The tech-backpack category has shifted hard in the last twelve months. Aer ended a four-year hiatus by launching the Travel Pack 4 in March, a ground-up redesign of its long-running carry-on (it didn’t unseat our picks below, but it signals how much the category has moved). Wandrd rolled out the PRVKE V4 in June 2025, […]
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A $60 folder will cut a box. A $300 folder will cut the same box and then sit on the desk for the rest of the week like a small, machined sculpture. WE Knife Co. has spent the last several years quietly building a catalog that lives in that second category: titanium handles, premium powdered
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The Sonos Ace marked the company’s ambitious first step into over-ear headphones, yet whispers of a sequel are already gaining volume among fans and industry watchers. With the original now approaching its second birthday, rumors place a Sonos Ace 2 announcement somewhere in late 2026 or even 2027. Here is what recent executive comments, analyst
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The Galaxy S26 has been on shelves since March, but Samsung is doing something it usually doesn’t this early in a flagship cycle: cutting the price on last year’s Fan Edition. Through May 31, the Galaxy S25 FE is up to $100 off direct from Samsung, while the new S26 series sits at full retail
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The sharpest reason to wait isn’t the calendar; it’s a memory threshold. Apple Intelligence has never run on a device with less than 8 GB of RAM, and the 2022 Apple TV reportedly ships with 4 GB. Buying the current box today means buying a streaming device that will sit out the entire Apple Intelligence
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If you’ve been eyeing a new Chromebook this summer, hold off. Google is moving on from the Chromebook brand at the premium tier. The company unveiled Googlebook on May 12 at The Android Show: I/O Edition, a new line of Android-powered, Gemini-first laptops launching this fall with Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, and Lenovo. Pricing and
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Open-ear earbuds used to be a workout-only category. In 2026 they’re the default pair a lot of people reach for first, because hearing the world around you isn’t a compromise anymore. CES this past January was an open-ear arms race, with Shokz, Sony, JBL, and Soundcore all unveiling new pairs within days of each other.
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Google’s Pixel Watch 4 is sitting at its lowest street price since launch, with this year’s Memorial Day smartwatch deals taking up to $104 off select LTE configurations at Amazon and roughly $50 off the Wi-Fi models. Both sizes are seeing record-low pricing at major retailers, making this one of the most compelling Memorial Day
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You no longer need a separate charger for every device. OnePlus and Oppo launched new 100W GaN bricks alongside Rolling Square’s Kickstarter, with Ugreen and Xiaomi rounding out a now-mature category that packs enough output for a laptop, phone, and tablet from a single outlet. These bricks are noticeably smaller than old silicon adapters, and
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Keys are the one thing most of us never leave home without. Wallets change, phones get swapped between pockets, watches come and go, but the keyring stays anchored to the same loop every single day. That makes the key form factor the most reliable real estate in EDC: a tool shaped like a key doesn’t
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8BitDo is marking Apple’s 50th anniversary with its most ambitious keyboard yet, and one that ties its all-time price ceiling. The Retro 68 AP50th Limited Edition is set to ship in June 2026 at $499.99, carrying over the all-aluminum chassis 8BitDo introduced on the NES 40th Edition and dressing it in Apple II livery. Every
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Apple’s long-rumored foldable iPhone is finally shaping up into a real product. Leaks and supply-chain reports now point to a September 2026 launch alongside the iPhone 18 line, with a book-style design and a price tag that starts north of $2,000. If the rumors hold, mass production won’t kick off until August, a one- to
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For nearly three years, Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses have had the AI eyewear category almost entirely to themselves. That changed at Google I/O 2026, where Warby Parker and Google walked on stage together and pulled the cover off Intelligent Eyewear, a new line of AI-powered frames running on Gemini and Android XR, with audio-first models
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The action-adventure video game 007 First Light launches worldwide tomorrow, May 27, 2026, and OMEGA has already moved the watch Bond wears in the game off the screen and into its catalogue. The Seamaster Diver 300M Chronograph 007 First Light is a production reference (ref. 210.32.44.51.01.002, not a limited edition) priced at US$9,400, and it’s
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If you’ve got a mix of hardwood and tile, a robot vacuum that also mops can be either a daily sanity-saver or an expensive floor-smearer. The current generation is finally worth taking seriously because three upgrades have become common across the $1,000 to $2,600 tier: hot-water mop washing (typically 167–176°F / 75–80°C), smarter pet-aware obstacle
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Apple has confirmed that its annual Worldwide Developers Conference will run from June 8 through June 12, 2026, with a hybrid format that combines online sessions for the global developer community and an in-person keynote viewing at Apple Park in Cupertino. The company sent media invites on May 18, and the keynote itself kicks off
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Bone conduction headphones don’t plug your ear canal. Instead, they transmit vibration through your cheekbones, which means you can keep more awareness of traffic, coworkers, or trail chatter while still getting your playlist. That trade-off is exactly why searches spike as summer training ramps up, but it also explains why these won’t satisfy anyone chasing
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Memorial Day 2026 dropped MagSafe power banks to their lowest prices of the year, and every keeper in the lineup is now Qi2 or Qi2.2 certified, starting at $16.99 and topping out around $90. Prices below verified against retailer and brand pages on May 25. This year’s MagSafe banks ship with proper certification, higher wattage,
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Kizer has expanded its popular Begleiter line this May 2026 with the Begleiter 2.9, a shorter-bladed version of the value-priced EDC folder that helped build Kizer’s reputation. The new model trims the blade to 2.97 inches, comfortably under the 3-inch threshold many U.S. workplaces, schools, and local blade-length ordinances enforce, while keeping the Azo-designed drop-point
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You’re shopping for a MacBook Air in 2026 and facing a rare choice: Apple’s still selling the M4 alongside the newer M5. At first glance the M5 costs $100 more, but it ships with double the base storage and Wi-Fi 7. With retailers already discounting the M5 below its launch price, the decision’s trickier than
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