The Weird and Wacky Gadgets We Saw at MWC 2025

Infinix says the box stores up to 2 watts of that energy and transfers it to the phone if needed. The company also claimed that the case adopted its “sunflower” wireless charging technology, inspired by plants that direct themselves toward the light. This allows the system to “dynamicly adjust the transmission path” to ensure maximum light is obtained within a range of 3 meters (about 10 feet). None of these is to make the phone charge while in use, but Infinix believes it can help increase standby time when you don’t do anything else. –Julian Chokkattu

Huawei’s three-fold phone opens a large screen

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this The best folding phone It’s all about giving you more screen real estate, but can you have too many good things? Huawei’s companion XT is like Honor Magic v3 (8/10, recommended online) but with extra screen and folding. In fact, the Tri fold is a wrong name because there are only two folds, but the three screens form a clever design that lights it up to 10.2 inches. It can also be used as a 7.9-inch dual screen or as a single screen in the shape of a 6.4-inch traditional candy phone.

Fully unfolded, the mate XT is only 3.6mm thick, but you have two creases to fight. Fold it completely, it is 12.8mm thick, and it is also a bit heavy. The hinges are smooth, feel very durable, and have a satisfying folding action. It has a dust-resistant IPX8 rating.

Huawei companion XT Ultimate relies on Huawei’s own Kirin chipset and Harmony OS. The rest of the specs are solid and close to the flagship, with a triple lens camera (50 megapixel main, 12 megapixel overspeed and 12 megapixel periscope telephoto), a considerable 5,600 mAh battery, 16 GB of battery, 16 GB of RAM and 1 TB of storage. However, you want them to consider the €3,500 price tag. It would be even more tempting if twice the fold is equal to twice the screen size, but it’s not far from the book-style foldable, and now you’re paying a premium for novelty. Currently, it is only available in specific markets (such as the Middle East), but it should land in Europe soon. –Simon Hill

When bicycle glasses encounter action camera

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The camera on our faces seems to be the inevitable future. So why wear an action camera on your body when you can bake it into your bike glasses? That’s the tone of the Bleequp Ranger. By the way, in the center of the glasses (UV400 and IP54 levels) is a camera that can record up to an hour of 1080p video. There is a little battery accessory that clamps the back of the helmet, doubles as a taillight, which increases the video recording time to five hours in total. The glasses have speakers on their arms so you can play music and in my short demo they sound good in a very loud space. Naturally, there is AI here, but there are no glasses themselves. The algorithm analyzes the shots and proposes the most interesting clips, putting them into highlight reels, and your workload is small. Glasses are starting Kickstarter later this month $499. –Julian Chokkattu

NTT DOCOMO Mirza Ar Glasses

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I worked on some leading Japanese calligraphy with the help of NTT Docomo’s Ar glasses from MWC. They are big and chunky, but these glasses don’t have to be inserted directly into anything, you can fix the content in space so that your head doesn’t move. Despite my lack of artistic talent, it’s easy for me to reproduce symbols before me and can use them in the workplace to cover engine parts or guide equipment repairs. Although these glasses cost about $1,500 and are primarily aimed at businesses, NTT also showed me the new, lighter pair it is making and simplifies the display of navigation and phone notifications connected via Bluetooth. The next-generation Mirza Ar glasses are targeting Joe Public and will be close to $500, but may require an AI subscription. –Simon Hill

Xpanceo shows off more smart contact lens prototypes

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I am here Last year’s Mobile World Congressthe company comes with smarter contact lens prototypes. One is a contact lens that can be charged through a contact lens case, and the other can analyze certain parameters in the tears to monitor glucose, cortisol, etc. Another prototype has a mode on the lens, the pattern moves with intraocular pressure, which can help detect glaucoma early, and there is also a smart AR vision contact lens, with AR Vision having an integrated micro playback to display images. I was able to browse and read some text! The ultimate goal is to bake all these prototypes into one product, the sci-fi dream thing – but this micro-technology is very difficult in design. It takes a long time for smart contact lenses to arrive in the market. –Julian Chokkattu

Lonely people can cool or heat painful feet

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My burning toootsies may have something to do with grabbing my eyes in the ocean of strange inventions and startups at 30,000 steps a day. Friendly inventor Bruno Aubert (a thermodynamic engineer) explains that these clever insoles heat the feet to 4 degrees Celsius, or, if you flip them, cool down by 3.5 degrees. The beautiful thing is that they charge when they walk on them, although it takes a few minutes to start (just like air conditioners). They cost €50 and have a size that you have to lower if you are below 14.