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The Timex Waterbury Heritage Automatic GMT answers a specific question: how close can you get to a Rolex GMT Master on a consumer tech budget? Timex’s answer is 41.5mm of stainless steel, a two-tone rotating bezel with a numeral track, a color-matched GMT hand, and a bracelet that mirrors the profile of the reference it’s […]
Here’s How to Wear a Rolex GMT Master Without the Rolex Read More
Most phones ask a lot of your eyes. Hours of backlit OLED scrolling can leave you squinting by the end of the day, and there’s been a quiet migration of readers, writers, and sleep-conscious users toward devices that treat your attention less like a product. Bigme’s been working that edge for a while with its
This Dual-Screen Phone Treats Your Eyes Differently Read More
Kansept has built a name in the knife world for small, designer flippers that do more than their size suggests. This week’s EDC Knife of the Week leans into that same idea. The Kitpu is a slim titanium frame-lock knife, designed by Canadian maker Jonathan Styles. Kansept calls it a “small and sleek EDC designed
EDC Knife of the Week: Small Flipper, Big Style Read More
If you’ve ever stood at the back door calling your dog’s name into the dark, you already know why GPS pet trackers exist. A microchip helps once someone else finds your pet, and a jingly name tag helps only if a stranger gets close enough to read it. Neither gives you the one thing you
Why Anxious Pet Parents Keep Reaching for This GPS Collar Read More
Swiss watchmaker Hautlence made one of the boldest watches at Watches and Wonders 2026. The Retrovision ’64 doesn’t try to look modern. It doesn’t try to look timeless either. It looks like a prop from a 1960s sci-fi show, except it’s built around a real mechanical movement. And it works. Most of the show this
Inside the $165K Watch That Looks Like a Star Trek Communicator Read More
Luxury AI eyewear is about to meet your face, and the name on the temples might just be Gucci. Kering CEO Luca de Meo has confirmed that Gucci is teaming up with Google on a pair of AI smart glasses, widely reported to run on Android XR, and the project is already shaping up to
Gucci Is Going After Ray-Ban Meta, With Google’s Help Read More
Dreame is best known for robot vacuums, but the company is moving into a new space this spring. It just launched its first two US smart locks on Amazon. They are the Dreame NAVO Smart Lock A10 and the Dreame Safio Lock Turbo Lite. Both went on sale in April 2026. The two locks are
Dreame’s Smart Lock Unlocks With an iPhone or Apple Watch Read More
Spring travel season starts messy. Airports are busier, timetables slip, hotel Wi-Fi is still the same lobby-bar nightmare it was last year, and that 5W wall charger you’ve been dragging around since 2019 can’t keep up with a modern phone, let alone a phone and a laptop and a pair of earbuds. The good news
6 Travel Gadgets That Earn Their Space in Your Bag This Spring Read More
Case Knives has announced the Case Axe Handle knife. It is a new slipjoint pattern co-designed with Bill Ruple, an award-winning custom knifemaker. A brand-new pattern is rare for Case. The company usually adds fresh handle colors, jigs, or shield designs to patterns it already makes. Price: $83 Where to Buy: Case Knives Case is
Case Launches Axe Handle, Its First New Slipjoint Pattern Read More
Sony has announced the INZONE M10S II (SDM‑27Q102/B), a 27‑inch OLED gaming monitor that Sony says was developed with esports org Fnatic. On its product page, Sony highlights QHD (1440p) at up to 540Hz, a stated 0.02ms response time, and a dual‑mode option that can run at a higher refresh rate in HD. Sony markets
Sony’s New Monitor Hits 540Hz at 1440p, 720Hz in HD Read More
IWC Schaffhausen just threw the traditional playbook out. The Pilot’s Venturer Vertical Drive, unveiled at Watches and Wonders 2026 in Geneva, is the Swiss manufacturer’s first timepiece designed and engineered from scratch for the specific demands of human spaceflight, and it has earned official certification for spaceflight from Vast for Haven-1 environments and crew usage
This IWC Pilot Watch Was Built for Human Spaceflight Read More
Most wireless speakers are built to blend in. Black, white, gray, maybe a safe navy blue if the brand is feeling bold. Audio Pro just went the other way with its C5 MkII W Classic. The new limited edition comes in bright yellow, and it practically dares you to hide it behind a bookshelf. Price:
This Bright Yellow Speaker Wants to Be Your Room’s Centerpiece Read More
GoPro just made its most ambitious play yet. The company that built its name on tiny action cameras has officially entered the cinema camera market with the MISSION 1 Series, three compact cameras built around a new 50-megapixel 1-inch sensor and GP3 processor. One of them even has an interchangeable lens mount. The lineup includes
GoPro’s Boldest Move Yet: A Compact Cinema Camera Read More
A gaming laptop that pumps out 300W of combined processor and graphics power shouldn’t fit in a normal backpack. But MSI says its new Raider 16 Max does exactly that. The company rebuilt its 16-inch gaming laptops from scratch for 2026, shrinking the motherboard and redesigning the cooling system so it could pack more power
Gaming Laptops Hit 300W and Still Fit in a Backpack Read More
The new Fire TV Stick HD ditches the traditional power adapter and runs off your TV’s USB port. Amazon’s slimmest streaming device is about 30% narrower than the previous HD model, and it doesn’t need a wall outlet to work. That makes it the first Fire TV stick you can set up without hunting for
New Amazon Fire TV Stick HD Runs Off Your TV’s USB Port Read More
ANBERNIC has been busy lately, making retro handhelds in every shape you can think of. There’s the clamshell. The slider. Earlier this year, the brand even launched a wireless controller with a built-in heart rate monitor. But the RG Rotate might be the company’s most fun design yet, because at first glance, you’d never guess
This Retro Handheld Has a Secret Swiveling Screen Read More
Benchmade has been building knives in Oregon City, Oregon since the late 1980s (the company traces back to 1979 as Bali-Song), and somewhere along the way, “Made in USA” became a genuine competitive advantage. Every blade ships with premium steel, the signature AXIS Lock for smooth ambidextrous operation, and a LifeSharp program covering lifetime sharpening
10 Benchmade Knives Collectors Keep Coming Back To Read More
EarFun is about to launch the most affordable earbuds with translation on the market. The Clip 2 arrives April 27, 2026, and at $79.99, it’s the first pair of clip on earbuds to combine Hi-Res Audio with built-in AI translation, targeting a gap in the open ear headphones category that nobody else has filled yet.
These $56 Earbuds Translate 100 Languages in Real Time Read More
Most folding knives are built from separate pieces screwed together. Integral folders are different. The entire handle is carved from a single block of material using a CNC machine, which takes serious precision and usually costs serious money. Most integral folders start around $300. Tacray’s new Talos costs $119 and does something with the design
How Tacray Built a $119 Knife That Rivals $350 Folders Read More
The return of the square print didn’t come from a camera this time. Polaroid’s new Hi-Print 3×3 is a small, portable square photo printer that connects over Bluetooth, pulls images from a smartphone and turns them into 3-inch square prints. The prints come out smudge-proof and built to last, thanks to dye-sublimation, a method that
Polaroid Made a Photo Printer That’s Also a Picture Frame Read More