3/17/26: This Week In Consumer Hardware
BYRitwik Pavan

3/17/26: This Week In Consumer Hardware

Recent launches from iGarden, Musical Beings, Nosh, and Fort.


  1. iGarden X Series

Price: $2,599

What it is:
The world’s first AI-powered portable swim jet that transforms any pool into a high-performance training system.

Key features:

  • Turns still water into a powerful, adjustable current for endless swimming in place

  • AI adapts resistance in real time based on your speed, stroke, and endurance

  • Portable, drop-in design works in almost any pool no installation required

  • Multiple training modes for endurance, sprint work, and recovery sessions

  • App integration tracks performance, progress, and swim metrics over time

Why it matters:
If you’ve ever tried to take swimming seriously, you know how hard it is to train consistently, with crowded pools, limited access, and schedules that never line up. The iGarden X Series removes all of that, giving you a setup at home so you can train on your time and actually improve without the usual friction.

2. Musical Beings

Price: $429

What it is:
An AI-powered music experience that turns movement, touch, and emotion into sound, letting anyone create music through play.

Key features:

  • Physical or digital “beings” that respond to interaction with unique sounds and musical behaviors

  • AI-generated soundscapes that evolve in real time based on how you move, tap, or engage

  • No musical skill required just interact, and it composes with you

  • Collaborative play where multiple people can create layered compositions together

  • Expanding library of sounds, styles, and personalities for different creative moods

Why it matters:
Music tools usually assume you already know what you’re doing. Musical Beings takes a different approach, letting you jump in without needing any experience or technical skill. You don’t have to think about theory or workflows, you just interact with it and sound comes out. It makes creating feel simple and natural instead of something you have to learn first.

3. Nosh

Price: $1499

What it is:
An AI-powered smart kitchen system that plans, preps, and personalizes your meals based on your goals, tastes, and what’s already in your fridge.

Key features:

  • AI generates personalized meals based on your diet, macros, and preferences

  • Scans your fridge and pantry to suggest recipes using what you already have

  • Step-by-step guided cooking with real-time adjustments as you go

  • Automatically builds grocery lists and can integrate with delivery services

  • Tracks nutrition, habits, and progress over time

Why it matters:
Eating well sounds simple until you’re busy, tired, or don’t feel like thinking about it. Nosh takes that friction out of the equation by making good food the default, not something you have to plan for. It fits into your day without effort, so you can stay consistent without overthinking every meal.

4. Fort

Price: $289 (Including 1 year subscription)

What it is:
A next-gen wearable band focused on musculoskeletal health, designed to measure, improve, and protect how your body moves every day.

Key features:

  • Tracks joint load, movement patterns, and strain in real time

  • Detects imbalances and injury risk before pain or breakdown happens

  • Provides personalized guidance to improve posture, mobility, and recovery

  • Integrates with training routines to optimize performance and prevent overuse

  • Long-term data insights to track strength, resilience, and movement quality

Why it matters:
A lot of wearables focus on steps or sleep, but that only tells part of the story. Fort looks at how your body actually holds up over time, especially when it comes to movement and strain. By making musculoskeletal health measurable, it helps you train smarter, move better, and avoid the kinds of injuries that quietly set you back.

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