Posts about a variety of topics which are not news and are not reviews.
Boker (Böker) just released five new versions of Lucas Burnley’s Kiboku fixed blade. All five share the same RWL-34 blade. What changes is the handle, from bright orange G10 to Sonoran desert ironwood. The five variants are the Bocote, G10 Orange, Richlite Red Topo, Desert Iron Wood, and Richlite Black Rock Pattern. They are made […]
Boker’s Kiboku Is One Knife With Five Personalities Read More
If you’ve been waiting for a new Google smart speaker, congratulations: you have outlasted a pandemic, four generations of AirPods, and a complete reinvention of Google’s AI strategy. The last time Google launched a standalone smart speaker, the Nest Audio in September 2020, Gemini didn’t exist yet, and AI assistants were still mostly novelties. Nearly
Google Home Speaker 2026: Gemini Finally Gets a New Home Read More
Timex just gave its high-end Atelier line a serious growth spurt. The Swiss-made sub-brand, which launched with the Marine M1a diver and later added the GMT24, has now doubled in size with the arrival of its first two chronographs: the Chronograph Automatic M1a Ti in titanium and the more accessible Chronograph Quartz M1q in stainless
Timex Atelier Just Got Its First Chronographs Read More
Aulumu just gave EDC nerds and iPhone owners a reason to share a pocket. The Shenzhen-based accessories brand officially launched the G05 Pro Multi-Function Mag Kickstand on June 1, 2026. The 38-gram aluminum disc bolts onto the back of your phone via MagSafe and quietly conceals a five-piece mini toolkit inside. It is the follow-up
The Aulumu G05 Pro Is the EDC MagSafe Kickstand Your iPhone Was Missing Read More
The Xiaomi Desktop Speaker Pro Set has just landed on UK desks at £79.99 ($107), and on paper it looks like one of the more interesting sub-£100 PC sound systems of 2026. It’s a two-piece kit: a tilted main soundbar plus a wireless subwoofer, with RGB lighting baked into both, five EQ modes, and three
Xiaomi Desktop Speaker Pro Set Hits the UK at £79.99 Read More
Shock isn’t usually a brand you associate with the word “luxe.” Born in the early 1980s as the watch you could supposedly throw off a building and still trust to time your morning run, the line has spent four decades leaning into shock-resistant resin, oversized buttons, and that unmistakable “this watch will outlive me” energy.
The New G-Shock Luxe Black Is the Stealthiest CasiOak Yet Read More
Ask any everyday-carry obsessive what they wish they had more of in their pocket, and “a pen that actually works” usually lands near the top of the list. Wallets, knives, flashlights, multitools; those are easy. A reliable, palm-sized writer that doesn’t snag on your jeans or leak ink into your coat lining? Surprisingly hard. The
Titanium EDC Pens Are Having a Moment in 2026, Here’s the Budget Pick Read More
Microsoft has been quietly experimenting with what an AI assistant looks like when it stops living inside a laptop, and the latest answer is a wearable you clip to your shirt. At its annual developer conference, the company pulled the curtain back on two early hardware concepts built around its AI agents. One is a
Microsoft’s Latest AI Gadget Isn’t a PC, It’s a Badge You Wear Read More
The Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro and Liberty 5 Pro Max have only been on sale for a couple of weeks, but they already look like the most interesting earbuds Anker has shipped in years. The Liberty 5 Pro carries a Guinness World Record for call clarity. The Pro Max bolts a 1.78-inch AMOLED touchscreen onto
Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro at $169 Is the TWS Deal of 2026 Read More
The iPhone 17 has been on the market less than a year, but the supply chain has already moved on. Over the past two weeks, a steady drip of leaks has sketched out Apple’s 2026 lineup in unusual detail, and the picture is messier than any single-year roadmap we’ve seen in a while. Under-display Face
iPhone 18 Pro Shrinks the Dynamic Island: Why This Leak Matters for September Read More
Casio’s MR-G line turns 30 this year, and to mark the milestone, the brand just dropped what might be the most exquisite, and most expensive, G-Shock Frogman ever made. Meet the MRG-BF1000EB-1A: a limited-edition dive watch designed around a rare polar-sea phenomenon and finished by one of Japan’s most celebrated gemstone artisans. It’s still a
Casio’s $7,600 G-Shock Frogman Is Carved From Polar Ice Read More
Alongside its new 3:2 Iconia Duo tablet family announced out of Taipei, Acer slipped in two of the more interesting wearables of the year. The AR Vision GR0 and GI0 AI glasses aim at completely different audiences, one for couch gamers and frequent flyers who want a giant private screen, the other for travelers and
Acer Just Undercut Xreal and Ray-Ban Meta With Two New Smart Glasses Read More
For most of Matter’s short life, the smart home standard had a glaring blind spot: cameras and doorbells. Lights, plugs, locks, thermostats, blinds: all good. The devices most people actually picture when they hear “smart home security,” not so much. That changed on November 20, 2025, when the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) finalized Matter 1.5
Matter 1.5 Cameras and Doorbells: What Smart Home Security Looks Like Now Read More
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