With the ongoing social distancing and travel restrictions firmly in place for the foreseeable future, the city’s new normal has seemingly encouraged people to get back in touch with their fun, creative sides and discovering new passions. This new stay-at-home lifestyle has also driven Hongkongers to search out new ways of improving their own productivity, with Euromonitor International, a market research specialist, even stating that home-bound consumers have been embracing more digital wellness products than ever before. If you’ve also been tempted to jazz up your home with an innovative gadget or two, these products may help you elevate your stay-at-home lifestyle even further.  

Bedside coffee alarm clock

Start your day off right with a stylish innovation that will have you rolling off the right side of the bed. London-based design house Joy Resolve puts forth Barisieur Immersion, a bedside coffee-clock that works in union with its alarm to brew your favorite cuppa. The innovative design combines aesthetics and functionality with its tap that dispenses water over loose leaf tea or finely grounded coffee, and even features a drawer that stores up to a week’s worth of coffee grounds and a compartment for milk to be kept cool and fresh until the morning. 
Where to get it: joyresolve.com
How much: HK$3,588 

Smart gym mirror

Mirror, an innovative product released by Lululemon Athletica whose reflective surface doubles as a sleek and stylish interactive exercise machine hiding in plain sight, is an AI-powered workout device that offers a library of more than a thousand workout programmes on demand. With offerings ranging between a quick five-minute sweat session to a full 60-minute grind, it also serves up weekly live classes that can connect users to a digital community of like-minded fitness enthusiasts. The high-tech gadget also delivers real-time feedback of your goals and allows users, whether beginners or dedicated fitness aficionados, to personalise workouts to suit their preferences and skill levels. 
Where to get it: mirror.co
How much: HK$11,589

Personalised lipstick maker

Yves Saint-Laurent Beauté (YSL) has officially entered the realm of high-tech beauty technology with the release of the much anticipated Preso lipstick maker. This stylish venti coffee cup-sized capsule holds up to three cartridges that mixes and creates bespoke shades from YSL’s iconic Rouge Sur Mesure collection to createa custom-made lipstick just for you. Cosmetic enthusiasts can explore the multitude of possibilities with its dedicated app that samples, previews and dispenses their colour of the day with a press of a button. 
Where to get it: yslbeautyus.com
How much: HK$2,318

Brain-relaxing headband

With the lines between the professional and personal spheres now well and truly blurred, working from home may not always be as relaxing as it seems. Thankfully, the Urgonight headband is a therapeutic accessory that offers users a much-needed break in their daily routine. Its technology was engineered to use neurofeedback therapy to reveal real-time displays of the users’ brain activity, and uses artificial intelligence technology to guide them through relaxation techniques to help quell any underlying stress and anxiety. With a daily recommended usage time of just 20 minutes, this intuitive gadget can help identify negative behaviour and suggest methods to improve them in the long-term.
Where to get it: urgonight.com
How much: HK$3,876

High-definition game table

Arcade1Up debuts the Infinity Game Table, an entertainment gadget featuring digital versions of beloved classic board games like Monopoly, Scrabble, Chutes and Ladders, as well as several other puzzles, mini-games and comic books. With no set up required, this digital game table is perfect for gathering loved ones around its HD touchscreen for an interactive game night. Connecting through WiFi, multiple players are also able to play together remotely. The device initially won over US$ 1 million in pledge on Kickstarter and the first batch of deliveries are expected to begin in March.
Where to get it: arcade1up.com
How much: HK$4,651