Posts about a variety of topics which are not news and are not reviews.
If you’ve skipped smart rings because they felt like a chunky bolt wrapped around your finger, the Oura Ring 5 is the model that finally fixes that complaint. Oura unveiled it last May, opened global pre-orders the same day, and started shipping June 4. The pitch is simple: a ring Oura calls the smallest it’s […]
Oura Ring 5 Now Tracks Your Blood Pressure Signals While You Sleep Read More
Charge it with light, never swap the battery, forget it’s even there. Most of them quietly break that promise the moment you rotate your collection, spend a week under office fluorescents, or leave a piece in the drawer for a month. You come back and it’s stopped at 4:17 and you have no idea when.
The Watch That Runs 365 Days on a Charge Finally Exists Read More
Anker’s 160W Prime charger is built around a simple pitch: one USB-C port that pushes a full 140W over PD 3.1, plus a tiny smart display so you can see exactly what each device is drawing. With Amazon Prime Day 2026 arriving June 23 and early Anker discounts already live, the price on this three-port
Anker’s CES-Winning Charger is 29% Off Ahead of Prime Day Read More
Reate Knives doesn’t usually show up on a budget EDC list. Look at the brand’s recent catalog and you’ll see titanium frames, M390 blades, and prices that sit comfortably north of $300. The Horizon D in carbon fiber, the Reate Iron series, and the various Mini Horizon variants all hover in that range, and that’s
EDC Knife of the Week: Reate’s Horizon X Drops a Crossbar-Lock Folder to $97 Read More
ASUS has launched the Adol PO102 portable Bluetooth speaker in China, and the spec sheet reads like a JBL Go 5 challenger built by someone who checked the price twice. It ships with Bluetooth 6.0, an IP67 dust and water rating, a 2,600 mAh battery rated for 10 hours at 50% volume, and a carrying
ASUS’ New $20 Speaker Undercuts the JBL Go 5 by Two-Thirds Read More
July 22, 2026 in London is the date on every Samsung calendar, and the Galaxy Z Fold 8 is the device the show will turn on. The bigger story is a 4:3 inner display on a rumored ‘Wide’ variant that would break from the tall, narrow design every Galaxy Z Fold has shipped with since
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Hits July 22: The ‘Wide’ Leak That Changes the Lineup Read More
Vivo and MediaTek spent nearly two years co-developing a custom chip for foldable phones, and the first device shipping it is now official. Vivo has confirmed that the upcoming X Fold 6 will run MediaTek’s Dimensity 9500 Super Edition, marking the first time a Vivo X Fold skips Qualcomm entirely. Vivo product manager Han Boxiao
Vivo Just Put MediaTek in Its Next Foldable, Not Qualcomm Read More
We have been refreshing the G-SHOCK clusters all spring, and this is the one we have been waiting for. The Coca-Cola 140th-anniversary G-SHOCK landed at Zumiez in the United States on June 11, 2026, and stock has been moving fast ever since. The MSRP is $200, the dial carries a Coca-Cola wordmark over a Coke-brown
The $200 Coca-Cola G-SHOCK Just Dropped in the US and It’s Selling Out Fast Read More
You’ve burned through enough 720p laptop cameras to know that “good enough” is the difference between a 90-minute client call and a 90-minute apology. The 2026 market has reshuffled. Logitech’s MX Brio took the premium 4K slot at $199. Insta360’s Link 2 made AI tracking usable at $200. Elgato’s Facecam 4K undercut its own Pro
Best Webcams for Working from Home 2026 Read More
You opened the goretroid pre-order page expecting $229. The number is now $244, and the 12GB RAM option is gone. The Retroid Pocket 6 launched on October 2025 at $229 for the 8GB tier and $279 for the 12GB, and lost its top tier to the AI memory crunch. Retroid raised the 8GB tier by
Retroid Pocket 6 Hits $244 as the AI Memory Crunch Bites Read More
Apple’s WWDC 2026 keynote left a lot of Apple Watch owners with a homework assignment, and a smaller group with a shopping decision they did not expect to make this summer. The watchOS 27 compatibility list, confirmed at the keynote on June 8, names six Apple Watch models that will run the new software: Series
Apple Watch SE 3 Is the Cheapest Watch on Apple’s watchOS 27 List Read More
The wireless lavalier category has been stuck on a single argument for years: which compromise hurts least, weight or sound quality. Insta360’s Mic Pro doesn’t argue the compromise. It changes what the mic looks like on camera. As of early May, it’s shipping through the Insta360 Store and Amazon at US$199.99 for the 1 TX
The $199 Insta360 Mic Pro Just Shipped With a Feature No Other Wireless Mic Has Read More
Sub-$400 finally gets a serious diver. Orient’s new AC0Q Diver II lands at $370 right now: sapphire crystal, 200m rating, 39.9mm case, no asterisks. That’s roughly 30% under the $530 MSRP, and the two limited editions sit at $395 (about 25% off) for the same package in smokier dial colors. Price: $370 (Special Promo Price
Orient’s New Sub-40mm Sapphire Diver Is $370 Right Now Read More
If you bought a Technics SL-40CBT in the last nine months, you now have a colorway problem. The deck Technics launched at CEDIA 2025 for $899.99 is back as a Fritz Hansen special edition, finished in matte deep burgundy, and capped at 300 units worldwide. It ships in October 2026, alongside a 200-unit reissue of
Apple ships hero colors. It does not ship accessories to match them. That gap is why brands like Nomad exist, and Stellar Orange is a clean example of the aftermarket extending Apple’s color story. Nomad added Stellar Orange finishes to two existing products: the Tracking Card Pro Find My wallet tracker ($39) and the Stand
The Cosmic Orange iPhone Finally Has Accessories That Match Read More
A new EDC knife is gaining traction on Kickstarter with a deliberately unfashionable pitch: don’t pay more for the steel. The VIVID, from San Francisco–based maker Infinity (its third Kickstarter campaign), lands at $65 for the cheapest early-bird pledge against a planned $109 MSRP. The spec sheet runs VG10 blade steel, a G10 handle, a
A $65 VG10 Folding Knife That Skips the Super-Steel Race Read More
The Panasonic NN-SF57RM is not the first countertop microwave of 2026. It is the first one that wants you to look at it. At $429.95 in the US, Panasonic’s NN‑SF57RM “Japanese Microwave” sits near the top of the company’s countertop lineup as the priciest 1.0 cu. ft. model the brand sells in the US, priced
Panasonic’s New Microwave Hides the Turntable and Pulls Down Like an Oven Read More
Computex 2026 ran out of Taipei’s Nangang Exhibition Center from June 2 to 5, and the show was heavier on silicon than on finished gadgets. Nvidia, Intel, Qualcomm, AMD, and MediaTek each spent the week arguing about whose chip should sit at the center of the agentic AI PC. Jensen Huang opened with RTX Spark
From $299 AI Glasses to a $5,999 Laptop: 8 Best of Computex 2026 Read More
WWDC 2026 came and went without an Apple Watch Ultra 4 on stage. That wasn’t a shock; Apple typically unveils new Apple Watch models at its fall event alongside the annual iPhone refresh. What’s surprising is how much has already leaked months ahead of that announcement. Supply chain reports, analyst notes, and hardware rumors have
6 Apple Watch Ultra 4 Features That Already Leaked, Ranked Read More
Google’s Fitbit Air is finally arriving on doorsteps this week, and at $99.99 for the device itself, the screenless tracker is shaping up as the most direct shot at Whoop the fitness market has seen in years. Buyers in the UK started reporting deliveries around June 8, and the early U.S. shipping waves are tracking
Fitbit Air Is Finally Shipping for $99, Here’s Which Colors Are Already Gone Read More