Posts about a variety of topics which are not news and are not reviews.
RedMagic, Nubia’s gaming sub-brand, just expanded its wired gaming earphone lineup in 2026. No Bluetooth. No charging case. Just a cable, a 14.2mm driver, and a plug. Price: $21.90 Where to Buy: Red Magic The earphones are sold as the RedMagic Wired Earphones in China and as the RedMagic Magic Sound Earphones internationally. The Magic […]
RedMagic’s $22 Wired Gaming Earphones Quietly Bring Back the 3.5mm Jack Read More
You don’t need another pocket trinket that only spins. The SnapTac 2601, which went live on Kickstarter in early June 2026, is a balisong-inspired fidget multi-tool machined from either 304 stainless steel or TC4 titanium. It flips. It opens bottles. It pries open tape and boxes with a bladeless edge. Starting at US$69 for early
This $69 Balisong Multi-Tool Flips, Fidgets, and Opens Your Beer Read More
WWDC 2026 starts June 8, and anyone holding out for new iPad Pro hardware should stop waiting. Apple has no iPad Pro refresh planned for 2026, which leaves the M5 model from last October as the current flagship. Here’s what that means for pricing, configurations, and whether now is the right time to buy. Price:
WWDC 2026 Won’t Bring a New iPad Pro, The M5 Model Is Here to Stay Read More
The TAG Heuer Aquaracer Professional 200 Solargraph (ref. WBP1184.BF0008) is a $3,600 titanium diver that charges from ambient light alone, with one full top-up carrying the watch for up to 10 months and a cell built to last up to 15 years. TAG Heuer says the new Solargraph Calibre TH50-00 pulls energy from both indoor
TAG Heuer’s New Aquaracer 200 Solargraph Runs on Light for 10 Months Per Charge Read More
ASUS used its Computex 2026 keynote to show a full ecosystem rather than a single flagship. Every category received an AI upgrade, from creator laptops down to a new tablet and a desktop tower that could pass for furniture. It was a broad presentation. Headlining the lineup are the ProArt P16 and P14, which become
ASUS Computex 2026 brings AI to every form factor in its lineup Read More
I just spent four days inside Xpeng’s world leading up to the 2026 Beijing Auto Show, and I’m still trying to process what I saw. Cars threading through Beijing chaos like a taxi driver who’s been on the job for thirty years. Humanoid robots in active development. A flying car with 7,000 orders on the
Four Days Inside Xpeng: The Self-Driving Car That Fooled a 10-Year Skeptic Read More
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