Let’s be honest about the state of phone straps. Most of them are terrible. You’ve got flimsy fashion cords that look cute until your phone hits the sidewalk, tactical gear that screams “I’m definitely prepared for the apocalypse,” and those purse-style contraptions that turn your pocket-sized phone into a whole handbag situation. Peak Design watched […]
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Jacoosa isn’t a name that shows up in most smartwatch conversations, but the company’s TG38 has been quietly climbing Amazon’s bestseller charts since appearing on the platform in mid-2025. At $30, down from a listed retail price of $200, the spec sheet reads like a clerical error. Price: $29.99 (From $199.99) Where to Buy: Amazon
A $30 Smartwatch Shouldn’t Have Sapphire Glass or BT Calls Read More
Most years, you leave Barcelona with a notebook full of announcements and a mental list of things you’ll forget by April. Incremental updates dressed up as revolutions. Concept phones that will never ship. Folding screens nobody asked for, made slightly less fragile than the ones from the year before. This year felt different. A few
Best of MWC 2026: The Tech That Actually Stopped Us in Barcelona Read More
Every list of the “best” Swiss Army knives for EDC recommends the same three or four models. There’s nothing wrong with a Huntsman or a Super Tinker, but Victorinox makes well over 100 variations of the Swiss Army Knife, and the most interesting options rarely show up in the conversation. Some of them carry hidden
7 Swiss Army Knives That Make EDC Way More Interesting Read More
Fujifilm is adding a jet black colorway to its Instax Wide 400 instant camera, giving the company’s largest consumer instant camera a more refined look nearly two years after its initial launch. The original sage green model arrived in June 2024 with a clear focus on simplicity and wide format prints. Now the same camera
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Something shifted in knife design over the past six months. The race to pack more steel, more lock mechanisms, and more handle material into a pocket folder has quietly reversed. Makers are now competing to see how much they can take away. Thinner handles, shorter blades, lighter frames, and designs built to vanish rather than
6 New Minimalist EDC Knives That Prove Less Steel Is the Move Read More
Alienware didn’t settle for a spec bump to mark its 30th birthday. The company overhauled the entire gaming laptop architecture for 2026, introducing three new machines that pair Intel’s latest Arrow Lake HX Plus processors with Nvidia’s full RTX 50-series GPU lineup inside a completely redesigned chassis. The Alienware 16X Aurora, Alienware 16 Area-51, and
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Can you bring a knife on a plane? No, you can’t bring a knife on a plane in your carry-on bag, and that includes pocket knives. TSA bans virtually all bladed items from the cabin, with no exceptions for blade length or knife type. You can, however, pack knives in checked luggage if they’re properly
TSA Knife Rules Aren’t as Simple as You Think Read More
CRKT spent two years proving the Padawan could hold its own against folders twice its price. The original frame lock flipper from Brazilian knifemaker Pedro Buzetti earned loyal pocket real estate with a clean silhouette, snappy IKBS ball-bearing action, and 14C28N steel that kept its edge long after the novelty wore off. Now CRKT is
This $80 EDC Folder Proves Everyone Slept on Natural G10 Read More
There are billions of calculators in the world right now, and exactly zero of them needed to be hand-painted by a master lacquerware artisan over the course of a full month. Casio did it anyway. Price: $625 (Sold Out) Where to Buy: Casio Physical calculators haven’t gone extinct because phone apps still can’t replicate the
A Master Artisan Spent a Month Lacquering This Calculator Read More