Daily Wrap collage for November 12 2026: Lenovo Yoga Mini desk setup, Orion Hellcat 36 meteorite dial, Murakami skull watch jaw display, Marathon GSAR diver, SceptriX titanium pen machining details and CircuitMess Butter Bot with its controller

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NewsBlack Friday 2026NOV 12 202611 min

The wrap: a $460 mini PC cut, a Death Star moonphase and a $102,400 skull

By Vincent Nguyen

What’s new

HOZO Hobby Knife in use cutting leather on its unfolded case mat

One press swaps the blade and the case becomes the bench and the window closes today

Vero Mode folding knife with the Vero Slide Lock, blade half open

crowdfunding$278

One thumb runs the lock on this titanium folder and the backing window closes today

Angelier Automatic in Sunburst Blue with applied Breguet numerals and leaf hands

Kickstarter$532

Hand-drawn Breguet numerals, a slim Dutch case, and a funding window that closes today

SceptriX titanium tactical pen in natural, black and stonewashed finishes on a leather carry mat

crowdfunding$115

Five tools hide inside one titanium pen and the window to back it closes today

Orion Hellcat 36 Dark Meteorite worn on a wrist

Orion’s smallest watch yet cuts its dial from a meteorite

CircuitMess Butter Bot standing next to a stack of pancakes topped with butter

The Butter Bot is real, it shipped, and it still can’t pass the butter

Black Friday Deals!

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Espresso extracting into a glass from a Breville Barista Express

NOV 10

10 early Black Friday deals worth grabbing before Amazon’s 12-day sale starts

eufy Omni C28 robot vacuum docked in its Omni Station in a living room

NOV 10

3 robot vacuums that wash their own mops are up to 43% off in Amazon’s early Black Friday deals

skechers arch fit summits daily flow 1 bf badge black tl

NOV 10

Early Black Friday Skechers deals take up to 30% off Arch Fit Solano, Dazzling Haze Slip-ins and Go Walk pairs

ruike pocket knives hero bf black badge tl

NOV 5

6 Pocket Knives Under $40 to Grab Before Black Friday

Fenix E40R 5000 Lumen USB C Rechargeable EDC Flashlight 5

EDC$110.45

Fenix E40R Packs 5,000 Lumens Into a Compact Rechargeable Flashlight

House at dusk with Govee Permanent Outdoor Lights 2 Pro washing the eaves in two tones

Govee$499.99

These Roofline Lights Run Two Colors at Once, Then Stay Up All Year

Three Takashi Murakami Skull Flowers watches by Time Objects, the Black Rainbow between the two gem-set versions

watch$102,400

Murakami built a titanium skull and hid the time in its jaw

Visitors standing among live orchids over a mirrored floor at teamLab Planets in Tokyo

The Museum Americans Fly to Tokyo to See Is Getting a Permanent Home in Anaheim

Lenovo Yoga Mini desktop in Seashell finish

Black Friday 2026$599.99

Lenovo Yoga Mini Drops $460 to $599.99, Its Lowest Price Yet

Citizen ATTESA Death Star II dial with the Death Star in the moonphase window

This Moonphase Tracks the Death Star Instead of the Moon

What's new with Lenovo

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Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i in Cosmic Blue open on a desk by a window, from our review

NOV 11

We reviewed the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i at $899.99 and Best Buy just cut it to $599.99

Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 9 mobile workstation, front view

NOV 10

Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 9 tops 22 hours of battery life in testing

Lenovo LOQ Essential 15ARP11 gaming laptop open at an angle against a red background

NOV 10

Lenovo’s LOQ Essential 15ARP11 brings the RTX 5050 to North America

MSI Vector 16 HX AI gaming laptop in Cosmo Gray, three-quarter view

NOV 5

Early Black Friday gaming laptop deals: RTX 5070 Ti $1,599

hero sebenza elementum tight

Both knives want to be the only one in your pocket, and one of them costs $435 more

5 NexTool Multitools for the Person Who Always Fixes Things

EDC$15.28

5 NexTool Multitools for the Person Who Always Fixes Things

Tudor Black Bay 58 and Citizen Promaster Dive BN0150-28E dive watches side by side

Two divers rated to the same 200 meters, priced seventeen times apart

4 Durable Backpacks for the Daily School Routine

4 Durable Backpacks for the Daily School Routine

OMEGA Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional and Bulova Lunar Pilot chronographs side by side

Omega$7,800

Two watches have been worn on the Moon, and only one of them needs a battery

ESEE Medellin II vs Izula

EDC$71.43

ESEE Medellin II vs. Izula: The Choice Comes Down to How You Carry