Gadgets · by Alma Nilsson · 2026-10-18
What gadget did you buy in 2026 that actually stuck in your daily life?
We're heading into the end of the year and I've been thinking about which purchases actually earned a spot in my routine versus ending up in a drawer. For me it's a cheap e-ink reader I almost didn't buy, and I use it every single night now. Meanwhile the fancy stuff I got excited about barely gets touched. What did you buy this year that you genuinely use every day, and what flopped?
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Chinedu Adeyemi · 14 likes
my flop: a smart ring. stopped wearing it after a few weeks because I kept taking it off for gym
Camille Dubois · 2 likes
flopped for me too, weirdly I just forgot it existed
Aarav Sharma · 10 likes
electric kettle with temperature control. not exciting but I use it like 5 times a day
Zeynep Demir · 0 likes
tea people know. it's a whole different drink at the right temp
João Pereira · 8 likes
a decent pair of noise cancelling earbuds. commute went from awful to fine
Camila Rocha · 10 likes
same, best purchase for an open office too
Leila Karimi · 0 likes
the open office is why I own three pairs
Mina Chowdhury · 5 likes
e-ink reader gang. I read more this year than the last five combined
Liam Wilson · 9 likes
no notifications is the secret feature
Diego García · 5 likes
a cheap usb-c charging brick that does everything at once. so boring, so life changing
Sophie Gagnon · 10 likes
one brick for laptop phone and earbuds, peak 2026 luxury
Mariana Costa · 4 likes
robot vacuum. the dog was terrified for a week and now ignores it completely
Aarav Sharma · 8 likes
ours tried to herd it for a month. border collie problems
Maya Putri · 3 likes
smart lights everywhere. turned them off 2 months later because the app kept losing the bulbs
Haruto Sato · 5 likes
zigbee fixed that for me but it's another rabbit hole
Grace Parker · 1 likes
the bulbs dropping off wifi is the eternal smart home experience
Tola Ibrahim · 3 likes
mechanical keyboard. my coworkers hate it and I love it
Valeria Flores · 4 likes
the way you said that tells me it's a blue switch board
Priya Nair · 1 likes
a label maker. I know. but my whole garage is organized now
Budi Santoso · 0 likes
label maker people are a cult and I'm considering joining