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I just completed my first Mobile World Congress (MWC), Europe's largest tech show, where I walked 37 miles over five days, all in the name of uncovering the coolest, most innovative health and fitness tech on offer.
And the show didn't disappoint. Below are the seven coolest products I got to demo/checkout live at MWC 2026, including smart contact lenses, kid-friendly robots, disposable sweat trackers, and even a smartphone for your dog.
Looki L1 personal AI wearable
I'm not entirely sold on the concept of personal AI wearables, like the now-defunct Humane AI Pin, but when I stumbled upon the Looki L1 at the Qualcomm booth, I couldn’t help but stop and stare. This funky-looking AI pin is designed to be attached to your shirt or worn around the neck on a lanyard. A small camera and a microphone document/analyze your surroundings, while a voice-activated AI assistant is there at your beckon call to answer any and all burning questions you may have.
Best of all, the Looki L1, which sports one of the latest/greatest Snapdragon chipsets, is actually available for sale right now, and at a price that isn’t ridiculous: $199. You’ll need a dataplan (~$10 a month) to make full use of it, but that’s par for the course. Ultimately, for genuinely making me curious about AI pins again, the Looki L1 earns a spot in my favorite gadgets roundup.
TCL Tbot desktop companion accessory
One of the cuter products I came across at MWC is technically still a concept, but I'm beyond hopeful that TCL will eventually bring the Tbot desktop charging accessory for kids' watches to market.
When one of TCL’s Movietime kids watches is placed on the TCL Tbot for charging, it instantly turns into a friendly robot companion that can pan and tilt its head, make funny faces, answer questions in a kid-friendly manner, read bedtime stories, alert parents to emergencies, encourage good time management skills, and more.
TCL Movietime MT48 smartwatch
TCL also had the brand's latest smartwatch for kids, announced last fall, on show. The Movietime MT48 is a $150 device with specs and features as good or better than the best smartwatches for kids.
The list includes dual-band GPS for precise location tracking with geofencing, 2.5 days of battery, tons of parental controls, an emergency SOS button, a water/dust-proof design, and a decent-enough color display. It's also fairly lightweight with a solid build-quality, and available in a fun array of appealing colors.
Xpanceo next-gen smart contacts
One of the most exciting products I had the chance to learn more about at MWC 2026 is Xpanceo's smart contact lenses. The brand is perhaps the biggest player in the space, with a working prototype promised sometime within the next year.
That prototype will combine a micro-display with continuous blood glucose monitoring. Power and processing come from an over-the-ear companion accessory that looks a little like a big Bluetooth earpiece.
Smart contacts for everyday consumers aren't the brand's only focus, though. Xpanceo is also working on smart lenses that can monitor medicine levels in patients, for more accurate treatment, along with a model that can detect early signs of glaucoma in patients.
Anura vitality measuring app
I first got a taste of Nuralogix's face scan technology, which reveals a wide range of factors about your longevity, vitality, and risk factors for chronic disease, from a 30-second demo at CES 2026 via the Longevity Mirror.
The $899 smart device mounts to your wall and acts as both an ordinary old mirror and a daily health scanner. But what if you don't want to spend $899 for heady wellness tracking and insights? Enter the Anura app.
This dead-simple-to-use app does the same exact thing as the Longevity Mirror using your smartphone, tablet, or computer's onboard camera. I tested it on the show floor using my own iPhone 16 Plus and learned that my mental stress index was about average, while my overall wellness score was slightly higher than the average Joe... nice!
Petphone wearable
The PetPhone sounds like a made-up product, but I assure you that it's real. This minuscule device attaches to your dog or cat’s collar and allows for direct two-way communication between you and your pet via the companion app.
That’s right, I said two-way communication. But, wait, how is your dog or cat able to call you? Pups will need to be trained to jump up and down three times in a row to trigger a call, while cats simply need to jump onto something that is roughly three feet in height to do the same.
You’ll, of course, need a dataplan to make use of the $90 gadget, but come on, there’s no price too steep to be just a few taps away from chatting with your favorite non-human.
Sweanty sweat tracker
The Sweanty sweat tracker has been available for a little while now, but this was my first time getting to demo it in person. Sold in packs of three, these disposable sensors provide valuable insights into just how much sweat you're losing while working out, performing manual labor, or just braving the heat.
The goal is to make users more aware of the H2O and electrolytes they may not actively be replenishing on a day-to-day basis. A simple, informative companion app organizes all your results, which are accompanied by insights and actionable takeaways.
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