You love your mechanical watch. You also want to track your sleep, heart rate, and workouts without strapping a second device to your other wrist or giving up the watch you carefully curated. This is the tension that has defined watch collecting for the last decade. And it’s the exact problem the XBAND smart strap […]
The XBAND Smart Strap Brings Health Tracking to Traditional Mechanical Watches Read More
You don’t need to spend a paycheck on a good watch. The watch industry has spent decades convincing people that a decent mechanical movement starts at $500 and that anything cheaper is disposable. That marketing works. But it’s also wrong. Some of the most reliable, most respected watches ever made cost less than what you
4 Budget Watches Under $120 That Actually Hold Up Read More
If you’ve seen one Timex reissue, you’ve seen most of them. A vintage case borrowed from the archive, a dial color from a Tumblr mood board, and a price that makes you impulse-buy at the checkout counter. The END. x Timex 1981 is not that watch. This is a collaboration between Timex and the UK
Timex and END. Just Made the Most Interesting $199 Watch of the Summer Read More
Think about the last time you tried to film something worth watching. You propped your phone against a water bottle, asked someone who filmed mostly sky and pavement, or skipped it entirely because the setup wasn’t worth the interruption. The moment happened. The record of it didn’t. Price: From $549 Where to Buy: Kickstarter Mondo
Your GoPro Can’t Follow You, This Robot Can Read More
Xreal just spun up a budget sub-brand called X by Xreal, or xbx for short, and the a01+ is the higher-end half of its debut lineup. It sits alongside the base a01 as a pair of tethered AR display glasses built for movies, games, and work on the go, not a standalone headset. The glasses
The xbx a01+ Proves You Don’t Need $600 for HDR AR Glasses Read More
Most EDC knife buyers know exactly where they stand: under $80 gets you a solid folder that does the job, and anything above $150 starts to feel like a collector’s purchase. The $100-to-$150 bracket has always been the awkward middle: too expensive to be a casual buy, not premium enough to justify the leap. That
CIVIVI Elite Brova: Specs, Price, and First Look Read More
Cordless stick vacuums have taken over everyday cleaning for one simple reason: the best ones are light enough to grab for a two-minute mess and capable enough to handle the whole house. The hard part is the price spread. You can spend $140 or you can spend $620, and the size of the number on
Score Big: 5 Cordless Stick Vacuum Deals Can’t Afford to Miss This July Read More
If you’ve ever blamed a lost gunfight on your controller, Asus wants that excuse gone. The company just revealed the ROG Raikiri II Pro, and it’s chasing one thing above all else: raw responsiveness. Price: TBD Where to Buy: Asus This is the elite tier of Asus’s controller line, sitting above the Raikiri II Xbox
The Asus ROG Raikiri II Pro Is a 79-Hour Controller That Polls at 8000Hz Read More
Sony just put a price on getting stage-quality monitoring into more ears, and it’s lower than most people expected. The new IER-M500 is Sony Pro Audio’s first in-ear monitor, and it arrives at $119.99 in the US with pre-orders already open. Price: $119.99 Where to Buy: Amazon That number matters. In-ear monitors built for live
The $120 In-Ear Monitor That Marks Sony’s Pro Audio Debut Read More
Casio’s smartest Vintage watch is about to get less flashy. Casioblog reports that two new ABL-100WE models are expected this July, one with a navy dial and one with a grey dial. That sounds like a tiny update until you remember what the ABL-100 is: a square Casio Vintage watch that adds Bluetooth time sync
Casio ABL-100 Gets Two Quieter Vintage Colors Read More
Amazon’s gadget shelves keep moving fast, and this stretch of 2026 has leaned into AI-assisted audio, spatial computing, and biometric smart home security. Some picks below are brand new, like a pair of earbuds that just picked up a Guinness World Record for call clarity, while others are older releases getting a second wind from
10 Gadget Deals Worth Bookmarking Before Prices Change Read More
Every camera upgrade of the last decade has pointed the same direction. Bigger screens, sharper live previews, more information stacked in front of your eyes before you even press the shutter. Price: ¥199 ($29) Where to Buy: Godox Most people assume a camera without a screen is missing something. Godox just bet the opposite, and
The Screenless Camera Betting You Don’t Need to See Your Shot Read More
If your laptop has more USB-C ports than USB-A ports and your desk looks like a cable octopus, you aren’t alone. Right now, in early July 2026, is actually a great time to grab a USB-C hub or dock, because prices on the models worth buying have mostly held steady since the early-summer sale rush.
USB-C Hub Deals Still Worth Grabbing: 5 Picks Under $45 Read More
Most people assume wrist strain comes from bad posture or too many hours at a desk. It rarely occurs to anyone that the shape of the object sitting under their palm might be the actual problem. Price: From $145 | £108 Where to Buy: Kickstarter The mouse has kept the same basic form for four
This Egg-Shaped Input Device Skips the Mouse Pad Entirely Read More
We’re still shopping for stuff to put in the backyard for a great summer, and Govee’s latest outdoor lighting pick just landed on that list. Govee is putting an 8-pack of outdoor pathway lights on Amazon built for yards, walkways, and garden beds, and the listing marks them as compatible with Alexa, Google Assistant, and
Govee’s Pathway Lights Turn a Backyard Walkway Into a Color Show Read More
Covering a camera lens with a piece of tape has always felt like the easiest privacy trick there is. It has worked on laptops, dashcams, and doorbell cameras for years, and for a while it worked on smart glasses too. Meta just spent an entire newsroom Q&A explaining why that trick no longer works on
The Privacy Loophole Meta Just Closed on Its AI Glasses Read More
LG just handed the karaoke crowd a real reason to pay attention. On July 3, the company introduced the xboom Stage 501, a portable party speaker tuned by will.i.am that can pull the vocals out of almost any track on the fly. There are no karaoke files to download, no subscription to keep active, and
LG’s Loudest Speaker Yet Doubles as an AI Karaoke Machine Read More
Buy the right titanium pen once and you may never shop for another. That is the real draw: the same metal used in aircraft frames and surgical implants shrugs off the drops, corrosion, and years of pocket abuse that kill a plastic pen in months. But the titanium label alone guarantees nothing. Machining quality, refill
Top Titanium Pen Brands That Earn The Hype Read More
If you think a decent laptop backpack has to cost $80 or more, the Amazon listings will surprise you. The seven bags below range from $16 to $30, and they include features you would expect from bags twice the price: padded laptop compartments, USB charging ports, anti-theft pockets, and luggage straps. Whether you are a
7 Laptop Backpacks Under $30 That Look Like They Cost $80 Read More
Mini PCs used to mean compromise. You gave up performance for the small footprint, or you paid a premium to avoid the trade-off. KAMRUI has been chipping away at that equation for a few years now, and their 2026 Hyper series shows how far things have come. The AK1 Plus sits at the most affordable
KAMRUI Mini PC Buyer’s Guide: 4 Models From $230 to $540 Read More
