Top tech of the month: the best new gadgets we’ve tested for August 2026

• August 1, 2026

TechRadar’s reviews crew has been working as hard as ever this month, putting dozens of gadgets and gizmos through their paces to find the ones that are worth recommending. In this Reviews Recap, I’ve pulled together just our very favorites; the products that impressed us enough to score 4.5 or 5 stars in our tests.

This month, we called the formidably tough new GoPro Mission 1 Pro a “fantastic all-round vacation camera”, fell in love with the Marshall Stanmore IV speaker’s “rumbling bass and amp-inspired aesthetic”, and declared the Samsung S95H “one of the best OLED TVs [we’d] ever tested”… despite its rather controversial design.

We were also won over by smartwatches from both ends of the price spectrum. The flashy Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 impressed our reviewer with its slimmed-down design, slick apps, and intuitive UI — we called it “a great option for hardcore exercisers”. The Amazfit Active 3 Premium comes in at a fraction of the price, yet still manages to look great and offer a strong range of features. According to our tester, it’s good enough to “hang with entries from the major names in the industry”.

Scroll down to explore all of our top-rated gadgets from the past four weeks, across all of our physical product categories. Note: only the products that are available in your region will display as cards.

5-star products

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4.5-star products

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TechRadar’s reviews crew has been working as hard as ever this month, putting dozens of gadgets and gizmos through their paces to find the ones that are worth recommending. In this Reviews Recap, I’ve pulled together just our very favorites; the products that impressed us enough to score 4.5 or…