Spring travel season starts messy. Airports are busier, timetables slip, hotel Wi-Fi is still the same lobby-bar nightmare it was last year, and that 5W wall charger you’ve been dragging around since 2019 can’t keep up with a modern phone, let alone a phone and a laptop and a pair of earbuds. The good news […]
6 Travel Gadgets That Earn Their Space in Your Bag This Spring Read More
The smartphone won. Six-hour screen times, bottomless scrolling, notifications you’ll never clear, and a growing crowd has had enough, trading their glowing slabs for something smaller, simpler, and built to do less on purpose. The dumb phone movement isn’t fringe anymore. Digital minimalism has gone mainstream, with younger users driving much of the shift and
Why People Are Paying $700 for a Phone That Does Less Read More
Case Knives has announced the Case Axe Handle knife. It is a new slipjoint pattern co-designed with Bill Ruple, an award-winning custom knifemaker. A brand-new pattern is rare for Case. The company usually adds fresh handle colors, jigs, or shield designs to patterns it already makes. Price: $83 Where to Buy: Case Knives Case is
Case Launches Axe Handle, Its First New Slipjoint Pattern Read More
The vintage style dive watch is having a moment, domed crystals, warm dials, mechanical bezel clicks, and the purpose-built feel of a tool watch that looks like it belongs in a different decade. The catch is that the originals are expensive: a 1960s Blancpain Fifty Fathoms or vintage Zodiac Sea Wolf easily runs into the
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DJI officially unveiled the Osmo Pocket 4, and the fourth-generation pocket gimbal is built for the creators who were already pushing the Pocket 3 past its limits. The 1-inch CMOS sensor carries over, but almost everything around it has been sharpened: 4K slow motion now runs at 240fps, dynamic range climbs to 14 stops with
DJI Osmo Pocket 4: Why It’s Worth It Read More
Sony has announced the INZONE M10S II (SDM‑27Q102/B), a 27‑inch OLED gaming monitor that Sony says was developed with esports org Fnatic. On its product page, Sony highlights QHD (1440p) at up to 540Hz, a stated 0.02ms response time, and a dual‑mode option that can run at a higher refresh rate in HD. Sony markets
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IWC Schaffhausen just threw the traditional playbook out. The Pilot’s Venturer Vertical Drive, unveiled at Watches and Wonders 2026 in Geneva, is the Swiss manufacturer’s first timepiece designed and engineered from scratch for the specific demands of human spaceflight, and it has earned official certification for spaceflight from Vast for Haven-1 environments and crew usage
This IWC Pilot Watch Was Built for Human Spaceflight Read More
Mother’s Day 2026 falls on May 10, and the usual suspects (candles, flowers, brunch reservations) are already filling up store shelves. But if the mom in your life spends more time juggling school drop-offs, work calls, and snack emergencies than sitting still, she doesn’t need another bath bomb. She needs gear that actually keeps up
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Most wireless speakers are built to blend in. Black, white, gray, maybe a safe navy blue if the brand is feeling bold. Audio Pro just went the other way with its C5 MkII W Classic. The new limited edition comes in bright yellow, and it practically dares you to hide it behind a bookshelf. Price:
This Bright Yellow Speaker Wants to Be Your Room’s Centerpiece Read More
GoPro just made its most ambitious play yet. The company that built its name on tiny action cameras has officially entered the cinema camera market with the MISSION 1 Series, three compact cameras built around a new 50-megapixel 1-inch sensor and GP3 processor. One of them even has an interchangeable lens mount. The lineup includes
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A gaming laptop that pumps out 300W of combined processor and graphics power shouldn’t fit in a normal backpack. But MSI says its new Raider 16 Max does exactly that. The company rebuilt its 16-inch gaming laptops from scratch for 2026, shrinking the motherboard and redesigning the cooling system so it could pack more power
Gaming Laptops Hit 300W and Still Fit in a Backpack Read More
The new Fire TV Stick HD ditches the traditional power adapter and runs off your TV’s USB port. Amazon’s slimmest streaming device is about 30% narrower than the previous HD model, and it doesn’t need a wall outlet to work. That makes it the first Fire TV stick you can set up without hunting for
New Amazon Fire TV Stick HD Runs Off Your TV’s USB Port Read More
ANBERNIC has been busy lately, making retro handhelds in every shape you can think of. There’s the clamshell. The slider. Earlier this year, the brand even launched a wireless controller with a built-in heart rate monitor. But the RG Rotate might be the company’s most fun design yet, because at first glance, you’d never guess
This Retro Handheld Has a Secret Swiveling Screen Read More
Benchmade has been building knives in Oregon City, Oregon since the late 1980s (the company traces back to 1979 as Bali-Song), and somewhere along the way, “Made in USA” became a genuine competitive advantage. Every blade ships with premium steel, the signature AXIS Lock for smooth ambidextrous operation, and a LifeSharp program covering lifetime sharpening
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EarFun is about to launch the most affordable earbuds with translation on the market. The Clip 2 arrives April 27, 2026, and at $79.99, it’s the first pair of clip on earbuds to combine Hi-Res Audio with built-in AI translation, targeting a gap in the open ear headphones category that nobody else has filled yet.
These $56 Earbuds Translate 100 Languages in Real Time Read More
There’s something special about wearing a watch you really love. The problem is, the ones most people want come with five-figure price tags. The Rolex Submariner, the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, the Cartier Tank: these watches created entire styles in watchmaking, and most people simply can’t afford them. The good news? The affordable watch market
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I’ve tested a lot of smart home gadgets over the years, and one thing I’ve learned is that the best tech is the kind you forget about. Not because it’s boring, but because it just works. The Kiwibit Bird Feeder 2 4K Smart Bird Feeder with Solar Roof is trying to be exactly that kind
Kiwibit Bird Feeder 2 Review: 4K Clarity and Solar Freedom for the Modern Backyard Read More
Most folding knives are built from separate pieces screwed together. Integral folders are different. The entire handle is carved from a single block of material using a CNC machine, which takes serious precision and usually costs serious money. Most integral folders start around $300. Tacray’s new Talos costs $119 and does something with the design
How Tacray Built a $119 Knife That Rivals $350 Folders Read More
The return of the square print didn’t come from a camera this time. Polaroid’s new Hi-Print 3×3 is a small, portable square photo printer that connects over Bluetooth, pulls images from a smartphone and turns them into 3-inch square prints. The prints come out smudge-proof and built to last, thanks to dye-sublimation, a method that
Polaroid Made a Photo Printer That’s Also a Picture Frame Read More
Earth Day falls on April 22 this year, and the timing couldn’t be more fitting to take stock of the tech you carry, charge, and rely on every day. The sustainability conversation has moved well past reusable bags and metal straws. It’s now embedded in the materials, manufacturing, and power sources behind the gadgets that
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