An AI necklace that couldn’t talk has spent two years defining itself through controversy instead of conversation. This week that changes. Friend AI Pendant, the always-listening AI pendant from founder Avi Schiffmann, now ships with a built-in speaker and a spoken personality, and the price has nearly doubled to match. Schiffmann announced the update, calling […]
Friend AI Pendant Gets a Voice, and the Price Jumps to $249 Read More
Home EV charging gets expensive before the electricity starts flowing. A wall charger, a dedicated circuit, and an electrician can turn a simple overnight routine into a project. The new Lectron Nexus EV Chargers aim at the hardware portion with four Level 2 options that split the decision into connector and installation style. Lectron announced
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GoPro’s MISSION 1 Creator Edition packs a full production setup into one $1,099.99 box, built around the 8K-capable MISSION 1 PRO camera. Instead of assembling a camera, a microphone, a grip, a power source, and a mounting system one piece at a time, the whole kit ships together in a single purchase. GoPro announced the
5 Things to Love About the GoPro MISSION 1 Creator Edition Read More
Two fixed blade knives for under twenty dollars usually means something got cut, and not in a good way. The Mossy Oak 2-piece Bowie Knife set sells for $19.99 on Amazon, which works out to roughly ten dollars a blade. That price alone makes it worth a closer look. What’s surprising is that the spec
Two Full Tang Bowie Knives for $19.99 Sounds Too Cheap to Trust Read More
Timex covered a lot of ground this month, and the easy way to write it up would be a list of new colorways. That isn’t what happened. Eight Timex watches landed in TG’s coverage, and each one moved a single thing forward: a movement, a case material, a sealing system, or a partner who shaped
8 Times Timex Gave Us Tool Watch Perfection Read More
A 1440p panel, a 180Hz refresh rate and a stand that actually moves rarely show up on the same cheap monitor, but this Samsung Odyssey has them all. Two of them usually cost you the third. That trade is worth a second look right now, because one screen that avoids it just fell to what
This 180Hz Samsung Gaming Monitor Just Got a Huge Price Cut Read More
Casio unveiled the CRW-H001M-8, its first ring watch with health sensors inside. Heart rate, blood oxygen, body temperature and sleep all get read from the inner surface of the ring. The original CRW-001 from 2024 tracked nothing at all. Price: 1,990 yuan (About $294) Where to Buy: Casio China Add The Gadgeteer on Google Add
Casio’s Ring Watch Just Grew a Heart Rate Sensor, and It Undercuts the Oura Ring 5 Read More
Google still hasn’t shown the Pixel 11 Pro Fold, and at this point it barely needs to. A fresh batch of high resolution images landed on July 30, and they look like they came straight off a product listing rather than out of a rendering tool. Under two weeks out from the August 12 event
The Pixel 11 Pro Fold Leaked in Full, and Pixel Glow Made the Cut Read More
The robot you own didn’t become contraband The FCC’s new restriction sounds broad, but it doesn’t outlaw the robot vacuum or mower you already own. The real question is whether future foreign-produced models can receive the authorization required to reach US stores. Your vacuum can still roll off its dock tonight, trace the same lines
Why the FCC Could Make Your Next Robot Vacuum Harder to Buy Read More
Apple launched Apple Upgrade in the United States on July 28, turning the next iPhone, Apple Watch, Mac, or iPad into a monthly lease through Klarna. The headline price is low, but the program’s defining detail is even simpler: a lease doesn’t automatically end with you owning the device. Add The Gadgeteer on Google Add
Apple Upgrade Starts at $11.99 a Month, but It’s a Lease, Not a Purchase Read More
Most cheap folding knives spend their money the same way. They pair decent steel with a plastic handle, and you feel it every time you open one. The Kershaw Helitack does the opposite. 🛒Price: $45.74 Where to Buy: Amazon It puts a basic 8Cr13MoV blade in a full steel frame, coats both parts in gray
Cheap Steel, Expensive Handle: Kershaw’s $45 Work Knife Read More
This isn’t a robot you buy and keep. Tau staff bring the machine over, and the whole thing runs as a service appointment. The terms don’t hedge it either: “A person is controlling it.” Price: $30 for one hour Book a clean That’s a different product than the one most home robot coverage promises. Tau
Tau’s $30 Robot Cleaner Signs Away Your Home Footage Read More
I expected PCIe 5.0 storage to be the expensive option. It usually is. You pay more for the newest interface, then spend the next few months explaining why you needed it. That was not the decision I had in front of me. While pricing PCIe 3.0, PCIe 4.0, and PCIe 5.0 drives, the 2TB Kingston
This 2TB SSD Is 48% Off, but the Price Is Only Half the Story Read More
SwitchBot is taking a familiar summer appliance and giving it the kind of placement freedom smart homes usually reserve for battery cameras and lamps. Its new SwitchBot Battery Circulator Fan 2 Pro can move to the patio, kitchen, bedroom, or a corner desk without a power cord dictating the floor plan. The July 29 launch
SwitchBot’s Cordless Matter Fan Is Built for Rooms Without Outlets Read More
A home battery system usually starts with a shopping list: inverter, battery, control hardware, protection gear, and the wiring that ties it all together. The new SolaX AEGIS series takes the opposite path, putting its inverter, 16 kWh battery, and battery management system inside one cabinet for homes and small properties that can’t count on
SolaX AEGIS Puts 16 kWh of Off-Grid Storage in One Cabinet Read More
The Gadgeteer covered several watches worth a second look this month, and the range says a lot about where the category stands right now. A Vietnam-era 24-hour pilot watch came back in the same stretch as a crownless mystery watch thin enough to make an engineer nervous, and neither one showed up next to the
8 Watch Launches You May Have Missed On Your Radar Read More
The next microphone upgrade may be almost invisible. RØDE has introduced Sonaura, a studio grade MEMS microphone platform that puts a 4mm by 5mm capsule at the center of its next generation of creator and production gear. This isn’t a new camera mic or a new wireless kit. It’s the component RØDE says will sit
RØDE’s 4mm Sonaura Mic Tech Will Show Up in Creator Gear Next Read More
A $50 record player that can’t play any full-size records sounds like a bad deal. It nearly is, because the records it plays already work on most turntables you might own. The Tiny Vinyl Player does one thing: it spins 4-inch records that look like full-size albums but fit in your palm. No LPs, no
The $50 Record Player That Makes Tiny Vinyl Collecting Actually Make Sense Read More
A pocket multitool usually forces a choice: carry a knife that disappears in a pocket, or carry a bulky plier tool that earns a belt pouch. The Böker Naturensöhne MK II NXT tries to split that difference with a slim folding design built around a real blade, compact pliers, and a wood saw. Böker USA
Böker’s Slim Pocket Multitool Adds Pliers and a Saw Read More
The Cricut AutoPress 2 sells for $379 on Amazon, against a $999 starting price for the original AutoPress. It also brings a larger 15 by 15 inch heat plate, adjustable pressure up to 220 pounds, and a slide-out tray in place of the original’s clamshell. For crafters who outgrew a handheld press but don’t need
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