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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
Casio’s Edifice EFK-200XPB-1A has just been revealed as the first product from the brand’s Toyota Racing partnership, and on paper it looks like one of the more interesting sub-$400 automatics of 2026. The watch pairs a forged carbon fiber case and dial with a Miyota 8215-based movement, a 42-hour power reserve, and rose gold-tone accents
Casio’s Toyota Racing Edifice Watch Has a Forged Carbon Case, Expected Under $400 Read More
Every time a Kodak Charmera sells out, someone adds it to a restock alert and waits. The smarter move this year isn’t waiting. There’s a designer on MakerWorld who already figured that out, and 319 backers who agreed. Price: From $10 Where to Back: Makerworld The Keymera, launched on MakerWorld crowdfunding on May 19, is
Keymera Is a 3D-Printed Keychain Camera You Build Yourself for $10 Read More
The smart glasses market keeps adding players, but most of them ask you to choose between looking normal and actually doing something useful. (Here’s where smart glasses stood heading into 2026.) INMO thinks you shouldn’t have to. The INMO GO3, which launched on Kickstarter in April 2026 and is now heading into production, pack a
These $499 AI Glasses Translate 98 Languages and Swap Their Own Batteries Read More
If you already picked up the Forza Horizon 6 limited edition Xbox controller, 8BitDo has a matching charging dock that completes the look. The accessory maker officially launched the dock after opening pre-orders back in mid-April. It costs $34.99 and comes with a rechargeable battery pack and a custom Forza-branded battery door. The dock is
The Forza Horizon 6 Controller Deserves a Matching Dock, 8BitDo Made One for $34.99 Read More
Most e-readers are designed around a single concession: you trade control for simplicity. You get a clean, distraction-free reading experience, and in return the device tells you which apps you can run, which store you can buy from, and what you’re allowed to do with your own content. Boox has spent years building against that
The 6-Inch E-Reader That Runs Android and Now Takes a Stylus Read More
Most EDC flashlights solve one job well and apologize for the rest. You carry the bright one for distance, the UV one for travel, the red one for camping, and the laser lives in a drawer you rarely open. The assumption baked into that system is that no single light can cover all of it
The $21 Flashlight That Wants to Replace Everything in Your Drawer Read More
Wall chargers are still the most opaque device in your bag. You trust them with thousands of dollars of laptops and phones, and they tell you nothing about what they’re doing. You see a charging icon and hope the brick is giving your machine the 100 watts it asked for. If the cable is loose,
The Wall Charger That Stopped Pretending Read More
Seiko is keeping the candles lit on its 145th anniversary, and this time the Prospex line gets the cake. The Japanese watchmaker just announced the second installment in its 145th anniversary commemorative series: the limited-edition HBB001, a $595 Samurai diver that leans into “Seiko Blue,” the signature shade the brand has been refining since the
Seiko Turns 145 With a Two-Tone “Seiko Blue” Samurai Diver Read More
Logitech’s new travel mouse snaps shut like a Nintendo DS. The Mobi Fold, spotted in leaked promo materials and confirmed by a Chilean SUBTEL filing as MR0121, collapses flat for pocket storage and unfolds into an arched shape for use. It uses a touch scroll strip, pairs with up to three devices over Bluetooth, and
Logitech Mobi Fold: A Folding Mouse to Replace Your Trackpad Read More