Might as well rename November to Game-vember since there was so much great gaming hardware announced.
This is it, folks: the home stretch of 2025. We’ve got one more month left to go in our rotation around the sun before a new year dawns, and CES 2026 hits us with a wave of new gadgets.
But before that happens, let’s look back at November, which was somehow full of gaming announcements. We reviewed a kickass 14-inch gaming laptop from Acer, a modernized version of the Nintendo 64, a pair of overkill $600 gaming headphones that connect to all your consoles, and got our first look at Valve’s Steam Machine, new Steam Controller, and Steam Frame VR headset. Sony even teased a new PlayStation Gaming Monitor with a built-in hook for charging up a PS5 DualSense controller.
As gaming-filled as November was, there were also lots of great gadgets that had nothing to do with gaming. And if you haven’t perused our Best Tech Gifts, Best Gaming Gifts, and Best Tech of 2025 Awards, you really should.Boox Palma 2 Pro
Nobody could have predicted that the original phone-sized Boox Palma would find such a cult following. Turns out there is a market—niche, as it is—for a phone-sized color E Ink device. the Boox Palma 2 Pro is too small to be a tablet, but it’s also more phone than previous models. This time around, the color E Ink device has a 6.13-inch backlit screen that can display a few shades of color, 5G connectivity, and supports a stylus, which is useful for notetaking. Is the limited, color E Ink display going to make all your comics and graphic novels truly pop like print? No, but even being able to see your book covers in color is progress.Analogue 3D
Got a pile of old Nintendo 64 games in the attic that need some dusting off? Analogue, makers of the Pocket and other limited edition and very premium retro consoles, has an Analogue 3D to sell you. Assuming you can buy one, the Analogue 3D is arguably the best way to play original N64 games with either original wired controllers (it also supports new wireless controllers like the 8BitDo 64). Those old games should look better than ever when plugged into a modern 4K TV via HDMI. The console includes a built-in upscaler and several “Analogue Original Display Modes” that replicate the look of an old CRT, softening the pixels so they appear smoother. Games can also be overclocked so that titles with virtually unplayable frame rates, like Superman 64, actually run.Soundpeats Clips 1
Look, we didn’t want to believe it either, but as Gizmodo Senior Writer James Pero, who specializes in reviewing wireless earbuds, headphones, and speakers, assured us, the $70 Soundpeats Clip 1 open-style wireless earbuds really throw down with Bose’s $300 Ultra Open Earbuds. They’re not the most stylish-looking, but they’re very comfortable, the sound is excellent, and they’re damn affordable.
