Posts about a variety of topics which are not news and are not reviews.
A function count is the first thing you read on a multitool listing and the least useful thing on it. Twenty five sounds like more tool than fifteen, and fifteen sounds like more than five, so the number closes the sale before anything else gets a turn. What you’re actually paying for is almost never […]
What You’re Actually Paying For When a Multitool Says 25 Functions Read More
Field watches are supposed to look like tools. Timex just took its most tool-like chronograph and gave it a green sunray dial, which is the kind of finish you normally see on a watch meant for a jacket sleeve rather than a jobsite. The MK1 Chronograph 40mm Leather Strap Watch, model TW2Y71200, is Timex describing
Timex Gave Its Field Chronograph a Dress Watch Dial Read More
Camp knives keep getting bigger. Brands sell them as log splitters and survival props, while the cutting that actually happens at camp involves sausage skins, cordage, packaging tape, and one stubborn can lid at dusk. The Boker Treebrand Camp Knife Black Bone takes the opposite bet. Treebrand Camp Knife Black Bone Price: $104.95 Where to
Boker’s Camp Knife Skips the Survival Theater Read More
Qualcomm’s pitch for Snapdragon C was simple. Put a modern Arm chip inside a Windows laptop cheap enough to sit next to Chromebooks on the same shelf. The first machine built on that platform, Aspire Go 15 AG15-Q31P, is now up for pre-order with a real price attached, and it costs a lot more than
The First Snapdragon C Laptop Just Showed Up, and It Isn’t $300 Read More
Camera glasses get harder to police when they stop looking expensive. Price: $89 AUD ($63) Where to Buy: KSmart For years, camera glasses felt like a Silicon Valley problem. They were pricey, visibly branded, and easy to file away as something early adopters would argue about before the rest of us had to care. The
Kmart’s Camera Glasses Make Smart Glasses Feel Less Like a Luxury Gadget Read More
A student tablet has to survive a very specific kind of chaos. It gets wedged beside a notebook, pulled out on a bus, passed around for a video, and expected to handle notes without making the buyer hunt for another accessory. Moto Pad 70 Price: INR 29,999, about $315 Where to Buy: Motorola India Motorola’s
The Moto Pad 70 Makes the Stylus the Starting Point Read More
Most pocket knives are built for cutting first and wire work only by accident. The SOG Kilowatt Pocket Knife shifts that job into the design: it still gives you a 3.4 inch folding blade, but the handle is built around wire stripping. Price: $49.99 Where to Buy: Amazon That makes it a more specific kind
SOG Kilowatt Turns a Pocket Knife Into a Wire Tool Read More
A 24mm to 600mm lens usually means carrying several lenses. The Sony RX10 V puts that full range into one fixed-lens camera. It also adds AI subject recognition, 30fps shooting, and 4K 120p video. Price: $2,299.99 Where to Buy: Sony Sony announced the RX10 V in July 2026. It will be available in early August
This Fixed-Lens Sony Camera Has a 600mm Trick Read More
The AYANEO Konkr Pocket Advance reveal made the nostalgia hook obvious. The harder question is what happens after that first hit of recognition: can AYANEO turn the Game Boy Advance shape into a modern handheld with enough upgrades to matter? Nostalgia can get someone to click, but the screen, controls, software, and ownership details decide
7 Reasons the AYANEO Konkr Pocket Advance Is More Than a Game Boy Advance Throwback Read More
A smart lock that recognizes your face sounds like a party trick until your hands are full of groceries, a sleeping child, or a muddy garden hose. I don’t need my front door to feel futuristic. I need it to open for the right person, keep working when the phone stays inside, and give guests
Face Unlock vs Keypad: Does a Smart Lock Need Your Face? Read More
Most retro watch revivals bring back a case shape, a dial color, or a logo. The Seiko HFL001 Rotocall brings back a stranger idea: using the bezel to change modes on a digital watch. Price: $595 Where to Buy: Seiko That is the hook here. The HFL001 is a Seiko 145th Anniversary Limited Edition based
Seiko Turned a 1982 Digital Watch Trick Purple Read More
The Smith & Wesson Extreme Ops SWA24S looks more aggressive than its job description. Under the black coating and tactical styling, it’s really a compact, inexpensive utility folder for packages, cord, straps, glove boxes, and backup kits. Price: $16.85 Where to Buy: Amazon At $16.85 on Amazon, this knife makes more sense as a simple
Smith & Wesson’s $16 Folding Knife Makes More Sense as a Kit Tool Read More
Corsair’s recent keyboard releases have centered on Hall effect switches and high polling rates, going by the company’s own catalog, and those boards carry prices to match. The two new keyboards go the other way. The Corsair SKIFF 100 and SKIFF 100 Plus are membrane boards aimed at people setting up their first gaming PC,
The $59 Gaming Keyboard Built for Dorm Rooms and Shared Walls Read More
Phone makers settled on a safe answer years ago. A screen should be big enough to watch a show on, and small enough to use with one thumb. The nubia Neo 5 Max ignores that rule, with a 7.5-inch display and controls built for two hands. Price: About $427 Where to Buy: Nubia nubia calls
The 7.5-Inch Phone That Wants to Be Your Handheld Console Read More
Phone cameras keep adding pixels, but pixels aren’t the real problem anymore. The harder job is keeping color, shadows, and detail clean when the light gets tricky. That’s the idea behind the new Samsung 200MP ISOCELL HPC Sensor. It’s a 200MP phone camera sensor, but Samsung isn’t selling it on the pixel count. The pitch
Samsung’s New 200MP Sensor Wants to Fix the Pixel Problem Read More
Open-ear earbuds usually sell comfort first, then ask you to accept the tradeoff. You keep your ears open to the room, but you often give up fullness, bass, and a design that feels like something you’d choose rather than tolerate. CMF Clip Pro Earbuds is Nothing’s attempt to make that compromise look smaller: a clip-on
CMF Clip Pro Makes Open-Ear Earbuds Look Less Awkward Read More
Most retro digital watches are chasing the same feeling: the first cheap watch you actually liked wearing. The risk is that nostalgia can make a new watch look like a costume, especially when the category is full of small rectangles, low-price impulse buys, and designs that treat the past as the whole pitch. Timex Retroware
The Timex Retroware Digital Isn’t Playing the Cheap-Watch Game Read More
Here’s another new product we’re adding to our list of knives to buy: the Petrified Fish Guppy, a compact button lock folder that looks built around actually staying in your pocket. 🐟 Petrified Fish PFE19 Guppy Price: $76 Where to Buy: Amazon Most everyday carry knives stop being everyday carry the moment you notice them
This Compact EDC Knife Has N690 Steel, a Button Lock, and Hardly Any Bulk Read More
Most smart glasses are trying to disappear on your face. The Caviar Ray-Ban smart glasses go the other way: they want you to notice the metal, the leather, and the myth before you think about the camera. Price: $6,130 Where to Buy: Caviar The timing is convenient. Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is now in theaters,
Caviar’s $6,130 Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Turn AI Eyewear Into Jewelry Read More
Big batteries usually make phones feel practical before they feel premium. The vivo S2 flips that expectation by putting a 7,050 mAh battery inside a curved AMOLED phone that is being sold on design, portrait tools, and durability instead of looking like a chunky endurance device. Price: From ₹39,999.00 (About $420) Where to Buy: Vivo
Vivo S2 Puts a 7,050 mAh Battery in a Curved Phone Read More