NEWS – School Chromebooks don’t fail gracefully. They fail in a cart. That’s the difference, and it shows up fast. Price: $499.99 to $579.99 Where to buy: ACER Lids get slammed, keycaps disappear, and charger cables get yanked sideways at the worst angle. If you’ve ever watched a cart turn into a pile of repair […]
Acer Brings Kompanio 540 To Two New Education Chromebooks Read More
ARTICLE – A good Bluetooth speaker can still make your home feel clumsy. The moment you’ve got two, the music stops moving with you, and the silence between rooms suddenly feels louder than it should. If you’re cooking, tidying up, or bouncing between spaces, the annoyance shows up fast. One speaker keeps going while the
Marshall Heddon Turns your Bluetooth Speakers into a Multi-Room System Read More
Most compact projectors look sharp on a media console, then get weirdly timid the second a scene turns dark. That gray lift is a quiet buzzkill, and you feel it right when a night shot should look velvety instead of washed out. Valerion’s now putting a name and a price on that frustration with the
Valerion’s VisionMaster Max is Chasing Darker Blacks in the Living Room Projector World Read More
Remote work gets sold as freedom, but your backpack usually tells the truth. The second you leave a fixed desk behind, every tiny gap in your setup shows up fast, not enough ports, no clean place to stash notes, and audio that can’t compete with café noise. This roundup sticks to tools that aim at
7 Gadgets That Actually Fit a Nomad’s Backpack Without Compromise Read More
ARTICLE – Planar magnetic headphones have long chased the same goal: reproduce sound with the kind of clarity and speed that makes listeners forget they are wearing headphones at all. Audeze, the Santa Ana-based company that has become synonymous with high-end planar technology, is making its latest bid for that ideal with the LCD-5s, a
New SLAM Technology Powers the LCD-5s, Audeze’s Most Refined Flagship Headphones Yet Read More
REVIEW – A few years ago, I began grinding my own coffee beans with a basic single-blade grinder. Wanting to elevate my morning coffee experience, I decided to review the COFIBREWS Burr Coffee Bean Grinder. Is it better than my old grinder? Let’s find out. ⬇︎ Jump to summary (pros/cons) Price: $99 Where to buy:
COFIBREWS Burr Coffee Bean Grinder Review – My coffee just leveled up! Read More
ARTICLE – Anything that flips is going to get written off as a “toy” by somebody. Knife culture can be especially allergic to anything that looks fun, like usefulness stops counting the moment it makes you smile. That reflex feels lazy. If you carry tools, you already know the truth: the stuff you reach for
CRKT Turned the M16 Into a Balisong and It’s Not a Gimmick Read More
ARTICLE – Most smart rings are designed to look minimal on your hand, with smooth finishes and little visible branding. That’s practical if you want something that blends in across work, workouts, and daily photos. So the real question is: does a statement-first ring still give you the same steady tracking experience you’d expect from
Diesel x Ultrahuman Smart Ring Turns Health Tracking Into a Statement Ring Read More
ARTICLE – Receivers have felt weirdly samey lately, and that sameness shows up in the most annoying places. You look at a rack and see the same black slabs, the same tiny status lights, and the same menu logic that feels like it’s stuck in a decade that wouldn’t let go. That visual fatigue is
Onkyo’s CES 2026 AV Lineup Feels Like Progress, But It’s Still a Tease Read More
REVIEW – I have a confession, I am an unofficial bag lady. Why own just one bag and try to mold it to every situation, when you can own a bag specifically designed to meet that need? As a REALTOR, I am constantly on the hunt for the perfect business bag to carry my laptop
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ARTICLE – Jabra is launching two new headsets aimed at hybrid workers who want professional call quality without looking like they’re working a call center shift. The Evolve3 85 and Evolve3 75 drop the traditional boom microphone entirely, relying instead on what the company calls ClearVoice technology to isolate your voice from background noise. Both
Jabra Ditches the Boom Arm on Its New Evolve3 Professional Headsets Read More
ARTICLE – Most dashcam shoppers fall into one of two camps: those who buy the cheapest thing on Amazon and hope for the best, or those who convince themselves that only a $300 unit will capture usable footage. The frustrating truth is that neither approach makes much sense anymore. Entry-level cameras have gotten dramatically better
The Budget Dual Dashcam That Punches Above Its Weight Read More
ARTICLE – Most tennis ball machines operate on the assumption that players exist to serve the machine’s rhythm. Set a timer, fire balls at fixed intervals, and hope the human on the other side of the net can keep up. The problem is obvious to anyone who has ever used one: real tennis doesn’t work
REVIEW – A solid fast charger is becoming more and more valuable every day, it seems. With USB-C ports becoming almost ubiquitous across devices, having a charger that you can rely on with multiple devices from phones to laptops can really simplify the amount of stuff that you have to carry around in your bag.
HyperJuice 100W GaN Charger Review Read More
ARTICLE – Most multi-tools fail before they’re ever used. They’re too heavy, too bulky, or too awkward to carry daily, so they end up in a drawer or a glove box, waiting for an emergency that never comes at a convenient time. The tool you actually have on you beats the perfect one sitting at
The Multi-Tool That Wants to Live in Your Pocket, Not Your Drawer Read More
ARTICLE – Most trackball users have accepted a compromise: you either reach to the side or you reach to the mouse. Keychron thinks the problem is the reaching itself. The company’s first trackball, the Nape Pro, is designed to sit directly in front of your keyboard, close enough that your thumbs can take over cursor
Meet the Trackball Designed to Live Where Your Thumbs Are Read More
ARTICLE – Most portable speakers try to shout for attention with RGB lights or huge power numbers. What actually matters is whether one small box can disappear into your space and still make everything you play feel calmer, cleaner, and more intentional. That’s the gap ELAC’s NAVA100 tries to fill. It’s the first portable from
ELAC’s New Speaker is for People Who Hate Portables Read More
REVIEW – I’m not a coffee snob by any means. In fact, I didn’t start drinking coffee until I was in my thirties. However, that doesn’t stop me from appreciating a good cup of coffee, especially in the morning. Over the years, I transitioned from using instant coffee to grinding my own beans. Despite this
Kismile 8 Cup Drip Coffee Maker Machine Review – Brew like a pro at home Read More
Dreame Technology used CES 2026 to announce something bigger than a new vacuum. The company revealed its Whole-home Smart Ecosystem, a unified product lineup spanning cleaning, climate, cooking, personal care, outdoor maintenance, and entertainment. For a brand best known for robot vacuums and cordless floor cleaners, this marks a significant pivot toward becoming a full
Dreame Expands Beyond Vacuums with a Six-Category Smart Home Ecosystem at CES 2026 Read More
REVIEW – I have always liked woodworking since my first experience in a free public workshop in Finland when I was around 10 years old. I took woodworking classes in middle and high school but then mostly forgot about it until a few decades later. I love being able to handmake gifts and other items,
ACMER ASCAVA 4S CNC Router Review: A Capable Large Format CNC for Serious Projects Read More
