Posts about a variety of topics which are not news and are not reviews.
Pete’s Pirate Life is Peter McKinnon’s EDC label. It put its name on another CIVIVI folder. The Iron Tide is the simplest thing that partnership has produced yet. Forest green aluminum, a black stonewashed 14C28N blade, a button lock, a titanium clip. Amazon has it at $84.75. CIVIVI’s own store wants $99.70. Price: $84.75 Where […]
CIVIVI Iron Tide Puts a Titanium Clip and Thicker Blade Stock Under $85 Read More
If you are on the lookout for new earbuds for the coming school year, the JBL Live 4 series is worth a look. It comes in three wearing styles, Buds, Beam and Flex, and the parts that matter most carry across all three: the same touchscreen charging case, the same six microphone call rig, the
JBL Live 4 Earbuds Make a Strong Back to School Case for Students Read More
Casio has listed a new orange DW-6900 on its US site, the DW6900MO26-4, a limited collaboration with Larry June’s Midnight Organic tagged as a July 2026 release at $170. That number is the first thing worth arguing about, because the standard DW6900-1V has sat at $99.95 for years. Price: $170 Where to Buy: Casio You’re
Casio Just Made the Cheapest G-SHOCK Expensive Read More
MSI marked its 40th anniversary by giving its Titan 18 HX flagship a mythology-inspired makeover, and the result is the Titan 18 HX Dragon Edition Draco Epic, a limited-run gaming laptop that pairs the brand’s most powerful mobile hardware with a showpiece design built around the Draco constellation. Price: $6,899 Where to Buy: MSI Add
MSI Wrapped an RTX 5090 in Dragon Mythology for Its 40th Anniversary Read More
Leatherman rolled out the ninth release in its Garage series, and this one skips brute force for precision. The Batch #009 Adapter is a $75 ratcheting tool cache built to carry the small stuff your main multitool doesn’t have room for, and true to the Garage line’s limited-run playbook, it sold out almost the moment
This $75 Leatherman Folds Three Ways and Hides a Full Bit Kit Read More
MagicX wants you excited about a screen and patient about everything else. The Mini Dream broke cover on July 23, 2026 as the company’s first handheld built around a custom 3.3-inch OLED, and that panel is the entire reason anyone’s paying attention. Price starts at $80. The catch shows up fast. That tension sits right
MagicX Mini Dream Brings a 3.3-Inch OLED Screen Starting at $80 Read More
Most of Kizer’s catalog folds. The Finch refuses to, and that one decision changes how it carries, feels, and earns pocket space. Designed by Vincent Rizzo, it slips a 3.09-inch blade into a fixed-blade body that runs 6.34 inches overall and stays under three ounces, light enough to ride a neck cord without tugging your
The Kizer Finch Is a Fixed Blade Built to Vanish in Your Pocket Read More
Timex is growing its outdoor-focused Expedition Capstone line, and for the first time, a chronograph function is part of the mix, announced last June. The Expedition name has long been Timex’s shorthand for rugged, affordable field watches, and Capstone is the more style-forward branch of that family, built around a distinctive tonneau case rather than
Timex Is Pushing the Expedition Capstone Upmarket Without Raising the Price Read More
Most cheap Bluetooth speakers ask you to accept a compromise you can feel within a week. The battery fades, the plastic creaks, and the first splash at the pool ends the relationship for good. Spend more and you fix those problems, or so the pricing tells you. Soundcore Select 4 Go Bluetooth Shower Speaker by
This $23 Speaker Floats, Survives the Shower, and Still Runs for 20 Hours Read More
I ran Geekbench 7 on my Galaxy Z Fold8 and got 2,262 single-core and 6,317 multi-core. It’s one initial run rather than a verdict on the phone, but it lands well behind a public Galaxy S26 Ultra result that identifies the same Qualcomm SM8850 platform: 2,966 single-core and 10,196 multi-core. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Price:
I ran Geekbench 7 on the Galaxy Z Fold8, and the score was surprisingly low Read More
A keychain tool has one job: earn its place without you feeling the weight. Gerber’s 3-in-1 Carabiner Keychain Multitool clears that bar at half an ounce, and it’s the rare EDC add-on I’d tell most people to grab without overthinking it. Price: $11.96 Where to Buy: Amazon At $11.96 it costs less than the lunch
Why a Twelve Dollar Clip Might Be the Only EDC Upgrade You Notice Read More
For years, FX3 shooters wanted two things Sony kept locked inside its pricier cinema cameras: internal RAW and open gate. On July 22, Sony finally handed both over. The new FX5 is a full-frame Cinema Line camera that sits above the FX3 and below the FX6, and it does something no FX body has done
Sony FX5: Everything That Changes for Compact Cinema Shooters Read More
Phone upgrades used to be judged on the spec sheet. Lately the color you choose says just as much, and it is usually the first thing anyone notices when you pull the phone out. That is what makes the newest Pixel 11 leak worth a look, because a fresh wave of leaked renders and retailer
The Pixel 11 Colors Leaked, and One Pro Shade Is Stealing the Attention Read More
Buying another EDC tool usually ends the same way. It rides in a drawer for a week, then loses out to the knife you already trusted. Gear Spool’s Mighty Bar LT keeps breaking that pattern, and it isn’t because it looks tactical. Price: $24.99 Where to Buy: Amazon It’s a titanium pry bar built to
The Mighty Bar LT Turns $25 of Titanium Into an EDC Tool You’ll Actually Use Read More
Samsung revealed the Galaxy Z Flip 8 at Galaxy Unpacked in London on July 22, 2026. Preorders are open now, and the phone ships August 7 starting at $1,199 for 256GB. The headline change is the FlexWindow cover screen, which gains new gestures, wider app support, and deeper Galaxy AI features rather than a larger
Galaxy Z Flip 8: 7 Things You Need to Know Read More
The TSUYOSA Shore family launched in February 2026 with four colors built around the idea of a sport-ready automatic: navy, marine blue, moss green, coral red. Citizen’s newest addition to that line takes the same 40mm case and throws out the color playbook entirely. Price: $462.50 (projected, August 2026) Where to Buy: Citizen The new
The Rarest New Watch This Year Skips the Loud Colors Everyone Chases Read More
WEKnife is dropping the Breach on July 27, a new limited-edition flipper built around a 3.85-inch Böhler M390 tanto blade and a full titanium frame lock chassis. It comes in three variants, each numbered, serialized, and shipped with a signed Certificate of Authenticity. The prices run from $455 to $465 depending on which version you
American watchmaker RGM says it’s done something no one else has managed: fire Snoopy’s likeness directly into a grand feu enamel dial. The Model 151 “Snoopy Flying Ace” turns the brand’s pilot-style 151 case into a tiny canvas for Charles M. Schulz’s WWI flying ace. It’s charming. And it’s proof that some of the most
This American Watchmaker Put Snoopy on a Grand Feu Enamel Dial for the First Time Read More
If you’re shopping for a gaming monitor in 2026 and you have a decent budget, two names keep coming up for very different reasons. The ASUS ROG Strix XG259QNSR-W Ace is a 24.5-inch speed machine built to push competitive gaming to its absolute limit. The Philips Evnia 32M2N6901A is a 31.5-inch QD-OLED panel built to
One for Speed, One for Spectacle: ROG Strix XG259QNSR-W Ace vs Philips Evnia 32M2N6901A Read More
Samsung brought its intelligent eyewear back into focus at Galaxy Unpacked in London, showing how the Galaxy ecosystem could extend into glasses made with Gentle Monster and Warby Parker. The showcase builds on Samsung and Google’s earlier Google I/O 2026 first look, where the companies framed the project around Gemini, Android XR, and everyday wearability.
Samsung’s Intelligent Eyewear Puts Gemini in Glasses You’d Actually Wear Read More