8 cool CES announcements every Apple fan will want to buy

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The Consumer Electronics Show, as its name suggests, is a showcase for new consumer electronics. Unfortunately, most of them are for PCs, but there are a lot of Apple-related products at CES, some of them more interesting than others. Fortunately, you don’t have to scour the show floor to find them, because we’ve listed the most interesting one for Apple users right here.

If you have a broader interest in CES, you can turn to our sister publication, PCWorld, and its complete coverage of CES (which is very PC centric). But if you’re only interested in the best stuff Apple users will care about, read on.

LG UltraFine 32U990A 6K monitor

Production-minded users will want to pay attention to this new LG Ultrafine 32-inch display–it not only offers a 6K resolution, but it also supports Thunderbolt 5, which means Macs with an M4 Pro or higher chip can take advantage of Thunderbolt 5’s 120Gbps bandwidth. Surprisingly, it uses a Nano IPS Black panel (instead of OLED) with a wide color gamut covering 99.5 percent of Adobe RGB and 98 percent of DCI-P3. Apple works closely with LG on its displays, so this could be a preview of the new Pro Display XDR rumored to arrive later this year. See our favorite displays for Mac users.

LaCie Rugged SSD Pro5

LaCie

How about a Thunderbolt 5 external SSD to go with the LG display? The Rugged SSD Pro5 features a design similar to LaCie’s popular Rugged Mini SSD but with a purple silicone exterior–it has an IP8 water resistance rating. It features read/write speeds of up to 6700MBps and 5300MBps, respectively, while using a 50GB cache. It is available in 2TB and 4TB capacities, which is perfect for expanding the storage of your new Thunderbolt 5-equipped MacBook Pro. Check out our best SSDs for Mac.

Moft Trackable Wallet Stand

Moft

Moft’s MagSafe wallet includes FindMy functionality to track it in case it separates from your iPhone and gets lost. The wallet measures 1.1mm thick and includes an 80-mAh battery for the FindMy functionality. The wallet also has a built-in stand that can fold out and prop up your phone. It’s like an origami AirTag. We have a round up of the best iPhone 16 cases.

EcoFlow Power Hat

EcoFlow

Is your active lifestyle hampered by the battery life of your devices? What you need is the Power Hat, which can capture solar energy to charge two devices simultaneously. With solar panels all over its brim, you don’t have to worry about your head being at a proper angle. It has USB-A and USB-C ports for connecting your iPhone or Apple Watch. EcoFlow claims that the Hat can charge a 4000 mAh battery in 3 to 4 hours. And it’ll keep you cool too. For more battery packs see: Best MagSafe portable battery packs and power banks.

AutoKeybo

We do it every day: shift our hands between the keyboard and mouse/trackpad. Maybe you’re tired of doing that, or maybe you have accessibility issues that complicate this unconscious task. With the AutoKeybo, the keyboard and input devices switch for you when a built-in camera sees your simple gesture. The top switchable shelf has a full-sized keyboard while the bottom shelf has a keypad and your mouse or trackpad. Imagine that—a keyboard and trackpad for your Mac that’s actually magic. See our favorite keyboards for Mac and keyboards for iPad.

ShiftCam Planck

ShiftCam

Planck is a USB-C SSD that will be available in 1TB or 2TB capacities. Its small size makes it ideal for use with an iPhone when shooting video, especially if you’re using the ProRes format, which creates large files and quickly takes up storage space. It offers transfer speeds up to 1050MBps.

ESR HaloLock MagMouse Wireless Mouse

ESR

If you’re always losing your mouse, The MagMouse from iPhone case maker ESR has a base that you can attach to any surface, like a MacBook or a Mac Pro, and when you want to store the MagMouse, you can place it on the base and it magnetically attaches. It has a built-in retractable USB-C cable for charging and uses 2.4GHz wireless or Bluetooth connectivity. Unfortunately, it won’t charge when docked, but it’s the next best thing to MagSafe. Take a look at our best Mac mice.

Belkin Stage PowerGrip

Belkin

Power banks are a dime a dozen at CES, but this new offering from Belkin still manages to stand out. The main reason is the five bold colors it comes in–powder blue, sandbox, fresh yellow, pepper, and lavender–but it’s also the funky camera grip-inspired design that “combines the functionality of a high-capacity power bank with the practicality of an ergonomic phone grip.” It also features a 10,000 mAh battery, 7.5W magnetic wireless charging, a retractable USB-C charging, cable, and a tiny LED screen to show battery percentage. When attached to the back of the phone it looks something like an old-school point-and-shoot camera and even has a built-in shutter for quick picture-taking. Find out which powerbanks we recommend.