Posts about a variety of topics which are not news and are not reviews.
The quietest, weirdest preview of where wearable AI is heading didn’t come from Apple, Meta, or any of the usual hardware giants. It came out of a lab at the University of Washington, where a team of researchers cracked open a pair of Sony WF-1000XM3 earbuds and did something equal parts brilliant and cursed: shoved […]
AirPods With Cameras? Researchers Just Built Them Into Sony Earbuds Read More
If you’ve ever wished your wristwatch came with a side of wizarding charm, Timex just answered your owl. A few weeks ago, the American watchmaker officially unveiled the Harry Potter x Timex Collection, a nine-piece lineup that spans skeleton automatics, INDIGLO-equipped house watches, and a few playful Weekender twists that lean into the franchise’s most
Timex Conjures Up Hogwarts on Your Wrist With the New Harry Potter Collection Read More
ASUS Republic of Gamers is 20 years old, and it’s celebrating the way you’d expect: with a limited-edition handheld that’s louder, denser, and more ambitious than the one it replaces. The ROG Xbox Ally X20 Bundle was announced on June 1, 2026 from Taipei, and it’s the first Xbox Ally with an OLED display, a
ROG Xbox Ally X20 Bundle: ASUS’ 20th-Anniversary OLED Handheld + AR Glasses Read More
If you’ve been holding out for Samsung’s next book-style foldable, the wait now has a countdown. Multiple reports point to Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked July 2026 event landing in London on July 22, where the Galaxy Z Fold 8 is expected to debut as the headline samsung foldable 2026 launch. Below, we round up the latest
Galaxy Z Fold 8 Price Leaks, And It’s Not What You’d Expect Read More
CJRB Cutlery’s glow-in-the-dark Gobi, the J1906-GD, has been gaining traction in EDC circles since its January 2026 debut and is widely available again on Amazon for $49.99. After several months of uneven Amazon availability following its initial launch, the variant is back in stock at its original price, ready to compete with newer releases in
EDC Knife of the Week: The CJRB Gobi You Can Find in the Dark Read More
Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro Max won’t break cover until September, but the rumor mill is running. Late May 2026 brought a four-color dummy-model leak (Silver, Black, Light Blue, Dark Cherry) plus supply-chain reports that Apple is finalizing OLED panel approvals. The clearest picture yet: the same overall back as the iPhone 17 Pro, a refreshed
iPhone 18 Pro Max Dummy Models Leak: Here’s What to Expect Before September Read More
The Mudman line has stayed stubbornly old-school for years: conventional LCDs, no fitness tracking, all toughness. A new leak suggests that’s about to change. Imagery from Casioblog (the same fan blog that called the F-B100W’s Bluetooth step tracker last year) shows the GDG-B100, what looks like the first Mudman with a memory-in-pixel (MIP) display and
Casio’s First MIP Mudman: G-Shock GDG-B100 Leaks Ahead of Launch Read More
Most knife companies celebrate a milestone anniversary with a logo etch and a price bump. Spyderco, which has spent half a century quietly running one of the more interesting catalogs in production knives, decided to do something else. For its 50th, the Golden, Colorado outfit rebuilt what Spyderco itself calls its iconic Native® 5 as
Spyderco’s $1,200 Native 5 Took 1,200 Hours to Build Read More
Samsung hasn’t even finished shipping the Galaxy S26 line, and the rumor mill is already pivoting to 2027. Multiple industry trackers now have active Galaxy S27 watch pages pinning the next flagship to an early-2027 unveiling, alongside the first scattered chatter about an Exynos 2700, a move to Qi2.2 magnetic wireless charging, and, most newsworthy,
Samsung Galaxy S27 is Already Leaking, Here’s What Early 2027 Might Bring Read More
Timex spent most of the last decade quietly turning its archive into a release calendar. The Q Timex line, those vaguely ’70s-shaped steel quartz watches with day-date windows and archival dial work, has been doing most of the heavy lifting, and February’s Q Timex Red Vega 1978 Reissue, the $219 red-marbleized release tied to Vincent
Q Timex Blue Vega: The $229 Glow-in-the-Dark ’70s Revival Read More
If you were hoping Apple would use WWDC 2026 to unveil a Vision Pro 2, it may be time to reset expectations. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, in his Power On newsletter, said he doesn’t expect the next Vision Pro until 2028 at the earliest, building on Bloomberg’s earlier October 1, 2025 report, “Apple Shelves Vision Headset
Apple Vision Pro 2 Reportedly Delayed to 2028 Ahead of WWDC Read More
The Pixel 11 is not expected until August, but Google may have accidentally previewed one of its standout features during the I/O 2026 keynote. A brief on-stage moment appeared to show Pixel Glow, two weeks after a massive leak outlined Tensor G6, new Samsung OLED panels, and that same RGB strip. Here is what observers
Google May Have Just Shown Off the Pixel 11’s Pixel Glow Read More
A four-pack of Matter smart plugs now runs about $24 on Amazon at deal pricing, and that’s the lever worth paying attention to. Not the new spec revision. Single digits per outlet is what lets you walk out of an ecosystem you spent four years assembling and into a different one without throwing the hardware
Cheap Matter Smart Plugs: The Smart-Home Escape Hatch Read More
For nearly five years, the Forerunner 55 quietly anchored Garmin’s entry tier as the watch you recommended to friends who wanted a real running companion without paying flagship prices. The Forerunner 70 doesn’t just replace it. It rethinks what an entry-level running smartwatch can be. Garmin has packed in a vivid AMOLED touchscreen, a more
7 Reasons the Garmin Forerunner 70 Belongs on Your Wrist Read More
The Sonos Ace marked the company’s ambitious first step into over-ear headphones, yet whispers of a sequel are already gaining volume among fans and industry watchers. With the original now approaching its second birthday, rumors place a Sonos Ace 2 announcement somewhere in late 2026 or even 2027. Here is what recent executive comments, analyst
Sonos Ace 2 Leaks Point to a Late-2026 Reveal Read More
If you’ve been eyeing a new Chromebook this summer, hold off. Google is moving on from the Chromebook brand at the premium tier. The company unveiled Googlebook on May 12 at The Android Show: I/O Edition, a new line of Android-powered, Gemini-first laptops launching this fall with Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, and Lenovo. Pricing and
Googlebook Is Google’s Chromebook Successor: Here’s What Ships This Fall Read More
Keys are the one thing most of us never leave home without. Wallets change, phones get swapped between pockets, watches come and go, but the keyring stays anchored to the same loop every single day. That makes the key form factor the most reliable real estate in EDC: a tool shaped like a key doesn’t
The KeyMaster 3.0 Titanium Multitool Might Just Replace Your Bulky Pocket Knife Read More
8BitDo is marking Apple’s 50th anniversary with its most ambitious keyboard yet, and one that ties its all-time price ceiling. The Retro 68 AP50th Limited Edition is set to ship in June 2026 at $499.99, carrying over the all-aluminum chassis 8BitDo introduced on the NES 40th Edition and dressing it in Apple II livery. Every
8BitDo Retro 68 AP50th: $499 Apple II Keyboard Ships June Read More
Apple’s long-rumored foldable iPhone is finally shaping up into a real product. Leaks and supply-chain reports now point to a September 2026 launch alongside the iPhone 18 line, with a book-style design and a price tag that starts north of $2,000. If the rumors hold, mass production won’t kick off until August, a one- to
The iPhone Fold Is Real and It’ll Cost More Than $2,000 Read More
For nearly three years, Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses have had the AI eyewear category almost entirely to themselves. That changed at Google I/O 2026, where Warby Parker and Google walked on stage together and pulled the cover off Intelligent Eyewear, a new line of AI-powered frames running on Gemini and Android XR, with audio-first models
Google’s Answer to Meta Ray-Bans: Warby Parker Glasses Read More