Posts about a variety of topics which are not news and are not reviews.
The wait for a mainstream pair of AI glasses isn’t open-ended anymore. Google and Warby Parker are publicly aiming for a 2026 launch, and the picture of what they’re actually building has filled in a lot since the partnership was first announced. If existing smart eyewear has felt like an accessory built around a tech […]
Warby Parker x Google AI Glasses Are Closer Than You Think Read More
The JK-9X takes a serious swing at the EDC category as a pen-shaped Kickstarter multitool that the creators say swaps between 73 separate functions through one ergonomic shell. The campaign launched on April 24, 2026, and it’s already cleared 873 percent of its modest funding target. The appetite for compact precision tools is still healthy.
This Pen-Sized Multitool Hides 73 Tools Inside Read More
LG announced the UltraGear evo GM9, model 27GM950B, the company’s first 27-inch 5K gaming monitor with Hyper Mini LED backlighting. LG first unveiled the panel at CES 2026 and confirmed full specifications, US pricing, and a pre-order window in its April 30 global newsroom announcement. Hyper Mini LED is LG’s name for its denser local-dimming
LG’s GM9 Is the First 27-Inch 5K Hyper Mini LED Monitor Read More
The Lunar Pilot is one of those watches that collectors love and complain about in equal measure. The history is real, the price has stayed reasonable, and the design has earned its place in the conversation about affordable space-flown chronographs. The case size has always been the sticking point. At 43.5mm, the standard Lunar Pilot
Bulova Built a Lunar Pilot Watch You Can Barely See Read More
You know that stomach drop you feel the moment the power clicks off on a hot July afternoon. The hum of the fridge cuts, the kitchen goes quiet, and you start doing the math in your head. How long until the ice cream sweats through the carton. How long before the chicken you prepped for
BLUETTI FridgePower Keeps Your Fridge Alive When the Grid Fails Read More
Victorinox isn’t shy about leaning into craft when the moment calls for it, and the new Evoke Wood Damast Limited Edition 2026, the latest in 17 years of annual Damast releases, is one of those moments. It’s a Swiss Army Knife that trades the usual stuffed toolset for something quieter and a lot more deliberate,
Only 7,000 People Will Ever Own This Swiss Army Knife Read More
Samsung’s first smart glasses aren’t one product but two, on different timelines and built for very different buyers. The first pair, codenamed “Jinju,” is a display-free design that leans on AI, audio, and a single front-facing camera. It’s tracking for a 2026 launch and looks built to take Meta’s Ray-Ban line head-on. The second pair,
Samsung Galaxy Glasses: What We Know So Far Read More
ASUS just dropped a $5,500 gaming laptop with two full 16-inch OLED screens, and pre-orders are live today. The 2026 ROG Zephyrus Duo ditches the old half-height secondary panel for a pair of matched 3K ROG Nebula HDR OLED touchscreens, which ROG is calling the world’s first 16-inch dual-screen OLED gaming laptop. We’ve already argued
The $5,500 Dual-Screen ASUS Laptop Is Finally Real Read More
If you’ve spent any time looking at AI hiking exoskeletons, you’ve noticed something quietly weird about the entire category. Every suit on the market wants to talk about going up. The marketing is always uphill switchbacks, summit selfies, climbers arriving fresher than the friend who didn’t strap in. That’s the whole pitch. Climb harder, sweat
Framework just gave its smallest laptop a major upgrade — and a week after launch, the new Framework 13 laptop is already sold out through Batch 8. The Laptop 13 Pro is built around repair-friendly design, and it takes aim at Apple’s MacBook Pro. It comes with a redesigned aluminum body, Intel’s new Core Ultra
Framework’s New 13 Pro Is a MacBook Pro for Linux Users Read More
Lenovo’s gaming arm in China just dropped a teaser for a new headset that’s clearly meant to sit at the top of its Legion audio lineup. It’s called the Legion Y960, and Lenovo says it’ll launch on May 19, 2026, alongside a refresh of the Legion phone, two Legion Y900 gaming tablets, and a new
Lenovo’s New Legion Headset Promises Real 7.1 Surround Sound Read More
Bosch just lifted the curtain on something most kitchen designers have been quietly waiting for. A robot vacuum and mop that doesn’t sit in the corner of your living room or peek out from under a console. This one lives inside the kitchen abinet, drives itself out through a hidden door in the baseboard, cleans
Bosch’s New Robot Vacuum Hides Inside Your Kitchen Cabinet Read More
Tactile Knife Co. is best known in the wider EDC world through its sister brand, Tactile Turn, the Dallas pen maker many of our readers already carry. The knife side runs out of the same Texas shop and ships under its own roof, and the Maverick is the post that finally puts Tactile on this
EDC Knife of the Week: A Plain Folder With a Twist Read More
Google’s new AI smart glasses are shaping up to be more productivity-focused than social, and the company’s making it pretty clear it’s not chasing Meta’s Ray-Ban playbook. Google’s December 2025 announcement formally introduced two consumer varieties so far, an audio-only pair and a model with an in-lens display, and lined up Warby Parker and Gentle
Google’s New AI Smart Glasses Built for Real Work Read More
Swatch’s playful diver just learned a useful trick. The brand’s SCUBAQUA Collection picked up four new colorways on April 23, 2026, and two of them now tap-to-pay straight from the wrist using Swatch Pay. Price: $155 Where to Buy: Swatch The fresh quartet covers aqua green, midnight blue, electric fuchsia, and solar orange, each named
4 New Jellyfish-Inspired Divers Tap to Pay From Your Wrist Read More
Carrying the right tech can save your day or wreck it. A dead phone at the airport, a laptop that won’t read your client’s USB drive, a thumb drive lost on the train with sensitive files on it, these are the small failures that turn a normal Tuesday into a slow disaster. The fix isn’t
10 Digital EDC Essentials We’d Never Leave Behind Read More
WESN just turned its slip-joint sleeper hit into a made-to-order weekend project. The Detroit-designed brand opened orders on The Henry Pastel Camo & Co., a limited drop that wraps pastel G10 handles in a UV-printed camo design and ships in two colorways: DAY: Sky Blue Camo and NIGHT: Violet Camo. The order window is open
WESN’s Henry Goes Pastel Camo for a 72-Hour Drop Read More
Casio just gave its extreme-sports G-Shock line the upgrade fans have been waiting on. The new G-LIDE GBX-H5600 is the first watch in the G-LIDE family to ship with a built-in heart rate monitor, and it pairs that sensor with the tide and moon graphs that have defined the line for years. It’s a clean
Casio Drops Heart-Rate G-Shock Built for Surfers Read More
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