ARTICLE – Dropping a needle is romantic until you realize you also need to babysit the tonearm. The quiet crackle, the little lever click, and the slow spin are all great, right up until you stand there watching the last track end like it’s a timer you can’t ignore. Price: $399.99, $499.99 Where to Buy: […]
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ARTICLE – Modern TVs look like sleek black glass, and they often sound like it, too. That thin screen style is a nice upgrade on the wall, but it’s a small misfire when dialogue gets swallowed by the room the moment your AC kicks on. Price: P299.95 (bundle) / P$129.95) Where to Buy: Sennheiser Sennheiser’s
Sennheiser RS 275 TV Headphones Bring Auracast to Your Living Room Audio Read More
NEWS – Apple dropped its latest Black Unity collection piece today. The Unity Connection Braided Solo Loop honors Black History Month by weaving Pan-African flag colors into a design that rewards closer inspection. What sets this band apart from standard Braided Solo Loops is the layered color work. Apple’s precision-braiding machinery weaves recycled polyester yarn
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ARTICLE – The cleanest carry kit isn’t the one with the most tools. It’s the one you won’t resent carrying when your pockets are already full. Price: $38 Where to Buy: CRKT That’s the trap with tiny drivers. The moment the cap squeaks, the bits scatter, or the grip feels slick, you’ll decide your keys
CRKT’s ToGo Driver Packs Seven Precision Bits Into One Pocketable Tool Read More
REVIEW – The Hill Country Region in Texas, including the city of San Antonio, has very hard water. A large majority of our water comes from limestone aquifers. We have had a water softener in our homes since 1998, and it makes a huge difference in reducing calcium buildup in our appliances and bathroom fixtures.
Weddell Duo Shower Filter Review – It made my water softener treated water even softer! Read More
ARTICLE – Some flashlights make you pick a vibe, and that choice gets old fast when you’re half awake and hunting for keys. Warm light feels kinder, cool light feels sharper, and most tiny lights act like you have to commit. Price: $39.99 Where to Buy: Nitecore I like when small gear admits real life
Nitecore TIP3 Adds Three Color Temperatures to a Keychain Light Read More
ARTICLE – Portable speakers love to cosplay as outdoor gear, and it’s always a small misfire when the first wet picnic table makes you treat them like glass. Majority’s Move lineup is leaning into the opposite energy, with water ratings and chunky builds that suggest you’re meant to toss them into the messy part of
Majority Move Portable Speakers Bring Budget-Friendly Ruggedness to Your Next Adventure Read More
ARTICLE – Action cams keep getting sharper, yet the hardest shots still lose to the dumbest problem: there’s nowhere clean to put the thing. You feel it the moment you’re staring at a clamp and a cramped gap, with wind noise in your ears and grit on your fingers. Price: $439.99 (64GB), $459.99 (128GB) Where
Dreame Leaptic Cube Is a Tiny 8K Action Cam Built for Weird Mounts Read More
ARTICLE – Gaming phones still feel like a trade: speed goes up, then comfort goes down. That pattern gets old. You notice it fast. Price: CNY 3,499 ($502), CNY 4,199 ($602) Where to Buy: Redmagic REDMAGIC says the 11 Air lands at 8mm, and that number feels real when a phone slides into a pocket
REDMAGIC 11 Air tries to make gaming phones feel less bulky Read More
ARTICLE – Most mid-range phones promise durability in the fine print. The Redmi Note 15 Pro+ 5G puts it in the headline. The phone is rated to survive drops from 2.5 meters, roughly 8 feet for U.S. readers. That claim alone is unusual at this price point. Flagship phones sometimes carry reinforced frames and Gorilla
Redmi Note 15 Pro+ 5G Survives Repeated Face-Down Concrete Drops Without Display Damage Read More
ARTICLE – Open ear earbuds are having a moment, but the design language still hasn’t caught up. Too many models still look like gym kit, and that’s a tough sell if you’re trying to wear them on a random Tuesday. Price: $229.99 Where to buy: Sony Sony’s LinkBuds Clip is the company’s attempt to make
LinkBuds Clip is Sony’s Most Fashion Minded Earbud Move Yet Read More
You’ve seen the gold lucky cat in a shop window, paw waving like it’s running a tiny side hustle. MEDICOM TOY and RINARO ISODYNAMICS took that familiar charm and stuffed it with a serious looking Bluetooth speaker called the BE@RBRICK AUDIO Maneki-Neko Edition. It’s an odd collision, and it’s a fun one. Price: $499 Where
A Lucky Cat Collectible With Real Speaker Engineering Inside Read More
REVIEW Recently I received a package from . It came in a plastic bubble mailer. Inside the mailer, the product was inside another smaller bubble mailer. Inside that, the product was in a plastic bag. Inside that, the product was in another plastic bag. Knowing what we know about microplastics, I didn’t feel great about
Clear Drop Soft Plastic Compactor Makes Me Feel Less Guilty About Online Shopping Read More
NEWS – Firewalla has announced the Orange, a portable cybersecurity firewall with a built-in Wi-Fi 7 access point. The device targets home and small office networks, bringing Zero Trust Network Architecture and microsegmentation to users without requiring enterprise IT expertise to configure. Zero Trust, in a home context, means the network treats every device as
Firewalla Orange Brings Wi-Fi 7 and Zero Trust to a Portable Firewall Read More
Phones make terrible witnesses. A bright screen on the table throws a thin glow across coffee rings and legal pads, and the room can start to sound slightly rehearsed even when nobody means to change the tone. Price: $149.00 Where to buy: Flowtica AI You can feel the shift when someone glances at the timer,
An AI Recording Pen That Finally Looks Like it Belongs on the Table Read More
A warehouse day rarely breaks in a dramatic way, it tightens in small places until everything feels slower. That’s a familiar kind of stress, and if you’ve ever watched a print queue crawl while cartons stack under bright lights, you already know how fast the mood changes. Price: TBD Where to buy: Bixolon Label printers
BIXOLON’s XD5 40II Series Brings Faster Speeds, More Memory, and Smarter Media Handling Read More
NEWS – Most rugged phones promise durability and deliver compromise. Thicker bezels, slower processors, camera systems that exist to check a marketing box. The 8849 Tank X takes a different approach entirely: it’s an expedition tool that happens to run Android 15, built around systems that actually matter when you’re miles from civilization. Night vision
8849 Tank X is a Night Vision Rugged Smartphone with Integrated Projector Read More
ARTICLE – You know that feeling when a little object on your desk makes the whole room feel warmer, even if it doesn’t do much. It’s a smart kind of nostalgia, the sort that lands fast when plastic, pixels, and a familiar silhouette line up just right. Price: $29.99 Where to buy: Amazon A lot
This Tiny Retro Mac Alarm Clock Makes Desk Time Feel Fun Again Read More
ARTICLE – Your chair is either supporting your workday or quietly undermining it, one small ache at a time. It starts small. Maybe a twinge in the lower back after a long video call, or shoulders that feel like concrete by Friday afternoon. Traditional office chairs treat everyone the same way: pick a height, lock
Why the Sihoo Doro C300 Ergonomic Chair Is Built for Long Days at Your Desk Read More
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
