Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked match in Brooklyn previous this week debuted seven new gadgets, from the Galaxy Z Fold7 to the Galaxy Watch8 sequence. However there were not any surprises on the finish, in spite of rumors that Samsung would unveil a trifold telephone. Sensing sadness, the corporate later showed that the telephone is predicted to land in 2025.
“I be expecting we will release the trifold telephone inside of this yr,” TM Roh, head of Samsung’s cellular industry, instructed The Korea Occasions. The trifold telephone, rumored to be known as the Galaxy G Fold, would have a typical display screen at the entrance and two hinges that assist you to open it up as a tablet-sized display screen.
Huawei first unveiled its trifold, the Mate XT, in China ultimate yr, with an eye-watering worth of three,499 euros ($4,090~), and Samsung confirmed off an idea model at Cellular International Congress 2025. Taking into account it has upped the cost of its Galaxy Z Fold7 flagship to $2,000, be expecting a prime value. Samsung could also be anticipated to release its Android XR blended fact headset within the fall, so the trifold may land along it.
Hugging Face Has a New Robotic
AI startup Hugging Face has introduced a brand new coding robotic known as Reachy Mini, mere months after obtaining Pollen Robotics, the corporate in the back of the Reachy 2 humanoid robotic. The Reachy Mini is open for preorder for $449 (even though there is a Lite model for $299), and it is an open supply robotic designed round AI experimentation and coding.
Call to mind it like a STEM toy or a Raspberry Pi (if truth be told, the Robotic is powered through a Raspberry Pi 5 minicomputer)—it’s a must to construct it your self, and there are greater than 15 “robotic behaviors” so you’ll be able to learn to use it out of the field. Reachy Mini can make use of the most recent AI fashions, and you’ll be able to program it to behave in sure techniques. The pinnacle is motorized, and the antennas transfer round, too. It has a digicam, microphone, and audio system for interacting with its environment.
Reachy Mini homeowners will be capable to add and proportion those robotic behaviors with the Hugging Face neighborhood, and obtain different ones too. It is going to send this autumn, even though the Reachy Mini Lite, which is not wi-fi, will arrive first, overdue summer season. We will be able to best hope this lovable little robotic may not have the similar destiny because the Jibo.
Apple’s iOS 26 Beta Drama
The general public beta for Apple’s iOS 26, macOS 26, and iPadOS 26 is predicted to release subsequent week, however some drama has been brewing after the new developer beta 3 for iOS 26. The corporate has diminished the transparency of its Liquid Glass design language, making the interface seem extra like frosted glass. That is drawn grievance on-line that Apple has modified it an excessive amount of, even though there was once numerous backlash and clarity issues when Apple debuted the design at WWDC 2025.
In additional Apple information, the corporate is anticipated to debut a brand new Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional later this yr, powered through the M4 chipset that is in some MacBooks and iPads. The {hardware} itself may not glance any other, even though Bloomberg stories there will likely be a extra comfy strap. The rumored less expensive model of the Imaginative and prescient Professional remains to be a couple of years away.
Ikea Ditches Sonos and Zigbee for Subject and Spotify
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It’s a brand new day for good house technique at standard Swedish furnishings purveyor Ikea, as the corporate introduced greater than 20 new Subject good lighting, sensors, and remotes the usage of the Thread protocol. That suggests you’ll be able to snag a few of Ikea’s reasonably priced wares and use them immediately along with your Apple HomeKit, Amazon Alexa, Google House, or Samsung SmartThings setup, with no need to buy an Ikea hub. And Ikea’s David Granath instructed The Verge there are “extra new product sorts and shape components to return.” Other people with Ikea’s Dirigera hub can also be happy to be informed that Ikea is activating the integrated Thread radio and including Subject strengthen. That suggests it could function a Subject Controller and a Thread Border Router, enabling it to hook up and keep watch over any Subject gadgets in your house. Unfortunately for some, this indicators the tip for Zigbee strengthen, as Ikea plans to interchange its Zigbee devices with Subject gadgets.
Ikea additionally unveiled two new Bluetooth audio system this week—one that appears like a unfashionable radio and any other that doubles as a lamp. Each have a devoted Spotify Faucet button that lets you soar directly again into no matter you have been ultimate taking note of on Spotify. It’s any other nail within the coffin for Ikea’s partnership with Sonos, as Ikea strives for simplicity, accessibility, and affordability. —Simon Hill
OnePlus Has 5 New Gadgets, however Handiest 2 for US
It was once 5 plus for OnePlus this week, as the corporate unveiled a slew of recent gadgets. A smaller, 43 mm, model of the Watch 3 that’s way more comfy, however has much less stamina than its better sibling, is now to be had from OnePlus for $300 (a complete $100 lower than the 47 mm fashion). The very reasonably priced wi-fi Buds 4 also are touchdown in the USA at $130.
