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 […]
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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
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
This Budget Dual Dashcam Punches Above Its Price 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
