All the Top New Gadgets We Saw at IFA Berlin 2025

​Tado makes a heating control system that allows you to set schedules and heat individual rooms by fitting radiator thermostats and a central hub to heating systems. I tested its previous system, Tado Wireless Smart Thermostat V3+, with my gas central heating and found it very handy. The new and improved Tado X system brings more to the table.

The new optimization feature, Aquarea Sync, is free for Panasonic customers and allows for up to 10 percent reduction in flow temperatures, a decrease in short cycling, and the ability to boost heat in the rooms that need it. It’s available now for folks with a Tado Heat Pump Optimiser X connected to a Panasonic heat pump.

From November, Tado is also rolling out hydraulic balancing, which aims to ensure that heat reaches every room that requires it by dynamically adjusting radiator valves. Currently, many large heating systems have radiators that heat up quickly, and some at the end of the piping system that never get particularly warm because the water has already cooled down by the time it gets there. Hydraulic balancing combats this and is a mandatory requirement for folks to claim government subsidies in countries like Germany, though not in the UK. It will also be free for Panasonic Aquarea and Tado X customers and available as part of Tado’s Auto Assist subscription (£4 or 4 euros per month) for everyone else. —Simon Hill​

Scosche Thinks You Lose Your Car Charger

Accessory maker Scosche had a few nifty releases. The new Scosche MagicMount supports the very latest Qi2.2 standard, enabling phones like Google’s Pixel 10 Pro XL to connect magnetically and charge wirelessly at a faster 25-watt rate (the previous limit was 15 watts), and the unlosable FoundIT Car Charger has built-in tracking functionality by supporting both Apple Find My and Google Find Hub. It plugs into your car charging port and sports a three-month battery, alongside USB-A (12W) and USB-C (20W) ports. —Simon Hill

Reolink Uses AI to Find Red Cars and Black Hoodies

Reolink makes some of the best outdoor security cameras, and the Reolink TrackFlex Floodlight WiFi Camera packs tons of features. This is a pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) camera that must be hardwired, and it boasts adjustable dual floodlights that can go up to 3,000 lumens, with a white light temperature of 3,000K to 6,000K.

The dual-lens camera combines a wide-angle lens that goes up to 4K with a telephoto lens offering 6X hybrid zoom. It can also track subjects 360 degrees and boasts a passive infrared (PIR) sensor with a 270-degree detection zone, enabling it to rotate to track any action even when it’s not in frame. You can insert a microSD card (up to 512 GB) for local recording, use Reolink’s NVR or Home Hub, or configure your own NAS server (RTSP and ONVIF are supported).

The company also unveiled new features for its recently announced ReoNeura AI engine, which enables AI video search for your recorded footage, so you can search terms like “man in black hoodie” or “red car,” potentially saving time. Smart detection can identify people, animals, vehicles, bikes, and parcels, and enables you to track deliveries. There’s also video captioning to offer natural-language summaries of your videos, so you don’t always have to watch them. —Simon Hill

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