CES 2026 NEWS – Battery powered outdoor tools have come a long way. They are now real options for people who take yard work seriously. At CES 2026, STIHL is showing off three new battery powered tools for landscaping, pruning, and lawn care. The timing matters. Robots and automation get all the attention right now, […]
CES 2026 NEWS – Solid-state batteries have occupied a peculiar space in the EV conversation for years: always promising, perpetually delayed, and forever framed as something that will change everything once they actually exist. CES has hosted solid-state demos for the better part of a decade, most staying behind glass with timelines stretching into the
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The Huawei Mate 70 Air arrives with specs that make you double-check the math: 7-inch screen, 6,500mAh battery, all in a 6.6mm thin body. The device launched in China with pricing starting at ¥4199 (around $590), though there’s no word yet on global availability. Thin phones usually sacrifice battery capacity to achieve their slim profiles,
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REVIEW – The SolidSafe BMX portable battery is a Kickstarter project that features a normal looking charger device with secret sauce inside. The company claims a nail through the battery won’t affect its operation. Where’s my hammer? This ‘all or nothing’ project is open until September 15, 2025, but they’re already way over their funding
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REVIEW – If you that review headline seems familiar, you’re not imagining things. In July ’24 I reviewed the Swytch Go, further back was the Swytch Air in January ’23, and in November ’19, the Swytch Universal eBike Kit, AKA the one that started it all. This time around Swytch has evolved the battery system
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REVIEW – I love being able to know what’s happening at my property when I’m not there and even when I am there. I like to be notified when someone pulls into the driveway or comes to my front door before they ring the bell. I do that with security cameras and today I want
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REVIEW – It’s summer in NY, and it’s hot. I’m wrapping up the construction of my new office/studio, but I still have to solve the issue of air conditioning in my soundproofed and well-insulated space that is now inherently hot. Enter the EcoFlow Wave 3 portable air conditioner with add-on battery. ⬇︎ Jump to summary (pros/cons) Price:
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REVIEW – For the past six or eight years, I have had a keyboard for my Mac that I loved. It was just the alphanumeric keys, with an inverted “T” arrangement for the arrow keys, and, most importantly, I could switch between my Mac, my iPad, and my iPad mini or my phone in a
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REVIEW – I have a relatively small yard so I was looking at retiring my old gas mower and getting a battery powered one when Toro asked me to review their new 60V Toro 30” eTimeMaster mower. Their 60V battery line has over 75 compatible tools so I was eager to try it out and
REVIEW—For many years, I have been fortunate enough to lease new vehicles and not revisit the years when I frequently had to jump-start vehicles. However, I seem to have the strange habit of encountering folks either at their homes, in parking lots, or along the roads who desperately need a jump start. While I do
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