more comfortable time using nothing more than a fan. But, that doesn't mean the fan itself can't be high-tech. The Dreo Smart TurboPoly Fan 765S ($159.99) has a lot going on, and it's possibly one of the most sophisticated fans we've seen.

TechRadar highlighted the versatility of the fan, saying "It can be a tall or short pedestal fan, or you can swap out the base and turn it into a desktop model." The review further noted the many modes on offer, including 11 "speed modes" and six "special modes." Plus it has either vertical or horizontal oscillation, or indeed both at the same time. The app interface makes it exceptionally easy to precisely control when and how the fan operates, and the airflow itself is reportedly even and effective, ranging from a barely-audible breeze to "a miniature tornado."

The only real downside is the lack of a misting feature. If that's something you need, you may want to consider the Dreo TurboCool Misting Fan 516S. This also happens to be significantly less expensive. Still, one can't help but feel that the 765S would turn any living space into a more comfortable environment when that summer heat hits.

When we reviewed the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 ($699.99), we called it "Samsung's best smartwatch yet," which is effectively the same as saying that the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 is the best smartwatch money can buy as long as you're not an iPhone user. Samsung uses the "Ultra" moniker to denote its flagship products, and the designers of the Ultra 2 took that job seriously.

In our hands-on tests, this watch shone as a robust device with some specifications and features that are unparalleled in this device category. In particular, this is a smartwatch that you can comfortably and reliably use outdoors for long periods of time. The screen boasts 5,000 nits of brightness, and the battery will last three days on a single charge. It's a marked improvement on its predecessor. Like Apple's top-end smartwatches, the Ultra 2 is dive certified too, so it's an excellent choice for those living a more extreme lifestyle.

We reviewed the Wyze Scale Ultra Bodyscan which came out late in 2025 and were impressed that someone could offer a segmented body composition scale for only $120 when the next best competition was a $500 device. However, in 2026 the company lowered the price once again with the $80 Wyze Smart Scale Bodyscan which promises to track 17 metrics including weight, BMI, heart rate, body fat percentage, muscle mass, body water, protein, and more.

It wasn't too long ago that you'd have to visit the offices of a dietician to get that kind of detailed, segmented breakdown of your body composition. According to How-To Geek, you're only sacrificing a little Wi-Fi connectivity and a better display to move to the more affordable option.

The company claims these readings are accurate enough to be comparable with its competition, but of course the systems clinicians use are more reliable. Still, a home device like this is useful to show clear trends if you're looking to lose fat or gain muscle mass. 

The air we breathe is crucial both to our immediate and long-term health. According to the WHO air pollution can increase the chance of strokes, heart disease, cancer, and various respiratory diseases. The combined global estimate of premature deaths caused by air pollution sits at around seven million people. So, maybe it's a good idea to purify the air in your home — especially if you live near sources of pollution like a highway or an industrial zone.

The Coway Airmega Mighty2 air purifier ($269.99) promises to put a dent in that pollution and it's bringing some pretty impressive smart features to make it happen. Coway claims the purifier captures 99.97% of airborne particles, down to 0.3 microns. That includes the particulate matter that can cause the aforementioned issues, but also allergens, mold spores, pollen, and even some bacteria.

When RTINGS reviewed the Mighty2, it found that the purifier could clean the air effectively at lower fan speeds, that it was quiet overall, and that it was just right for living rooms or very large bedrooms. You might be wondering where the "smart" part of the deal is here, and it comes in the form of a real-time laser scanner. It scans the air to check air quality. This allows for it to work automatically, adjusting air flow according to what's needed. It can also detect light, switching to Sleep Mode at night. 

The cool smart gadgets that won a spot on this list were all released in 2026. This diverse set of new products all help to make you feel better or more comfortable. The wellness benefits of all these gadgets have been approved by professional reviewers, recommending and endorsing both their quality and utility following hand-on testing. Furthermore, users have shown that they like these products, as all have received at least a 4.3-star average user rating on Amazon.