30 Cool High Tech Gadgets To Give Your Home A Futuristic Look

Technology is racing ahead and modern gadgets are reshaping everyday life. From transparent TVs and intuitive light switches to eco-friendly appliances and smart lighting, these innovations solve real problems while adding style. If you’ve ever dreamed of turning your house into a smart home, this roundup shows what’s possible right now.

Below you’ll find a curated list of futuristic home gadgets that blend good design with clever engineering. They’re made for everyone — practical, stylish, and surprisingly fun — and they point to a more seamless, sustainable way to live.

Transparent TV

The transparent TV by Michael Friebe combines conventional LCD with TOLED display tech to produce rich, non-transparent moving images on a pane that feels almost invisible when idle.

Transparent TV displaying vivid colors on a glass-like panel in a modern living room
Transparent TV with LCD + TOLED tech blends into the room when powered off.
Minimalist transparent television concept mounted before a city view
Minimal transparent display concept keeps sight lines open in modern interiors.

Floor Plan Light Switch

Taewon Hwang’s master switch uses a floor-plan diagram so you always know which lights you’re toggling — perfect for large homes and rentals alike.

Master light switch panel designed like a floor plan to control room lights
Floor-plan master switch shows which room you’re controlling at a glance.
Close-up of intuitive floor plan light controller with labeled zones
Close-up of labeled zones for quick, intuitive lighting control.

The AURA Lamp

Hand-woven in France, AURA casts textured, ambient light — a sculptural piece that brings warmth and visual interest to any setting.

Hand-woven AURA lamp glowing with textured ambient light
Hand-woven AURA lamp creates a textured glow and artisan feel.

Dimensional Wall Panels

3D wall panels add depth through light and shadow. Ideal for homes, shops, and offices, they deliver a futuristic accent with minimal effort.

White 3D wall panels creating depth and shadow in a modern room
Sculpted panels play with light to add depth and movement to walls.
Geometric 3D wall panels forming a textured feature wall
Geometric textures create a bold, futuristic feature wall.

The RIMA Lamp

Matthias Pinkert’s RIMA lamp uses sliding rings to control intensity, angle, color, and heat — tactile lighting that responds to your touch.

RIMA lamp featuring sliding rings that adjust light output
Sliding rings give fingertip control over light output and angle.
Close-up of adjustable rings on the RIMA lamp
Close-up of the tactile ring controls for precise adjustments.
Modern desk lamp using smart ring controls for lighting adjustments
Modern desk lamp design pairs smart control with sleek form.

Sony Eclipse

Concept media player by Hoang M. Nguyen & Anh Nguyen featuring rear photovoltaic cells — sip solar power while it plays your media.

Sony Eclipse media player concept with solar photovoltaic back
Solar-assisted media player concept reduces reliance on wall charging.
Minimalist media player concept showcasing solar charging
Minimal form meets eco-friendly solar charging concept.

Pouring Light Lamp

Yeongwoo Kim’s whimsical design uses LEDs in the “bucket,” while the phosphorescent “water” glows as if light were being poured.

LED lamp designed like a bucket pouring glowing water
LED bucket lamp creates the illusion of glowing poured water.
Phosphorescent stream design glowing from a playful LED lamp
A phosphorescent stream makes the lamp look like it pours light.

Door Handle With Self-Sterilization System

A door handle concept that uses built-in sterilization to sanitize the surface after each use — simple, elegant hygiene by design.

Door handle concept featuring self-sterilizing light chamber
Self-sterilizing chamber helps keep the handle sanitary.
Detail view of door handle sterilization system design
Detail of the integrated sterilization mechanism.
Modern door handle showing illumination when sterilizing
Indicator glow shows when the sterilization cycle runs.
Sleek self-sterilizing door handle mounted on interior door
Sleek handle concept for healthy, high-touch zones.

Senzo Nightlight

By Soledad Clavell & Marcos Madia — a touch-activated nightlight that illuminates when you reach out in the dark, no switch hunt required.

Touch-activated nightlight glowing softly in a dark hallway
Touch-activated nightlight guides your path at night.
Minimal nightlight recessed in hallway wall for soft lighting
Recessed nightlight provides soft, glare-free hallway lighting.

Electrolux Fireplace

Camillo Vanacore’s concept shifts from opaque ceramic to transparent glow when active — a magical, modern hearth for contemporary spaces.

Modern Electrolux fireplace concept transforming from opaque to transparent
Column transforms from opaque to glowing transparent when lit.

Eco Cleaner

This compact cleaner uses ultrasonic waves to ionize food particles, turning waste into compost for your plants — clean dishes, greener home.

Compact ultrasonic dish cleaner concept on a countertop
Ultrasonic cleaner concept turns residue into compost.
Illustration of ultrasonic cleaning and compost conversion
Diagram of the ultrasonic cleaning and compost conversion process.

Document Extractor – Combi Monitor

Byeong Min Choe’s space saver merges monitor and printer — scan, display, and print without a tangle of devices on the desk.

Monitor with integrated document extractor and printer
Monitor with integrated printer keeps desks clean and compact.
Close-up of paper handling on monitor-integrated printer
Close-up of the paper path on the integrated printer.
Minimal desk with monitor that prints documents from the side
Minimal desk stays tidy with side-eject printing.
Concept render of monitor with built-in printer in white finish
Concept render shows an integrated printer inside a sleek monitor.

On Switch

Burakov Denis’s minimalist light switch distills interaction to a clean, elegant form — a tiny detail that modernizes a room instantly.

Minimal on off light switch with clean modern design
Minimalist on/off switch brings sleek simplicity to walls.

Green Smart Glass

This cup stores heat from hot beverages to use later — a clever, sustainable micro-energy system for home and office.

Smart cup that stores heat from hot beverages for later use
Smart glass captures heat from hot drinks for later use.
Diagram of heat energy capture in a smart glass
Diagram of the heat-capture mechanism inside the cup.
Insulated smart beverage glass sitting on a desk
Insulated design helps retain and reuse thermal energy.
Modern concept render of a heat-storing cup
Modern concept render of a heat-storing cup.
Smart glass showing thermal indicator for stored energy
Thermal indicator shows stored heat at a glance.

iQ Alarm Clock

Hate snooze? This clock makes you solve questions to stop the alarm — engage your brain and get out of bed faster.

Digital alarm clock that requires answering questions to turn off
Puzzle wake feature boosts morning alertness.
Smart alarm clock interface showing question-based wake up
Interface shows question prompts instead of a snooze button.

Change It! Wall

Not LED — just simple rotating triangles with black, white, or rainbow sides. Flip them to change patterns on a striking feature wall.

Wall made of rotating colored triangles forming patterns
Rotating triangles switch between monochrome and rainbow looks.
Interactive color-changing wall with geometric triangles
Interactive triangles let you redraw the wall on demand.
Geometric wall art created from triangular rotating tiles
Triangular tiles turn a plain wall into kinetic artwork.

Orbital Washing Machine

A spherical drum moves on two axes for a deeper clean, and the integrated basket makes loading and unloading easy as 1-2-3.

Orbital washing machine with spherical drum moving on two axes
Dual-axis drum design boosts cleaning performance.
Easy-load basket integrated into orbital washing machine
Integrated basket simplifies loading and unloading.

Bediator

A bed that doubles as a radiator — cozy warmth from beneath, a dream in cold climates. The concept focuses on comfort and efficient heat use.

Bed radiator concept providing warmth from beneath the mattress
Bed + radiator concept keeps you warm from beneath.
Close-up of heated bed radiator surface and controls
Close-up of heated surface and control interface.
Modern bed radiator design in a bright room
Space-saving heating solution with a modern look.

LED Ceiling

By Seo Dong-Hun — “paint” patterns with light on the ceiling. The modular system lets you create custom shapes and scenes overhead.

LED ceiling concept allowing custom light shapes on the ceiling
Modular LEDs let you sketch glowing patterns on the ceiling.
Close-up of modular LED ceiling panels forming patterns
Close-up of modular LED panels forming intricate patterns.

LULA Lung Lamp

More than a lamp: LULA measures indoor air quality and, when connected, can report potential health risks and ways to improve your environment.

LULA lamp displaying air quality status in a living room
Air-quality lamp that visualizes the health of your room.
Smart lamp concept indicating indoor air conditions
Smart indicator offers guidance on indoor air conditions.

WAT Lamp

Powered by water: the WAT lamp uses a hydroelectric battery to generate light through an electrochemical reaction — futuristic and fascinating.

Futuristic WAT lamp concept powered by water and hydroelectric battery
Hydroelectric battery uses water to power the lamp.

Miranda

Giles Miller’s morphable surface tile lets you manipulate texture and shape to create simple drawings or patterns — kinetic decor that invites play.

Morphable surface tile forming patterns on a wall
Morphable tiles let you create custom wall textures and graphics.

WAVE Ultra Sonic Wine Ager & Refrigerator

By Mika Yamamoto — magnetic cooling cuts energy use, while the device can “age” wine using ultrasonic tech. Efficient, striking, and conversation-starting.

WAVE wine ager and refrigerator concept with magnetic cooling
Magnetic cooling and ultrasonic wine aging in a single unit.
Close-up of ultrasonic wine aging compartment in the WAVE
Close-up of the ultrasonic wine aging compartment.
Modern refrigerator using magnetocaloric effect for cooling
Modern design leverages the magnetocaloric effect to save energy.

The Wave Dish Washer

Guilherme Parolin’s dishwasher focuses on user-friendly controls and a clean interface — set cycles without the guesswork.

User-friendly dishwasher concept with modern control panel
User-friendly controls make daily dish duty straightforward.

Swan Umbrella Dryer

Till Noh Seon Mi’s Swan dryer solves a simple pain point: quickly drying soaked umbrellas neatly — no puddles, no mess.

Swan umbrella dryer concept holding a wet umbrella
Elegant stand dries wet umbrellas cleanly and quickly.
Minimal umbrella drying stand in a modern hallway
Minimal stand fits modern entryways without clutter.
Compact umbrella dryer with sculptural swan-like shape
Compact, swan-like shape keeps rainy-day mess in check.

1limit Faucet

A budgeting faucet: dispense just one liter at a time to train smarter water habits — practical and planet-friendly.

Innovative faucet limiting water flow to one liter
Metered one-liter flow encourages mindful water use.
Close-up of water-saving faucet control
Close-up of the simple, one-liter control interface.

iChef+ Oven

This touchscreen oven rethinks the cook cycle with a modern computer behind the scenes — intuitive controls finally catch up to the cooktop.

Touchscreen smart oven with modern interface
Touchscreen interface simplifies timing and temperature control.
Close-up of iChef smart oven controls on display
Clear UI makes everyday cooking more intuitive.
Sleek built-in smart oven in a modern kitchen
Sleek built-in design brings pro features home.

The Book Light

A slim, page-friendly light with adjustable brightness — perfect for late-night reading without disturbing anyone else.

Slim LED book light providing discreet illumination for reading
Slim LED book light offers adjustable, discreet reading glow.
Portable reading light clipped to a book with adjustable brightness
Clip-on design adjusts brightness right on the page.

The Tulip Bath/Shower

Designed by Piotr Pyrtek for small bathrooms, the Tulip saves space while adding luxury touches like massage programs and underwater jets.

Compact Tulip bath and shower unit designed to save space
Compact bath/shower unit designed to save precious space.
Modern compact bath shower unit with sleek curves
Sleek curves turn a small bath into a stylish spa corner.
Luxury features like jets and massage programs in a small bath unit
Luxury jets and massage programs in a compact footprint.

Conclusion: The Future of Living Is Beautifully Practical

From transparent TVs and tactile lamps to energy-smart appliances and interactive surfaces, these cool gadgets prove that technology can be both useful and beautiful. They help us save space, cut waste, and live more comfortably — all while elevating our interiors with thoughtful design.

If you’re ready to push your spaces forward, start with one upgrade and build from there. For more inspiration, explore our home collections and interior design ideas, or dive deeper into creating a smart home.

Posted by Maya Markovski

Maya Markovski is an architect and the founder of ArchitectureArtDesigns.com, an established online publication dedicated to architecture, interior design, and contemporary living. Combining professional expertise with editorial precision, she curates and produces content that showcases outstanding architectural works, design innovation, and global creative trends. Her work reflects a commitment to promoting thoughtful, well-crafted design that informs and inspires a worldwide audience of professionals and enthusiasts alike.