iaomi has added another appliance to its growing smart home lineup, and this one takes aim at a concern most rice cooker brands quietly ignore. The fluorine-based non-stick coatings inside conventional rice cookers have drawn increasing scrutiny from health-conscious buyers who want to know exactly what’s touching their food at high temperatures. It’s a conversation […]
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Most desktops don’t make you do a double take. You see a tower, a slab, maybe a small box tucked behind a monitor, and you move on. The Lenovo Yoga Mini i Gen 11 is different. It’s a circular, aluminum puck that weighs 600 grams, takes up less space than a coffee coaster, and quietly
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Most portable Bluetooth speakers top out around 100 decibels. That’s fine for a patio dinner or background music by the pool. It’s not fine when you’re trying to fill a yard, anchor a tailgate, or keep up with a beach crowd that keeps spreading out. The gap between “loud enough for indoors” and “actually loud
This 21-Pound Speaker Is Louder Than a Rock Concert Read More
The best Leatherman products aren’t always the ones sitting on a shelf. Some of the most wanted pieces left the catalog years ago, and the only way to get them since has been patience, luck, and a willingness to overpay a stranger on eBay. That’s the reality the Tread has lived in since Leatherman quietly
4 Leatherman Rarities You Can Buy Right Now (But Not for Long) Read More
Artemis II lifted off from Cape Canaveral on April 1, 2026, carrying four astronauts on the first crewed trip to the Moon since 1972. Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen are on a 10-day journey that will take them around the far side of
Why NASA Put a First Responder Knife in Every Spacesuit Read More
The wireless outdoor security camera market looks completely different than it did two years ago. Solar charging has gone from novelty to expectation, subscription-free AI detection is no longer a budget compromise, and 4K resolution has trickled down into cameras that cost less than a decent dinner out. A few of the cameras on this
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Most people assume AI in watchmaking means a render that never gets built, or a gimmick slapped onto a press release to grab headlines. Casio just mass-produced a watch that proves them wrong. The G-Shock Full-Metal GMW-BZ5000RC-1JR is a limited edition reinterpretation of the iconic 5000 Series square that pairs AI-analyzed structural data with a
AI Built a G-Shock and Casio Covered It in Rainbows Read More
A hundred years in, Bang & Olufsen isn’t winding down gracefully. The Danish audio brand has unveiled the Beolab 90 Monarch and Zenith Editions, the final two releases in its five-part Beolab 90 anniversary series, and both make it clear the centennial program wasn’t going to end quietly. Only 10 pairs of each will be
B&O’s Final Centennial Speaker Has 1,734 Metal Spheres Read More
The ARC Obsidian doesn’t stay in stock. Every time Leatherman surfaces it through a limited channel, it moves fast and lands on secondary markets at prices well above retail, carried by people who either missed it or can’t let it go. That pattern isn’t random. It tracks with what the tool actually is: a MagnaCut
The Multi-Tool Leatherman Collectors Can’t Keep Off the Secondary Market Is Back Read More
WaterField Designs has a long history of making thoughtful, well-crafted bags and cases in San Francisco. The company’s products carry a specific kind of weight: not just the physical heft of full-grain leather and waxed canvas, but the weight of genuine craft. Every stitch and pocket placement feels considered. That reputation makes today’s announcement both
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Timex put a Seiko movement inside its new Expedition Pioneer Titanium Automatic, then priced the whole thing at $449. The watch also comes with a titanium case and a sapphire crystal — a spec combination that makes it one of the more interesting affordable automatic dive watches to land this year. That’s a real spec
Timex Built a $449 Titanium Diver With a Seiko Inside Read More
April Fools is the one day a year where tech companies try to out-prank each other with fake product announcements. Google’s smell-search. Tesla’s fake bankruptcy tweet. The problem is that real consumer tech has gotten so genuinely weird that the line between prank and product barely exists anymore. Every one of these funny gadgets sounds
7 Real Tech Gadgets That Sound Like April Fools Jokes Read More
Leatherman is opening its archives as a structured annual event for the first time with From the Vault, a three-day drop that puts rare, retired, and hard-to-find tools back into circulation. The event launched on March 31 and runs through April 2, with a fresh selection of limited-quantity tools dropping each day at exactly 9:00
Leatherman Opened Its Vault, Rare Multi-Tools Are Up for Grabs Read More
Smart rings track your body. Smart glasses overlay your world. For years, both categories have operated in complete isolation, each solving half a problem while ignoring the other half. Your ring knows your heart rate spiked, but it can’t show you why. Your glasses can translate a conversation in real time, but they don’t know
Forget Oura, This 2.2mm Ring Also Controls Smart Glasses Read More
Most smart kitchen appliances add a touchscreen and call it a feature. Wine collectors don’t need another screen. They need something that understands why a 2018 Burgundy shouldn’t sit next to a chilled Riesling. Samsung thinks its newest product can figure that out on its own. The company launched the Infinite AI Wine Refrigerator in
A $4,280 Wine Fridge That Knows Every Bottle Inside Read More
Your pool cleaner handles the dirty work so you don’t have to. But it can’t run forever without help. Whether you own a robotic, suction-side, or pressure-side model, it needs regular care to keep working well. Skip that care, and you’ll see it quickly: slow movement, missed spots, and a shorter life. Automatic pool cleaner
How to Care for Your Pool Cleaner: An Easy Maintenance Guide Read More
Apple turns 50 tomorrow, April 1, 2026. Half a century since Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne signed a partnership agreement in a Los Altos garage and accidentally started one of the most consequential companies in modern history. Fifty years of Apple history written in products that made people line up around the block,
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This past week delivered one of the more interesting mixes of EDC releases in recent memory. A see-through knife made from a material that took a year to develop. A Paramilitary 2 variant with steel and handle scales that make collectors lose composure. A keychain multi-tool refresh that proves even legends need a wardrobe update.
5 New EDC Pocket Knives That Don’t Play It Safe Read More
The Skywave X100 Dual is Ultimea’s flagship wireless surround system: a 9.2.6 channel package with a 43.3-inch soundbar, four wireless surround speakers, two 10-inch wireless subwoofers, and six up-firing drivers for overhead audio. The system carries a Tuned by THX designation, decodes Dolby Atmos and DTS:X natively, and connects every component wirelessly through CineMesh dual
Ultimea Skywave X100 Dual Review: A 9.2.6 Wireless Surround System with THX Tuning Read More
Something interesting is happening in the budget portable audio space right now, and Amazon’s Spring Sale is making it even harder to ignore. The under-$100 tier has quietly filled up with genuinely capable hardware, from outdoor Bluetooth speakers and waterproof Bluetooth speakers that rival models twice their price to portable boomboxes that play CDs, cassettes,
7 Audio Gadgets Under $100 That Don’t Sound Like It Read More
