4 Magnetic Gadgets You Can Stick On Your Fridge

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A reliable refrigerator is one of your home's most important appliances. But while the inside keeps your drinks and leftovers nice and cool, the outside can feel like a useless eyesore. Tacking on takeout menus and souvenir magnets probably feels like the best possible use of that vertical real estate. Really, though, your fridge doors can become a far more exciting and useful space with the help of some clever magnetic gadgets, like a tablet holder or Bluetooth speaker.

It can be helpful, or even just entertaining, to bring electronics into your kitchen; they're great for keeping you entertained while you cook or do dishes or eat. In fact, many people do this at least a few times each month. You might be hesitant to bring gadgets into your kitchen, however, if you're worried about spilling or dropping something on them while they're sitting on the counter. Plus, dust and water can get in through the cracks and cause damage. One solution is to get them up off the counter, which is precisely where these magnetic devices step in. Mounted on your fridge, they're out of the blast zone for meal prep but still available for your use and enjoyment. 

And in such a central locale, those electronics can make your kitchen a hub of activity for your family. By making better use of the space on your fridge doors, you can easily view your baking recipes, jot down notes, play some tunes, or check out the family calendar with no muss or fuss. Let these four magnetic gadgets show you just how useful your boring fridge doors can be.

Sometimes, your smartphone's screen just isn't big enough to clearly show you a detailed baking recipe. Likewise, a giant tablet often feels like overkill for just playing a podcast while you cook dinner. Fortunately, the CANHET Magnetic Tablet Holder bridges that gap, making it easy to mount either type of gadget right onto your refrigerator door, supporting devices as small as four inches across and as large as 13 inches. You can set it at any height, and it turns your tablet into a floating screen for recipes, TV shows, or anything else you want to view. And by getting your gadget up off the counter, you free up precious space for rolling dough while still being able to read your recipe.

The CANHET mount is made with ultra-strong magnets and an adjustable metal arm with a rotating ball joint. That makes it easy for you to move the screen around to get just the right angle without any glare. You can switch between display orientations on the fly and not have to worry about scratching your tablet or phone thanks to the bracket's slip-free rubberized grip. Whether you're reading a lengthy blog post about sourdough starters or watching a cooking show while your chili simmers, this versatile fridge mount lets you dial in your viewing angle without ever getting in your way.

Ditching traditional paper notepads for a digital version like the Boogie Board Jot Reusable Writing Tablet is a good way to keep your fridge doors clean and uncluttered. The gadget comes with a stylus and has a super responsive screen that feels like moving a real pen across actual paper. With it, you won't have to ever worry about hunting down a pen that works just to add something onto your grocery list or to remind your roommate about something. And with three color options to choose from, you can have some options when it comes to matching your kitchen's decor.

The Boogie Board Jot has strong magnets, so it will stay in place on your refrigerator door or side panel. Its high-contrast LCD display is also pressure-sensitive, so it's pretty easy to format lists or make a doodle. You can erase the full board with the press of a button, which is useful when you need a clean slate quickly. Of course, you can also use this writing tablet in other places besides the side or front of the fridge — it's a good option for kids to use on the couch or on road trips. And, unlike some smart displays that require frequent charging, the Boogie Board uses an included ultra-low power CR2 battery, which can last for months or even over a year.

Everyone knows that listening to music or a good podcast makes brain-numbing chores like washing dishes a little less tedious. The Gemini BeatGrip Magnetic Bluetooth Speaker delivers a great audio upgrade for the kitchen without taking up an inch of precious counter space. Although you could always just crank up your smartphone's speaker, that weak sound can get drowned out by running water or a loud dishwasher. But slapping a louder and more powerful Bluetooth speaker directly on your refrigerator door puts better audio right at ear level for crystal clear sound.

This small speaker has a strong magnetic base, allowing it to easily attach to magnetic fridge doors with a rock-solid grip. The ability to just toss the speaker onto your fridge (or even other metal, like the shelves in your garage) and trust it to stay put makes it super convenient to use. And despite its small size, it's a compact Bluetooth speaker with powerful sound that is punchy and pretty well-rounded, cutting through all the kitchen noise that tends to creep up during meal prep. After dinner, you can even pop the speaker off your fridge and carry it with you into your living room or gym to keep the tunes flowing. Its rechargeable battery gives you up to 12 hours of playback, plus it sports an IPX6 rating so it'll survive accidental water splashes from the sink.

Taming the chaotic clutter of sticky notes and other junk on your fridge is a legitimate reality thanks to the Everblog FridgeCal AI Fridge Calendar. It's a digital smart display that sticks to your refrigerator via powerful neodymium magnets. The FridgeCal is designed to act as a family command center for your home, syncing with popular calendar apps over Wi-Fi, holding chore charts, showing the week's meal plan, and even streaming video from your favorite apps on a 1920-by-1200-pixel Full High Definition (FHD) display. The FridgeCal displays all the information you need clearly in one central area, which can help you eliminate smudgy dry-erase whiteboards and tiny sticky notes.

Beyond keeping your family informed and on schedule, the FridgeCal uses built-in AI to help you manage groceries. You just snap a photo of your grocery haul, then it identifies and logs it all in your inventory. It can also send you alerts for upcoming expiration dates so you have a chance to use your food before it goes bad. The on-board software can also suggest recipes based on what specific groceries you have on hand, which is one less thing to think about after a long day at work. The device is wireless, with an 8,400-milliampere-hour rechargeable battery that can last up to five days on a charge. Overall, the FridgeCal is a versatile, interesting gadget that can help you offload plenty of mundane work.

For this fun roundup, we wanted to include a variety of products that would not only make your life easier but also make your kitchen more interesting and useful. Everyone steps into their kitchen at least once a day, whether it's to cook a meal, eat, do the dishes, or even bake delicious pastries for a party, but the room doesn't have to be strictly utilitarian. Together, these gadgets bring organization, whimsy, and extra utility to your kitchen while making use of the vertical space on fridge doors that sometimes goes unused. They also just might make chores like cooking and cleaning a little easier and more entertaining.