We’ve been keeping an eye out for NASA-themed watches that commemorate the Artemis mission, and this one caught our attention. Custom Casio Royale mods have blown up over the past year. Builders have been turning the classic AE-1200 into all kinds of unique pieces, from retro-style collectibles to custom metal-cased builds. The affordable base watch […]
This $135 Casio Mod Was Originally Built for NASA Read More
We first covered the Bugout Vapyr after Benchmade announced it at SHOT Show, but with the June 2 launch now less than two months away, this one deserves a closer look. Price: $375 Where to Buy: Benchmade Benchmade just did the one thing most brands are too scared to try. It took its best-selling EDC
EDC Knife of the Week: Benchmade Rebuilt a Thinner Bugout for $375 Read More
Tissot and Pinarello have teamed up for the first time, combining over 170 years of Swiss watchmaking with the Italian cycling brand’s racing pedigree. The result is the Tissot Pinarello Special Edition, a 42mm (43mm across) forged carbon cycling watch priced at $1,775. Price: $1,775 Where to Buy: Tissot Pinarello, founded in 1952 in Treviso,
Tissot Built a Watch Out of Pinarello Race Bike Carbon Read More
ASUS recently launched five new Zenbook laptops across its A-series, S-series, and standard Zenbook lines. They come in 14-inch and 16-inch sizes with processors from Qualcomm, Intel, and AMD. All five are Copilot+ PCs, and all use some form of ASUS’s Ceraluminum material — a ceramic-aluminum hybrid the company spent four years developing. Prices start
The New Zenbook A16 Is the Fastest Snapdragon Laptop Yet Read More
Civivi doesn’t play by the rules most budget knife brands follow. This WE Knife subsidiary keeps showing up with ceramic ball bearings, respected designer collaborations, and blade steels that have no business appearing at these price points. With a catalog past 773 folding models, choosing the right one isn’t easy. These ten knives span everything
10 Civivi Knives That Outperform Their Price Tags Read More
Four astronauts splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on April 10, 2026. They’d just finished Artemis II, a 10-day trip around the Moon and the first time humans made that journey in over 50 years. The crew of Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen traveled more than 252,756 miles from Earth, breaking
Timex Built a $259 Moon Watch and the Timing Is Perfect Read More
Micro EDC tools tend to follow the same formula: take a regular knife, shrink it down, and hope it still works. The NanoArc from Zyac Knives takes a different approach entirely. Instead of miniaturizing a straight blade, the team built a curved cutting tool from GR5 titanium and M390 steel that the company says actually
This Micro EDC Tool Borrowed Its Geometry From the Karambit Read More
The last couple of weeks in gadgets weren’t loud. No Apple keynotes, no Samsung Unpacked, no trade show floors packed with press badges. And yet the stuff that actually shipped or got announced during that quiet stretch is wilder than most of the products fighting for stage time at CES. A desktop PC shaped like
A $520K Speaker and Other Gadgets You Missed Read More
Amazon’s Big Spring Sale officially wrapped on March 31, but Samsung shoppers still have reasons to check back. Several discounts on Galaxy watches, phones, earbuds, monitors, and home audio remain active at the time of writing, and every one of them lands under the $250 mark. A few deals didn’t survive the post-sale window, including
Amazon’s Spring Sale Is Over but Samsung’s Prices Are Still Sliding Read More
Most mini EDC knives try to cram full-size ambitions into compact frames. The SpearEdge from Edgelet goes the other direction: one curved blade, one cutting concept, packed into a titanium body that, at 47.7mm closed, should be easy to forget you’re carrying. Based in Beaverton, Oregon, this is the team’s third Kickstarter project after the
A Keychain Knife That Bets Everything on One Curve Read More
Watches like the Timex Deepwater Arctic have proven there’s massive appetite for retro divers right now. But at $299, the Deepwater sits above what a lot of collectors want to spend on their next rotation piece. So we went looking for more affordable alternatives, the kind of watches that deliver the same vintage dive energy
5 Retro Divers Under $200 That Belong in Any Rotation Read More
Most device stands commit to a single job. They hold your phone, or they prop up your tablet, or they tilt your laptop to a better angle. Pick one. The XDock, currently live on Kickstarter, wants to replace all three with a single foldable, magnetic aluminum stand that fits in your bag when you’re done.
One Stand for Every Screen You Own, and It Folds Flat Read More
Cherry Xtrfy isn’t playing it safe with the K5 Pro TMR Compact. The company’s bestselling K5 keyboard has been completely redesigned around magnetic switch technology, pairing CHERRY MK Crystal Magnetic switches with TMR sensing and an 8000 Hz polling rate in a compact 65% form factor. It’s a keyboard that’s clearly targeting competitive gamers who
This Keyboard Ditches Hall Effect for Something Sharper Read More
Böker’s Atlas line has quietly become one of the most prolific families in everyday carry. With more than two dozen variants already on the market, the series has clearly struck a nerve with knife enthusiasts who want something slim, functional, and genuinely affordable. Now the German brand is giving fans what they’ve arguably been waiting
The Sleeper EDC Knife That Quietly Got an Upgrade Read More
Spring has a way of reminding everyone that reliable power isn’t optional. Between unpredictable storm seasons, the first camping trips of the year, and the growing reality that grid outages can hit any neighborhood without warning, portable power stations have turned into one of the most popular product categories heading into warmer months. The latest
6 Bestselling Portable Power Stations for Spring Read More
Solar watches have a reputation problem. Citizen, Seiko, and Casio have owned the category for years, and most of their offerings trade design ambition for pure function. Victorinox is betting its first solar-powered timepiece can change that equation, and the Concept One collection isn’t a brand dabbling. It’s a full-scale commitment with eight versions, two
This Swiss Solar Watch Runs 8 Months in Total Darkness Read More
Most people assume Mini LED is what you settle for when OLED isn’t in the budget. LG built that perception itself, spending over a decade positioning OLED as the standard for picture quality. But the 2026 QNED evo range suggests the company is done treating Mini LED as the second tier, starting with a screen
A 115-Inch Mini LED TV Exists Now, and It Has 330Hz Gaming Read More
Samsung has been building soundbars for over a decade, and the company holds the number one spot in that category for twelve consecutive years running. But the 2026 audio lineup takes a different turn. Alongside its refreshed Q-Series soundbars, Samsung is launching the Music Studio 7 and Music Studio 5, a pair of Wi-Fi speakers
This $500 Speaker Hides a Full Dolby Atmos System Inside Read More
The gadget cycle in 2026 isn’t just fast. It’s punishing. Products launch, spike on social, hit backorder, and vanish before most outlets can finish unboxing them. We’ve been tracking the most heat across search trends, Kickstarter campaigns, and reader traffic, and one pattern keeps showing up: the best gadgets of 2026 aren’t the obvious flagship
10 Gadgets Everyone’s Quietly Buying in 2026 Read More
Most keychain knives ask you to lower your expectations. They’re afterthoughts. Tiny blades with even tinier ambitions, built to open the occasional package and not much else. The James Brand has spent years pushing back against that idea. The Elko Gen 2 is the clearest statement yet that keychain carry can be genuinely capable without
A Knife This Small Has No Business Being This Capable Read More
