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These were the best Apple accessories I found at IFA Berlin 2026
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Right before all of the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Duo craziness, I was lucky enough to attend my first IFA in Berlin. For those unaware, IFA is the CES of Europe. There are thousands of brands and companies, ranging from tiny start-ups to giant juggernauts. They all have one goal: to show off what they have been creating to the 100,000s of visitors that attend.
I saw everything from flying cars to mini robots to 200-inch transparent displays, and while all of those products are awesome for a quick demo and to show off, I was not there for them. I wanted to see the tech that is actually about to come out, not the tech that maybe one day will see the light of day. So here are my favorite products from IFA, with a bit of an Apple twist, of course!
I have been, and still am, a huge Lexar SSD user. They make reliable, fast, and compact SSDs that I use in my workflow daily. I currently use their SL500 and their magnetic SSD with my iPhone 18 Pro Max. They are versatile and work in my Apple ecosystem because they have the speed to support that ProRes Raw footage. But their newest announcement, the Lexar Muse, blew me away. I am a huge fan of thin tech, so when I saw that this SSD is just 3.8mm at its thickest point, I was all over this.
The main thing I was curious about was how you can fit a USB-C port on such a small device. The answer is: you can’t. So what they created was a pogo pin connection. You just slap the SSD to the rear of your iPhone with the Magsafe accessory, and it comes with a USB-C to pogo pin cable. It’s sized perfectly to be long enough to not be in the way and reach the back of the Lexar Muse. I thought this was a genius use case.
As of now, given how thin it is and the current storage crisis, Lexar will be offering these in 512 MB and 1 TB sizes, with higher capacities in the future. It is set to release in October of 2026!
Now this one is more of a guilty pleasure than anything else. I recently took my 5-year-old to her first movie theater experience, and we went to see the new Toy Story 5. If you have yet to see it, the main villain in the movie is an iPad-like tablet called LilyPad that eventually turns good and becomes an ally of all the main characters. So when I saw the actual LilyPad character at the Belkin booth, I had to stop by. Turns out that this is part of a much bigger collaboration that brings all the characters to a bunch of Apple-friendly accessories. But the show stopper here is the LilyPad case because it turns your iPad into that character.
But as I mentioned, this is an entire collection. Belkin has also made a Toy Story iPhone case, a MagSafe power bank, and a larger power bank that resembles one of the toys from the movie. I think these were tastefully done, as they still provide plenty of functionality and look fun for any Toy Story fan. All of these products are available today and range from $35 to $55, with the LilyPad being $49.
I am a huge fan of Wokyis products. They have found a way to bring a nostalgic look and feel to products that bring modern functionality. I recently reviewed their G5 and G7 docks for the Mac mini and the Mac Studio. But those are built to physically be attached to the Mac. So what Wokyis did was bring all that function and nostalgia to a standalone dock that works with any computer. You get all the pro-level ports you needed and a display as well!
As I mentioned, I love products with a bit of character. I want my accessories to be conversation starters, making people wonder and say, “What is that?” That is exactly what Wokyis products do, and the i5 Docking Station is no different. It brings some awesome personality at a time when most docks are completely ste