ARTICLE – Most companies add features to charge more money. The Ricoh GR IV Monochrome does the opposite. It removes the ability to shoot color photos completely, then charges $700 more than the regular version. It’s a pocket-sized camera that takes out the color filter and bets that photographers who want to shoot black and […]
Ricoh’s New Pocket Camera Costs $2,200 and Removes the Ability to Shoot Color Read More
Most adults think kids’ EDC is just smaller versions of what they carry. That misses the point entirely. Kids don’t need tactical pens or multi-tools with 14 functions they’ll never use. They need gear that solves the specific problems they face between recess, homework, and figuring out how to organize their backpacks without losing everything
EDC Gear Kids Actually Want to Carry Every Day Read More
ARTICLE – Portable power stations weren’t supposed to get better by getting smaller. The whole category started because people needed more capacity, not less bulk. But that’s the tension DJI is now betting on with the Power 1000 Mini, a 1,000 Wh lithium iron phosphate battery that weighs 11.5 kg and measures 314 x 212
DJI Made Its Power Station 3kg Lighter by Removing What Most People Actually Use Read More
ARTICLE – Automatic knives sit in a strange cultural space where tactical credibility and collector impulse rarely coexist without tension. Most buyers treat their automatics as either serious tools or display pieces, but almost never both at the same time. The Dessert Warrior line from Boker and Blade HQ blurred that boundary when it first
The Dessert Warrior Knife That Sold Out Every Time Just Added a Work Blade Read More
Your phone’s flashlight outputs maybe 50 lumens and drains your battery in fifteen minutes. A dedicated EDC flashlight delivers 800 to 8,000 lumens, runs for hours on separate batteries, and costs less than dinner for two. The difference matters the first time you need to check under a car hood at night, navigate a power
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Most people who work in hybrid setups don’t actually struggle with the work itself. What breaks down is the translation layer between how your brain prefers to process information and how your tools force you to store it. Paper feels immediate and natural, right up until you need to reference something from three months ago
Analog Meets Digital: 5 Tools for the Hybrid Worker Read More
Portable speakers force a tradeoff nobody questions: carry something bulky, or settle for tinny sound from pocket-sized options. Wearable speakers exist to sidestep this entirely, but most designs look like Bluetooth necklaces with apologetic output. JLab’s Blue XL Speaker Headphones reject compromise by going oversized instead of miniaturized. Price: $99.99 Where to Buy: JLab These
JLab’s Blue XL Turns Oversized Headphones Into Wearable Bluetooth Speakers Read More
EDC coverage defaults to knives. Blade steel launches dominate feeds, deployment mechanisms generate headlines, and pocket clips spark thousand-comment debates about tip-up versus tip-down carry. Meanwhile, genuinely useful tools slip through without fanfare because they solve problems instead of generating marketing noise. The Gadgeteer tracked dozens of everyday carry releases the past year, and these
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Backup power stations live in a strange financial limbo. The value proposition only clicks when the lights go out, which means most buyers are pre-paying for uncertainty. You’re covering insurance premiums against an event that might never happen, and the hardware sits idle until it doesn’t. Price: From $1,099 Where to Buy: Ecoflow, Big Game
The Backup Power Bundle That Beats Single-Unit Pricing Read More
ARTICLE – Most smartphone printers feel like expensive impulse purchases. You use them twice, they sit in a drawer, and eventually you forget they exist. The appeal is obvious: turn digital photos into something you can hold, pin up, or hand to someone. The execution is usually disappointing. Colors wash out, the paper feels cheap,
Fujifilm Instax Mini Link+ Brings Pinterest to Your Pocket Printer Read More
Ozlo, maker of the Sleepbuds earbuds, announced a platform strategy at CES 2026 that turns its hardware into measurement devices for third-party meditation and sleep apps. The company has signed partnerships with app developers including Calm to provide biometric feedback on content effectiveness, addressing a gap in the sleep app industry where creators lack data
Your Sleep App Has No Idea If It Works, The Sleepbuds-Maker Does Read More
Most Valentine’s gifts for women collapse into one of three exhausted categories: jewelry that sits unworn in drawers, flowers engineered to die within days, or boxed chocolates that communicate “I remembered the date but not the person.” The problem isn’t that people don’t care, it’s that gift markets optimize for ceremony over utility, treating sentiment
5 Valentine’s Gifts for Her That Don’t Feel Like an Afterthought Read More
Most bluetooth speakers try to disappear. They hide behind mesh grills and neutral tones, blending into whatever room you place them in. IKEA’s new GREJSIMOJS portable speaker does the opposite: it’s a purple mouse with a tail, designed for kids to carry around like a pet that plays music. Price: £12 (Around $16) Where to
IKEA Made a Bluetooth Speaker That Looks Like a Purple Mouse with a Tail Read More
Most gaming headsets compress audio into a narrow range that’s built for footsteps and directional cues, which works for competitive play but sounds artificial when you want to hear music or movies without swapping gear. ASUS ROG’s new Kithara flips that approach by starting with audiophile-grade planar magnetic drivers developed with HIFIMAN and tuning them
ASUS ROG Just Put HIFIMAN Planar Drivers in a Gaming Headset Read More
ARTICLE – We Knife doesn’t design folders for people who want their EDC to blend in. Their latest release, the Anglex Flipper Knife, doubles down on that philosophy with angular geometry, full titanium construction, and nearly four inches of M390 super steel wrapped in a reverse tanto profile that looks like it was sketched by
WE Knife Anglex Flipper Knife Puts M390 Steel and Full Titanium Into Tactical EDC Read More
Most productivity tools promise to help you focus while simultaneously offering seventeen ways to not focus. The browser tab you’re supposed to write in sits next to the tab where you’re checking analytics, reading news, and pretending research counts as progress. The Zerowriter Ink doesn’t negotiate with this impulse because it physically can’t connect to
This Word Processor Can’t Access the Internet and That’s the Entire Point Read More
Laptop launches happen in waves at CES, and most of what gets announced is noise. Processor bumps that look impressive on spec sheets but vanish in real use. Display brightness claims that sound dramatic until you realize the difference between 800 and 900 nits doesn’t register to human eyes in typical lighting. Battery estimates that
8 ASUS Laptops from CES 2026 That Actually Changed Something Read More
ARTICLE – Eight decades of audio engineering calls for more than a press release, and JBL knows this. When a company has shaped how multiple generations experience music at home, a milestone anniversary demands something tangible, something collectors can actually own. The JBL L100 Classic 80 Anniversary Edition exists for this exact reason. It’s a
JBL’s Making Only 800 of These Oak and Brown 80th Anniversary Speakers Read More
ARTICLE – Apple Arcade subscribers with Vision Pro headsets can play seven classic arcade games starting February 5, when Retrocade launches as part of the monthly subscription. Resolution Games built the app to recreate the physical arcade experience in VR, complete with cabinet artwork you can walk around and inspect before dropping into gameplay. Add
Seven Classic Arcade Games Just Got Virtual Cabinets You Can Walk Around Read More
ARTICLE – Segway has reduced the Cube 1000 Power Station to $330, down from its standard $500 retail price. The 1024Wh unit occupies the middle capacity range for portable power stations, positioned between lightweight camping solutions and comprehensive home backup systems. Price: $329.99 Where to Buy: Amazon Add The Gadgeteer on Google Add The Gadgeteer
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