Lume hit watches in the early 1900s when radium dial paint let pilots and soldiers read the time in the dark. The shine came with a price, since radium turned out to be radioactive, so brands shifted to tritium-based paint starting in the 1960s before settling on strontium-aluminate-based Super-LumiNova in the 1990s. That switch opened […]
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Organic Transit, the small Durham, North Carolina shop behind the original ELF solar electric trike, is bringing the vehicle back. The first ELF logged more than 10 million miles across 850 vehicles in the field, with a warranty rate the company puts under 3 percent, before a change in ownership paused production. Founder Rob Cotter
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April moved fast. Knives took over the conversation, smart glasses finally felt like a real product category instead of a science-fair pitch, and a few quiet roundups built up enough momentum to crack the top seven on their own merit. It was the kind of month where the loudest launches didn’t automatically win the spotlight,
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The ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 were desktop machines. Boxy slabs with chunky keys, parked on kitchen tables, hooked up to portable TVs. So watching Hyper Mega Tech announce pocketable, clamshell versions of both feels a little like seeing your old school photo on a smartwatch. Nostalgic, slightly absurd, and somehow exactly right. Price: From
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Smart glasses just got interesting again. Google’s been openly building its answer to Meta’s Ray-Ban dominance, and we’re staring down the first real face-off in this category. Meta’s had a head start: Ray-Ban Stories evolved into the Ray-Ban Meta line, now in its second generation, and that combo of fashion credibility plus useful AI has
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The knife scene hasn’t slowed down for a second. Over the past six months, brands have shipped titanium folders that double as desk toys, Swiss Army icons that finally caught up with modern carry, and price-busting EDC drops punching well above their tier. From Kickstarter underdogs cracking five figures in funding to legacy names rethinking
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The Casio Pro Trek PRW-6900YB-3 just dropped to $312 on Amazon and at Casio’s online store, a 40 percent cut off the $520 list price. That’s the lowest this stove-themed Tough Solar watch has ever been, and stock at Casio’s own store is already running thin. Price: $312 Where to Buy: Amazon This is a
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The wait for a mainstream pair of AI glasses isn’t open-ended anymore. Google and Warby Parker are publicly aiming for a 2026 launch, and the picture of what they’re actually building has filled in a lot since the partnership was first announced. If existing smart eyewear has felt like an accessory built around a tech
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The JK-9X takes a serious swing at the EDC category as a pen-shaped Kickstarter multitool that the creators say swaps between 73 separate functions through one ergonomic shell. The campaign launched on April 24, 2026, and it’s already cleared 873 percent of its modest funding target. The appetite for compact precision tools is still healthy.
This Pen-Sized Multitool Hides 73 Tools Inside Read More
A fresh batch of Amazon finds is making the rounds, and this lineup leans hard into the kind of stuff that makes a workspace feel intentional. From a magnetic speaker that floats above its base to a pixel clock that doubles as smart wall art, the picks here blend novelty with day-to-day usefulness on the
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LG announced the UltraGear evo GM9, model 27GM950B, the company’s first 27-inch 5K gaming monitor with Hyper Mini LED backlighting. LG first unveiled the panel at CES 2026 and confirmed full specifications, US pricing, and a pre-order window in its April 30 global newsroom announcement. Hyper Mini LED is LG’s name for its denser local-dimming
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Spring means clearing out winter clutter and rethinking what rides in your pocket every day. After months of heavy jackets and cargo carries, lighter clothing forces tougher choices about which tools earn their keep. The bulky multitool that lived in a coat pocket all winter doesn’t always make the cut in chinos and a thin
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The Lunar Pilot is one of those watches that collectors love and complain about in equal measure. The history is real, the price has stayed reasonable, and the design has earned its place in the conversation about affordable space-flown chronographs. The case size has always been the sticking point. At 43.5mm, the standard Lunar Pilot
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You know that stomach drop you feel the moment the power clicks off on a hot July afternoon. The hum of the fridge cuts, the kitchen goes quiet, and you start doing the math in your head. How long until the ice cream sweats through the carton. How long before the chicken you prepped for
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Victorinox isn’t shy about leaning into craft when the moment calls for it, and the new Evoke Wood Damast Limited Edition 2026, the latest in 17 years of annual Damast releases, is one of those moments. It’s a Swiss Army Knife that trades the usual stuffed toolset for something quieter and a lot more deliberate,
Only 7,000 People Will Ever Own This Swiss Army Knife Read More
Samsung’s first smart glasses aren’t one product but two, on different timelines and built for very different buyers. The first pair, codenamed “Jinju,” is a display-free design that leans on AI, audio, and a single front-facing camera. It’s tracking for a 2026 launch and looks built to take Meta’s Ray-Ban line head-on. The second pair,
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Pocket printers usually pick a lane. Polaroid wants you printing photos. Phomemo wants you printing labels. Nothing on the shelf has tried to handle photos, stickers, heat-transfer t-shirt prints, and temporary tattoos out of the same box. INKWON’s first product, the INKWON TAG, makes exactly that pitch on Kickstarter. INKWON Printing is a Kowloon, Hong
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Some weeks the gadget cycle is all incremental upgrades and color refreshes. This wasn’t one of them. The past few days brought a wide-foldable phone that breaks a six-year design pattern, Dyson’s first product cheap enough to call an impulse buy, a pool robot that empties its own filter, and a retro handheld that looks
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ASUS just dropped a $5,500 gaming laptop with two full 16-inch OLED screens, and pre-orders are live today. The 2026 ROG Zephyrus Duo ditches the old half-height secondary panel for a pair of matched 3K ROG Nebula HDR OLED touchscreens, which ROG is calling the world’s first 16-inch dual-screen OLED gaming laptop. We’ve already argued
The $5,500 Dual-Screen ASUS Laptop Is Finally Real Read More
If you’ve spent any time looking at AI hiking exoskeletons, you’ve noticed something quietly weird about the entire category. Every suit on the market wants to talk about going up. The marketing is always uphill switchbacks, summit selfies, climbers arriving fresher than the friend who didn’t strap in. That’s the whole pitch. Climb harder, sweat
