Posts about a variety of topics which are not news and are not reviews.
Sennheiser’s HD 490 Pro has been the open-back studio favorite of producers and mix engineers since 2024, and fans have spent two years asking for a closed-back version that doesn’t give up the same acoustic signature. That wait is over. The HD 480 Pro is out now, carrying the same 38mm dynamic drivers inside a […]
Sennheiser HD 480 Pro Kills the Closed-Back Compromise Read More
If you’ve been waiting for Banjo-Kazooie to show up on something you can carry around, Blaze has an answer for you. The new Evercade Nexus is the biggest handheld the company’s made, and every unit ships with the Banjo-Kazooie Double Pack cartridge in the box. It lands in October 2026 at $199.99 in the US
Banjo-Kazooie’s Back, and Not on a Nintendo Handheld Read More
The Geneva watch fair closed this month. Every “affordable” pick rounded up from Watches and Wonders 2026 is priced between $2,900 and $6,300. The cheapest is the Oris Artelier Complication, a 39.5mm dress watch with a moonphase and a second time zone that starts at $2,950. The Tudor Monarch costs $5,875. Sinn’s new Hunting Watch
5 Watches Under $1,000 That Match the Trends Read More
You know how magnetic power banks usually force you to pick a side? You can have slim and wireless, or chunky and wired, and the second you want both, your pocket stops cooperating. Ugreen’s new MagFlow Air Qi2 15W Ultra-Slim Magnetic Power Bank wants that compromise to go away. It’s a 10,000 mAh pack that’s
That Carry Strap on This Magnetic Pack Is Its Charging Cable Read More
Kershaw has brought one of its most-wanted shapes back from retirement. It landed with a new lock, an upgraded steel, and a price that keeps the cult silhouette firmly in everyday-carry territory. The Bareknuckle DuraLock, officially Model 6777, went live earlier this year, reviving a design that EDC fans had been asking about for years
Kershaw Bareknuckle Returns With MagnaCut and DuraLock Read More
Honor unveiled the Honor 600 on April 22, 2026. It is a mid-range phone, but it packs the kind of camera, battery, and screen you usually see on flagships that cost twice as much. The new lineup also includes a Pro model with a Snapdragon 8 Elite chip and a Lite model that runs on
Honor 600 Lands With 200MP Night Camera and 7000mAh Cell Read More
TAG Heuer’s Formula 1 Solargraph was one of the most fun summer watches of 2025, and the brand isn’t letting that energy fade. For spring 2026, the Formula 1 line returns with a softer, more playful palette. Five new pastel releases split across TAG Heuer’s proprietary TH-Polylight plastic and sandblasted stainless steel, with pre-sales opening
TAG Heuer Brings Pastels To The Formula 1 For Spring 2026 Read More
Bowers & Wilkins has expanded its flagship Px8 S2 wireless over-ear headphones with two additional color options, taking the lineup to five finishes in total. The new Midnight Blue and Pearl Blue variants go on sale today, April 22, priced at US$799, CDN $999, £629 in the UK, and €729 in the European Union. Price:
Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 Gets Midnight Blue, Pearl Blue Read More
You know how Casio usually lives in that affordable-but-clever corner of your drawer? The new Oceanus Manta OCW-S6000AP-1A is not that Casio. It’s a limited run of 700 pieces, the dial uses a traditional Japanese indigo dyeing technique, and it’s asking about $3,100. Yes, for a solar quartz. That’s the sentence that’ll make a lot
A $3,100 Solar Casio Is Betting Japanese Indigo Justifies It Read More
Insta360 just previewed the Insta360 Mic Pro at NAB Show 2026 in Las Vegas, and it’s the most interesting wireless microphone the company has shown to date. It isn’t shipping yet, but the pitch is already clear. The Insta360 Mic Pro is a clip-on mic that wants to drop the extra hardware most wireless setups
This Wireless Mic Wants to be Seen, Not Hidden Read More
Luminox has a new Leatherback Sea Turtle Giant, and the styling is a clear break from the watch’s usual ocean-coded identity: a full desert wash. This one, model XS.0326, keeps the 44mm turtle-shell case and recolors every surface in the same sand tone. Case, bezel, strap, all of it. It’s $475, and it’s aimed at
Luminox’s Leatherback Ditches the Ocean for Desert Sand Read More
Lenovo announced the ThinkPad 16-inch Click-Go Backpack (Aura Edition) at CES 2026 as part of its new ThinkPad accessory lineup. The laptop bag swaps the main zipper for a one-handed magnetic closure with a Fidlock fastener, targeting commuters and travelers who want quick access to a 16-inch laptop and everyday carry essentials without the two-handed
Lenovo’s New ThinkPad Bag Trades Zippers for Magnets Read More
Huawei just put its own AI glasses on a stage. At an event in China on April 20, the company unveiled the Huawei AI Glasses, the first HarmonyOS eye wearable with an AI-powered camera and a built-in real-time translation tool, pitching them squarely at the category that Meta’s Ray-Ban and Oakley collabs have been dominating
Huawei AI Glasses take on Meta Ray-Ban and Oakley Read More
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