Collectible keyboards usually split in one of two directions: the design gets all the attention, or the hardware does. MelGeek’s new EVANGELION Asuka keyboard tries to land in the narrow space where both sides matter. ⌨️ MelGeek x EVANGELION Centauri 60 Asuka Edition Price: $359 USD Where to Buy: MelGeek The MelGeek x EVANGELION Centauri […]
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You hold it like a gimbal. Then you snap wings onto it and let go, and it keeps filming you from the air. That is the entire pitch for HOVERAir VERSA, and it is a much weirder idea than another tiny drone. HOVERAir describes VERSA as a pocket camera that flies, a single device that
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Open-ear earbuds usually come from brands that already have audio trust. Hisense is taking the harder route: its first personal-audio product asks buyers to believe a TV and appliance name can handle calls, comfort, and everyday listening from a clip-on design. HiClips launched in Australia on July 27 through Hisense Australia at A$199. The reader
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Most watch roundups reward the loudest launch, not the one people may actually remember six months later. Citizen’s first half of 2026 was easy to miss if you were tracking Seiko’s anniversary divers and retro revivals, but the lineup had its own rhythm: light-powered milestones, lunar dials, yacht timers, slim mechanical cases, and one Star
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Smart glasses have spent years promising a computer you can wear all day. Heat is the part of that promise that keeps getting left out. Put a processor, cameras, wireless radios, translation tools, and a display inside a frame that sits against skin, and the thermal problem arrives before the futuristic payoff does. I keep
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Most fixed blades under four inches try to stay out of the way until the moment you need them. That is the appeal of the Ontario Knife Company RAT 3: it gives you a real fixed blade without crossing into belt-hog territory. 🔪 Ontario Knife Company 8665 RAT 3 Price: $94.95 Where to Buy: Amazon
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A game disc is still one of the few pieces of tech you can lend, resell, or run without asking an account server for permission. Sony just put a date on that version of ownership. The company announced that new PlayStation games will stop shipping on physical discs in January 2028, and the reaction inside
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I wouldn’t choose a privacy phone until I listed the banking, transit, authentication, and government apps I can’t lose. That list turns a vague privacy upgrade into a buying decision, because GrapheneOS and Fairphone with /e/OS solve different problems. GrapheneOS gives a supported Google Pixel a security-focused operating system with app isolation, permission controls, and
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Plantd’s pressed grass panels offer a test of how sustainable materials could enter familiar gadget manufacturing workflows.
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An initial look at the complete xTool WonderPress 5-in-1 creator kit before hands-on testing.
xTool WonderPress: The complete 5-in-1 creator kit has arrived Read More
A phone makes music effortless, then fills the same screen with messages, feeds, and alerts. The FiiO SNOWSKY ECHO NANO takes the opposite approach: it gives local music its own tiny device, a physical control wheel, and a reason to leave the phone in your pocket. ❗Price: $49.99 Where to Buy: Amazon That sounds like
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The HUAWEI MatePad Air earns its name. The display feels smooth and easy on the eyes, the edges feel sleek in my hands, and the tablet stays remarkably portable even with the case and Smart Magnetic Keyboard attached. Pair it all together and you get a genuinely enjoyable on-the-go tool. It is extremely lightweight, even
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The Xteink X4 makes a sharp promise: carry a real E Ink reader in the space where your phone usually goes. At $69 from Xteink, its 4.3-inch screen and 77-gram body solve the size problem that makes a full-size reader annoying to pack. The catch is equally clear: the X4 strips away the library access,
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The GMKtec EVO-X1 Pro mini PC Pro costs $1,599.99 and ships with slower memory than the cheaper EVO-X1 below it. GMKtec pairs AMD’s 12-core Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 with 64GB of LPDDR5 at 6400MT/s, while the original EVO-X1 shipped 32GB of LPDDR5X at 7500MHz. Price: $1,599 Where to Buy: GMKTec So the buying case
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Segway’s first scooter launch of 2026 is aimed at commuters who want more usable range without stepping up to the company’s more extreme performance models. The new MAX G3 Plus is now available for pre-order in the U.S. for $1,149.99, a limited-time $350 discount from its $1,499.99 MSRP. Segway says orders will begin shipping August
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Pipeline 2 Decision Engine about the ownership case for a dedicated Codex control surface. Vendor claims are attributed and no hands-on performance claims are made.
OpenAI’s Codex Micro Puts AI Agent Controls on Your Desk, But Who Actually Needs It? Read More
Casio has added two new colorways to its popular G-SHOCK GMA-P2110 line built for women, and this time the brand is leaning into restraint rather than the neon and pastel palettes G-SHOCK is often known for. The Casio G-Shock GMA-P2110B 5A and GMA-P2110B-1A trade the line’s usual bold colorways for an all-brown and an all-black
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Five tools ride inside one folding frame: a blade, a seatbelt cutter, a bottle opener, a flathead driver, and a small open wrench. That recipe isn’t rare in 2026. TACRAY’s listing leans on the blade steel to carry the package, calling it CVG-10 and crediting it with edge retention plus corrosion resistance, and that’s where
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Seiko took one of the oddest machines Honda ever built, the folding Motocompo scooter, and pressed its spirit into something you wear instead of ride. The Seiko 5 Motocompo Limited Edition sits inside the refreshed 5 Sports Field series, and it lands as the most charming small watch Seiko has shipped at this price in
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If you’ve ever chased that vintage “Super Six” look and given up because the originals cost a fortune and rarely mount cleanly on a modern body, DK-Optic just handed you another route. The new DK-Optic Chiaro 1.5-inch f/1.9 is a from-scratch recreation of that legendary mid-20th century British optic, built for native Leica M-mount and
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